‘Scared to Death’ Floyd Mayweather Accused of Ducking ‘a Real Fight’ With Manny Pacquiao
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‘Scared to Death’ Floyd Mayweather Accused of Ducking ‘a Real Fight’ With Manny Pacquiao
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LAS VEGAS, NV – MAY 02: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been converted to black and white.) Floyd Mayweather Jr. looks down before taking on Manny Pacquiao in their welterweight unification championship bout on May 2, 2015 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
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LAS VEGAS, NV – MAY 02: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been converted to black and white.) Floyd Mayweather Jr. looks down before taking on Manny Pacquiao in their welterweight unification championship bout on May 2, 2015 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
It has been over seven years since Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather shared the boxing ring. In a recent interview, ahead of his exhibition fight against YouTuber DK Yoo, Manny Pacquiao spoke about the idea of re-matching Mayweather in a real fight. The idea of a rematch between Manny and Floyd gained attention in the world of boxing. Did Manny still want to pursue a rematch with Floyd?
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According to Pacquiao, even though the Philipino wanted to fight Mayweather one more time, ‘TBE’ probably didn’t want a rematch against him. In a statement, Pac man spoke his mind. “I don’t think he will do a rematch with me, Floyd. I don’t think so.” Having said that, Pacquiao taunted Mayweather by stating how the latter was “scared” of him.
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Manny Pacquiao has an analysis that claims Floyd Mayweather is ‘scared’ of him
Despite retiring in 2017, Mayweather, 45, is going strong with exhibition fights, squaring off against retired boxers, YouTubers, and mixed martial artists. However, Pacquiao believes Mayweather would rather avoid fighting Pac man for the second time. “What I thought is [that] he’s scared to death to fight again. And that’s my analysis and thought pretty much with him,” explained Manny.
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LAS VEGAS, NV – MAY 02: Floyd Mayweather Jr. throws a left at Manny Pacquiao during their welterweight unification championship bout on May 2, 2015 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
However, based on Mayweather’s latest performances in his exhibition fights, what does Pacquiao think of ‘TBE’? Here’s what Manny had to say regarding his own capabilities if he were to square off against ‘Money’.
Pacquiao would easily beat Mayweather in a real fight?
Pacquiao, who himself would be fighting an exhibition this week, analysed Mayweather given the latter’s latest fights. If Manny were to fight the current Mayweather who recently fought Deji, how would the former perform against him?
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JULY 20: Manny Pacquiao celebrates his split-decision victory over Keith Thurman in their WBA welterweight title fight at MGM Grand Garden Arena on July 20, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
“Well, I can beat him easily. I don’t want an exhibition fight with him. I want a real fight – a 12-round fight with him,” answered Manny. When Pacquiao and Mayweather fought in 2015, they generated a total of $939.37 million from the fight.
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