Sugar Shane's trainer Naazim Richardson sees no problem in his man being able to catch Pacquiao, who is always ready to stand and fight, but feels the problem will come with the Filipino's seemingly endless energy reserves.
Pacquiao has proven that he can fight at a high tempo for the full 12 rounds, and limiting the amount of shots he takes is the key for Mosley getting through the battle.
"It's never been an issue about whether you can hit Pacquiao," Richardson said. "The issue is whether you can stop Pacquiao from hitting on you all the time.
"And can you continuously do that? Because in the second half of the bout, this guy's energy is unbelievable."
At 39-years-of-age, question marks over Mosley's fitness will be answered if he goes the distance with an all-action fighter such as the 'Pac Man'.
Instead of trying to match Pacquiao's work rate and sheer number of punches, Richardson has told Mosley to use his experience, strength and power - which could change the fight in an instant.
"You're not going to match Pacquiao for energy," Richardson said. "How many people have ever done that? You have to use what you have to try and get something against that.
"I told him, 'Shane, it wouldn't surprise me if Pacquiao came out and fought you with a lot of movement, circling, trying to dart in and out instead of standing there slugging'.
"You can't just prepare to think, 'it's going to be a war, it's going to be a showdown, we're going to bang it out.' That could change in a second."
Richardson says that even if Mosley is having some success he needs to be prepared to change his gameplan due to Pacquiao's fighting spirit.
"I don't care how successful you are against Pacquiao, he'll bite down on his mouthpiece, tuck his chin and come on and try to turn it into something else," he said.
"Even when you're doing well, there are still adjustments to be made. You can't get comfortable."
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