Los Angeles - Floyd Mayweather at 38 could be the perfect target for Manny Pacquiao, the Filipino ring icon's trainer Freddie Roach said.
As Mayweather and Pacquiao turned out for their only joint press conference in the build-up to their May 2 mega-bout, Roach said the unbeaten Mayweather's vaunted defensive abilities are waning. Mayweather brings a record of 47-0 with 26 knockouts to the bout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Although Pacquiao is two years his junior, it was the Filipino whose career appeared to be on the wane after back to back defeats in 2012. Since then, however, the southpaw has won three fights in a row to take his record to 57-5 with two drawn and 38 knockouts.
"We have to dominate him in the first round and take him out of his comfort zone right away," Roach said. "Our game plan is to win each round, one at a time."
“I love challenges. And this is the biggest challenge of my life. We’re fighting the best fighter in the world, and we’re going to kick his ass.”