By Ruslan Chikov
Former champion and boxing hall of famer, Kostya Tszyu, gave his opinion on the biggest fight in boxing - Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao. The question was presented by Alexander Pavlov. In some of his prior interviews, Tszyu gave Mayweather a 60-40 chance of victory, but after watching some of the recent performances by the Filipino welterweight champion, his position is slowly changing in the other direction.
"Pacquiao surprises me more and more. Recently, he figured out a very confident Shane Mosley, and the way he figured out [Antonio] Margarito! It made me think. Mayweather is a very talented boxer and I've known him since 1995. Earlier I said 60-40, and now I will say 55-45 in favor of Mayweather [winning]," Tszyu said.
Tszyu also gave a quick take on Wladimir Klitschko's heavyweight unification with David Haye on July 2. He gives Klitschko a very high percentage of victory, selecting the IBO/WBO/IBF champion by a "70-30" margin.