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Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. When eight-division king Manny Pacquiao enters the ring opposite 39-year-old three-division, five-time champion, Shane Mosley, in defense of his WBO welterweight (147 pounds) belt on May 7, in a Top Rank Promotions, Showtime pay per view televised clash, the 32-year-old champion won't be with a man who is past his prime, according to Mosley.
Pacquiao is coming off of November's unanimous decision over Antonio Margarito (38-7, 27 knockouts) that earned him the WBC's vacant junior middleweight (154 pounds) belt, which he has since vacated, but Mosley stopped Margarito in the ninth round in January of 2009.
Call his critics "Crazy," Mosley (46-6-1, 39 KOs) believes that he is not too old to end the run by Pacquiao (52-3-2, 38 KOs) of 13 straight victories that includes eight knockouts during that span.
Other than present WBA junior middleweight king Miguel Cotto (35-2, 28 KOs) and six-time titlist Floyd Mayweather (41-0, 25 KOs), who decisioned Mosley, respectively, for the WBA welterweight crown in November of 2007, and, in a May of 2010 non-title bout, Mosley's only troubles have come against taller boxers with good defensive skills.
Mosley was unbeaten before twice losing his WBC welterweight belt to the late, 6-foot tall, Vernon Forrest (41-3, 29 KOs) in January and July of 2002, and, also suffered back-to-back decision losses in March and November of 2004 to the nearly 5-11 southpaw Winky Wright (51-5-1, 25 KOs) when Mosley was dethroned as WBA and WBC junior middleweight champ.
In September, Mosley battled to a junior middleweight draw with 6-foot, ex-champion Sergio Mora (21-2-2, six KOs), a man who has split bouts with Forrest, who floored Mosley for the only time in the latter's career in their initial fight.
Prior to facing Mora, against whom many observers felt that Mosley looked old, he staggered Mayweather and appeared to be on the verge of a knockout during their battle in May, only to lose a lopsided decision.
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