Pacquiao Beats Mosley to Retain Boxing Crown

showed once again why he is widely regarded as the best "pound for pound" boxer in the world, outpointing Sugar Shane Mosley by a unanimous decision to retain his WBO welterweight title Saturday night before a sellout crowd of 16,412 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

By most accounts, "Pac-Man" won each of the 12 rounds, even knocking Mosley down with a left hook in the third round. The official scores were 120-108, 120-107 and 119-108 — all for Pacquiao, who improved to 53-3-2 but suffered a cramp in his left leg that may have prevented him from producing his 39th career knockout. 

The Filipino southpaw pocketed at least $20 million for the night's work, while the 39-year-old Mosley (46-7-1), the pride of Pomona, California, was guaranteed $5 million. It was the 14th consecutive victory for the 32-year-old Pacquiao, who has won belts in eight different weight classes.

Pacquiao prepares for his fights at (1123 Vine Street) in Hollywood, the gym owned and operated by his Hall-of-Fame trainer . A former prize fighter, Roach has trained 17 world champions.