The entire nation joins together to celebrate the victory of Manny Pacquiao over his fight with Sugar Shane Mosley but most celebrators quickly turned sour in the lack of action in the match. Many fans were disappointed including the Pacman himself.
Although it was a sweeping victory for the People’s Champ, many booed the fight stating that it was not worth the money they had paid for as they expect to see a livelier action. Manny’s fight always promises a hard-pressed action but this match with Mosley bore the audience out of their wits. It has been labelled as Manny’s worst match-up ever. Mosley is noted to be a hesitant opponent fearing the contact of Manny’s powerful jabs. Other predicted that it was just a valiant effort in his part to remain standing all through out the 12 rounds so he avoids being hit as much as possible. His stalling did not please the audience.
The score card presents the score of 119-108, 120-108 and 120-107 in favor of the 8-division champion from the Philippines. Despite his score, Manny was not contented with his fight. Unknown to many, he had suffered leg cramps that prevents him from moving swiftly and land a jab at Mosley. Mosley had been running around in circles making it difficult for Manny to reach him with his punches. He had suffered the cramps starting from the 4th round after he had downed Mosley in the third round.
“I asked them to press my leg because it really hurts. In the last 3 rounds, it felt better,” he said.
Another event that disappointed Manny is the questionable “knock-out” that he decided after he was caught off balance in the 10th round. His felt after Mosley deliberately give him a shove and he has to make up for the lost points after that. After the fight, Referee Kenny Bayless apologize to Manny for ruling the fall in favour of Mosley.
‚ÄúEven if you didn’t get hit that’s still a knockdown. It’s already recorded in the scorecards,‚Äù said Pacquiao. ‚ÄúThat’s why I got mad. I had to recover on points.‚Äù
The ensuing round became heated as Manny strikes back with vengeance. But Mosley remains elusive. Despite of Manny taunting him to strike, he remained out of reach and the action was totally not delivered. Mosley had felt the power of the Pacman and yellow-bellied his way through the 12th round. Still, fans are expecting that maybe next time, Top Rank would provide a better match for Manny. One who is sure to entertain fans with action and not just “bromance.”
