Manny Pacquiao’s stablemate Craig McEwan terms Shane Mosley favourite for the fight – Boxing news
Manny Pacquiao’s stablemate Craig McEwan has said ‘Sugar’ Shane Mosley is not to be underestimated as he has the capability of turning the tables on the Filipinos head.
The Fighting Pride of the Philippines, Manny Pacquiao, is set to meet the American Orthodox Shane Mosley Saturday in their mega match for the WBO Welterweight title. This match will be held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
McEwan, who trains at the Wildcard Gymnasium with the help of Pacquiao’s coach, Freddie Roach, said, “I think it’s going to be a really good fight. Mosley, against Mayweather, I don’t think he turned up. Well it didn’t look like it; he was just looking for
one big punch.”
“But against Margarito it was the old Shane Mosley that we know. So if the old Shane Mosley we know turns up then Manny [Pacquiao] will have problems, but Manny is on a high and is just wiping everyone out at the moment,” he added.
The Edinburgh middleweight boxer McEwan also added, “Both can punch so it’s about who can land the big shot. Both can be hit, more so Manny can be hit in this fight.”
The undefeated fighter Floyd Mayweather and the WBA Junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto also believe that the 39-year-old Mosley stands a chance against the heavily favourite Pacquiao.
The Pretty Boy, Mayweather, in one of his interviews said if Sugar Shane (46-1-1, 39 Knockouts) is able to put in the level of performance he produced against Antonio Margarito in 2009, he can shock the world.
The Junito, Cotto, on the same note also gave a similar statement. He said for him it is really hard to choose the winner, as he believes it is going to be a very tough match between the two pugilists.
After all these statement, arguably it can be said that Mosley, who is an 8-to-1 underdog as per the MGM Resorts’ Sports Book, cannot be completely underestimated.
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