MANILA, Philippines – Count Hugh Jackman as among the Hollywood heavyweights rooting for Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao.
That?s if the superfight between Pacquiao and undefeated American Floyd Mayweather Jr. ever takes place.
?Ohh!!! I have a funny feeling in my gut that Pacquiao would win that fight,? Jackman told www.ringtv.com yesterday.
The 43-year-old actor known for his role as Wolverine in the X-Men series said it could be a decision for Pacquiao over Mayweather.
?I don?t think that it would be a knockout. I think that it would be a decision. There?s no doubt that it would be close,? said Jackman, who turns 43 on Oct. 12.
Jackman spoke to Lem Satterfield as the Australian stage actor, singer, dancer and producer promoted his upcoming flick, ?Real Steel.?
In this new movie he plays the role of a ?down-on-his-luck? boxer whose fights, all 43 of them, have ended in a knockout, win or lose.
Aside from Jackman, other heavyweight actors rooting for Pacquiao are Mark Wahlberg, Sylvester Stallone, Denzel Washington and Mickey Rourke.
Wahlberg often dropped by at the Wild Card Gym when Pacquiao was training as he geared up for his boxing movie, ?The Fighter.?
?I?m hoping, one day, to go to the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight,? said Jackman.
