By Dan Ambrose: Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (31-2-1, 18 KO’s) isn’t satisfied with having talked his way into a fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. and promptly lost it badly by a 12 round unanimous decision last May; Guerrero now wants Manny Pacquiao next, and he thinks that boxing fans really want to see this fight take place. Guerrero hasn’t fought since his defeat against Mayweather, though, and he may be facing an uphill battle in trying to talk his way into a Pacquiao fight.
Guerrero talked a good game leading up to the Mayweather fight, but he looked bad and was mostly a walking punching bag for Mayweather to land his lead right hands against. Guerrero had promised an exciting fight, but he failed to deliver. Now he wants to fight Manny so that he’ll have a chance to fight the other mega-star in boxing. The question is will Pacquiao and his promoter Bob Arum give Guerrero a shot?
Guerrero told the Philippine Star “Neither of us will be running. Everyone knows the fight will have fireworks. And I do believe the fans want to see us fight so they can make their own comparison…You want to see an explosive fight. When Mayweather feels threatened, he gets on his bike and runs. When Manny feels threatened, he fights toe-to-toe.”
This fight shouldn’t happen. Guerrero needs to get in the back of the line and start proving himself again, because the Mayweather fight made him look really bad. And the wins that Guerrero got in order to get the Mayweather fight – Selcuk Aydin and Andre Berto – are no longer relevant in today’s welterweight division. Those guys are no longer factors in the 147 lb. division. Guerrero needs to beat the likes of Keith Thurman, Kell Brook, Amir Khan, and Marcos Maidana before he gets another big payday fight against the likes of Pacquiao.
Pacquiao fighting Guerrero would be a lateral move from his recent win over Brandon Rios. There’s no real difference between Guerrero and Rios other than Guerrero being taller and more accomplished. But it would be the same type of fight matching a slow guy against a much faster one.
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