Pacquaio and Mosley, face-off in LA

Eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao and 5-time world champion Sugar Shane Mosley finally faced each other in person during the Pacquaio vs Mosley press conference in Beverly Hills Hotel, Los Angeles, California.

Top Rank promoter Bob Arum officially announced the said fight where Pacquiao will defend his WBO welterweight crown against Mosley on May 7th in MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In an interview with Manny Pacquaio, he said that he is hoping for good results so the fans would be happy. He advised Mosley to train hard for the said fight.

On the other hand, Mosley said that his fight against Pacquiao is the biggest fight he ever had in his entire boxing career and he promised that he will knock out the pound-for-pound king.

From Los Angeles, California, next Pacquiao vs. Mosley press conference will be in Las Vegas, in New York and in Washington DC, where Pacquiao is scheduled to meet US President BArack Obama.

Read more...

Pacquiao must consistently win if he wants Mayweather

Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao must consistently win if he wants to have a fight against the former pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr.

According to Coach Freddie Roach, if Pacquaio loses in any of his future fights before his fight against Mayweather, then he will have a reason to, again, avoid the 8-division world champion

The trainer also said that Mayweather will take advantage of the situation by asking a bigger share of the prize that may also lead to postponement of the fight

It is said that this fight will earn as much as $50 million or P2.1 billion each for Mayweather and Pacquiao, which is the biggest prize a professional boxer would ever receive in the entire boxing history.


Roach to Pacquiao: “Do not take Mosley for granted”

There is no chance that 8-division world champion Manny Pacquaio will get the solid blow of WBA welterweight champion Sugar Mosley.

This was the assurance of multi-awarded boxing trainer Freddie Roach, who also warned Pacman not to take Mosley for granted.

During the Mayweather Jr.-Mosley fight last May 2010, Mayweather went groggy after receiving a solid punch from Mosley that it almost knocked him out.

Roach said that Mosley is considered the best and quick puncher even if he is already 39 years old.

Roach added that they do not underestimate what Mosley can do because he is also a champion, a 5-time world champion in fact.

Watch Pacquiao vs. Mosley fight on May 7 at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Read more...

Mosley reacted on his fight against Pacquiao

Sugar Shane Mosley reacted on the issue about being chosen to fight against Pacquiao for the WBO welterweight title.

According to some observers, Mosley is already 39 years old and his last two fights didn’t leave a very good impression. Top Rank promotions should have chosen Juan Manual Marquez instead.

Mosley asks his critiques then, if he is to fight against Marquez, who do they think will win?
This was also the same question asked by Top Rank President Bob Arum last Sunday.

Mosley claimed that he and Arum do not talk about the issue; however, it only shows that he thinks the same way Pacquiao’s promoter does.

Mosley also mentioned that although he lost against Mayweather, he was able to hit him hard, while Mayweather knocked Marquez out.

Read more...

Pacman, to train in Baguio

American trainer Freddie Roach and Manny Pacquiao, the 8-division boxing champ, had agreed to start the 8-week training right away in preparation for the Pacquiao vs. Mosley fight on May 7 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The trainer said that the first four weeks will be Pacman’s training in Baguio, while the remaining four weeks will be in Los Angeles before his fight against Mosley.

Prior to this, several reports came out that Roach did not want Pacquiao to have his training in Baguio anymore because of many delays just like what happened during his training for the Pacquiao-Margarito fight

Watch Pacquiao vs Mosley fight for the welterweight limit of 147 pounds for the WBO welterweight crown.

Read more...

Mosley will smash Pacman down – Mayweather Sr.

Floyd Mayweather Jr’s father is also excited about the fight between WBA welterweight champion Shane Mosley and 8-division world champion Manny Pacquiao on May 7 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In an interview with Floyd Mayweather Sr., he said that he is very eager to see how Mosley smashes Pacman down with his left-and-right attacks.

According to the elder Mayweather, he has been in the boxing scene for so long and he knows the weakness of a boxer.

He also said that Pacquiao will get hurt by the punches of the 39-year-old Mosley the way he got hurt by Antonio Margarito on his side.

"I can't wait to see the Pacquiao vs Mosley fight... I really am excited for that fight. I want to see how it's going to play out. I'm telling you now, Shane is going to hit Pacquiao with a big shot and it won't even buckle him man. Watch what I'm telling you now. And Shane is big and strong... I've been around boxing for a long time and Pacquiao has been hurt by guys that don't punch nowhere near as hard as Shane and I bet Shane won't hurt him," said Mayweather Sr.

In the Mosley vs. Mayweather Jr. fight last May, the latter was hit by one solid punch that almost knocked him out.

Some of the boxers that fought against Mosley were Oscar de la Hoya, Winky Wright, Ricardo Mayorga, Antonio Margarito, Fernando Vargas and Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Watch Pacquiao vs Mosley fight on May 7th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Read more...

