by Jhonny Gonzalez
Trainer Jose Bonilla, who works with Carlos Quintana, is not giving Shane Mosley much of a chance against WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao. Mosley will challenge the Filipino champion on May 7 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. A few years ago, maybe, but he doesn't give Mosley a shot in the present. The only boxer that Bonilla could see beating Pacquiao, is Floyd Mayweather Jr.
"It might be interesting, but this is not what the public wants to see. I do not believe that Mosley should have received the break to face Pacquiao. Perhaps a few years ago yes, because Mosley has a strong chin, but in his last few fights there were problems with his stamina. The only opponent who can beat Pacquiao right now is Mayweather," Bonilla told Gerald Bonilla.
Evangelista Cotto, uncle and former trainer of Miguel Cotto, agrees with Bonilla. He says Mosley is past his prime and predicts an easy win for Pacquiao.
"This is more of the same thing. Pacquiao is in his prime and Mosley is already a boxer on the decline. It is not an attractive fight for the boxing. Pacquiao is going to win comfortably. He looks too strong. Look at how he dominates 154-pound fighters," Cotto said.