Moments ago, in front of a sold-out crowd at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao proved once again why he's considered to be the most dominant fighter in the world, defeating three-division world champion "Sugar" Shane Mosley via unanimous decision in a performance that simply looked easy. Mosley was in the fight for the two rounds until a patented Pacquiao left hand down the middle floored the future Hall of Famer in the third. After that, Pacquiao had his way as he simply cruised through eacy round using his superious hand speed and angles. Relive all the action in FightHype's in-depth round-by-round results.
PREFIGHT
WOW! This crowd is ELECTRIC. If you haven't seen the This Is Boxing video that Top Rank shows just prior to the main event, it's a MUST SEE! Michael Jackson's BAD begins to play as a montage of Mosley's highlights are aired. LL Cool J leads Mosley to the ring as he performs Mama Said Knock You Out. Now AC/DC's Thunderstruck begins to play as they show a montage of Manny Pacquiao's highlights. Manny Pacquiao is lead out by Survivor's lead singer Jimi Jamison as Eye of the Tiger begins to play. This is nuts. The crowd is pumped. "Live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas....iiiiIIIIIITTTTT'S SHOWTIME"
ROUND 1
Both men circling. Pacquiao lands a jab to the body. Both men being cautious. Another jab to the body lands for Pacquiao. Jab upstairs lands for Pacquiao. Quick left down the middle lands for Pacquiao. Mosley misses with an uppercut. Right hand from Mosley falls short. Pacquiao rakes him with a right hook. Short left hook lands for Mosley. HARD right to the body lands for Mosley. Left hook lands for Mosley. Tactical battle so far. Jab lands for Pacquiao. HARD right down the middle lands for Mosley. Another right to the body lands for Mosley. Pacquiao misses with a wild left hook. Tit for tat. Very close round, but I give it to Mosley for landing the more telling shots.
Pacquiao 9 Mosley 10
ROUND 2
Pacquiao fires a left to the body. They trade jabs. Another left to the body lands for Pacquiao. Right hook lands for Pacquiao. Stiff jab lands for Pacquiao, who's turning up the pace. Right to the body lands for Mosley. Pacquiao lands a left to the body of his own. Right hand from Mosley is blocked by Pacquiao. Another left to the body and a 1-2 lands for Pacquiao. They clash heads. Mosley on the retreat. Pacquiao walking him down. Nice right hand lands for Pacquiao and Mosley's legs wobble momentarily. Round to Pacquiao.
Pacquiao 19 Mosley 19
ROUND 3
Left hook lands for Mosley to start the round. Pacquiao lands a left. Nice right lands for Mosley upstairs. Pacquiao rakes him with another right hook. They clinch. 1-2 lands for Pacquiao. HUGE left hand lands for Pacquiao and Mosley is down. WOW! WOW! Mosley is up and takes the count. Pacquiao jumps on him. Mosley ties him up. HARD left hand lands for Pacquiao. Mosley retreats. Another right hand lands for Pacquiao. Wow! Pacquiao letting his hands go and landing from all angles. Mosley ties him up. BIG round for Pacquiao.
Pacquiao 29 Mosley 27
ROUND 4
Left to the body lands for Pacquiao. Mosley flinching a lot. Right to the body lands for Pacquiao. Quick 1-2 lands for Pacquiao. Mosley slips to the canvas. Another right to the body lands for Pacquiao. HARD left hand down the middle lands for Pacquiao. Mosley sneaks in a right. Right to the body from Mosley is partially blocked. Pacquiao lands a right upstairs. Pacquiao starting to have his way in there; just toying with Shane a bit. Left hook lands for Mosley. Pacquiao lands his own left. Round to Pacquiao.
Pacquiao 39 Mosley 36
ROUND 5
Right hand lands for Pacquiao followed by a left. Mosley looks confused by the speed and movement. Pacquiao digs a right to the body and a left upstairs. Mosley not doing much of anything. Now Mosley lands a couple of right hands to the body of Pacquiao. Pacquiao just shakes his head. Right hand lands for Pacquiao. Mosley lands a left. Pacquiao has some bad intentions on his punches. Right hook lands for Pacquiao. Round to Pacquiao.
