By Vic Odarve
The fight is on! Both fighters have
agreed on May 2, 2015!
Pacquiao has been an eyesore for
Mayweather; a hindrance to his fame and glory; and his last frontier to cement
his 47-win without a single loss to his record. For more than five years,
boxing enthusiasts see Pacquiao as the legitimate contender- an eyesore to
Mayweather. By all indications, a win in this fight puts Mayweather as the best
welterweight boxers on this planet; hence this fight is the last frontier to
cement his legacy.
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| Pacquiao vs Mayweather |
Yes, an eyesore! To date Pacquiao
keeps on winning after three fights among the best in his division… a picture
difficult to ignore by Mayweather who is also on the same division. This
megabout for this two pound for pound kings on the division has been a fight
the boxing world has been clamoring for the past five years.
A win will catapult Mayweather to
the best welterweight fighters of this generation. That is why Pacquiao would
be his last frontier in boxing profession before retiring for good. But if
Pacquiao wins, history puts him the honor and record as a boxer who beat
Mayweather… tainting his zero loss record.
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| De la Hoya after the fight |
Predictions on who will win this
blockbuster fight are difficult. Mayweather is the defensive specialist, while
Pacquiao is a punching machine with power. Many boxing analysts claimed
Mayweather have many advantages; from the heavily built body, defensive boxing
prowess, and able to read and adjust his game at early stage and exploit the
weaknesses of his opponents. Pacquiao, on other hand, maybe one of the most
versatile southpaws; with power punches deliver in uncanny angles, can move in
and out, and exhibit faster hand speed.
A few years ago, my prediction
for Pacquiao fights against De La Hoya and Margarito was terribly wrong. I
believed that both de la Hoya and Margarito, with bigger frame and possess a
track record as one of the best punchers won those fights. Instead, both were
pulverized by the speed and the power of the smaller Pacquiao. But, that time Pacquiao
was in the prime of his career!
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| Margarito after the fight |
Today, it would be difficult to
predict the outcome. It would be on May 2 the protagonists will give their best
in the ring. This would put an end to a question on who is better among these
two boxing superstars. And who will win!
Nobody knows!
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