Even as heavy favorite, Pacman still trains as hard

Probably part of hyping the upcoming fight between Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley, Pacquiao’s camp is telling everyone that they are not taking “Sugar” Shane Mosley lightly. He has been a 3-division world champion and you can expect new things coming out from his arsenal.

Everyone at Pacquiao’s camp is saying that Sugar is still "sweet" and if he can hit Pacquiao’s button in the early rounds with a solid blow, it will be a kiss on the canvass for Pacquiao. Shane can punch both right and left with more power compared to Pacquiao’s previous opponent, Antonio Margarito. Shane won against Margarito in January 2009 in a murderous 9th round KO compared it Pacquiao who finished the whole 12 rounds and winning only in scores.

Pacquiao is now in Hollywood, California training at Freddie Roach’s Wild Card Gym. He is preparing heavily because he does not want to get kayoed but an old boxer. No one knows how Mosley is training right now. They are very discreet even to the Showtimes crew members who produce the Fight Camp 360 reality series.

Pacman trains everyday and does not attend to calls if it’s not important. During the early days of their training in Hollywood, they are closing their doors to the public because they don’t want any distractions on Pacman and hinder him from becoming 100% coming into the fight.

Manny, a congressman in the Philippines, has a lot in mind now. He needs to attend to his people in Sarangani (a province in the Philippines) and he needs to prepare hard for his upcoming fight with the Pomona native. He is ready to spar 12 rounds with his “Mosley clones” so they can get the job right in the early rounds. Round by round they are discussing right and wrong to Pacquiao's attacks so Manny will be the first boxer to KO Mosley.

Mosley has had a wonderful career until Vernon Forrest and Winky Wright both stopped him twice. But Shane Mosley achieved a feat of being the only boxer who won against a young Oscar dela Hoya twice and he won his first 39 fights as a Professional Boxer, mostly by KO.

The Pacquiao vs Mosley fight will be on May 7 at the MGM Grand Arena in Sin City. Tickets are still available on this link. Book now to avoid rush buying.

Mosley to make good use of Pacquiao's weaknesses

Less than a month to go before the Pacquiao vs Mosley mega-fight will happen at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. In a recent interview by Boxingscene.com on Sugar Shane, the Pomona native believes that he can exploit Pacquiao’s weaknesses when they fight on May 7.

Every day, Shane becomes more and more confident as the fight draws near. He is currently training in Big Bear, California with his Coach Naazim Richardson.

"We all have flaws, but are we able to capitalize on those flaws? With Pacquiao, he throws so many punches; he fights with so much fury. But I think I will be able to exploit them. I think it's my speed, the power, even my size, will make it easy to get to those spots." according to Mosley in his interview.

Manny Pacquiao is expected by many to win the fight. He has been on a 13-win streak and Mosley is no different from the recent fighters Manny faced in terms of power and speed.

Sugar Shane is an entertaining boxer because he throws a lot of punches just to get inside the defense of his opponent and throw his own flurry. Pacquiao also do the same thing, which is vert entertaining to watch for a boxing match. “We all know that Pacquiao has flaws”, said Mosley. He will capitalize on those errors and subject Manny to hard fight and possibly pull an upset and get the WBO Welterweight Belt.

Mosley, in most of his professional boxing career, has been fighting as a Welterweight and Lightweight and has won most of his fight in those divisions. He is 3-division champion and definitely knows how to fight in a championship match against a hard-hitting opponent. Shane is the only boxer to defeat Oscar dela Hoya twice.

Pacman’s weakest spot is his chin and mid-section based on his previous fights several years ago. If Pacquiao throws combinations, Shane Mosley will also throw his own leaving both of their defenses vulnerable to a KO punch. Mosley is a more accurate puncher compared to Antonio Margarito and he has the ring intelligence comparable to Manny. He loves to fight fire with fire. On May 7, let’s see if Shane can exploit the weaknesses of Pacquiao and win.

Pacquiao vs Mosley is promoted by Top Rank Promotions. Watch the online live streaming for $54.95 via Showtime pay-per-view.

Pacquiao seriously trains for the Mosley fight

Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao recently ended his high-altitude training in Baguio, Philippines and then went to Hollywood, California to train at the Wild Card Gym owned by his celebrated trainer, Freddie Roach. It’s about a month to go before Manny takes on “Sugar” Shane Mosley, a native of Pomona, California who has been a 3-division world champion.

Pacquiao is not taking Sugar Shane lightly. He believes Mosley is very hungry to get a win because his last two fights were not impressive. Currently, Pacman is hailed as the number 1 boxer in the world, pound for pound, and many are expecting he will win. But on the contrary, Team Mosley believes they will be able to pull an upset on May 7.

The Pacquiao-Mosley fight is for the WBO (World Boxing Organization) Welterweight Belt, currently held by Manny. The fight will be held at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Manny Pacquiao is now having a closed-door session with Freddie Roach, Alex Ariza and Buboy Fernandez. There are only several people close to Pacquiao who are allowed to get inside the Wild Card Gym as well as the crew of CBS / Showtime who are producing the Fight Camp 360 episodes. Those people who don't have any official business to Pacquiao are advised to stay out. This way they will be able to take Pacquiao out of distractions and focus on his upcoming Mosley fight.

