The May 7 Pacquiao-Mosley Fight

The WBO welterweight title  fight between 32 years old Manny Pacquiao and 39 years of age Shane Mosley as scheduled will push on.  By February 10, the fighters will begin their 5-city press tour, beginning in Beverly Hills, Calif., then Las Vegas, San Francisco, New York and finally, Washington.

 In just a wink of 3 hours, 16,000 Pacquiao-Mosley tickets about their May 7 fight in Las Vegas were sold, according to Top Rank Inc. which is promoting the WBO welterweight title fight.

Promoter Bob Arum couldn’t believe himself.  “Incredible, simply incredible,” he was quoted by Ringtv.com.  “I have never promoted a fight that has sold so many tickets so quickly.”

Arum remarked the lightning sales prove the drawing power of Pacquiao   The sales generated excitement as if it’s fight week already, he said.

Branded as trash, a ploy for raising money and other unholy names attached to the coming event as described by some boxing analyst, citing Pacquiao’s quick-punching ability versus an aging world titlist, doesn’t darkened Arum enthusiasm.

 The calendared May 7 Pacqiao-Mosley fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada  remaims a hot sell.


RESULT:  LAS VEGAS (AP)—Manny Pacquiao won a lopsided 12-round decision over Sugar Shane Mosley on Saturday night, retaining his WBO welterweight title with his 14th consecutive victory.

Pacquiao (54-3-2) didn’t get the knockout he wanted, but the Filipino Congressman retained his position the most dominant and exciting fighter in the sport, methodically beating Mosley (46-7-1) at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas.

  

Pacquiao knocked Mosley down with a left hook in the third round, a punch that seemed to sap Mosley’s willingness to engage. Pacquiao ran after Mosley the rest of the fight, but the former champion who has never been stopped in 18 years in the ring managed to finish the 12th round on his feet.

Pacquiao won 120-108 on one scorecard, 120-107 on a second and 119-108 on the third. The Associated Press had him winning 118-110.