Fernando Vargas: Mayweather Too Smart For Pacquiao

By Carlos Boogs

Former champion Fernando Vargas, who is now a trainer with his own stable of fighters, believes Floyd Mayweather Jr. will be too intelligent for Manny Pacquiao.

Talks are ongoing for the two welterweight champions to face each other on May 2nd at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Pacquiao has power in his hands and a lot of speed. Mayweather is also fast and considered to be the best defensive fighter in boxing. At the very least Pacquiao has a puncher's chance, but Vargas predicts that he'll never be able to land that necessary big punch. 

"He's too smart, he's too intelligent. The [fourth] fight with Marquez exposed Pacquiao. But I'm still going to buy it, I'm still going to watch it. It's going to be the top pound-for-pound great Floyd 'Money' Mayweather against Pacquiao, which everyone was saying how much they would never fight. The fight is here to come and I'm going to watch it," Vargas said.

"Every fighter, if you have gloves on you have a chance to land a shot and catch Floyd, but Floyd is too smart, he's too intelligent - which is a testament to him because he takes care of his body.  Yeah he gambles and does all of this stuff but he doesn't drink or do anything else."