Shane Mosley knows victory over Manny Pacquiao in the early hours of Sunday morning would be the biggest of his career.
The 39-year-old is a world champion in three weight divisions, with two wins over Oscar de la Hoya chief among them, but at this stage of his career winning the WBO welterweight title would top the lot. Live on Sky Sports Live Big Time Boxing Manny Pacquiao v Shane Mosley May 8, 2011 2:00am
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But in Pacquiao he faces an opponent riding the crest of a wave that has seen him dominate the sport from 130 to 154lbs in recent years.
Mosley has yet to be stopped in his career but last year’s defeat to Floyd Mayweather suggested this could be a step too far for ‘Sugar’, whose only bout since was a disappointing draw with Sergio Mora last September.
It means Mosley will enter the ring at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas a huge underdog against Pacquiao.
“That would be the best victory at this time,” he said. “If I fight Pacquiao and beat him there will probably be another one because people won’t believe me.”
However, he believes Pacquiao is a more suitable opponent than Mayweather was.
“Mayweather doesn’t throw a lot of punches, but he throws them at the right time,” he added. “Manny throws more punches and he throws them at any time. That style I believe is going to be more suitable to me.
“A lot of the times people count me out, I tend to become victorious. So, maybe it’s not a good idea to count me out.”
