Pacquiao vs Mosely, May 7th. We'd all like to see the Pac-Man take on Mayweather but Mosely it is. Yes, Mosely is past his prime and Manny is the clear favorite but Shane can still throw. Hopefully it'll be a good fight. But I'm thinking Manny's going to take him out.
Honestly? I think Mayweather is scared of Pac. He's dodging him. Would be an epic fight, though. I have Pac in that one.
Dont get me wrong, I'm a huge Pac fan. I like a humble fighter, and Mayweather is not that. But I don't think Pac has seen speed like Mosley or Mayweather have. I'm going to have to call an upset and say Mosley by decision.
Mayweather and Pac have speed. But Mosely isn't that fast. Not like those 2. Never happen. Pac may knock Shane out.
LOL, deal! I am a little worried that Pac might knock out Mosley, but It's too big of a fight, so I think Mosley will be top notch.
Mosley has crazy heigth and reach advantage. He is going to keep Pac at arms length and tally up points!
Pacquiao is to fast for Mosley. He'll win a 12 round decision, probably putting Mosely on his butt once or twice during the fight. And Mayweather is not ducking Pacquiao. Pacquiao just doesnt want to submit to a blood test before/after the fight, which is strange seeing how dozens in the boxing community say he's juicing.
That's IF he's smart. Mosely isn't nearly the same fighter you all remember him as. He's still dangerous but I think Pac is out of his league right now. Hope it's a great fight. OK. Just so we're clear the bet is I take Pac and you get Mosely. Straight up.
Yup... no doubt about that... That's a bold statement... if it were even 5 years ago, I might say yeah, that has a chance... but now, nah... Mosley is a legend, no doubt, but, Pac's speed & power is gonna overwhelm him, though Mosley did almost drop Mayweather in round 2 of their fight, I just don't see that happening with Pacquiao... I just hope that he knows to hang it up before he tarnishes his legacy, like RJJ is on the brink of doing... Peace. E
How can you say Mayweather is ducking Pacquiao? Pacquiao is the one who refuses to submit to Olympic style drug testing. They would have already had a fight us Pacquiao didn't have something to hide. This whole nonsense with Pacquiao citing personal reasons for refusing the test is a joke. The dudes juicing IMO, tons a people already claim he is and he refuses to take drug tests with blood. He wants to get away with using a urine adulterant like every other juicer in boxing. And in all honesty my money would be on Mayweather anyways, juice or no juice.
If it were the Shane Mosely of 1999 against Pacquiao of 2 years ago, and they fought at lightweight, I think Mosely would have won. Mosely at lightweight was truly great. However Mosely has absolutely no chance these days. He is too old and too slow to match up well with Pacquiao. Pacquiao will use his elite level hand-speed and unpredictable punching angles to wear Mosely down, and eventually stop him around the 9th round. Either that, or it will be a very ugly decision, with Mosely getting beat up badly late. I like Mosely a lot, but he cannot fight with Pacquiao at this point in his career.
Have you ever watched Pacquiao fight? It doesn't seem that way. Pacquiao has elite level hand-speed. Arguably all-time great hand speed. It is what makes him so great. He has incredible speed, he punches from unpredictable angles, and he is a high volume puncher. His power was elite 3 weight classes ago, but not anymore. He wins because he has elite level hand-speed. You think Mosely is faster than him? Maybe 10 years ago, but even then it is highly debatable.
Thats pretty much how I see this fight going. Pacquiao right now is just to fast and Shanes best days are behind him.
Mayweather doesn't get to just up & make the rules as he goes along... Pacquiao's gone up 38.5 lbs. over 15 years... how that indicates juicing, as Mayweather's camp suggested is beyond me... if Mayweather wasn't scared, he would take the fight that all fans want to see, not to mention, what would surely be the biggest payday of his career, and not throw out baseless accusations against an opponent who, anyone that watches boxing should know, can beat him... and what shame would there be in losing to Pacquiao? (*)(*)(*)(*) shame that Mayweather is salting his rep like this... I used to have a lot of respect for him, but, now... Peace. E
I agree 100% Mosley's age is really getting to him nowadays. The question for me is can he his Pacquiao with the shot he hit Mayweather with? If so, I think Pac will be in trouble because he doesn't have the same defensive skill that Mayweather has and would go into offensive mode which would only set him up for another Mosley shot. If Mosley can take lure Pac into a war, I think he can actually win. Mosley has a iron chin and I don't see Pac putting him out.
The same could be said of Pac. Why not just take the blood tests? It's not hard and they take about at teaspoon of blood. It's not like he's donating blood here. The biggest problem I have with Pac is why did he mention 28 days with no testing? That's a complete cycle of drugs. Why not just do random testing? It's fair for both parties as Mayweather would be submitting to the exact some rules. I think Mayweather was on to something...
Yes, Mayweather is ducking him. Pacquiao wanted to fight Mayweather, and Mayweather made up excuses for why he couldn't fight him. That is ducking him. He didn't refuse to take the tests for personal reasons, he did it because he claimed having blood drawn that close to a fight weakens you. I know that having blood drawn does in fact weaken you. I do not however know exactly how long that lasts, nor how close to the fight the testing would have been.Either way, it was Mayweather who found a way to avoid the fight. Not only that, but in the second set of negotiations, Pacquiao agreed to the blood testing, and Mayweather still would not fight him. So clearly it is NOT down to the drug testing. PS. I have mixed feelings about who would win. I think Pacquiao would be the first elite fighter Mayweather has ever fought who was still in their prime. Mayweather beat a number of very good, but limited fighters like Castillo, Corrales, and a few others. However, the only elite fighters he fought were either past their prime(like De La Hoya and Mosely) or they were too small to challenge him(like Marquez). I also question whether or not Mayweather's defense, where he roles his left shoulder instead of using his left glove, would work against Pacquiao who throws from such unpredictable angles. However, I question Pacquiao's ability to handle Mayweather's counter right hand. Which is Mayweathers best punch. A punch he throws incredibly well, and a punch Pacquiao has had trouble with in the past. I think it would be a great fight though, and whatever the outcome, I think Pacquiao's hand-speed and volume of punches would bring out the best in Mayweather, who is usually incredibly boring, but would be forced to fight if he fought Pacquiao. All I know is, I just want to see them fight!!
Pacquiao certainly does not have Mayweather's defensive skills, but he does have a better chin. So the punch that rocked Mayweather would probably not have the same impact on Pacquiao that it did on Mayweather.
Mayweather has not be knocked down by ever (although it was KD by Judah although it wasn't scored as a KD), Paquiao has been KOed before.
That is irrelevant. Pacquiao was knocked out so long ago, that it does not matter. Pacquiao because of his lesser defensive skills, has taken very big punches from big punchers like Margarito, Cotto, and many others. He has walked through them all. Every time I have seen Mayweather get hit flush with a decent punch(which is rare because he is a great defensive fighter), it has hurt him. There is no question Pacquiao has the better chin, but most of the time that does not matter to Mayweather, because he never gets hit flush.