Pacquiao 49 Mosley 45
ROUND 6
Left hand down the middle lands for Pacquiao. Mosley just retreating and flicking his jab. Pacquiao rakes him with another quick combo. HARD body shot from Pacquiao has Mosley taking a deep breath. Short left lands for Pacquiao. Another quick left lands for Pacquiao. Mosley lands a jab. Some boos can be heard from the crowd. HARD right hand lands for Pacquiao. Nice right hand lands for Mosley and a left. Jab lands for Mosley. Round to Pacquiao.
Pacquiao 59 Mosley 54
ROUND 7
Mosley lands a jab. Pacquiao just smirks at him. Pacquiao walking him down. Mosley circling. More boos from the crowd. Another body shot from Pacquiao has Shane doubling over for a second. Another clash of heads. Uppercut lands for Pacquiao. Mosley lands a right to the body. Pacquiao answers with a 1-2 that backs him up. Right and a left lands for Pacquiao. Another right and a HARD uppercut lands for Pacquiao. They trade jabs. 1-2 lands for Pacquiao. Easy round for Pacquiao. More boos from the crowd.
Pacquiao 69 Mosley 63
ROUND 8
More boos from the crowd as both fighters just circle. Quick 1-2 lands for Pacquiao. Mosley lands a right and a nice uppercut. Another right hand down the middle lands for Mosley. Pacquiao backs him up with his jab. Mosley digs a 1-2 to the body. Uppercut lands for Pacquiao. Quick left lands for Pacquiao. Nice left hook lands for Mosley. Mosley lands a right hand. Pacquiao walks through it and lands a 1-2. Better round for Mosley. Close round, but I still give it to the champ.
Pacquiao 79 Mosley 72
ROUND 9
Jab lands for Mosley. Pacquiao misses with wild hook. More boos from the crowd as not much action from either guy. Pacquiao digs a 1-2 to the body. Another clash of heads. Right hook from Pacquiao rakes Mosley. Mosley lands a stif jab. Quick combo from Pacquiao backs Mosley up. They trade jabs. Nice left hook to the body lands for Pacquiao. Counter left hook lands for Mosley. Right to the body lands for Mosley. Pacquiao catches him with a right. BIG left hand from Pacquiao rocks Mosley's head back. Round to Pacquiao.
Pacquiao 89 Mosley 81
ROUND 10
Stiff jab lands for Mosley. Pacquiao cracks him with a righ thand upstairs. They trade jabs. Right hand from Pacquiao backs Mosley up. BIG left hand from Pacquiao lands upstairs. Mosley lands a right hand. Mosley pushes Pacquiao to the canvas and they call it a knockdown. The crowd boos intensley. Pacquiao just laughs and turns up the presure. BIG left hand lands for Mosley and he looks rockes. Pacquiao lands two more left hands and Mosley holds on. MOsley on th retreat. End of round. Wow. I can't even give that round to Mosley.
Pacquiao 99 Mosley 90
ROUND 11
Pacquiao looks pised about that knockdown. The crowd erupts. HARD left hand lands for Pacquiao and Mosley si rocked. Mosley holds on. 1-2 lands for Pacquiao. ANOTHER HUGE left lands for Pacquiao. Mosley holds on. Right hook lands for Pacuqiao. Mosley holds on. Mosley loks tired; ready to go. HARD 1-2 lands for Pacqiuao. Mosley catches him with a right. They clash heads. Another HARD left hand down the middle lands for Pacquiao and MOosley holds on to the ropes. Right to the body lands for Pacquiao. Deep breath from Mosley. Nice combo lands for Pacquiao. Mosley on his bike. Round to Pacquiao.
Pacquiao 109 Mosley 99
ROUND 12
WOW! People are actually walking out of the stands; not even staying around for the final round. Wow. Mosley on the retreat. Pacquiao rakes him with a left hook. Right hook lands for Pacquiao. Mosley unloads some sloppy punches to the body of Pacquiao and Pacquiao literally just laughs at him. Jab lands for Mosley. Pacquiao lands a 1-2. Mosley holds on. More boos from the crowd. Left hand down the middle lands for Pacquiao. Short left hook lands for Pacquiao on the inside. Another left hand down the middle lands for Pacquiao. HARD 1-2 lands for Pacquiao. All Manny Pacquiao as Mosley just looking to make it to the final bell. Right hook lands for Pacquiao. They trade jabs. That's it. Easy work for Manny Pacquiao and the crowd boos.
Pacquiao 119 Mosley 108
Official judges scorecards: 119-108, 120-108, 120-107
THE WINNER BY WAY OF UNANIMOUS DECISION...MANNY PACQUIAO
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