NEW YORK ? Manny Pacquiao gives Victor Ortiz a much better shot at upsetting Floyd Mayweather Jr. than the handicappers who?ve made Mayweather about a 6-1 favorite prior to their Sept. 17 fight in Las Vegas.
?Ortiz has a big chance to win the fight,? Pacquiao said after a press conference at Chelsea Piers to promote his own welterweight championship match against Juan Manuel Marquez.
When asked to pick a winner, Pacquiao said, ?It?s hard to say. Both fighters have advantages. Floyd?s faster than Ortiz and Ortiz is stronger than Floyd, so it depends on how they train hard for the fight.?
Pacquiao has never shared a ring with Mayweather, whom virtually every boxing fan worldwide wants to see Pacquiao fight. Though they wore headgear and much bigger gloves, Pacquiao has encountered Ortiz, a fellow southpaw, at trainer Freddie Roach?s Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, Calif.
