Manny Pacquiao not satisfied with his easy win over Shane Mosley: Boxing News
The pound-for-pound king, Manny Pacquiao, who clobbered 'Sugar' Shane Mosley in their WBO Welterweight title fight last Saturday night at the MGM Grand, Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, says that he is not pleased with the fight.
The Fighting Pride of Philippines, Pacquiao, did not put in his best, as he easily won the fight with an easy 12-round unanimous decision by the scores 119-108, 120-108 and 120-107. However, Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 knockouts) said that he has been disappointed
with the way Mosley fought him to give him an easy win.
“I was expecting him to fight with me at least five of the 12 rounds toe-to-toe," said the champion later. “That way we could test our power and stamina. But what can I do if my opponent doesn’t want to fight? It’s not my fault."
Pacquiao’s trainer, Freddie Roach, also commented on the fight. He said that he was expecting that the thirty-nine-year-old, Mosley, would at least put in five or six good rounds before going out of gas, but he was disappointed with the way everything happened.
‘Sugar’ Shane Mosley (46-7-1, 39 knockouts) did fight well in the first round, but he straightaway went into the survival mode from the following second round. He was also knocked down to the floor in the third round with a single left hook from his the
opponent. This was the first time in eighteen years since Mosley was knocked down. Though he tried to bounce back in the last round, it was far too late for him to make up for the other dull rounds.
“There were different punches that he threw that didn’t seem to be hard, but the impact definitely was hard. I really had to watch out for those particular shots he threw," said the only man to have beaten Oscar De La Hoya twice.
The fans were also disappointed, Mosley hardly engaged his opponent after the end of the first round. The crowd and fans of Mosley started pulling themselves out of the MGM Grand Arena in the eleventh round, which was a shame.
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