Where Does Pacquiao Go After Mosley?


Besides Mayweather, There Aren't Many Strong Choices Left at Welterweight for Pacquiao:
A few years ago, when Manny Pacquiao joined the welterweight division, the options seemed endless. Welterweight was boxing’s glamor division with a bevy of marketable opponents vying for the top spot. There were top guys like Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton still making an occasional welterweight appearance, in addition to Floyd Mayweather, Paul Williams, Antonio Margarito, Zab Judah, Kermit Cintron, Carlos Quintana, Shane Mosley, Miguel Cotto, and Joshua Clottey—all good and marketable fighters. The list of mouth-watering matchups was endless.

Now as we approach the midway point of 2011, it’s not quite the same is it? Pacquiao himself has a lot to do with it. His victories over Oscar, Cotto, and Clottey sent them packing. Williams, Margarito (Pacquiao’s last victim), Cintron, and Quintana moved up in weight. Judah moved down. Mayweather is on the shelf. Mosley is really the last name on that list from a few years ago and even his star isn’t shining like it once did.

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