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By Carlos Acevedo of The Cruelest Sport. Manny Pacquiao is currently busy campaigning for a congressional seat in the province of Sarangani in the Philippines. From all accounts, the political process in Sarangani can be a wild and wooly adventure, but Pacquiao will take time out from the stump to work as an analyst for the Mayweather-Mosley television broadcast in the Philippines. Needless to say, Pacquiao, whose proposed bout with Mayweather imploded earlier this year over drug testing demands seen by many as a clever Mayweather smokescreen, will be more than just an interested observer. In fact, his next step, at least as far as boxing goes, may very well be determined by who wins the bout on Saturday night. Freddie Roach has already stated that Pacquiao will fight again regardless of the outcome of the election, so Pacquiao will be searching for an opponent and Mayweather-Mosley has been seen by some as a box-off for the right to face Pacquiao. Read the rest here...

By Carlos Acvedo of The Cruelest Sport Shane Mosley is as good as any 38 year-old has a right to be in the ring, but is that enough to beat one of the best fighters in the world? Only five years separate Mayweather, 33, and Mosley, but in fighting years, Mosley appears to be much older, having taken punishment from Vernon Forrest, Winky Wright, and Miguel Cotto in his career. In addition, Mosley has been erratic for nearly a decade at this point. Read the rest here...