By Eric Thomas: Former heavyweight contender Andre Golota (41-8-1, 33 KO’s) says he thinks Manny Pacquiao would beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. if they end up fighting. In an interview by Scoop Malinowski at Boxinginsider.com, the 42-year-old Golota had this to say about a potential bout between Mayweather and Pacquiao: “Pacquiao is too much for him [Mayweather]. Too much. He beats him easy. Easy. Mayweather was a great fighter when he was a super featherweight, but he’s too small now. Pacquiao is so fast. he throws so many punches. [Miguel] Cotto is fast, but Pacquiao made him look slow. Pacquiao is something else.”
Golota may have lost track of Mayweather in the past eight years or so, because Mayweather has been awesome in the lightweight, light welterweight and welterweight divisions about as much as he was at super featherweight. At welterweight, Mayweather has wins over Oscar De La Hoya, Zab Judah, Carlos Baldomir, Ricky Hatton and Juan Manuel Marquez. Mayweather’s height, 5’8″, hasn’t been a liability as of yet. Recently, Mayweather defeated the 5’9″ Shane Mosley, and made it look easy. There’s only a few fighters left for Mayweather at welterweight, one of them being Pacquiao.
Golota was one of the best heavyweights in the division in the 90s, and fought a number of top heavyweights like Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, Chris Byrd, John Ruiz, Riddick Bowe, Michael Grant and Lamon Brewster. As of late, Golota has lost his last two fights against Ray Austin and Tomasz Adamek.
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