BJ Penn picks Manny Pacquiao over Floyd Mayweather – Boxing news
MMA legend, BJ Penn, has picked eight-division world champion and the current World Boxing Organisation World Welterweight Champion (Super Champion), Manny Pacquiao, over the undefeated American legend, Floyd Mayweather, who is a five-division world champion
and the current World Boxing Council World Welterweight Champion.
“Pacquiao, he's my kind of fighter, I'm a fan of his,” Penn told abs-cbnNEWS.com. “I like his style. He tries to go for the finish.”
The 34-year-old American superstar, Mayweather Jr., has never been defeated in the ring as of yet. He holds a perfect record of winning all of his 42 professional fights, with 26 of his wins coming by the way of a knockout. Therefore, Penn believes if the
Filipino star beats Mayweather his legacy will become concrete and people will love it.
“I would like to see Pacquiao win because I know if Pacquiao wins, it's gonna be an exciting victory,” he said.
Benn, who is a former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion, in the end revealed he likes the sport of boxing much because he thinks boxing is a major part of mixed martial arts.
“Boxing is part of MMA. You need to be able to know how to fight MMA,” Penn said. “Boxing is huge, and it all blends in somehow with ultimate fighting.”
The 32-year-old Pacquiao is currently rated as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world but this spot was previously held by Mayweather before he was removed due to his inactivity. Thus, a clash between these two is considered as one of the biggest
and most eagerly awaited.
Pacquiao’s promoter, Bob Arum, wanted his man to fight Juan Manuel Marquez for a fourth time but now he has also confirmed Mayweather is the first priority for him.
In an interview at boxingtalk.com, Arum said, “We want Manny to fight Floyd; he is our first priority. If Floyd isn’t available or the negotiations fall through, we will go after Marquez.”
Mayweather wants to fight on May 5 so let’s see if these two boxing’s best finally sign a contract as there bout will certainly have all the hallmarks of being an absolute classic.
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