Manny Pacquiao Dominates Shane Mosley With Ease, Vegas Crowd Voices Disappointment
by Scott Christ on May 8, 2011 1:02 AM EDT
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Manny Pacquiao dominated a clearly too old "Sugar" Shane Mosley tonight at the MGM Grand, winning a routine and at times quite dull 12-round unanimous decision. Official scores were 120-107, 120-108 and 119-108. Bad Left Hook scored the fight 119-109 for Pacquiao.
Mosley was put down hard in the third round, but came off the canvas. Shane only had moments of any real offense, mostly finding himself totally unable to pull the trigger against the obviously faster and even stronger fighter. In the middle rounds and on, Mosley was out of gas for the third fight in a row, and wound up basically surviving the fight. Kenny Bayless did call a knockdown of Pacquiao in the 10th round, but it was obviously a shove from Mosley, and just a rare bad call from the usually excellent Bayless.
Pacquiao landed 182 of 552 total punches, compared to Mosley's 82 of 260. It was a total domination.
The real story of the fight was the crowd at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, which loudly voiced their disappointment with and disapproval of the fight. It is rare that a Pacquiao fight is booed. This one was booed. Frequently. Repeatedly. Loudly. And legitimately.
And to tell the truth, the fight deserved it. After the fight, Pacquiao said his legs tightened up on him, but Manny was not the issue tonight. Early he was respectful of Mosley. But eventually he did appear just a bit off, even while dominating.
Mosley, on the other hand, was toast and it was clear from the third round on. The first round was close, and I gave Mosley a round later in the fight that Pacquiao coasted through in some respects.
Let me make this clear: Shane Mosley is 39 years old and needs to retire. There is nothing more for this once-great fighter, a very proud man, to accomplish in boxing. After the fight, Mosley was completely in denial about his performance, and still claimed that he can "get in with younger guys and do (his) thing." He quite obviously cannot. He's 0-2-1 in his last three, and while two of those fights came against the two best in boxing, he wasn't close against either of them.
But when asked of retirement, Mosley said, "I really don't know." As a Mosley fan, I hope that he decides that he's done enough, because he definitely has.
As for Manny Pacquiao, I just hope that sooner rather than later, the fight we all want changes from unfortunate dream to reality. When asked about Mayweather after the fight, Manny danced around the subject like never before, but said he wants the fight because the people want it.
Yes we do. And 16,000 plus in the MGM Grand tonight might have tried to make clear that these fights are no longer acceptable.
We'll have more coming on what's next for Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley. Thank you for joining us tonight and all week.
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SHit fight
fans got denied a good fight thanks to mosely’s run, hold and run some more strategy…
James Brown is laying it DOWN with post-fight comments. That’s as honest as anyone gets. Maybe because he doesn’t work in boxing full-time.
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
by Scott Christ on May 8, 2011 1:04 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
He said something about regretting buying and selling the hype I thought. It sounded pretty close to an apology.
by glatin1982 on May 8, 2011 1:48 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Yeah I was really surprised by how brutal Brown was.
Especially since he sold the fight, and more specifically, oversold Mosley SO hard during the weigh in show. He even mentioned that Mosley had been looking great in his last few performances citing his great endurance.
That was quite the about-face for Brown.
I fear we’re going to see Mosley continuing to get in the ring for a while now simply because of his divorce settlement. I imagine if Margarito-Cotto ever comes off, he’ll be in a rematch with the loser sometime next year simply because Top Rank still has him for another fight.
Booing seemed excessive to me. I’m not going to say it was vintage Pacquiao, but it felt targeted his way anyway, even though the mediocre product was mainly Mosley-related, regardless of whether or not Pacquiao got enough potassium or not. You pay that much for a weak but well-hyped event, you get what you pay for, usually.
Look, Manny wasn’t particularly good tonight. He wasn’t terribly aggressive, he didn’t use movement to create crazy angles like he normally does, and he just looked flat. He’s set the bar very high, but tonight he didn’t meet it, and the crowd let him know. I think it was appropriate.
by The Boxer Rebellion on May 8, 2011 1:13 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I think booing was fine…I don’t understand why Pac was so cautious with an obviously shot Mosley
Bob Arum would promote Lucifer himself if he could put asses in the seats.
I was going to the washroom in the bar where I was watching the fight, and this guy coming in says to me: “good fight eh?” And I was like, “no, not really”… and he asks me: “what don’t you like about it?” And I say: “Have you seen Manny Pacquiao fight before?” Haha, my girlfriend was proud of me. =)
Bob Arum would promote Lucifer himself if he could put asses in the seats.
Your girlfriend was with you in the men's restroom?
by Rob Young on May 8, 2011 2:30 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Sometimes one punch is all it takes to turn a fight around
So I can understand why Team Pacman threw caution to the wind in regards to their gameplan.
