Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Why Mayweather has more to lose in Pacquiao fight


MANILA - With the record of former heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano in his sights, undefeated American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. has a lot more to lose than Filipino fighting pride Manny Pacquiao, according to a boxing analyst.

Mayweather currently has a 47-0 record, just two wins behind the great Marciano, who retired with a record of 49-0, with 43 wins coming by knockout.

"If he loses, his 47-0 goes out of the window, and his desire to break Rocky Marciano's record is finished," Ronnie Nathanielsz told "The Score" on Monday. "Pacquiao can lose, and he has lost before."

However, this risk being a factor in his fight against Pacquiao is entirely a different matter, said a sports writer.

"He's a good fighter. He's one of the best that we have ever seen in the sport," Carlo Pamintuan said of Mayweather.

Pamintuan said that while the idea of legacy is a possible distraction, he believes that Mayweather is as tough mentally as he is physically.

Mayweather has said numerous times in previous interviews that one of his advantages is the fact that the never experienced losing and it was never in his mind.

"We might be thinking for his legacy, malaking factor ang one loss. But we don't know how he thinks. So I don't believe it will play a factor in the fight," he said.

source: www.abs-cbnnews.com