Sparring partner Karim Mayfield gives Manny Pacquiao the edge - Boxing News
Sugar Shane Mosley, has set up a potential match with the Fighting Pride of Philippines, Pacquiao, for the World Boxing Organisation Welterweight title, this Saturday, May 7. The fight is going to take place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Hard Hitta, Karim Mayfield, has given Manny Pacquiao an edge over Mosley.
Mayfield, who has been with both fighters as their sparring partner, thinks Pacquiao will win the fight but on the same note, has also given Mosley a puncher’s chance.
Thirty-year-old, Mayfield, is working with Pacquiao as a sparring partner, from the last couple of months. He has been in Mayfield’s camp for quite some time now.
Though he admitted the fact that the thirty-nine-year-old, Mosley, has more power in his punches, he believes Pacquiao has the speed to compete against his opponent. He added that Pacquiao has the ability of delivering five punches in a row, all of which
can be very hard as well.
Pacquiao’s trainer, Freddie Roach, knew of Mayfield when he was looking for a sparring partner. He told the media that Mayfield is more like a contender, rather than just a sparring partner.
Roach has his own way of training his fighter. He always makes sure that the sparring partners give their best shots to Pacquiao and that is the reason why he always offers them with a $1,000 prize, for knocking him down.
Mayfield, said, "Oooh boy, that makes it really exciting. You gotta go for the gusto and try to knock the great Manny Pacquiao down. ... Not easy to do. No one's done it, but we're all trying. I think it really helps Manny stay sharp and focused."
He added, "His punches come from all different angles. Then, you add his footwork and the velocity that these punches are coming at and the fact that the average fighter hasn't seen punches from these angles before, and they're very hard to pick up. You
know people say how you don't know what hit you. Well, with Manny, you really don't know what hit you."
All is left to see if Mosley can beat his favourite opponent in the ring. With the amount of talk which has been heard before the match, the bout is sure to be an exciting one.
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