Pacquiao: We've Found Many Flaws in Floyd's Defense

By Edward Chaykovsky

WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao is gaining more confidence as he continues to train for his unification showdown with WBC/WBA welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr., scheduled for May 2nd from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Pacquiao is currently training, with Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach, at the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood, California.

Mayweather's biggest asset is his defense. Pacquiao and his team have been studying various ways on how Mayweather's defense could potentially be cracked.

While not revealing any details, Pacquiao claims to have found several cracks in Mayweather's highly regarded defensive skills. 

Pacquiao told PhilBoxing's Eddie Alinea: "If it's defense he will be relying on when we face each other, I can say this early that I'm ready to meet him in that department. We've actually been figuring out how we can penetrate the defensive blanket that Floyd will throw at me since we opened camp in General Santos two or three weeks ago. I think we already have an idea of what offensive maneuvers we will utilize."

"As I have been saying since we opened camp, we will be concentrating on finding the flaws in his defense. I think we've discovered a lot."