"You can have the knowledge that a tomato is a fruit, but it takes wisdom not to put it in a fruit salad." Jerry Reynolds
Exactly
You pay that much for a weak but well-hyped event, you get what you pay for, usually.
If casual fans are too lazy to do their research that’s their problem.
Anyone who knows a bit about boxing knew this was the P4P king not far past his prime (if not still in it) against an old man.
I thought Shane’s chin would hold up but i never saw anything other than a rout since it was first annouced.
I thought Al was on the money about the lack of lateral movement
from Pac, but Shane took some big shots and was playing Clottey almost the entire way. I sorta got sucked into the big fight hype but I should have known…even with all the upsets..Mosley can’t pull the trigger. We heard his corner attempt to light fire, then later beg for a hook. He’s cooked twice over. I accept what happened.
I’m glad I saw Arce pull off a hell of an upset in a very very good fight at least.
JMM-Manny III
Might be a better fight than we thought if this Manny shows up.
by The Boxer Rebellion on May 8, 2011 1:20 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
We’re in sync tonight… I was thinking exactly that same thing.
Bob Arum would promote Lucifer himself if he could put asses in the seats.
I still think under those circumstances JMM gets flattened
but I may be more down on him then most. I just think he’s ripe to be blown apart.
Not at 147
He might be slightly more competitive then Old Man Mosley, but not much
can't blame MP
shane was in defensive mode worse than clottley, and he kept running, and MP kept chasing after him, what do u expect MP to do? lui kang flying haymaker?
Psalm 14:1, Matthew 3:2
by THERE is No CoMPETiTioN on May 8, 2011 1:28 AM EDT reply actions
Should've known better
From the moment this fight was announced, I said to myself “no way I’m laying out money to go to a sports bar to watch this. It’s a crap fight with a crap undercard.”
And I let myself get sucked in by the hype, and started to believe that Mosley could make it a fight, and that any Manny fight is worth seeing.
Won’t be making that mistake again. I pay for HBO and showtime, and that’s the only money I’m spending on boxing.
… well, until Pacquiao-Marquez III. I’m pissed off, but not that pissed off.
by Verklemptomaniac on May 8, 2011 1:33 AM EDT reply actions
You'll make the same mistake next time.
We all will.
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by pdl on May 8, 2011 1:51 AM EDT up reply actions
I do think it’s interesting how Mosley seemed to take away some of Pacquiao’s offense with his movement early on. It reminded of the second half of the Cotto fight, where Manny looked like he was getting a bit frustrated having to chase for so long. Obviously neither Cotto nor Mosley had the boxing skills to really do anything except move and so were losing nearly all of those rounds. I do however think Floyd (if of course he ever wanted to fight and still has his legs) could make him pay in a way that they did not.
Mosley and Richardson Draw From Clottey, Not Margarito, to Combat Pacquiao
by Scott Christ on May 7, 2011 3:26 PM EDT in Boxing News Analysis
Basically, yes.
There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else--James Thurber, 1939
Is Manny done as a top class fighter?
maybe a dumb question, but he has slid three fights in a row and has took some punishment along the way. Could he handle top class opposition in their prime? of course it depends on opposition, but he is on the downward trajectory of his career. Have we seen the best of Manny?
Quite frankly — yes, probably.
He’s 32 years old and he has been in plenty of real hard fights. He trains hard. He fights regularly. He’s been a pro for 16 years. He’s no spring chicken.
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
He's probably at his peak
But I don’t he’s in a decline or anything. Sometimes fighters have a down night. Luckily it was against an old fighter who didn’t want to fight. He had tightness in his leg or whatever. It happens. As far as the punishment he takes, despite what alot of people say, he’s not a defensive fighter. He gets hit plenty.
I told a friend at work I was recording the fight so he could watch it later...
I stopped the recording at the end of the fourth, Manny was off, Mosley was terrible and the crowd didn’t make things better.
Mosley Please, please retire. I really don’t want to see another Roy Jones secnario.
Yeah, this really doesn’t make the prospect of boxing making a return to network tv seem very promising, After what we saw in april, this is bad, bad, way to start May.
It was a great fight. And overall I loved the production and coverage of this show that Showtime gave. The Red Carpet show had some glitches, but was a great idea.
As for Manny-Shane, I don’t feel let down. I didn’t expect anything more.
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
Good point about the production
I was PUMPED as the fight started, and I credit Showtime for it. Both entrances were great. Fantastic presentation overall, easily the best I have seen in any event in recent memory.
Gus was bad and Antonio had a feel brain-farts but Al is so damn good at encorporating their thoughts into his analysis (really his most underrated trait) that I wasn’t bothered too much.
Oh my...
That picture in the post makes it look like mosley is getting ready to go to bed.
