By Edward Chaykovsky
2015 Hall of Famer Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini is giving Floyd Mayweather Jr. the edge to defeat Manny Pacquiao when they collide for the WBO/WBA/WBC welterweight titles on May 2nd at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Mancini is a big fan of Pacquiao and says the unorthodox southpaw style of the Filipino fighter will give Mayweather a lot of trouble, but he expects the pound-for-pound king to remain undefeated at the end of the night. He views Mayweather as getting the decision win because of him being "bigger, faster and stronger."
Even if the fight would have happened five or six years ago, Mancini would still select Mayweather to win for very same reasons.
"The fight should have happened a long time ago but the same thing I said would happen six years ago I think will happen, I think Mayweather beats him. They’re both special fighters but Mayweather is bigger, faster and stronger, that’s a trifecta in boxing," Mancini told On The Ropes Boxing Radio .
"The other side of it is, Pacquiao is a bad style for Mayweather because Mayweather likes to lean to his right and Pacquiao doesn’t fight like a traditional southpaw, he does things backwards. Pacquiao moves to his left and so is his straight left hand. Mayweather bends his body right in line for a left hand. It will be an interesting fight, I think Pacquiao will make him fight right from the jump and it will be interesting to see what happens."
