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Mike Tyson, "Mayweather has the edge over Pacquiao"
MANILA, Philippines - If there’s one fight Mike Tyson wants to see then it’s the superfight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr.
He said if and when that happens, Mayweather will have the upperhand.
Speaking to Showtime broadcaster Jim Grey, the former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world said he can’t wait to see Pacquiao and Mayweather up in the ring.
“I would love to see the fight,” Tyson told Grey as written by Ricardo Lois of The Examiner.
The former champion, who made some of the biggest news inside and outside the ring, also said there’s one reason why he wants the fight to happen.
“I would love to see the odds, so I can make a bet,” he said.
Tyson used the fight against Juan Manuel Marquez by both Pacquiao and Mayweather as a gauge for the superfight.
“Pacquiao went life and death with Marquez,” said Tyson of a 2008 encounter between the Filipino champion and the Mexican counterpuncher.
The two boxers also figured in a very tight contest, which ended in a controversial draw, in 2004.
“Then Mayweather dominated him (Marquez),” said Tyson, referring to the undefeated American’s lopsided win against Marquez in 2009.
Twice over the last couple of years, Pacquiao vs Mayweather came close to happening, but on both occasions, negotiations fell off.
Top Rank’s Bob Arum, who handles Pacquiao, said if Don King promoted Mayweather, the fight could be made in one hour.
But that’s not the case because Mayweather still has Golden Boy Promotions as his partner.
“I didn’t say that the fight would be made in a day, it would be made in one hour. Don and I would cut to the essentials, we would work out those few details, and we would make the fight,” said Arum.
He said if and when that happens, Mayweather will have the upperhand.
Speaking to Showtime broadcaster Jim Grey, the former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world said he can’t wait to see Pacquiao and Mayweather up in the ring.
“I would love to see the fight,” Tyson told Grey as written by Ricardo Lois of The Examiner.
The former champion, who made some of the biggest news inside and outside the ring, also said there’s one reason why he wants the fight to happen.
“I would love to see the odds, so I can make a bet,” he said.
Tyson used the fight against Juan Manuel Marquez by both Pacquiao and Mayweather as a gauge for the superfight.
“Pacquiao went life and death with Marquez,” said Tyson of a 2008 encounter between the Filipino champion and the Mexican counterpuncher.
The two boxers also figured in a very tight contest, which ended in a controversial draw, in 2004.
“Then Mayweather dominated him (Marquez),” said Tyson, referring to the undefeated American’s lopsided win against Marquez in 2009.
Twice over the last couple of years, Pacquiao vs Mayweather came close to happening, but on both occasions, negotiations fell off.
Top Rank’s Bob Arum, who handles Pacquiao, said if Don King promoted Mayweather, the fight could be made in one hour.
But that’s not the case because Mayweather still has Golden Boy Promotions as his partner.
“I didn’t say that the fight would be made in a day, it would be made in one hour. Don and I would cut to the essentials, we would work out those few details, and we would make the fight,” said Arum.
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