Thoughts on Pac V Mosley

[bikersk]

Firstly I am looking forward to this fight it should be good. Apparently Paq gets $20mil guaranteed and Shane gets $5Mil guaranteed. And its at 145. Good for them. However I note Paq easily defeated Cotto, I'm just watching a reply now, TKO to Paq in round 12 back in Nov 2009 at 145. And Cotto beat Mosley in 2007 115 - 113 116-113 115-113 at welterweight again. And Mosley has had a win over Mayorga in Sept 2008 by KO in round 12, I loved that fight and have watched it quite a few times but at light middle weight. He then beat Margarito at 147 by TKO then lost to Pretty boy at 147 by decision 109-119 110-118 109-119 and then a split dec Draw to Sergio Mora at 154. Seems a bit patchy to me going into a fight with one of the best pound for pound guys ever. But it seems Golden Boy may have had a hand in his (Mosley) recent patchy past fights as he has now formed his own promo company to promote this fight as GB and Top Rank seem to not be able to do the big deals. And now the deal is done and the fight is set. Might well be a fight for the ages but the stats don't look good for Mosley.

[erics44]

Mosley has a punchers chance

pac isnt unhittable

[bikersk]

Mosley has a punchers chance

pac isnt unhittable

Well nobody is unhittable (that's not even a word) and yes Mosley has a good chance as the bigger guy however we need to look at his most recent victories and losses to examine what kind of a chance he has as a puncher boxer. Back in 2007 Mosley had a UD loss to Cotto at 146 1/4. Then a KO win in round 12 to Mayorga at 153 1/2 in 2008. Then a TKO over Margocheato at 145 3/4 in 2009. Then a loss to pretty Boy at 147 by wide UD in 2010 and a close SD Draw to Sergio Mora in 2010 before this fight. Not the best build up to a fight against the best plb for plb fighter in the world.

[HattonTheHammer]

your standard nights work

pacquiao tee`s off around 3/4 with some big shots, mosley retreats into survival mode and takes a loss on a decision

stunned if it goes down any different

[Gandalf]

Pac/Mosley is a catchweight? I had no idea this was so.

The guy just comes off of a faux JMW fight and then has the audacity to make his next fight at a 145 CW? Why not just fight Mosley at a JMW CW if the proper WW limit is something he has issues with. Didn't Mosley himself just fight at JMW proper?

If this is true then I am pissed off. Mosley was massive underdog to begin with and then CW's? For christs sake.

[Hornfinger]

Mosely aged 20 years in the 12 rounds agains floyd and has put in one decent performance in the last 7 years.

Pac should win this easily.

Mosely has a very small punchers chance.

[Riggs]

Moseley will lose and lose convincingly - might have had a punchers chance once but not now and not against Manny's speed and chin. Might go on a while as Manny genuinely enjoys being in there but will be very one sided.

[HattonTheHammer]

Pac/Mosley is a catchweight? I had no idea this was so.

The guy just comes off of a faux JMW fight and then has the audacity to make his next fight at a 145 CW? Why not just fight Mosley at a JMW CW if the proper WW limit is something he has issues with. Didn't Mosley himself just fight at JMW proper?

If this is true then I am pissed off. Mosley was massive underdog to begin with and then CW's? For christs sake.

same here, very odd

i suppose pac is merely going on the mosley/margarito fight and deciding that sugar is the heavier puncher

this could even go the same way as the de la hoya fight and dare i say mosley may even get STOPPED

[El Kabong]

Pac TKO 9 ....Shane's too old for this one though he does have a puncher's chance.

[Gandalf]

Mosely aged 20 years in the 12 rounds agains floyd and has put in one decent performance in the last 7 years.

Pac should win this easily.

Mosely has a very small punchers chance.

That's not true.

Mosley has had a few decent performances in that time. Vargas and Collazo were good wins too, but obviously they are not on the level that Manny is currently at.

I reluctanctly agree with your final sentence though. I wish it was much more than that and I am certainly hoping it to be much more than that.

[HattonTheHammer]

Mosely aged 20 years in the 12 rounds agains floyd and has put in one decent performance in the last 7 years.

Pac should win this easily.

Mosely has a very small punchers chance.

That's not true.

Mosley has had a few decent performances in that time. Vargas and Collazo were good wins too, but obviously they are not on the level that Manny is currently at.

I reluctanctly agree with your final sentence though. I wish it was much more than that and I am certainly hoping it to be much more than that.

pacquiao could suddenly look an old man and shanes longevity in fights could aid him late on if manny is blowing hard

other than that i dont see a chance

[generalbulldog]

I think the OP might be wrong. I don't think I've read that this fight was a catchweight fight. If it was there would be countless threads on here and Pac would have been vilified for it.

[bikersk]

I think the OP might be wrong. I don't think I've read that this fight was a catchweight fight. If it was there would be countless threads on here and Pac would have been vilified for it.

On BOXREC it is listed as the WBO welterweight title.

[HattonTheHammer]

it`ll be for the welterweight championship of the world, im sure they`ll iron that out come fight night

only concern really now is the claims mosley is having to take the test but pacquiao isnt, very damning on mannys part IF true

[littlebif]

only concern really now is the claims mosley is having to take the test but pacquiao isnt, very damning on mannys part IF true

I'am starting to dislike the way the pac team work if this is true.

When did it get made a catch fight its the first i have heard of it been at 145lb.