If someone held a gun to my head and forced me to make a prediction, it wouldn't be a hard one to make. I predict that Manny Pacquiao will defeat Shane Mosley. With that said, is it possible that Shane Mosley will shock the world and defeat Manny Pacquiao? Sure it is. Why not? Crazier things have happened in sports, no?
Maybe Mosley's last two fights were just bad style match-ups. After all, one of those opponents did happen to be Floyd Mayweather Jr. Last I heard, Floyd was a pretty damn good fighter. Perhaps Mosley has a lot more fuel in the tank than folks are thinking. If so, this fight may just be closer than what most are thinking.
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Shane has shown signs of gassing out in fights as of late. I know this much, if he gasses out against Manny Pacquiao it's going to be a really bad night for him. Manny will not get tired, this much I know. The guy can fight 20 round fights if he wants to. Mosley will have to show up in the best fight shape of his life, and be prepared to go the full 12.
Mosley as most of you know did manage to hurt Floyd Mayweather. It was in the 2nd round when Mosley lit up Floyd with a nasty right hand. If Mosley is able to land the same kind of punch on Pacquiao, it's going to be interesting to see how he handles that. Can Mosley time a punch and catch Manny coming inside? Yes indeed he can. Will he? That's a bigger question.
Everybody knows how good Freddie Roach is at creating game-plans. Everybody knows how good Manny Pacquiao is at executing the game-plan. They will be ready for what Mosley brings into the ring, but with that said, Mosley has power. Pacquiao's defense is not exactly something to write home about. There is a remote possibility that Mosley can pull this off.
Mississippians chimed in with their thoughts over the weekend. I attended the Mississippi Braves AA baseball game (Farm team for the Atlanta Braves) and got some of the fans thoughts on the big May 7th fight. I spoke with Jimmy Cotton, an old school throwback boxing fan. Jimmy believes that Mosley has a shot as well, "Look man, Manny Pacquiao ain't got no defense. He can get hit fairly easily and Mosley intends on doing a lot of hitting. Mosley can do this, he can win."
May 7th is just a few days away. Pacquiao will either put another notch in his belt and chalk up yet one more win, or Mosley will make headlines as defeating one of the greatest fighters of all time.
Source: Examiner.com
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