Holly Holm, widely regarded as the best female in boxing, recently spoke about a wide variety of topic “On the Ropes”. Highlighting the conversation was her thoughts on Manny Pacquiao and the prospects of a showdown between Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Junior. Here are some excerpts from the show:
Regarding who is her favorite fighter to watch: “I don’t think anyone could complain with wanting to watch Manny Pacquiao right now. That guy just keeps getting better. He’s just so quick and so crafty.”
More on Manny Pacquiao: “It doesn’t matter if he fights at a heavier weight or a lighter weight, he just keeps cruising and I really enjoy watching him fight.”
On the potential showdown between Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Junior: “If anybody can beat Mayweather, it’s going to be Pacquiao. He just seems to adjust to his opponents and I think he puts the hard work in to be able to do that.”
On preparations for her upcoming fight with Melissa Hernandez: “It’s been going great. I’ve been putting a lot of hard work in.”
On being regarded as the best pound for female fighter in the world” “I don’t really put too much mind in it. I mean, I want to live up to those claims if they do put them out there, but really I just like to win each fight. I don’t put too much emphasis on the names or the labels or titles. I just want to perform my best.”
On her activity level: “I can only sit around so long and I get bored and I think, well what’s next? Let’s get something going. A fight career doesn’t last that long. It’s not like a career in engineering, or anything. It has its course and it’s over. So I want to make sure I can live my career to the fullest.”
On why fans should watch female boxing: “Well most people that do watch women’s boxing wind up saying, ‘Man that’s way better than any guy fight I’ve ever seen’. I think people just need to give it a chance.”
About her only professional career loss: “I was winning the fight on the scorecards. In the first round I got elbowed and it got really swollen and it wound up getting busted open in the fourth round, but I still feel like could have fought better not to let her get that in. I would have loved to have a rematch with her, but she hasn’t been that active. I think it was something that I learned from.”
On how she got into boxing: “I started with kickboxing aerobics and did it to keep in shape for soccer season. It just seemed so interesting that I just wanted to try it one time, and when I tried it, I was addicted instantly.”
