marianreviera: Naazim Richardson: Shane Mosley Will 'Smash' Manny Pacquiao

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Naazim Richardson: Shane Mosley Will 'Smash' Manny Pacquiao

Filed under: WBA, WBC, WBO, Golden Boy Promotions, Boxing Rumors, HBO, Top Rank Promotions

The trainer of three-division, five-time titlist, Shane Mosley, told Chris Robinson of The Examiner.com, that Mosley will "smash" eight-division champion, Manny Pacquiao, when the two fighters meet for Pacquiao's WBO welterweight (147 pounds) crown on May 7 at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas.

The 32-year-old Pacquiao (52-3-2, 38 knockouts) has not lost since March of 2005, a run of 13 straight fights that include eight knockouts. On Nov. 13, Pacquiao routed Antonio Margarito (38-7, 27 KOs) by unanimous decision for the vacant WBC junior middleweight (154 pounds) belt at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium.

The 39-year-old Mosley (46-6-1, 39 KOs) was dominated by unanimous decision against six-time champion, Floyd Mayweather (41-0, 25 KOs) in May of 2009, and is coming off of September's junior middleweight split-decision draw with light-hitting, ex-champion, Sergio Mora (21-1-1, six KOs).

"Shane's got a chance to shock the world. You don't get these opportunities. Very seldom do you get these opportunities. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity," trainer Naazim Richardson told Robinson. "This is a once in a lifetime opportunity, and even surpasses the Mayweather opportunity. Shane has to rise to the occasion."