Who's Left for The 'Pac-Man?'

Hi, I am Manny Pacquiao

One after another keep falling as if it were the domino effect without any dominoes present; just world class boxers. Every time this boxer enters the ring, the fans know one thing that the opponent seems to deny himself, out of professional pride, which is they are about to be knocked down. Not only has this boxer look unbeatable in his previous four bouts, he actually looks like the game character 'Pac-Man' on 'power pellets' eating his way through stages with tremendous velocity and nothing stopping him. Everyone knows of this boxer, whether or not, they are boxing fans but because he is a man that carries a small pacific island on his sleeve every time he fights or attends an event; he is no other than Manny Pacquiao, short for Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao, but known as the moniker- 'Pac-Man.' The past four bouts have been described by boxing experts, pundits, hardcore fans or just someone who came over to watch the fight, with one word - WOW!! He has fought Ricky Hatton, Miguel Cotto, Joshua Clottey and Antonio Margarito, and the results have been the same - by utter domination.

"Sugar" Shane Mosely

However, on May 7 2011, he will face his stiffest opponent; even though the opponent is not from out of this world, which would only be logical, since the previous bouts can only make one think that only some boxer out of this world would be able to defeat Manny, but because his name is 'Sugar' Shane Mosely. Shane brings a lot of different elements that the other fighters did not bring on fight night - world class speed, high-boxing IQ, never been knocked out and, most important the confidence of a fighter knowing that he will come as the victor.  As his former trainer and dad, Jack Mosely, said, "Shane’s got the tools to beat this guy. He knows what he has to do and he has the ability to go out there and do it.” Although Shane brings these elements, according to Las Vegas odds makers, he is an 8-to-1 underdog. The reason behind such odds can be contributed to his age, 39 on the verge of being 40, a one-sided loss to the defensive wizard, Floyd Mayweather Jr., and a draw against, Sergio Mora. For some boxers, especially after their previous lackluster performances, would not be so convinced that they will defeat a man, who can be paralleled to a freight-train, on fight night but Shane isn't some boxer. Referring to his previous bouts, “I don’t think they will have anything to do with what I do against Pacquiao because styles make fights,” Mosley said. “But if it wasn’t for those two fights, I probably wouldn’t be here today. So those fights were needed.”

Battle of Legends

One thing is for certain on May 7, 2011; and that is Manny will fight till the very last second, for himself and the whole Filipino population watching back in the Philippines and all over the world. He is a world-class boxer with a world-class attitude. For instance, the fight he completely dominated Antonio Margarito, in which he mutilated his face with power and precise punches, he stopped for a second to give the referee a look of "hey, he is taking useless punishment, stop the fight"; the referee did not stop it, but Manny toned down his onslaught on Margarito because he knew he had won the fight and doing more damage will serve no purpose. On the other side of the ring, 'Sugar' Shane Mosely will also bring the fight to Manny because his style is to go after his opponent, and so is Pacquiao's, meaning that his fight will be non-stop action. For the price of 55 USD (standard definition) and 65 USD (high-definition), one can see this battle between legends. Will the fighting pride of the Philippines have a sweet-tooth and make it five world-class boxers in a row or will the "Sugar", Shane is going to bring to table, be too sweet for a man known to decimate anything in his path? Will Shane Mosely reprise the role of Ricky Hatton (see picture below) or will the tables be turned? Come fight night, will you be watching Pacquiao V. Mosely?

KO'd Ricky Hatton for the IBO title