BY JAMES SIMONS
Floyd Mayweather has been warned by one of his predecessors as pound for pound king that he faces a sustained barrage of punches from Manny Pacquiao. Former boxing pound for pound king, Roy Jones Jr, believes Pacquiao’s speed and work-rate will give Floyd Mayweather plenty of problems when the pair meet at the MGM Grand tomorrow night in Las Vegas. Jones, who won championship belts at 4 different weight categories told Sky Sports that he believes Manny Pacquiao will give Mayweather the hardest fight of his career in the most anticipated fight in recent times.
“Manny’s best game plan is pressure, pressure. Floyd has never fought an opponent like Manny who throws so many punches, has power in both hands and is southpaw,” Jones stated.
“If you look back to Zab Judah, he is the closest to that and he gave Floyd a good run in the first four rounds. After that he started to decline.
“Everyone knows that’s Zab’s MO, he declines after four rounds. But Manny doesn’t decline after four rounds, he goes higher.
“Guys have tried to pressurise Floyd, but no-one has pressurised him like Pacquiao will. Of course Manny can be reckless and that’s what Floyd will be planning on.
Millions world wide will tune in to see the biggest fight in boxing history, and many are backing Manny Pacquiao to break Mayweather’s nerves and impose the very first defeat on the record of the unbeaten brash American before a world wide audience. Eye of Media have spoken to a wide variety of people from accross the Uk and even in America too, and most members of our team find that most are rooting for Pacquioa to defeat Mayweather. Whether that actually materialises is anothe matter because Mayweather is known for his ability to defend himself well. The difference here is that Pacquiao brings something very different to the table and has less to loose than Mayweather does. His speed, pressure and power will pose unique problems for Mayweather, and it will be very interesting to see if Mayweather with all his skills and confidence can weather the mighty storm Pacquiao will surely bring to him.
