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Pacquiao aiming to outgun Mayweather against Mosley

ESPN staff
April 7, 2011
Floyd Mayweather outpointed Shane Mosley when the two met in 2010 © Getty Images
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Manny Pacquiao will have one eye on Floyd Mayweather Jnr when he takes on Shane Mosley on May 7, according to trainer Freddie Roach.

Mayweather outpointed Mosley when the two met last year and, although he was good value for the victory, Mosley caused the odd problem in the early rounds.

Now Pacquiao is aiming to go one better than his rival by becoming the first person to stop Mosley. "I'd say he'll stop him in six, seven rounds," Roach told ring.tv. "That's the prize, to be the first to stop him, to show the world how much better we are than anyone else. That's our goal."

Although Pacquiao is regarded as the sport's pound-for-pound king, Roach believes he would benefit from adding a more ruthless side to his personality. "He's a compassionate person," said Roach. "He ends up liking his opponents as time goes on. He feels sorry for them."

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