Richardson confident of Mosley?s offense
By Eddie Alinea
PhilBoxing.com
Fri, 29 Apr 2011
?Sugar? Shane Mosley intends to give Manny Pacquiao a dose of his own medicine when they tear each other out for the latter?s World Boxing Organization welterweight title on May 7 (May 8 in Manila) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Mosley? trainer Naazim Richardson revealed that his ward will have just one strategy in his bid to seize Pacquiao?s 147-pound crown and that is ?start throwing punches and don?t stop.?
? The best defense is a good offense, ? Richardson quoted Mosley as saying of a tactic few fighters have employed against Pacquiao. ?Watching film of Pacquiao's previous opponents, none of them were able to match their usual punch output.?
"You have to land a lot of punches," Mosley said. "You have to land a high percentage and more every round. Before I fought (Antonio) Margarito, he was throwing like 1,000 punches, but when I fought him he only threw 500. It's all the angles and the way you move and how you turn him to where you make him not throw as many punches."
Another advantage for Mosley, according to Richardson, is power in both fists. Though Pacquiao has tangled with some heavy hitters such as Margarito, (Oscar) De La Hoya and Miguel Cotto, he's never been in the ring with someone with Mosley's pop.
"You've never been hit by Shane Mosley,' " Richardson observed. "You see, I've been hit more times by Shane Mosley than Shane Mosley has been hit. Mosley acknowledges Pacquiao as a gladiator. But it doesn't matter.?
?I have to prepare Shane Mosley for a defensive fighter with every man he faces, because if Shane hits you solid, you're going on the defensive. I don't care how much of a gladiator or how tough you were before, when Shane tags you, you'll be a defensive fighter. Pacquiao could become a defensive fighter in this fight, too."
Putting Pacquiao on his heels is easier said than done though. Only a few, in fact, believe it can be done. Many before Mosley, perhaps, planned doing it only to be foiled by the more speedier, power-punching Filipino ring icon. And in most probability, it will be the Pacman whop will do it. Again.
Mosley, indeed, has accomplished a lot in the ring. He's a former three-division champion who has defeated Oscar De La Hoya twice, the same frequency he disposed off Fernando Vargas and Antonio Margarito. In an era where ducking opponents has become a polished skill, Mosley has never shied away from a fight.
Mosley though was overwhelmed by Floyd Mayweather Jr. and was at a loss in the unorthodox style of Mora, leading many to conclude that his best days were behind him.
Not Richardson, who reminded everybody of the near upset of Erik Morales vs. Marcos Maidana and of the (Jean) Pascal-(Bernard) Hopkins fight.
?We keep counting these guys out. These aren't just old men who box. These are legendary fighters who have age on them now. There's a difference between a legendary fighter who has age and an old boxer. These aren't just men. When these guys were in their prime, they were exceptional.
"Michael Jordan could probably still come out now and make the starting five on any team in the NBA. We discount these older guys, but we forget these were special guys. When special gets old, you can still be extraordinary," Richardson said.
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