Pacquiao Vs. Mosley Pre-Fight Analysis: Weighing the Scales

One aiming to cement his legacy while the other seeks to redeem himself.

Boxing's pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao lock horns with former three-time welterweight champ "Sugar" Shane Mosley this coming May 8 (Manila Time)at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas as he continues his quest to solidify his reign of supremacy while the latter looks to get back on the winning track after losing to Floyd Mayweather Jr. and scoring a draw with Sergio Mora.

Betting odds shows that Pacquiao is an outright 6-1 favorite mainly due to his hot streak of impressive victories over big names like Oscar Dela Hoya,Miguel Cotto, Ricky Hatton,Joshua Clottey and his recent dominance of Mexican Antonio Margarito.

Mosley on the other hand, suffered defeat in the hands of the undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. before he and Sergio Mora drew in a very uneventful bout so he will try to regain lost glory against the 8 division world champion Pacquiao.


SPEED AND POWER


This two things are the most notable advantages of Pacquiao over Mosley. Pacman's hand speed and lateral movements gave trouble for bigger foes as Pacquiao bombards them with heavy shots then dances safely out of the range of his opponents to wear them out constantly before going in for the kill with multiple punch combinations.

There is no doubt about the knockout power of Pacquiao as he floored fighters like Juan Manuel Marquez, Erik Morales, and who could forget about the "Lights Out" punch that sent Ricky Hatton to the canvass in a state of semi- unconsciousness. Another good thing is, he only needs a split second of an opening to deliver the finishing blow.

A RING VETERAN WHO HAS NOTHING TO LOSE.

Despite the struggles Mosley experienced recently, he is still a force to be reckoned with because he packs punching power and has tons of ring experience with him that he acquired throughout his career.He knows how to handle himself in big time title fights as he is a former world champion that waged battles with Miguel Cotto, Sergio Mora and he also defeated Antonio Margarito via knockout. "Sugar" fought in 20 world title fights, won 15 (12 KO's) and lost 5 so he has a good record in fights that matter the most.

Being the underdog can also turn as an advantage as there is not much pressure on him to win because he has nothing to lose and everything to gain in this fight. This might ignite his competitive spirit and it would allow him to put up a good fight.

Will Pacquiao be his usual dominant self? Or will Mosley score an upset that will shock the world? Only time can tell as boxing fans around the globe wait in anticipation of this big fight.

Maidana Escapes Morales

Impressive show for both Fighters

A very worthy fight of the year candidate…

After dominating the first 4rounds of the fight, Marcos Maidana almost got overwhelmed by a determined comeback by Mexican legend Erik Morales but went on to salvage a majority decision victory to bag the WBA Light Welterweight Championship inthe jam packed MGM Grand in Las Vegas Nevada.

Morales hardly punched in the opening rounds which caused him to be behind by a big margin that his valiant comeback came up short but he put up a great fight that very few anticapted due to the age difference and the fact that Morales just came off retirement.

The Argentinian slugger Maidana closed the last 2 rounds in good form and that spelled the difference in this close and exciting bout but all should commend the effort of Morales because he fought 11 rounds with one eye as the other gradually closed starting the first round yet he rocked Maidana many times and made fans realize that he still have fight left in him.

A loud howl of disappointment from the pro – Morales crowd echoed throughout the arena when Maidana was declared the winner after witnessing “El Terrible” put up an admirable fight.

Many fans want to see a rematch between the two fighters.

Meanwhile, Nobuhiro Ishida shocked the boxing world by knocking out the undefeated and outright favorite James Kirkland in the first round of their undercard match while Robert Guerrero outclassed Michael Katsidis in an exciting and action packed encounter.