Would Pacquiao vs. Mosley be so bad?

Though I am confident that Pacquiao would win by unanimous decision, some definite good would come of it.


1. Pacquiao would be exposed as a cherry picker.

Mosley would be months removed from a dramatic loss, and he looked terrible in his last fight. Mosley to Team Pacquiao is like free dessert to a fat kid, irresistible. While most boxing fans know that Manny has carefully selected his recent opposition, casual fans do not. Fresh off the heels of the Mayweather fight, I believe that casual fans will finally say, "Didn't Mayweather just destroy this guy?" :huh

2. Mosley would get a final(?) chance to shine.

While we all hated the Mora fight, it was nice to see Shane mix it up with Mayweather. Round 2 was damned impressive for Shane and I was glad to see him get a moment or two in the sun.

Although I believe that Pacquiao will win, I also think that Shane would make a nice showing for himself. He's never been knocked out, and I truly doubt that Manny would stop him. As a future Hall of Fame fighter, I would like to see him go out on a high note.

3. Pacquiao's lack of defensive ability would be exposed.

Anyone that has ever laced them up knows that Pacquiao's defense sucks. If Clottey can get to Pac, Mosley will touch him as well. I believe that a decent showing by Mosley would show casual boxing fans some of Pac's limitations.

4. Pacquiao would be forced to evolve.

Pacquiao has fought with (essentially) the same game plan for his past few fights. Mosley will not stand there and wait to get hit like Pac's recent opponents, and Pac will have to adapt and learn some new tricks. This would make for a more exciting fight, and a better match up with Mayweather.

5. Casual fans would watch.

Big PPV. Big money. Big weekend. Pacquiao would stay active and get another win making his eventual loss to Mayweather Jr. that much better.

6. Shane will stop fighting.

He'll make a ton of money, and he'll finally have had the two fights that he's said he wanted most. He can hang them up with pride and a fat bank account after this one.



Thoughts?

 

No way is it legitimate. But it's what we've got. If Pac were the warrior that some here claim he is, he'd...

a) take the damned tests and fight Mayweather
b) give JMM a 3rd fight
c) face Berto
d) all of the above

But he isn't, so this is what we've got.

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I think it would be like the Mayweather fight. Competitive for the first few rounds, and then Mosley would accept his fate and take the Unanimous Decision loss.

 

Agree wholeheartedly.

I don't know if Manny can survive if Mosley hits him with that round 2 punch that he hit Floyd with. Manny has a chin sure, but he has also been knocked out... twice!

It would be interesting if Mosley won. Floyd would say that Manny was never fit to challenge him, and Shane would demand a rematch with Floyd. However Mayweather would likely fight Manny first and all the haters would say that Floyd waited until Manny was shot, and that he was somehow ducking Shane... again. :-(