By Rowell Anthony Maghirang: There is no denying that Floyd Mayweather Jr. has got boxing skills. He probably has the best defensive style in the game. On the other hand, we have the Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao, who nobody, in the right state of mind, can deny has got one of the most powerful offensive weaponry that any boxer can wish they’d possess. And after Pacquiao’s very impressive display against Cotto, we all can’t stop ourselves from wanting that these two work of arts meet in the ring.
And as the title suggests, if this fight was ever to occur, it might only come down to three things (“IFs”) and we might have a better chance of guessing it right (knowing that there is no 100% guarantee that it will be right). So below are the 3 “IFs” (and a question after them to ask yourselves)
· If Hatton managed to land a punch on Mayweather, what’s Manny’s chances of landing a punch?
· If Hatton hurt Mayweather a bit (can be argued depending on how each one of us saw the fight) when he connected, how much can Manny hurt Mayweather?
· And if Cotto hardly hurt Pacquiao (again can be argued depending on how we saw the fight), how much can Mayweather hurt Manny?
Personally, after I weighed all these questions in my head, there’s no denying that I would pick Pacquaio over Mayweather on TKO or KO. Which round? I suppose the answer is, depends on how long Mayweather’s defense and evasive movement holds out. And if he ends up holding out until the last round, I would think that he might just have a chance of winning by points.
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