SAKALING umabot sa sukdulan ang 12-round megafight nina Manny Pacquiao at Floyd Mayweather Jr. sa Mayo 3 (PH time) ay naniniwala si Mexican boxing legend Juan Manuel Marquez na mananatiling walang talo ang American fighter.
Parehong nakasagupa ni Marquez sina Mayweather at Pacquiao at pareho niyang nasukat ang kakayahan ng mga ito.
“It is difficult to give a conclusion on the result because if the fight [reaches the judges] it will undoubtedly be a unanimous decision win for Mayweather,” sabi ni Marquez sa panayam ng boxingscene.com.
“It’s a big responsibility to say who will win that contest, but if we’re talking in boxing terms, Mayweather knows how to handle himself in the ring very well, and even knows how to get his opponent to fight at his pace and he takes advantage of that.”
Tinalo ni Mayweather si Marquez sa tangi nilang pagtutuos noong 2009.
Apat na beses namang nagharap sina Pacquiao at Marquez kung saan pinatulog ng Meksikano sa sixth round ang Filipino boxing icon sa huli nilang laban.
Ayon kay Marquez, krusyal ang bilis at kilos ni Pacquiao laban kay Mayweather.
“Pacquiao’s punch and speed will be important, but the main objective is to land his best shots. [Pacquiao is a] very dynamic fighter who likes to turn sideways to not get punched and handles counters well,” dagdag pa ng 41-taong-gulang na si Marquez.
“Mayweather handles himself very well the distance with the jab, right hands and counters. For [Pacquiao], he will have to move his waist quite often and penetrating his opponent’s guard will be vital [to win].”
—Inquirer.net
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