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Over the course of a profession that began 18 years ago on Friday, three-division, five-time titlist, Shane Mosley, has lost twice each and battled to one draw against taller fighters with piston-like jabs and solid defensive skills.
But the 5-foot-9, Mosley (46-6-1, 39 knockouts) won't be facing such a rival on May 7 at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, when the 39-year-old attempts to take the WBO welterweight (147 pounds) belt from the nearly 5-7, 32-year-old eight-division titlist Manny Pacquiao (52-3-2, 38 KOs) in a Showtime pay per view televised, Top Rank Promotions clash.
"I don't think that it's going to go the distance. I don't think that this is the type of fight that is going to go the distance. I could end it quick. I'm not a betting man. I don't like to bet. But I'm definitely sure that I won't be on the losing end of the stick," said Mosley.
"I think that it should be somewhat even, because there's two fighters, and we're even. We're two, similar types of fighters," said Mosley. "We like to battle, and we like to get into great fights. He's a little smaller than me, but he throws punches probably a little more rapidly than I do. My punches are a little bit heavier."
Mosley made his observations and his proclamations during Thursday's jam-packed, standing-room-only press conference at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Calif., where he and Pacquiao were mobbed by some 300 or so media members in Los Angeles.
Their appearance is part in the first stop of a four-city, promotional tour sponsored that will include Las Vegas, New York, and, Washington, D.C., respectively, on Saturday, Monday, and, Tuesday, and Mosley is soaking up the atmosphere as he enters the twilight of his illustrious career.
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Source: http://boxing.fanhouse.com/2011/02/10/shane-mosley-on-manny-pacquiao-i-could-end-it-quick/
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