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Video: Shane Mosley Says He's Not Too Old To Beat Manny Pacquiao

Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. When eight-division king Manny Pacquiao enters the ring opposite 39-year-old three-division, five-time champion, Shane Mosley, in defense of his WBO welterweight (147 pounds) belt on May 7,...

Freddie Roach: Manny Pacquiao Will Knock Out Shane Mosley

Eight-division king Manny Pacquiao will be the first man to score a knockout against three-division, five-time titlist, Shane Mosley, when the Filipino super star defends his WBO welterweight (147 pounds) belt against Mosley on May 7, in a Showtime pay per view televised clash from the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas,...

Shane Mosley on Manny Pacquiao: 'I Could End It Quick'

Over the course of a profession that began 18 years ago on Friday, three-division, five-time titlist, Shane Mosley, has lost twice each and battled to one draw against taller fighters with piston-like jabs and solid defensive skills. But the 5-foot-9, Mosley (46-6-1, 39 knockouts) won't be facing such a rival on May 7...

Bryan Lee Vera Upsets Sergio Mora By Split-Decision

Former junior middleweight (154 pounds) champion, Sergio Mora, was cut over the left eye from a sixth-round punch, as well as over the right eye from a seventh-round clash of heads, and generally out-worked and out-punched during Friday night's super middleweight (168 pounds) non-title, split-decision, upset loss to Bryan...

Larry Merchant: Manny Pacquiao 'Could Lose' to Shane Mosley

PONTIAC, MICH. -- HBO's Larry Merchant believes eight-division king Manny Pacquiao "could lose" to three-division, five-time titlist, Shane Mosley, on May 7, in defense of his WBO welterweight (147 pounds) belt at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. Also the WBC's junior middleweight (154 pounds) champion, the...

Vernon Forrest News From the Web

04/12/12 Justice For Vernon Forrest Source: Black Athlete NEW YORK, NY ---Former two-division world champion boxer Vernon Forrest (41-3, 29 KOs) was shot and killed in an Atlanta gas station on July 25, 2009.
04/03/12 Man Found Guilty In Killing Of Boxer Source: CBS Local A Georgia jury has found a man guilty of murder in the death of former professional boxing champion Vernon Forrest.
04/02/12 Man found guilty in Atlanta of killing boxer Source: CBS - WTOC 11 A Fulton County jury has found a man guilty of murder in the death of former professional boxing champion Vernon Forrest.
03/30/12 Trial nears end for 2nd suspect in Vernon Forrest... Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution The trial of the second of three men charged in the slaying Atlanta boxing champ Vernon Forrest entered its closing phase Friday in Fulton County Superior Court.

Background on Vernon Forrest

Vernon Forrest, nicknamed "The Viper", (January 12, 1971 – July 25, 2009) was an American professional boxer who became a world champion in the welterweight and light middleweight divisions and noted for his two victories over Shane Mosley and upset losses to Ricardo Mayorga.

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