Ellerbe: Pacquiao will be shell-shocked when the bell rings against Mayweather

Floyd Mayweather Work Out for the PressBy Chris Williams: It’s quite common for fighters to appear overawed by the experience of getting in the ring with superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr. for the first time, and this causes them to fight below their potential.

Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe feels that Manny Pacquiao will be a little overwhelmed by the impact of sharing the same ring with the world famous Mayweather in their fight on May 2nd next month, and he feels that Pacquioao us going to underperform instead of over perform.

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Ellerbe: Mayweather will KO Pacquiao

ellerbeBy Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao’s chances of making it the full 12 rounds against Floyd Mayweather Jr on May 2nd are too good, according to Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe. He feels that the 36-year-old Pacquiao makes too many mistakes during his fights, and these mistakes are going to lead him to getting knocked out by Mayweather at some point along the way.

Ellberbe doesn’t see the fight as one where Pacquiao will get blasted out immediately by Mayweather, but nonetheless, Pacquiao will be going down on the canvas sooner or later.

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Ellerbe: Canelo’s in over his head against Mayweather

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By Dan Ambrose: Leonard Ellerbe of Mayweather Promotions believes that the 23-year-old red-haired Mexican fighter Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-0-1, 30 KO’s) is taking too big of a step up in competition in his fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. on September 14th, and he thinks it’s going to be a mismatch in the talent department in “The One” at Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Ellerbe: Pacquiao doesn’t tell Floyd! We dictate the terms for the fight

Image: Ellerbe: Pacquiao doesn't tell Floyd! We dictate the terms for the fightBy Chris Williams: Leonard Ellerbe, the adviser for Floyd Mayweather Jr., wasn’t pleased with the news that Manny Pacquiao was talking about offering Mayweather a 45/55 purse split to help put together a fight between them.

Ellerbe told the LA Times writer Lance Pugmire “Manny Pacquiao can’t tell Floyd Mayweather [expletive]. If and when the fight takes place, Floyd will dictate the terms.”

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