Mosley: It Looks Like I'll Be Fighting Pacquiao on April 16

[Gamer]

c/p posted by TMZ - "Sugar" Shane Mosley is giving strong signs he'll get in the ring with Manny Pacquiao for the title fight on April 16.

"I'm the next one in line. The first is Mayweather, but he has a lot of things that he's dealing with right now so he can't do it, so I'm the next one in line. It probably looks like I'll be fighting Manny on April 16th. I'm excited that Manny would give me the opportunity. I'm excited that [Top Rank CEO] Bob Arum and [Pacquiao's] manager, who I think is [Michael] Koncz or whatever his name is, would give me the opportunity. I believe it's going to go down and I think in Vegas at the MGM Grand.

"Manny is just a busy fighter and has a little bit of power. They have all of these different sayings about him doing something but he's never tested positive for anything. He's up and up and he's fighting hard and he gives 100%. He's a true warrior. I love getting in the ring with guys who like to fight, because I like to fight."

Shane seems pretty confident he'll be the challenger, now that Floyd Mayweather appears unwilling to step up.

Mosley said he thinks the fight will go down at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Place your bets!

[The Cobra]

Maybe Shane figures he`s next in line because of his stellar performance vs PBF---HAHAHA. Shane wants the fight for the money and will talk it up for that reason. I don`t see this one happening.

[jriver309]

c/p posted by TMZ - "Sugar" Shane Mosley is giving strong signs he'll get in the ring with Manny Pacquiao for the title fight on April 16.

"I'm the next one in line. The first is Mayweather, but he has a lot of things that he's dealing with right now so he can't do it, so I'm the next one in line. It probably looks like I'll be fighting Manny on April 16th. I'm excited that Manny would give me the opportunity. I'm excited that [Top Rank CEO] Bob Arum and [Pacquiao's] manager, who I think is [Michael] Koncz or whatever his name is, would give me the opportunity. I believe it's going to go down and I think in Vegas at the MGM Grand.

"Manny is just a busy fighter and has a little bit of power. They have all of these different sayings about him doing something but he's never tested positive for anything. He's up and up and he's fighting hard and he gives 100%. He's a true warrior. I love getting in the ring with guys who like to fight, because I like to fight."

Shane seems pretty confident he'll be the challenger, now that Floyd Mayweather appears unwilling to step up.

Mosley said he thinks the fight will go down at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Place your bets!



This is the fight I have wanted to happen, Mosley has the fighting style with very quick hands that I think will give Manny a really good test. Yes Mosley is older now and his last couple of fights were snoozefests but with Manny he is gonna have a guy who will come forward and exchange as well as a excellant counter puncher, Mosley has always been a great counter puncher and is naturally very strong. So styles make great fights and this one could be that just depending on how much of his former skills Mosley can revive.

[jessbernal59]

He's very eager and force himself to fight Pacman because of popularity and money.:tape::tape::tape:

[KIDWCKED]

He's very eager and force himself to fight Pacman because of popularity and money.:tape::tape::tape:

Is Mosley really that popular as of lately??Hmmm.Lets hope money and popularity don't come into play for Manny's next fight.Jmo amigo..Salud.

[gumby]

mosley was good 10 years ago...fight will be boring

[KIDWCKED]

mosley was good 10 years ago...fight will be boring

Its not a fight that should be happening..Manny Pacquaio's next bout must be against Floyd Mayweather.Tonnes of money tonnes of popularity and the two best PFP boxers in the world facing each other.Thats what we need to see,and nothing else but..Jmo..Peace.

[jessbernal59]

mosley was good 10 years ago...fight will be boring
It's true!...You got of what i mean!...Mosley wants to take Pacman to a better fight and to promote himself again into a popularity coz after 10 years in boxing hes nothing in the eyes of fans... because of age...Hasta la vista mi amigo!.