Pacquiao is serious in training. He trains every day and works hard to improve his speed and power. He wants to be the first boxer to KO Mosley. He sometimes spar with Amir Khan, who is scheduled to be in the Khan vs McCloskey fight on April 16.

Shane Mosley, on the other hand, is also not taking Manny Pacquiao lightly. He now trains with Coach Naazim Richardson in Big Bear, California. Mosley’s training camp is all blood, sweat and tears just to get the limelight of the sport once again. Mosley is the only boxer who defeated Oscar dela Hoya twice and his first 30 or so fights in his professional career were all won impressively.

The Pacquiao vs Mosley fight is expected to be very entertaining in the first few rounds. Shane Mosley is predicted to tire in the later rounds because Pacquiao is just way too powerful and fast for him. Predictions from boxing enthusiasts are spread all over the internet and many continue to believe that Mosley has a very low possibility of winning the fight.The last boxer who has won against Pacquiao is Erik Morales, who will be in the Morales vs Maidana fight on April 9.

Mosley’s only way to win is by knocking Pacquiao out. But since Pacquiao is religiously serious in training and conditioning, Mosley’s power will not be enough.

Pacquiao and Mosley showing respect

Many are excited to watch the fight between Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley on live streaming via Showtime pay-per-view or live at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Manny Pacquiao, a congressman in the Philippines, chose from Juan Manuel Marquez, Andre Berto, and Shane Mosley in December for his next opponent. Pacquiao finally settled for Shane Mosley because he believes that the American professional boxer is the most famous among the three and can give good income to the both of them and the promoters.

Shane Mosley and Manny Pacquiao both respect each other. They are educated boxers who know how to promote a fight without trash-talking or throwing mud to each other. Manny Pacquiao has always been this way. Even when he already got the limelight of the sport, he remains humble and god-fearing. He prays in the ring corner before and after the fight. Shane Mosley, who is an educated person, likes how Pacquiao treats him and share the same humbleness Manny gave to him. Even if he knows Pacquiao will be his opponent this May 7 for the WBO Welterweight Belt, he doesn’t sling mud at him.

The Mosley vs Pacquiao promotional tour has ended. Media people and casual boxing fans liked the way both boxers showed respect to each other. In a sport that has its dark-side, boxing, has always been looked upon as brutal. Promoting the fight will always include trash-talking, teasing, annoying and mocking the opponent – well, that was before. Now that the Pacquiao-Mosley promotion has done it on opposite style, boxing fans believed that the next big fights will no longer include the bad part of the sport. Let the boxers show it in the ring rather than bad-mouthing his opponent outside the ring.

Pacquiao vs Mosley live streaming is available via Showtime PPV. Showtime is a sister company of CBS which can reach up to 116 million homes. The Live Streaming Pay-Per-View can be bought at $54.95 through Showtime’s website.

Let’s see the final numbers of the Pacquiao-Mosley PPV sales and decide if respecting each other during the promotion will give good income for them.

Mosley to KO Pacquiao

Sugar Shane Mosley believes that his last two fights were not impressive because of the type of opponents he faced. In May 2010, he fought Floyd Mayweather Jr, wobbled him in the 2nd round of their fight but just couldn’t finish him. Floyd battled on and continued with his shoulder roll defense outclassing Mosley in the later rounds. In September 2010, hungry to get back in the ring, Mosley fought Sergio Mora. In the first few rounds, Mora got him with big punches but most of the rounds Mosley won it by points. They fight ended in a controversial draw which many believed to be won by Shane Mosley.

The Pacquiao vs Mosley fight is going to happen pretty soon. Less than 3 months to go before Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley face off in MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA for the WBO (World Boxing Organization) Welterweight Belt. Manny Pacquiao got the WBO belt from Miguel Cotto who won it from Shane Mosley. Shane Mosley got the belt from Antonio Margarito in January 2009 by knocking out Antonio in the 9th round of their fight. Now, Shane Mosley is going to get it from Manny Pacquiao.

The Pacquiao-Mosley fight is promoted by Top Rank Promotions in association with MP Promotions, SSM Promotions, Tecate, Showtime and MGM Grand. Head promoter Bob Arum believes that the fight between Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley on May 7 will be very entertaining. “Styles make fights” as what many promoters and boxers say. Both Manny and Shane Mosley are warriors and loves to throw a lot of punches. They believed that throwing a lot of punches can overwhelm the enemy and possibly score a KO in any round.

Shane Mosley, a warrior by heart won his first 33 fights as a professional. Most of those where via KO. He believes he still has the power and speed to win against Pacquiao. Shane Mosley knows that he is already old and his endurance will surely not reach the 12th round. He will try his best to throw accurate punches to Pacquiao in the early rounds and finish him as soon as possible.


Mosley vs Pacquiao live stream is available via Showtime PPV for only $54.95. The tickets to the Pacquiao-Mosley fight venue is already sold-out so the only option now to watch the fight is through pay-per-view.