He was absolutely sparked by that left
I was shocked honestly, its just not something you really see with Shane.
Shane made 12 million dollars
And failed to fight.
First against Floyd, now with Manny, Shane has fought 2 out of a total of 24 rounds. Two! the firsta nd the second against Floyd and that’s it.
It is hard to fight someone who doen’t fight. When they are getting paid a lot of money to fight, they have an obligation to the fans to put it on the line. Shane took his check…and stayed in check. He said he wanted a style like Manny’s and he got his wish. And blew it.
Manny was off tonight for the first time in a long time. On the other hand, he was fighting a guy who did not want to fight.
Shame on Shane. this is how you will be remembed.
two wins over Oscar and the failure to win or even lauch in every big fight since.
He had two choice tonight. Fire or retire. He should do the latter.
"Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer"
---- Muhammed Ali
Shane tried to nullify Pacquiao’s offense but simply did not have the reflexes or handspeed to effectively counter (and it’s not like he was ever a counterpuncher anyway). He tried to deploy a particular strategy to minimize his punishment and land a big shot and it didn’t work; so what? It’s hard for me to be disappointed or act like he should be ashamed when he’s 39 years old and had looked like crap recently anyway. Any anger people have over this fight should be directed at the matchmakers, at least in my opinion.
two wins over Oscar and the failure to win or even lauch in every big fight since.
Hello, this is a recorded message from your great friend, Antonio Margarito. Shane Mosley beat the living shit out of me almost two years before Manny Pacquiao finished me off. Furthermore I would have to disagree that the fight between Mr. Mosley and myself wasn’t “big.” I thought it was pretty important! Although I am not particularly fond of Mr. Mosley since he did in fact beat me senseless and I thought he would be too old to do that, I would also have to consider your choosing to profile Mosley entirely on two fights at ages 38 and 39 to be a bit strange. Well, talk to you later! This was Antonio Margarito.
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
by Scott Christ on May 8, 2011 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
We should all be counting our blessings for how good April was as a boxing month instead of bemoaning how disappointing this fight was—a fight which most of us predicted to be disappointing.
Nothing to see here. Move along.
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
I expect a bit more from SSM
At least a little bit
"Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer"
---- Muhammed Ali
Me too.
I forgot how Pacquiao has this habit of making his opponents immediately forget any semblance of a game plan once they’ve eaten a few combinations.
Even at less than his best, he’s just on a totally different level than anyone currently active.
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
Every time Manny feinted, Shane practically left the arena--
Very disappointing. Shane ran a lot of the time.
And whether it was Manny’s leg or not, he didn’t do enough.
Maybe another fake knockdown or two might have motivated him. Fight should have been over by the 8th.
Sadly reminded why I rarely pay the money for these cards—one decent fight. But a lot of good fights for free of late, so…
Oh well, I got to see Paris Hilton, something that I plan my life around :)
I laughed — a good laugh, a well-meaning laugh — when they showed Paris in the audience.
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
And what was with the buddy-buddy shit--
Between headbutts and friendly glove touches there was no time for punching!
I did wonder about that at the time, are these guys too friendly to fight? type thoughts, but I think MP’s legs were the problem. And I wonder if it’s a matter of over-training, it strikes me that he almost overtrains—a practice which would become more dangerous with age.
There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else--James Thurber, 1939
That is what I think. Over-training
He as mssive thighs. I saw them at a weigh in a couple of fights back. That is where his power lies. Cramp those muscles and fuggetaboutit.
I am witing to hear more.
"Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer"
---- Muhammed Ali
For all the talk about Manny maybe not having a killer instinct anymore, Shane Mosley REALLY doesn’t. He was doing the same crap with Mayweather, and eventually Floyd was like, “Why don’t you stop trying to bro-hug me and fight back sometime?” Manny got there, too. Floyd and Manny aren’t exactly similar personalities. Shane is, dare I say it, annoying to watch fight anymore, in large part because I don’t think he’s looking to fight anyone. He needs to get out before he starts getting tagged by Alfonso Lopez and offering to buy him a new car because of it.
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
never seen Mosely run like that before!
that was the most remarkable thing for me. Not that he couldn’t pull the trigger, I mean he couldn’t pull the trigger in the Mayweather fight either. But I’ve never seen a guy known for being a warrior in all-out flight mode. He was literally running full speed away from Pac. When has Mosely ever run from an opponent before?
He looked like RJJ in the third Tarver fight
He was trying to not get knocked out. That’s it.
Exactly
He thought survivl on his feet was more dignified than beating.
He’ wrong as fr a fight fan are concerned.
"Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer"
---- Muhammed Ali
Wasn't as blatant as Oscar at the end of the Tito fight--
But Shane certainly didn’t want to engage, which should have brought out the shark in Manny
Except maybe the shark has jumped the shark
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