Former world champion Paulie Malignaggi has predicted the rematch between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, basing his opinion largely on Pacquiao’s newest efficiency.
The 2 pound-for-pound legends will sq. off in an expert rematch on the Sphere, Las Vegas, on September 19, over a decade faraway from their first encounter.
Again then, Mayweather got here away with the WBC, WBO and WBA world welterweight titles after convincingly outpointing his rival, who has since been concerned in eight skilled outings.
The latest of which got here in July, when the Filipino ended a close to four-year hiatus and held then-WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios to a contentious draw.
Apart from that, the 47-year-old has achieved little or no to show his skilled capabilities lately, whereas Mayweather is maybe even much less certified to compete in a sanctioned bout.
The 49-year-old has not fought in a ‘aggressive’ contest since 2017, when a Tenth-round end over Conor McGregor hardly justified the ‘skilled’ tag hooked up to their crossover affair.
However nonetheless, many imagine that Mayweather will orchestrate a repeat of proceedings in his sequel with Pacquiao, regardless of having solely been concerned in exhibitions since his 50-0 victory over McGregor.
Talking on BoxingScene, Malignaggi expressed this opinion whereas, on the identical time, highlighting that he was largely unimpressed by Pacquiao’s final show.
“I feel Mayweather, if there’s something left, in all probability beats Manny. I don’t suppose Manny regarded notably nice [against Barrios].
“But in addition, from Manny’s perspective, he’s going to seize on to that momentum. He acquired a draw with a [then-world] champion.”
Mayweather will once more put his unbeaten report on the road in opposition to Pacquiao, who boasts a unprecedented resume himself after having turn out to be an eight-division world champion.
For each fighters, although, their respective legacies ought to hardly be impacted by the results of this rematch.
