Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley

LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – For tonight’s Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley fight, height and reach won’t impact results. Far before tonight’s Pacquiao vs. Mosley fight (channel and start time below), Manny Pacquiao has consistently battled news questions about whether his size impacts his action in the ring. As Freddie Roach told news last year, Paquiao’s size has never been an issue because his skill, not reach, wins fights.

In advance of the 2010 Pacquiao vs. Margarito fight, Pacquiao’s reps told news that their fighter has always outmatched his opponents with his skill, not his stats. “The bigger [his opponent] is the better it is for us” Freddie Roach told news in November. “Size doesn’t win fights, skill does and we outweigh them in that department. This will not be a difficult fight for us at all.”

And while size and reach might not win fights, Pacquiao still trains based upon his opponent’s stature. In advance of each fight, Pacquiao specifically trains with fighters who replicate his opponent’s stature – both size and reach – and delivery – both boxing pattern and strength. “In our training today we started hard against big guys, taller to give them that advantage.”

Ironically, the issue of training was one that dominated news in advance of the Mayweather vs. Mosley fight. Mayweather told news prior to his stunning defeat of Mosley one year ago that a great fighter comes from longevity with the same trainer. Mayweather said you can’t expect greatest in the ring unless you have achieved it in the training weeks with the same trainer who have learned from for year.

“My trainers have been with me for 40 fights” Mayweather said to news at the time. “I didn’t wait for the biggest fight of my career to get a new trainer…. I’m the biggest thing, because numbers don’t lie. The proof is in the pudding, I take less punishment, I land the highest percentage and I work the hardest.”

How do the two match up? Mosley stands three inches taller that Pacquiao, but his reach is seventy-four inches compared to sixty-seven. What time if the fight on tonight, what channel is the fight on tonight? The ppv broadcast starts at 9 pm ET, 6 pm PST and is viewable only on Showtime. Pacquiao comes in tonight’s fight with most recent wins against Antonio Margarito, Miguel Cotto, and Ricky Hatton. Mosley enters with a draw against Sergio Mora and loss to Mayweather.

source:http://news.lalate.com/2011/05/07