Shane Mosely vs Manny Pacquiao: Build up to the fight thread.

[D4thincarnation]

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The biggest fight of the year is only 8 weeks away, it what should be an intriguing match up between two great attacking, power punching speedsters.

Manny Pacquiao maybe be the no.1 p4p fighter in the world but styles make fights and Shane's style could be Pacquiao undoing.

Manny although fighting at welter and at light-middle for his last fight is in reality still a lightweight at the most light-welter and will enter the ring around 148lbs mark while Shane will be expected to be around 160lbs giving him around a stone advantage.

As seen during the Margarito vs Mosley match up Shane used his physical strength to stifle Marg crowd him and not let him get his punches of.

Mosley is also a huge puncher, KO power in both hands and he has quick hands, has scored many a late KO in his career and will be dangerous throughout the fight.

When Mosley fought Mayweather he caught him with an overhand right that shook Floyd to his core and Mayweather was hanging on for dear life.

This was by no means Shane's best or biggest shot and with Pacquiao's open style we can expect Shane to catch Pacquiao with some big big punches.

Can Pacquiao survive punches like this? Shane is by far the most biggest puncher Pacquiao has faced and if Manny goes of the game plan as he has done in previous fight to show bravado, it could be a costly mistake.

Margarito caught Pacquiao 229 times during their fight and Shane is more accurate has fast hands and is a bigger puncher. If Pacquiao get caught up against the ropes against Shane it could be all over.

Shane did seem to gas out against Floyd but this was mainly down too his 17 months of ring rust and against Mora he put on another poor showing but was more active and was very unlucky not to get the decision.

But Shane never does well against defensive fighters like Mora, who is a middleweight, and Mayweather, he like boxers to come to him, throw punches and attack, that is what exactly what Pacquiao does.

Mosley is also and excellent body puncher and Pacquiao has been hurt to the body before.

Though Pacquiao is a huge puncher himself, Mosley has and iron chin, never been stopped and only down the once against Forrest after a clash of heads.

So can Pacquiao beat Mosley? He should be able to with his footwork, hand speed and skill but it is a dangerous fight for Pacquiao and with Manny looking for a KO he better be careful that Shane does not get one of his own.


How do you see this fight going? Could an upset be on the cards?

[BALTIMORA]

Don't try and hype it up needlessly. I'm sure if you and I can make these deductions then so can Roach and co.

[J.Benson II]

Paquaio has been involved in some massive bouts during his career but this fight with Mosley isnt one of them.
Mosley is old, borderline shot and looked very ordinary in his last fight against Mora. He could end up getting annihalated in his one. His only chance of winning is if he is able to land some powerful blows in the opening round and take Manny out early. If Paquaio gets hit with the hayemaker that Mosley was able to land on Mayweather in the 2nd, it would be interesting to see how he would react.
Overall though, this just appears to be a cherry-picked, soft option for Paquaio against a famous but faded opponent.
I will watch it however. Simply because I consider Paquaio to be an ATG and I would enjoy watching any of his fights (bearing in mind that this could be one of his last).
Its not to biggest fight of the year. Anyone who thinks it is should start questioning their own sanity.
Haye Vs Klitschko easily eclipses this in terms of importance and significance.
With a Khan-Bradley unification and The Super Six Final possibly taking place this year, I doubt Paquaio-Mosley would even register in the Top 5 by the end of 2011.

[Sugar Boy Sweetie]

The clear difference between mayweather and pacquiao is technical skill. Pacquiao is excellent offensively but doesn't have much ring generalship and is mediocre defensively.

In that respect his fight with mosely should be more entertaining than floyds was.

Why? Unlike floyd manny doesn't have the smarts/skill to stifle mosleys offensive ability. Floyd was able to use his defensive skill and measured aggression to keep mosley at arms length and keep the fight at floyds pace. Manny doesn't do this to fighters. His tactic will be to simply try and outgun Mosley. To attempt this with Mosley - even a shot mosley - is risky, because the guy can still punch. Manny may have to take some big shots to get through the first 4 rounds.

I envisage an entertaining first 4 due them both being offensive minded fighters, followed by manny taking over and simply out moving, out pacing, out lasting and out punching Mosley into oblivion for a 9 or 10 round tko.

[samevans1]

I can see Mosley being stopped on his feet after taking a sustained beating. He is not that difficult to hit and Manny has an excellent range of punches.

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