Boxing: Pacquiao beats Mosley to retain World Boxing Organization crown

The southpaw from Sarangani dominated from the opening round as Mosley spent the majority of the fight in full retreat.

Manny Pacquiao was the aggressor, continuing to push forward and trying without success to go for the knockout, especially in the third and 11th and 12th rounds.

Mosley claimed he would expose Pacquiao's weaknesses but there was no turning back the clock for the 39-year-old four-time world champion who looked every bit his age on Saturday. Mosley's main goal then appeared to be simply keeping his record of never being knocked out intact.

Mosley's knockdown in the third round was just the third time in his 18-year career that the American challenger has hit the canvas.

Pacquiao eventually got the final decision by scores of 119-108, 120-108 and 120-107, retaining the World Boxing Organization welterweight title in the process.

"He felt my power," Pacquiao said. "I wanted to fight toe to toe. I did my best to give a good fight."

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