ANOTHER VICTORY FOR PACMAN
Again and again, Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, pound for pound king, dominated the fight over Sugar Shane Mosley to retain his World Boxing Organization welterweight title via a unanimous decision at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas.
THE FIGHTING FILIPINO ATHLETE
Manny Pacquiao repeatedly attacked Mosley, peppering him with sharp combinations, forcing the American to be on the defensive for much of the bout. Pacman floored Mosley in the third round with a right straight-left hook combination from which Mosley never fully recovered. Now, after tasting the sting of Pacquiao's punches, the former three-division champion rarely went on the offensive, and have spent much of his time anticipating where Pacquiao's next blows would come from. Sad thing for Mosley.
THE VERDICT
After the bout, three judges scored it 120-107, 120-108, and 119-107. A sure unanimous victory of Manny Pacman Pacquiao over the ill fated American boxer.
THE DEFENSIVE AND COUNTER-OFFENSIVE SIDE
But then, Mosley was credited with a knockdown in the 10th round after Pacquiao fell back on his behind. Replays showed that Pacquiao was pushed and it also appeared Mosley was stepping on Pacquiao's foot. Pacquiao was so dominating that round that based on the official scorecards, none of the judges gave Mosley the standard 10-8 score. Another sad thing for Mosley.
ANALYST'S POINT OF VIEW
For the sports analyst, it was all Pacquiao. Mosley was never into the fight, unable to get any type of offense going and at times already cringing even before a Pacquiao punch landed. My friends say that "based on a yahoo article, it said that Mosley got $5 million... you know that even after all the taxes and fees are paid, he at least made $2 million... but come on, at least stand toe-to-toe boxing a person if you're gonna net about $2 million... all he did was run around trying to survive. A friend of mine added, "Maybe, Mosley didn't want to get his face busted. after he was knocked down so he just ran around."
WHERE TO GO FROM HERE?
Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, the fighting congressman from Sarangani is slated to face Juan Manuel Marquez on November 12, while the 39-year-old Mosley will likely retire after losing badly for the second time in his last three fights. For Pacquiao, he improved his record to 54-3-2 while Mosley slipped to 46-7-1 with one no-contest
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