Mosley no easy prey, says Pacquiao

MANILA, Philippines – From his family vacation, in the beautiful island paradise of Boracay, Manny Pacquiao yesterday said his May 7 fight with Shane Mosley is not going to be an easy fight.

Pacquiao was asked to comment on the thoughts of boxing experts that Mosley isn’t the wise choice when there’s Juan Manuel Marquez or Andre Berto calling his name.

Pacquiao paused for a couple of seconds.

“Magaling si Mosley (He’s good),” was the pound-for-pound champion’s delayed answer.

“Hindi easy fight ‘yan (It’s not an easy fight),” added the 32-year-old Pacquiao, who will spend Christmas in his favorite nest in Boracay, the posh West Cove Resort.

The reigning WBC super-welterweight champion had to remind everybody that Mosley knocked out Antonio Margarito in the ninth round of their January 2009 fight.

For 12 hard rounds, Pacquiao threw bricks at Margarito last Nov. 14 at the Cowboys Stadium, but failed to send the 5-foot-11 Mexican down on the floor even once.

Mosley also defeated Oscar dela Hoya twice, in 2000 for the welterweight crown, and in 2003 for the light-middleweight title.

“Wala namang easy fight dyan (There’s no easy fight out there),” said Pacquiao.

“They said Margarito was an easy fight. But you all saw that it was not. Easy ba ‘yun? And Mosley knocked out Margarito,” added Pacquiao, chilling out in Boracay.

Mosley, 39, thinks he’s so good he vowed to knock Pacquiao out.

Pacquiao flew to Boracay on a private plane from General Santos City Thursday noon with his family, and according to his host, resort owner Cris Aquino, Pacquiao slept the whole afternoon.

Yesterday morning Pacquiao went scuba-diving, and performed underwater shadow-boxing with the diving instructor he brought along for the trip.

“Start na ako ng ensayo (It’s the start of training),” Pacquiao said in jest, as quoted by Aquino who said that the world’s most exciting fighter wanted the moment posted on Youtube.

From Boracay, the Pacquiaos will fly to Japan on the 27th and then straight to Australia for the last part of the vacation that runs up until the first week of January.

“I’ve never been to Australia,” he said.

Pacquiao said he wants to take boxing and politics off his mind during the holidays.

“Bakasyon muna,” he added.