The last man Manny Pacquiao beat delivers verdict on Mayweather rematch
Former world champion Keith Thurmanwho fought Manny Pacquiao In 2019, you’ve provided his take on the Filipino’s rematch with Floyd Mayweather.
The two Hall of Famers will sq. off in a professional contest on September 19headlining a Netflix occasion on the Sphere, Las Vegas.
Their first encounter came about in 2015 and, even again then, many believed that each multi-division world champions had been a far cry from their primes.
Pacquiao, particularly, appeared to lack the explosive energy and pace he as soon as possessed in spades, with Mayweather in the end claiming a unanimous choice victory.
But regardless of the disappointing nature of the battle itself, it’s nonetheless, statistically, probably the most profitable boxing occasion of all time, based mostly purely on its eye-watering gate receipts and pay-per-view gross sales.
Because of this, Thurman believes that their second encounter is prone to generate appreciable curiosity, particularly with Mayweather placing a 50-0 (27 KOs) report on the road.
In that very same breath, although, the 37-year-old has advised FightHype that he envisions their showdown being a good much less interesting contest than it was the primary time round.
“I think the story of [Mayweather-Pacquiao 2] is really the same story as always: Is today the day Floyd Mayweather loses in the ring?
“I think that’s a big selling point that certain people are going to want to see, but I didn’t see the same Manny Pacquiao [that Thurman fought] against Mario Barrios.
“But they’re both older, so I’m not sure what we’re going to get. But I believe we’re going to get lesser of a fight [when compared to their first encounter].”
After claiming a split decision victory over ThurmanPacquiao misplaced a unanimous verdict to Yordenis Ugas and, just below 4 years later, boxed to a contentious draw in opposition to then-WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios last July.
Mayweather, in the meantime, has not fought professionally since 2017, again when he scored a Tenth-round end over Conor McGregor.
