"Pacman" More Light 2 Pound

Manny Pacquiao weighs two pounds lighter than an American challenger, Shane Mosley, in the event weigh loss. Pride boxer Southeast Asia in general and the Philippines in particular, has a weight of 145 pounds, while Mosley, 147 pounds.

When the body weights at the MGM Grand Hotel Garden Arena, the U.S., which was witnessed around the 6.5000 support, Pacquiao gets applause. Boxer with a record of 52-3-2 (38 KOs) will risk his reputation against Mosley, 46-6-1 (39 KOs), in a duel struggle WBO welterweight title on Saturday (7/5/11) night or Sunday (8 / 5 / 11) morning GMT.

Both boxers were both smiling in front of the photographer taking a photo session at the event ahead of the game, then they embraced each other.

"I feel very amazed ahead of the game," said Mosley, 39-year-old veteran boxer and champion three different classes. "The whole world was watching the match later. This is very great."

Pacquiao, 10-time world champion in eight classes, favored to win the match. But he did not underestimate the challenger's.

"I believe that Shane Mosley is a strong boxer. He is a good boxer," said Pacquiao who is now 32 years old. "He has been training hard ahead of this fight. I also train hard and be very focused on the game."

Pacquiao and Mosley was mentioned as an ambassador for boxing and refused to talk big before the game. In fact, it was always done ahead of the ring in that sport.

"This is a good example for the lovers of boxing and for all the boxers," said Pacquiao told reporters earlier this week.

"The match was exciting and a good example to children who idolize their boxers, especially Mosley and I," he said.

The atmosphere is very crowded when the two boxers walked to the place of weighing the body in a televised ceremony. Among supporters, there is the famous former boxer Roberto Duran and light welterweight champion Amir Khan of Britain.

Shouts of "Manny, Manny" shouted one another before the boxer had opened his shirt, while Pacquiao and Mosley both smiled into the audience before the show weigh loss. The atmosphere is very friendly for both fighters, though Mosley, who was born near Pomona, California, seemed to have less support in that arena.

Pacquiao fights for the first time since he won the number of Mexican boxer, Antonio Margarito, last November. "The Pacman" for the eighth time in the fight to retain the title.

Meanwhile, Mosley has not been to the ring again since he draws the opponent Sergio Mora in September.

To mega this duel, Pacquiao gets paid 20 million dollars. This amount is far greater than what would be accepted Mosley, because this veteran boxer just got a quarter, which is 5 million U.S. dollars.