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39-year-old Shane Mosley realizes that WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao is going to be coming to knock him out on May 7th in their fight at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
But Mosley intends on trying to return the favor by knocking Pacquiao out before he can get to him. The trick is whether Mosley can get to the Filipino star before he gets beaten up and taken out.
In an article by Nick Giongco at the Manila Bulletin, Pacquiao said “I am pretty sure Manny will try to knock me out and I will try to do the same thing,” said the 39-year-old Mosley. This is why (our fight will) be a great fight…two fighters who are willing to fight. Pacquiao’s defense is not as good as the defense of Floyd Mayweather.”
Mosley is correct about Pacquiao’s defense not being as good as Mayweather’s defense. It’s not even close. Pacquiao’s defense is basically his offense. When he’s punching, he’s shutting down his opponents for the most part. The one fighter that was able to take advantage of Pacquiao when he was on the attack was Juan Manuel Marquez, who punished Pacquiao when he was throwing punches.
Perhaps this is why Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum isn’t eager to match Pacquiao back up against the Mexican even after all this time. Marquez knew how to exploit Pacquiao’s poor defense. Now it’s up to Mosley to do the same thing.
But Mosley intends on trying to return the favor by knocking Pacquiao out before he can get to him. The trick is whether Mosley can get to the Filipino star before he gets beaten up and taken out.
In an article by Nick Giongco at the Manila Bulletin, Pacquiao said “I am pretty sure Manny will try to knock me out and I will try to do the same thing,” said the 39-year-old Mosley. This is why (our fight will) be a great fight…two fighters who are willing to fight. Pacquiao’s defense is not as good as the defense of Floyd Mayweather.”
Mosley is correct about Pacquiao’s defense not being as good as Mayweather’s defense. It’s not even close. Pacquiao’s defense is basically his offense. When he’s punching, he’s shutting down his opponents for the most part. The one fighter that was able to take advantage of Pacquiao when he was on the attack was Juan Manuel Marquez, who punished Pacquiao when he was throwing punches.
Perhaps this is why Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum isn’t eager to match Pacquiao back up against the Mexican even after all this time. Marquez knew how to exploit Pacquiao’s poor defense. Now it’s up to Mosley to do the same thing.
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