PACQUIAO VS SHANE MOSLEY

Boxing fans hoping for a Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao megafight in early 2011 will have to wait. While Mayweather's battles continue to be in the court room, Pacquiao has come to terms with his next opponent, 39-year-old Shane Mosley, whose last two fights are a loss to Mayweather last May and a draw against Sergio Mora in September.

Mosley announced on Twitter than he and Top Rank's Bob Arum had hammered all of the details out and the only thing left was to sign the papers for the May 7 bout at MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Arum told Sports Illustrated's Chris Mannix that he would've waited for Mayweather if the Grand Rapids native had given him any indication he was looking to fight. "We put it off as long as we could," Arum said. "He has been totally incommunicado. All he had to do was pick up a phone and say, 'Hey Bob, wait a week, two weeks' and we would have waited. He could have given us a signal. No one knows how to get a hold of him. The only ones who know how to get a hold of him are the police."

It was confirmed that former three time world champion Sugar Shane Mosley was picked by Arum and Pacquiao team as his next opponent on May 7, 2011. The fight will be at the Welterweight level (147 lbs) and happening at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Pacquiao made the announcement on his 32nd Birthday Party. He just recently showed the world again his ferocious punches defeating badly and bloody the Mexican Tijuana Tornado Antonio Margarito on their Nov. 13 bout. Now, Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao has eighth world title on his waits! On the other hand, Sugar Shane Mosley is a former three time world champion and no. 3 pound for pound fighter. He defeated as well Margarito via TKO on their 2009 fight but he loss on his May 2010 fight versus Floyd Mayweather Jr..

THE Greatest boxer, Manny Pacquiao will fight with a boxer United States, Shane Mosley on May 7, 2011 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Shane Mosley became the leading candidate next opponent ‘Pacman’. Previous sticking the name of Juan Manuel Marquez of Mexico and medium welterweight champion Andre Berto who is also from the United States. Certainty duel Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley is also justified promoter Bob Arum told The Associated Press. He said Shane Mosley’s lawyers had received a bid for the title match for the middle class 12-round WBO in a duel.

Bob Arum said Manny Pacquiao chose Shane Mosley for 39-year-old boxer is considered the most ready for the challenge than Juan Manuel Marquez or Andre Berto. “He (Shane Mosley) became the most recognizable names and this will be a difficult fight for him (Manny Pacquiao),” said Bob Arum who has met with Manny Pacquiao in the Philippines, last week.

“People say, ‘why he did not fight with Afro-American boxers?” added Bob Arum was quoted as Yahoosport, Wednesday, December 22, 2010. Earlier, Manny Pacquiao indeed had time to mess around with plans fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. However, this hot duel plan always fails in the negotiation.

Mosley (46-6-1, 39 KOs) landing the Pacquiao fight wasn't unexpected. If not for a bout with Mayweather, many boxing fans asked for a third fight between Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez. Welterweight titlist Andre Berto also was considered.

Manny Pacquiao (52-3-2, 38 KOs) became the most popular boxer in the world today. Boxer 32 years who is now a member of this board has won eight titles in eight different classes after the last win coir WBC light middle of the hand of Antonio Margarito.