TV analyst Pacquiao to scout would-be opponent

Manny Pacquiao will try to scout his would-be next opponent when the Filipino boxing icon joins the television panel for the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Sugar Shane Mosley bout on Saturday (Sunday in Manila). Pacquiao will share his insights as the third analyst for the WHO R U PICKING? megafight, which will be aired at GMA-7 at 9:30 a.m., alongside renowned sports commentator Quinito Henson and Sports Saksi Chino Trinidad. The fight will be heard on dzBB Super Radyo, Barangay LS and all RGMA stations nationwide. It will also be aired on a slightly delayed basis on cable channel Solar Sports. This was announced during the press launching of the WHO R U PICKING? Mayweather-Mosley bout at the New World Renaissance Hotel in Makati. Mosley or Mayweather could become the reigning pound-for-pound king's next opponent in another expected multi-million dollar showdown. Only last March, the expected megafight between the pride of General Santos City and the outspoken Mayweather collapsed after the American's camp demanded that Pacquiao undergo Olympic-style drug testing. Pacquiao's camp refused the proposed dope testing and the Mayweathers, despite getting clearance from the Nevada Athletic Commission that the Filipino is drug free, pulled out of the negotiating table. The renowned People's Champion found himself facing Joshua Clottey, who is a defensive-minded Ghanian fighter who refused to go head-to-head with Pacquiao. Pacquiao will get a chance to see first hand the styles of both fighters who wanted to face him inside the ring for pride and big money. The Mayweather-Mosley bout is expected to be a rapid-chess match as both are thinking fighters who always wait for every opportunity to strike. Both fighters also rely on their speed. Global fans pick Mosley over Mayweather While Mayweather was the choice of US boxing enthusiasts, Mosley was the top pick of global fight fans in a poll by Philboxing.com. In the updated polls, Mosley led by 16 percent over Mayweather in Canada, 58-42 and even had a four-point edge in Non-US countres (52-48). In the US West Coast, Mosley holds a 54-46 lead over Mayweather but the former holder of the mythical pound-for-pound title enjoys a 59-41 edge in the East Coast. Female fans are undecided between both boxers, 50-50 while their male counterparts picked Mayweather to win against Mosley (54-46). - JVP/Rey Joble, GMANews.TV