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Floyd Mayweather Sr., all bark no bite when he said that Manny Pacquiao doesn’t suit him to be a pound-for-pound boxer
An article written by Roy Luarca of the Philippine Daily Inquirer titled “Manny can’t fight, says Mayweather Sr.” is one of the proof when I say he’s all bark no bite. He barks strongly when he said that Manny Pacquiao fights like an amateur despite being the world’s best pound-for-pound fighter. Floyd Mayweather Sr. is the father of the boxer, Floyd Mayweather Jr., who defeated Ricky “Hitman” Hatton to be the world’s number 1 light welterweight pound-for-pound fighter.
Even when I saw and heard him comment on the HBO’s “Pacquiao-Hatton 24/7″, that’s when I thought he overly underestimate Manny Pacquiao. This will be another demise for Ricky “Hitman” Hatton. And it came true today, May 2, 2009 when Manny Pacquiao defeated Hatton instantly over a round and a half in their bout titled “The Battle of East and West” at MGM Grand Arena Las Vegas.
He was too overconfident to compare the two, wherein he didn’t study overall about Pacquiao. He specifically say that he likens Ricky Hatton and compare him to an animal, specifically a tiger, the ring. Ferocious and vicious as a fighter, an epitome of what a boxing student should be-talented and a fast learner. Did you ever care to know Floyd that Manny is always a work in progress. Sure, I watched how Ricky Hatton fights. I like how he unleashed those body blows that destroyed his opponents. His form is great even outbalanced and managed to steady the power in it.
In the very contrast of Mayweather Sr.’s ideas about Manny Pacquio in low esteem. Now his retired son Floyd Mayweather will go back to the ring to fight Juan Manuel Marquez. Check again Floyd Mayweather Sr., your son defeated Hatton in ten rounds. Whereas, Ricky Hatton was defeated yet again only in two rounds by Manny Pacquiao. Where’s your “technical” knowledge in boxing you’re boasting in HBO’s Pacquiao-Hatton 24/7?
I even remember when Floyd Mayweather commented about Pacquiao’s shadow boxing with jabs. That’s where I remember you exactly said those are amateur jabs will take Manny nowhere.
Now you got your lesson to strengthen your “dog-under-training” to have a strong, vicous bite rather than strong barks. Well, it’s no wonder that you pick your pupil, Hatton, he barks too much just the same as you. No bite at all. Just like your son, trash talked Ricky Hatton during their fight in “Undefeated”. Let’s see if your son can do the job of destroying the world’s current pound-for-pound fighter.
Another quote by Mayweather Sr.
“Not only is Hatton bigger, stronger than Pacquiao, he is also smarter, slicker, clever, smoother,” said Mayweather.
“If I have a fighter of eight years like Freddie Roach had Manny, I wouldn’t be thinking so much about the size because Manny still can’t fight if you ask me,” said Mayweather.
