Between Mayweather and Pacquiao is giving away the only world worth … – Il Sole 24 Ore

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This article was published May 1, 2015 at 10:32.
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For some time now the sad panorama of contemporary boxing are in circulation only two boxers worthy to feature in the all time rankings of their sport: Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. In theory, there would be a third, the heavyweight Wladimir Klitschko: which however can not understand the real limits, and the real value, because beating one after the other opponents of the lowest level. What passes the monastery, in short: it is the feeling that Klitschko put on a ring against the likes of Ali, Frazier and Foreman, would end up upside down after being beaten like a drum.

Unlike is the speech with Mayweather and Pacquiao, who will meet next on May 2 for the welterweight world title and who have succeeded in the course of their careers to dispel any possible doubts to win a place among the greatest of all time: no opponents have had legendary (just to clarify in this category there were little guys like Sugar Ray Robinson, Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran, Emile Griffith and Henry Armstrong) but have had very good and beat them all, one after ‘ another.

More than Mayweather Pacquiao, for the truth, as the American champion is still unbeaten (47-0 record) while the Philippine champion, a match between that and the other was given to politics , he has lost five of 64 meetings, including two by knockout although one pro debut in the match. However he never gave the feeling of having a jaw-proof granite, since in weight classes from welterweight down the power generated is certainly comparable to that of the average or maximum.

Mayweather It has a large fist, despite having won 26 matches by knockout, but dance in the ring dodging all the schivabile and also something more, then strike with incredible speed the opponent’s turn. His defensive ability is undoubtedly the level of the greatest of the past: it has nothing to envy, to cite one example, that of Sugar Ray Leonard, who own an attitude similar to that of Mayweather forced “hands of stone” Roberto Duran to pronounce the famous “no mas.” Just, sick to take them without being able to hit a single punch.

During his career, the American was world champion in five different categories (superpiuma, lightweight, super lightweight, welterweight and super welterweight) and took also the luxury of returning to the ring after two years of stop between 2007 and 2009, as if time had never passed. Perhaps it is the only case of return the ring without regret himself seen some years before.

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