Undefeated pound for pound No. 1 and WBC/WBA welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather will stick to his maxim of ?hit without being hit? when he battles eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao in ?The Battle for Greatness? at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 3, Manila Time. The WBC said Floyd ?achieves harmony through a tight defense offering few loopholes where the biggest virtues is counter attacking.? Mayweather recalled that he?s been in the ring ?with fighters who are bigger and stronger than me but I have defeated them all, not with my speed or power, but with intelligence.? The man who refers to himself as ?Money? Mayweather has stated ?when the chips are down most of Floyd?s rivals have been on the lookout for the KO but Floyd, with his unusual yet highly effective guard and thanks to his speed plus attuned reflexes has markedly shown them that he?s capable of adapting to or adopting to all kinds of styles in order to command ultimate victory.? The WBC website notes that Mayweather fought and defeated great fighters including Shane Mosley, Juan Manuel Marquez, Oscar de la Hoya and many others and will get into the ring at the MGM Grand of Las Vegas on May 2 to fight Philippine sensation Manny Pacquiao in what?s acknowledged and lauded as the most anticipated bout in many years.? The WBC points out that Pacquiao, with a southpaw stance has an aggressive style which is very complicated for most of his rivals as he is capable of throwing accurate, strong punches from all angles. The WBC website concluded ? It?s Manny vs Money ?for many.?
Pacquiao went 13 rounds on the punch-mitts yesterday and later remarked that training was ?beautiful? even as he revealed that together with celebrated trainer Freddie Roach they had developed ?a secret weapon? against Mayweather. Roach has claimed that Mayweather?s legs are shot and this has affected his defensive capabilities while Top Rank promoter Bob Arum told the New Standard/boxingmirror.com he learned that Mayweather Jr was ?getting hit a lot by his sparring partners and couldn?t spar for a few days because his lip was cut and they had to manufacture a special headgear that also covered his lips because every time Floyd got hit, it bled.? Meantime, Mayweather Promotions announced an excellent undercard with two title bouts on the pay-per-view telecast featuring undefeated Mexican super bantamweight champion Leo Santa Cruz against a rated opponent with whom a deal hasn?t been finalized as yet, while Top Rank Promotions stylish former Olympic gold medalist and superstar Vasyl Lomachenko, the WBO featherweight champion, will take on Mexico?s Gamalier Rodriguez in a title showdown.
