NEW YORK (BASN) — The timing for a Manny Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 KOs) vs. Floyd Mayweather (40-0, 25 KOs) bout couldn?t be better. Now is the time to make the fight happen.
It makes no sense for Pacquiao or even Mayweather to fight other opponents. Pacquiao and Mayweather have far surpassed the preliminary, record-padding stage of their careers.
Both fighter shave fought some of the very best fighters in the world. They have a wealth of professional fights and have won multiple world championships in as many weight divisions.
Pacquiao and Mayweather need to fight one another to determine the very best fighter in the world ?pound-for-pound.? The distinction of ?pound-for-pound? once belonged to Floyd Mayweather. That was until Mayweather subsequently ?retired? following a tenth-round KO of Ricky Hatton in December 2007.
Following Mayweather?s absence, Pacquiao, who had already established his reputation as the ?Mexican Assassin? had already dominated several weight divisions. Pacquiao became this global phenomenon that blew past Hatton, David Diaz, future Hall of Famer Oscar De La Hoya, and most recently WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto.
The astonishing thing about Pacquiao is that he hasn?t shown any indication that he?s going to slowdown in the near future. Pacquiao has become a tropical storm that has emerged into a raging hurricane that has elevated from a category 2 all the way to a category 5.
