Published on: 5th May, 2011
By Lance Pugmire At 39, boxer Shane Mosley may be the underdog when he takes on Manny Pacquiao on Saturday, but the healing passage of time and the support of his family have allowed him to finally open up about the loss of a beloved nephew 23 years ago. Shane Mosley may be nearing the [...]
Published on: 4th May, 2011
by Michael Rosenthal LAS VEGAS – When it comes to Shane Mosley, the conversation often comes back to age. Mosley is 39, meaning he has been boxing as an amateur and then a pro for more than 30 years. Athletes are doing amazing things even into their 40s these days. Still, in boxing, 39 is [...]
Published on: 3rd May, 2011
Manny Pacquiao will embark on his final sparring session on Monday before he departs for Las Vegas where he will take on Shane Mosley for the WBO welterweight title. The hour-long workout officially closes Pacquiao’s intense seven-week training camp for the eagerly-anticipated fight against Mosley on Saturday night in ‘Sin City’, which began with a [...]
Published on: 30th April, 2011
Hermie Rivera Adding Manny’s scalp to Shane’s list of knockout victims is captivating to the former three-division bigwig who deals his ace on May 7th (Saturday)—the day he makes a crucial bid to unseat the defending champion for his WBO welterweight hat. It is financially attractive what with a paycheck of millions of dollars complemented [...]
Published on: 29th April, 2011
By Dyan Castillejo LOS ANGELES, California –Audience members of US talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! were excited over the guesting of Manny Pacquiao. It was the Pinoy boxing champ’s fourth appearance on the show, which has become a staple before his fights. “It’s some kind of lucky” Pacquiao said about the show. “I always win [...]
Published on: 29th April, 2011
By Chris Williams: Freddie Roach badly wants his fighter Manny Pacquiao to make a statement next month in their fight against the struggling 39-year-old Shane Mosley by knocking him out and putting on a better performance than the one that Floyd Mayweather Jr. did when beating up Mosley last year. Pacquiao, once again, is fighting [...]
Published on: 28th April, 2011
By Dan Ambrose: Shane Mosley sees himself controlling the May 7th fight against Manny Pacquiao by taking the fight to the Filipino star and making him fight his fight. Just how Mosley can accomplish that is the real question. He no longer seems capable of fighting hard for even one minute of every round and [...]
Published on: 27th April, 2011
by Robbie Pangilinan MANNY Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach believes that his prized ward will stop Shane Mosley in their much-awaited bout at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas on May 7 (May 8, Manila time). While many doubt Mosley’s abilities because of his age, it is interesting to note that the 39-year-old American has [...]
Published on: 27th April, 2011
Shane Mosley sounds weary. Not only he has had to dodge jabs during sparring sessions preparing for his May 7 bout against Manny Pacquiao but also because every journalist is throwing accusations in his direction that he is past his best. An old dog forgetting his old tricks. An interminable bore in his last fight [...]
Published on: 27th April, 2011
By Kevin Iole The first lesson a boxer must learn when working in a gym with Naazim Richardson is to never stop paying attention. Two of the young fighters working with Richardson at Shane Mosley’s Big Bear, Calif., training compound are guilty of violating rule No. 1. Richardson sees them laughing, talking and generally goofing [...]