Shane Mosley confident in exploiting Manny Pacquiao's weaknesses

With less than a month left until the first mega-fight of 2011, Shane Mosley is displaying more and more confidence as each day passes. On Friday, Mosley told Boxingscene.com that he believes Pacquiao has flaws within his boxing skills and believes that he will be able to exploit those flaws, ultimately leading to a victory.

"We all have flaws, but are we able to capitalize on those flaws? With Pacquiao, he throws so many punches, he fights with so much fury. But I think I will be able to exploit them. I think it's my speed, the power, even my size, will make it easy to get to those spots."

Unfortunately for Mosley and his supporters, most Boxing pundits and fans believe that Pacquiao will dominate this fight. In fact, most of these same pundits and fans were furious over Pacquiao's decision to fight Mosley because they felt that Mosley was too old and was not a tough enough challenge for Pacquiao.

If Manny does have "flaws", I don't believe Mosley will be able to exploit them. Pacquiao is too fast for Mosley and has enough power to KO Mosley; which would be the first time anyone has ever knocked out Shane. Additionally, Manny's elite level of conditioning and experience fighting bigger fighters will allow him to weather the early rounds and assert his dominance for the rest of the fight.

Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach said on Thursday that he believed Manny would win by the 6th or 7th rounds. Despite the clear advantages for Manny, I tend to believe that Manny will win this one by a late round stoppage (like the Cotto fight) or a decision (like the Clottey and Margarito fights).

Source: http://www.examiner.com/fight-sports-in-national/shane-mosley-confident-exploiting-manny-pacquiao-s-weaknesses