[jessbernal59]

Its not a fight that should be happening..Manny Pacquaio's next bout must be against Floyd Mayweather.Tonnes of money tonnes of popularity and the two best PFP boxers in the world facing each other.Thats what we need to see,and nothing else but..Jmo..Peace.
I want them to see both who is the real warriors, and we know all, that's a good fight among fighters. Problems!... Mayweather he doesn't want to fight Pacman a lot of alibi, maybe he scared.:tape::tape::tape:

[KIDWCKED]

[QUOTE=jessbernal59;256175]I want them to see both who is the real warriors, and we know all, that's a good fight among fighters. Problems!... Mayweather he doesn't want to fight Pacman a lot of alibi, maybe he scared.:tape::tape::tape:[/QUOTE

PBF has all the skills and popularity to meet Pacquiao's demands..Me thinks he's waiting for the biggest payday in boxing history..Lets hope he makes the right decision before it's to late..

[jessbernal59]

No comento Senior....Buenas Noches...Adios mi amego.:iagree::iagree::iagree:

[KIDWCKED]

No comento Senior....Buenas Noches...Adios mi amego.:iagree::iagree::iagree:

hasta mananaor jessbernal59..:D

[turn2stone]

im surprised golden boy has come to the table for this. figured arum would do his damndest to keep pacquiao's opponent in-house, like pacquaio-margarito.

[KIDWCKED]

im surprised golden boy has come to the table for this. figured arum would do his damndest to keep pacquiao's opponent in-house, like pacquaio-margarito.

Well that seems like where the dough is for Arum and he knows it too..Hopefully someone from goldenboy promotions and Mayweather productions steps up to the plate and actually fights Manny Pacquaio!!

[turn2stone]

they gotta pulled richard schaefer and bob arum out of the meetings. way too much bad blood. not even sure $$ can solve that pissing match.

[Gamer]

Actually the last I heard is that don king is the one to make the mayweather fight happen.Thats if pbf does not end up in jail.

[rokko]

i dont think we will ever see pbf fight for a long time. too many legal problems. he is basiclly self destructing

[Yogi]

Maybe Pacquiao can fight Mosley as a warm up fight before he fights Juan Manuel Marquez. :innocent:

[The Cobra]

Actually the last I heard is that don king is the one to make the mayweather fight happen.Thats if pbf does not end up in jail.

And there we have it----at least in my humble opinion. For now anyway PBF in neck deep in legal problems and like Ramon just said...if he doesn`t end up in the slammer it will be Don King who sets up this fight, if it`s ever to happen. Don`t look for anything to happen kids before the financial end of PBF`s problems are behind him---he may be fighting for free otherwise.

[rudee]

I don't know who would pay $55 to see Mosley at 40 years of age and getting knocked silly by Mayweather... and a draw against a club fighter after that...
I just dont see it happening... I doubt the Philipinos would pay to see it.
Does not excite me at all...
Lets do Berto instead.
Styles does not come into play with the Mosley matchup.... Shane is a shot fighter... wonderful guy.... but is getting a bit punchy...
As the gent said... maybe 10 or even 6 years ago.. yes. not now...
Will not draw.

[turn2stone]

I don't know who would pay $55 to see Mosley at 40 years of age and getting knocked silly by Mayweather... and a draw against a club fighter after that...
I just dont see it happening... I doubt the Philipinos would pay to see it.
Does not excite me at all...
Lets do Berto instead.
Styles does not come into play with the Mosley matchup.... Shane is a shot fighter... wonderful guy.... but is getting a bit punchy...
As the gent said... maybe 10 or even 6 years ago.. yes. not now...
Will not draw.

sugar shane could be 50 yrs old and he'd still fill more seats than berto. not fair, but it's true. it's not hardcore fans that these fights get sold to, it's the general sports fan who don't have a clue mosley is yester-years news. pacquiao's people, top rank, will use it as a measuring stick as to "who beat mosley worse".

[rudee]

Ha ha ha.... yep.. yer right... who beat Mosley worse is right... so what will happen??? Manny will try to take him out in 2...
Poor Shane... he will hafta count his dough in the hospital...
Hope he dont end up fighting at 48 like Hopkins.
But Shane does need the dough,,, his ex took him to the cleaners.

[Fibroso]

Ha ha ha.... yep.. yer right... who beat Mosley worse is right... so what will happen??? Manny will try to take him out in 2...
Poor Shane... he will hafta count his dough in the hospital...
Hope he dont end up fighting at 48 like Hopkins.
But Shane does need the dough,,, his ex took him to the cleaners.


