Why did Pacquiao fight Mosley?

[jrosales13]

I agree with everything up to the last paragraph because boxing is a business and it is clear that Berto did not have the name Mosley did and still doesn't. Im not even a Pacquiao fan let alone a ***rider. From a fans point of view I completely agree and understand your point though.

Name wise Berto doesn't have the name recognition as Mosley.

But, the Berto fight was still very sell-able.

You could have sold it as Pac vs an African American fighter for the first time in his career(Haitian American, but even so) and a fast fighter at that. Who was coming off a dominated 1st round KO win.

You could have sold it as Pac vs a young undefeated champion.

You could have sold it as Pac unifying and cleaning out the division.

All those 3 would have made that fight bankable.

You add all that with Pac name. You could have sold that fight. They chose to go the easy route though and cherry pick a shot to pieces fighter. It is what it is, I suppose.

[D4thincarnation]

jrosales13 is right.

All you can do is ask a P4P champion to take who's next in line, or atlest in the top 3 rankings. Regardless if they are overhyped or a bum, beat who's next in line and you can't complain.

Pacquiao skipped ranking 2-3-4-5-6-7- to fight number 8 who was Mosley, which was ranked by ESPN.

Anyone got the Ring Magazine welter ranking for May 2011.

[johnm is...]

"Mosley is too good"

Floyd beats Mosley

"We'll fight Mosley"

[jrosales13]

At the time, if they fought tommorow, I would pick Mosley to win.

That's because, you're an idiot.

And, even then doesn't take away that at that time it was and should have been Berto>>>>Mosley.

How hard is that to comprehend?

[BoxingFollower]

Anyone got the Ring Magazine welter ranking for May 2011.

That Magazine will only be worse, I think Mosley was ranked number 10 for RING.

[D4thincarnation]

That Magazine will only be worse, I think Mosley was ranked number 10 for RING.

Have you got a link to back that up?

[jrosales13]

Looked in much better shape, shook of that ring rust he had in the Mayweather fight, looke loose, moved well an didn't gas out.

If anything Mosley was better when he faced Pacquiao.

No he did not look in better shape. Moved well? So he what? he still couldn't pull the trigger as fast as he once could cuz' he was shot to pieces.

You're no better than those Floyd dickriders.

You sicken me.

[BoxingFollower]

Have you got a link to back that up?

Dude stop trying to save your agrument.

jrosales13 has told you all you need to know. Just admit that Pacquiao did a duck move just like Mayweather use to.

[jrosales13]

Anyone got the Ring Magazine welter ranking for May 2011.

Why? What would that matter or prove? If you didn't know what the rankings were at the time. Then it's obvious that you just have no idea what you're talking about.

I mean not like it was 4 years ago. It was just 4 months.

[D4thincarnation]

No he did not look in better shape. Moved well? So he what? he still couldn't pull the trigger as fast as he once could cuz' he was shot to pieces.

You're no better than those Floyd dickriders.

You sicken me.

Couldn't or wouldn't. It was Mosley's tactics to be defensive, he feared Pacquiao's power.

And he did look in better shape as everyone who saw the weigh in agreed on.