Pacquiao Presented as Fighter of the Decade

Eight- Division world champion Manny Pacquiao was awarded by World Boxing Council (WBC) as the "Fighter of The Decade".

According to WBC President Jose Sulaiman, They choose Pacquiao as the best boxer in over a decade due to his unmatched accomplishment. He is the only boxer in the history of boxing who earned championship in eight different division.

Most of the 10 crowns of the WBC is earned by Pacquiao. Pacquiao edged former pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr.., Oscar de la Hoya, Miguel Cotto, Kelly Pavlik and much more.

WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez was appointed as the "Fighter of the Year", who captured the crown with Kelly Pavlik and that knock-out in just two rounds with Paul Williams in his first defense.

Upcoming fight is Pacquiao Vs Mosley on May 17, 2011.

Read more...

Pacquiao’s bets are behind Mosley’s

Over 5 months more before the Manny Pacquiao vs Sugar Shane Mosley fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the 8-division world champion and pound-for-pound king Filipino boxer is not doing well in the bets.

At the online betting station sportbet.com, 32-year-old Pacquiao has minus 750 favorite while 39-year-old Mosley has plus 145.

This means that the $750 bet for Pacquiao will only win $100, while the $100 bet for Mosley will have $450.

Read more...

“I will bring Pacquiao down” - Mosley

The 5-time world boxing champion Sugar Shane Mosley will knock the 8-division world champion Manny Pacquiao down in their fight. Watch Pacquiao vs. Mosley fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 7.

This was confidently announced by the 39-year-old Mosley after several criticisms about his upcoming fight against Pacquiao.

According to Mosley, Pacquiao’s defense is not strong enough as compared to Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s.

He added that they both have the same boxing style and this is the kind of fight that he wants in which he always wins.

Pacquiao vs. Mosley fight is being criticized by many boxing writers in the US because the pound-for-pound king chose the old Mosley who is completely defenseless against Pacquiao as based on his performance in his last two fights.

Mosley lost through a unanimous decision against Mayweather and draw against Sergio Mora.

Read more...

Pacquiao, to receive the biggest prize in his fight against Mosley

Eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao chose to fight the 5-time world champion Sugar Shane Mosley because this will give him the biggest prize since he became a professional boxer.

According to Top Rank promoter Bob Arum, in the fight against Mosley, Pacquiao will receive a much bigger prize compared to his previous fights against Antonio Margarito, Miguel Cotto, Joshua Clottey, or even in his match against Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton.

In Pacquiao’s fight against Margarito, he received a guaranteed prize of $15 million plus his share in the pay-per-view fight that is not less than $10 million because more than 1 million people bought a ticket for the said fight.

Arum does not want to say the exact figure of Pacquiao’s guaranteed prize, although he says that the 8-division world champ will be very happy after his fight against Mosley.

Watch Pacquiao vs Mosley fight on May 7 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Read more...

Marquez next after Mosley

If Floyd Mayweather Jr. is still not available, WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez might be the next opponent of the 8-division world champion Manny Pacquiao after his fight with the 5-time world champion Sugar Shane Mosley.

This was the statement of Coach Freddie Roach after Top Rank promoter Bob Arum formally announced the Pacquiao vs. Mosley fight for the WBO welterweight title on May 7 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

According to Roach, he would want the idea of a re-match between Marquez and Pacquiao to prove to the critiques who believe that it was actually the Mexican who really won in the two fights against Pacquiao.

A draw decision was declared during the first fight of the two boxers while winner by a split decision in favor of Pacquiao during the rematch.

However, Roach doubts if Marquez stills wants to fight with Pacquiao because he is asking a very high prize, almost double than the prize that he received in his fight against Mayweather, Jr.

Read more...

Pacquiao to knockout Mosley

Coach Freddie Roach is convinced that the 8-division world champion Manny Pacquiao will do what other boxers had not done to the 3-division world champion Shane Mosley: A knockout.

According to Roach, Mosley is not an easy opponent in the ring but he is confident that Pacquiao has the necessary strength and speed that will bring the former world champion down.

"Shane is a very durable guy. He has a good chin. It won’t be easy but I think we can stop him in the late rounds. It won’t be an easy fight. When he beat Margarito, everyone thought he was the best fighter at welterweight. We’re going to train very hard for this fight. We don’t take any opponent lightly," Roach added.

The 39-year-old Shane Mosley has only one loss and that was with his fight against Vernon Forrest last 2002. But he was defeated through a decision and not by a knockout.

Oscar de la Hoya, Winky Wright, Ricardo Mayorga, Antonio Margarito, Fernando Vargas and Floyd Mayweather, Jr were among the few whom Mosley had fought with in the past.

Pacquiao Vs Mosley fight is scheduled on the 7th of May 2011 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Read more...