I don't know who would pay $55 to see Mosley at 40 years of age and getting knocked silly by Mayweather... and a draw against a club fighter after that...
I just dont see it happening... I doubt the Philipinos would pay to see it.
Does not excite me at all...
Lets do Berto instead.
Styles does not come into play with the Mosley matchup.... Shane is a shot fighter... wonderful guy.... but is getting a bit punchy...
As the gent said... maybe 10 or even 6 years ago.. yes. not now...
Will not draw.
Rudeee, did you see Margarito on his knees? Don't count out the mature boxers, if they go up there is because they can. Manny could not put him there, don't tell me he did't try!!!!!! :tape:

[rudee]

I know Fibroso... i agree withya,,, but look at what happen to Margarito.... I am sure he got some kinda brain damage... Cotto hit him with bricks,,, Shane knocked him out... took 12 rounds of horrific beating from Manny...
My point is,,,, even if Shane does NOT get knocked out... which he will.
He will take a terrible beating from Manny.
Que no?
And he is 40 years old to boot! Didnt you see Shane's last fight with that
club fighter? Couldnt knock him out... and it was a draw.
I really don't think the bout will come off,,, hope not for Shane's health.
But as i said,,, he does need the dough badly.
I just don't think it would draw Fibroso. Would you shell out $55 to see it?
I guess thats the bottom line. right?

[KIDWCKED]

Maybe Pacquiao can fight Mosley as a warm up fight before he fights Juan Manuel Marquez. :innocent:

Why Marquez??He is old news and a lightweight to boot.Not sure at all if it would be ppv worhty..If it's a go i will take Pacquaio in the first 3 seconds of the first round..Jmo salud!

[Yogi]

Why Marquez??He is old news and a lightweight to boot.Not sure at all if it would be ppv worhty..If it's a go i will take Pacquaio in the first 3 seconds of the first round..Jmo salud!

Well this was kinda like a joke, because I don't see a fight with Mosley being any good. At best I see this just being a sparring match for Manny. Yes this will be a measuring stick for Manny to see who beat Mosley worse (Manny or Mayweather), but I don't see this being an exciting fight at all. Manny is going to through punches in bunches and Mosley is going to block them with his face and body. Yea, Manny might get a KO or a TKO, but I don't see this fight even being close enough to give the fans a thrill.

As far as Marquez goes, on almost every poll I have seen online asking who they would like to see Manny fight next, almost everyone has Mayweather as number 1 and Marquez as Number 2. Mosley, Berto, and Martinez are battling it out for the next 3 spots.

Personally, I think for Manny's size and the competition, I think the best weight class for Manny to be fighting in would be as a Junior Welterweight, but that will never happen because of Amir Khan.

[rudee]

Well said Yogi...
Manny has gotten much bigger than Marquez now.. plus Marquez is 39 or close to it... times have changed.
Manny has to go up in weight or stay where he is at...
Mayweather would be the logical opponent... but lets not forget....
Mayweather came in around 160 against Marquez... almost killed the little guy.
He really should be fighting Martinez.
Would really be tough for me to pick a winner in a Manny vs Mayweather match.
Its the size that bothers me.

[KIDWCKED]

Well this was kinda like a joke, because I don't see a fight with Mosley being any good. At best I see this just being a sparring match for Manny. Yes this will be a measuring stick for Manny to see who beat Mosley worse (Manny or Mayweather), but I don't see this being an exciting fight at all. Manny is going to through punches in bunches and Mosley is going to block them with his face and body. Yea, Manny might get a KO or a TKO, but I don't see this fight even being close enough to give the fans a thrill.

As far as Marquez goes, on almost every poll I have seen online asking who they would like to see Manny fight next, almost everyone has Mayweather as number 1 and Marquez as Number 2. Mosley, Berto, and Martinez are battling it out for the next 3 spots.

Personally, I think for Manny's size and the competition, I think the best weight class for Manny to be fighting in would be as a Junior Welterweight, but that will never happen because of Amir Khan.

Mayweather vs Pacquiao is the big draw.Not Mosley or Marquez or any other re-matches.May the real PFP best in the world pls stand up
:noidea:

[The Cobra]

Mayweather vs Pacquiao is the big draw.Not Mosley or Marquez or any other re-matches.May the real PFP best in the world pls stand up
:noidea:

LMAO-------first thing you have to have before you can stand up----is a spine..... that leaves PBF out in the cold.