What will the May 7th fight between Manny Pacquiao (52-3-2, 38 KO) and Shane Mosley (46-6-1, 39) result be? Will it be the fight of the year? Who do you think will win?

Will it gives us answers to questions about the future of the 30-year-old Filipino politician? Can the 39-year-old former welterweight champion give fans one more shining moment before he leaves the sport?

 

 

 

Pacquiao on Mosley:

For Pacquiao, a fight is fight, it doesn’t matter who it is or what they have to prove. He goes into each fight looking to satisfy the visceral need as a professional boxer to be great and go down in history as one of the best ever.

He was voted by the BWAA as the “Fighter of the Decade” for the 2000s.

There actually may be more pressure on Pacquiao because of the confidence his fans have in him than the actual fight. Pressure equals just that, and he can take the same motivation that drives Mosley and use it to drive himself to be the best and beat the best.

Is the fight a mismatch?

Mosley, who is a 10-to-1 underdog, has been in this position before several times.

In his fight with Antonio Margarito (January, 2009), he was a 4-to-1 underdog. He defeated Margarito, who at that time was the most feared boxer in the sport, with a spectacular and memorable ninth-round knockout.

In his 2010 fight with the second-best pound-for-pound boxer, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Mosley also entered the fight as a big underdog. He didn’t have the speed or power he had in the Margarito fight and lost a 12-round unanimous decision. All he had was a flash, which came in Round 2, when he landed an overhand right that almost dropped Mayweather, but he was not able to take advantage of the undefeated fighter.

If the fight is really a mismatch, it will be an exciting mismatch. Both fighters always come to fight, and that is something that cannot be denied.

Even as both get deeper into their careers, there will always be moments worth seeing when they both meet each other in the middle of the ring.

Pacquiao has knocked out 38 of 57 opponents, which translates to 67 percent.

He has stopped the likes of Erik Morales (twice), Ricky Hatton, Oscar De La Hoya, Marco Antiono Barrera, Miguel Cotto and David Diaz. Wins like these have won him the Ring Magazine “Fighter of the Year” award for 2006, 2008 and 2009.

Mosley, even with six defeats, has never been finished and is rarely in trouble during fights. The only time he was in serious trouble was against Vernon Forrest, when he was dropped twice in the first bout in the final round.

With Pacquiao’s accelerated fighting spirit and Mosley desire to be great once again, this fight is fully capable of producing a knockout.

It will most likely come from Pacquiao if it happens, but Mosley is always one punch away from knocking someone out.

Pacquiao hasn’t lost since Erik Morales defeated him in their first fight in 2005. His other two losses came when he was competing at 112 pounds—both knockouts.

Barely anyone is questioning whether or not Mosley can beat him, and most are questioning whether or not he can actually compete with the first fighter to win the lineal championship in four weight divisions throughout 12 rounds.

Almost everyone anticipates a close first couple of rounds before Pacquiao takes over and wins a decision from there. The consensus pick is Pacquiao by a wide unanimous decision.

If Mosley defeats the eight-division world champion, it will be the biggest moment of his career by far, and the question of where he goes from there should be considered for this reason alone.

Read More: Pacquiao vs Mosley on Bleacher Report