Donaire vs. Montiel in One Explosive Fight

One explosive fight is set to detonate on February 19, Saturday, with two of the best and among the top 10 pound for pound fighters in boxing today. The first Las Vegas world title of 2011 will feature Mexican WBC Bantanweight Champion Fernando “Cochulito” Montiel defending his title against two-division world champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire. The latest Philippines-Mexico rivalry will be held on Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on Saturday February 19. It is promoted by Top Rank and Zanfer Promotions. The Donaire-Montiel fight will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark starting 9:45 pm ET/PT. The event will open up with NABO/NABA/WBC Continental Americas welterweight champ Mike Jones defending his titles against top contender Jesus Soto-Karass in a rematch of their battle which took place on last year under the Pacquiao-Margarito fight.

MGM booking reports a Donaire betting favorite with Donaire at -220 over Montiel who is +180. Tickets remaining are priced at $250, $125, $50 and $25, exclusive of applicable service charges and can be purchased at all Ticketmaster locations. To reserve and charge by phone thru major credit cards, call Mandalay Bay at (877) 632-7400 or Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Reservations can also be made online at www.mandalaybay.com or www.ticketmaster.com.

Bob Arum, Hall of Fame promoter and Top Rank CEO said "Eighteen years ago I promoted a fight with two 108-pound world champions which was one of the greatest events I ever promoted — Michael Carbajal vs. Humberto Gonzalez at the Las Vegas Hilton. It proved to everyone that dynamite can come in all size of packages.Montiel vs. Donaire at Mandalay Bay on February 19 will feature a matchup between two hard-punching bantamweights that is every bit as explosive as Carbajal-Gonzalez. It’s a can’t- miss fight and the fans will be assured of seeing a dynamite event."

“Fernando Montiel is the best fighter I have ever faced and certainly the toughest challenge of my professional career. It’s going to be a battle of strength and will. I’m leaving nothing to chance in training and when the final bell rings on February 19, the Philippines will have another mark in the victory column against Mexico.”Nonito Donaire spoke about the upcoming fight.

“It is a very important fight for me and a great opportunity to prove that I am one of the best fighters in the world. I expect a tough fight, but I also expect to win” said Montiel.

Montiel (43-2-2, 33 KOs), from Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico, is among the four mexican fighters to win world titles in three different weight divisions, joining Hall of Famer-elect Julio César Chávez and future Hall of Fame inductees Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera. Undefeated since 2006, eight of Montiel’s last ten victories (eight were world title fights) have been by stoppage.

Donaire (25-1, 17 KOs), hailing from the same city that gave us pound for pound king and 8-division world champion Manny Pacquiao, General Santos City, Philippines, now living in the Bay Area of San Leandro, California, is a consensus top-10 pound for pound fighter. He enters this fight riding a nine-year, 24-fight winning streak, including an IBF/IBO flyweight title knockout victory of defending champion Vic Darchinyan, and a fourth-round stoppage of former WBA bantamweight champion Wladimir Sidorenko in his last fight on December 4. Nine of Donaire’s last 10 victories have come by way of knockout.

Will Mosley Retire After the Pacquiao Fight?

We all know Shane Mosley will be getting a huge payday for his fight against pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao. He is likely to rake in as much as $7 million or more. Those money are huge amount of money anyone can enjoy comfortably in retirement. A lot of boxing fans are speculating Mosley retiring after the mega bout. We certainly couldn't blame Mosley who's turning 40 next September this year. Probably after taking a beating from Pacquiao and considering his two recent dreadful fights he might just throw the towel off his boxing career.

However, Sugar Shane Mosley has explicity announced he doesn’t plan on retiring after the Pacquiao bout, and says he’s going to keep on fighting afterwards.
In an interview article at abs-cbn news, Mosley said “This will not be my last fight. I want to prove to people I still have it. It’s going to be a war because styles make fights. Manny has speed and power. I have speed and power. It’s going to be a real test of the mind. With the way we both fight, it will surely end in a knockout.”

Mosley may not realize yet how awful his recent perfomances were. if his one-sided loss to Mayweather Jr. and the controversial 12 round draw against a non-champion Sergio Mora are not enough hint for him, Perhaps a terrible beating from Manny Pacquiao should knock his head off and do the trick. He should take his time off after the Pacquiao bout and reconsider his plans whether to retire or continue boxing.

Manny Pacquiao: WBC's Fighter of the Decade

WBC chief Jose Sulaiman announced from the it’s headquarters in Mexico City that Manny Pacquiao was voted by the World Boxing Council (WBC) as its Fighter of the Decade (2001-2010), beating out Oscar De La Hoya and a few other names for the much coveted award.

The 32-year old pound-for-pound king won several championship belts under WBC aside from numerous titles from other boxing sanctioning bodies. Pacquiao briefly held the WBC super-featherweight and lightweight titles and just recently added the super-welterweight title to his growing collection after also winning titles at flyweight (WBC), super-bantam (IBF), feather (The Ring magazine), super-lightweight (IBF) and welter (WBO).

Having been given similar distinctions by the Boxing Writers Association of America and The Ring magazine for the same feat, WBC's Fighter of the Decade award will only add more luster to Pacquiao’s already proud and popular name.

Pacquiao is currently on vacation in Tokyo and Australia for the holiday with his family and is scheduled to return to the ring on May 7 against Shane Mosley at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

A 9-1 favorite against Mosley, Pacquiao plans to go on board on an eight-week training camp for what they described as “a very tough fight” considering Mosley’s durability and experience.

Trainer Freddie Roach also said that he is willing to camp out in Baguio City Philippines once again initially for four weeks and spend the next four at the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood.

Welcome to Pacquiao vs. Mosley Live

As the Pacquiao vs. Mosley fight became official, which is scheduled to happen on May 7 this year at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, we are also officially opening up this site. Pacquiao vs. Mosley Live will not only try to provide you with links to live coverage of the actual fight, but will try to provide you fresh news and updates about the upcoming mega fight between Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao and Sugar Shane Mosley.