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'Pacquiao can match Floyd Jr. with speed'
By Dennis Gasgonia, abs-cbnNEWS.com | 09/24/2009 11:54 PM
MANILA – A highly respected boxing analyst said he thinks Manny Pacquiao will pose a tougher challenge against Floyd Mayweather, Jr. should a “mega-fight” be arranged between the two boxers.
Teddy Atlas, a well-known boxing trainer and ESPN sports analyst, believes Pacquiao can match Mayweather with speed, at least better than Juan Manuel Marquez did during the “Number One vs Numero Uno” match.
“Pacquiao is able to bring things in a better way than Marquez was able to bring. Pacquiao is a lot faster than Marquez and will probably match Mayweather with speed,” Atlas told David Tyler of DogHouse boxing.com.
Mayweather defeated Marquez by a lopsided decision. The former pound-for-pound king used his quickness to outbox the "smaller" Mexican, who was hampered by the climb in weight.
Atlas also cited that Pacquiao is different compared to Marquez in terms of boxing styles.
“Pacquiao is busier than Marquez and does a lot more than just put his hands together. I just think that Pacquiao does more things than Marquez does as a smaller guy going up in weight,” said Atlas.
A Pacquiao-Mayweather showdown is considered by many boxing fans as a “fight for the ages” because it would mean pitting the best pound-for-pound boxers in recent years.
Pacquiao is currently the top pound-for-pound and one of the most exciting fighters boxer today. Mayweather, on the other hand, is now ranked No. 2 in the P4P list owing to his "destruction" of Marquez.
Atlas, however, said that the possibility of a Pacquiao-Mayweather match up will depend on the outcome of the Filipino’s “Firepower” showdown with Miguel Cotto.
The Filipino champ will try to win Cotto’s World Boxing Organization welterweight title when they face off at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas on November 14.
“I think a lot will have to do with how he gets through the Cotto fight, if he gets through the Cotto well, then I think all systems will be going perfect and I think all systems must be working perfect for him to go into the biggest fight of his life against Mayweather,” said Atlas.
Pacquiao is currently training in the highlands of Baguio to prepare himself against Cotto.
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By Dennis Gasgonia, abs-cbnNEWS.com | 09/24/2009 11:54 PM
MANILA – A highly respected boxing analyst said he thinks Manny Pacquiao will pose a tougher challenge against Floyd Mayweather, Jr. should a “mega-fight” be arranged between the two boxers.
Teddy Atlas, a well-known boxing trainer and ESPN sports analyst, believes Pacquiao can match Mayweather with speed, at least better than Juan Manuel Marquez did during the “Number One vs Numero Uno” match.
“Pacquiao is able to bring things in a better way than Marquez was able to bring. Pacquiao is a lot faster than Marquez and will probably match Mayweather with speed,” Atlas told David Tyler of DogHouse boxing.com.
Mayweather defeated Marquez by a lopsided decision. The former pound-for-pound king used his quickness to outbox the "smaller" Mexican, who was hampered by the climb in weight.
Atlas also cited that Pacquiao is different compared to Marquez in terms of boxing styles.
“Pacquiao is busier than Marquez and does a lot more than just put his hands together. I just think that Pacquiao does more things than Marquez does as a smaller guy going up in weight,” said Atlas.
A Pacquiao-Mayweather showdown is considered by many boxing fans as a “fight for the ages” because it would mean pitting the best pound-for-pound boxers in recent years.
Pacquiao is currently the top pound-for-pound and one of the most exciting fighters boxer today. Mayweather, on the other hand, is now ranked No. 2 in the P4P list owing to his "destruction" of Marquez.
Atlas, however, said that the possibility of a Pacquiao-Mayweather match up will depend on the outcome of the Filipino’s “Firepower” showdown with Miguel Cotto.
The Filipino champ will try to win Cotto’s World Boxing Organization welterweight title when they face off at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas on November 14.
“I think a lot will have to do with how he gets through the Cotto fight, if he gets through the Cotto well, then I think all systems will be going perfect and I think all systems must be working perfect for him to go into the biggest fight of his life against Mayweather,” said Atlas.
Pacquiao is currently training in the highlands of Baguio to prepare himself against Cotto.
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