Pacquiao dapat kornerin si Mayweather - De La Hoya

MANILA, Philippines – Kung maikukulong ni Manny Pacquiao si Floyd Mayweather, Jr. sa isang su­­lok ay malaki ang tsansa nitong manalo.

Ito ang paniniwala ni dating world bo­xing champion Oscar De La Ho­­ya ukol sa banggaan ni­­na Pacquiao at Maywea­ther sa Mayo 2 sa MGM Grand sa Las Vegas, Ne­va­­da.

“I feel that come May 2, it’s going to be such a great fight because of their styles,” sabi ni De La Hoya. “Pacquiao is going to force the fight. It’s a matter of if Pacquiao can cut the ring off and con­nect them. I think it’s going to be a wonderful fight.”

Nakaharap ni De La Ho­­ya si­na Pac­quiao at May­­­wea­ther.

Natalo si De La Hoya kay Mayweather via split decision noong Mayo 5, 2007, habang pinagretiro naman siya ni Pacquiao no­ong Disyembre 6, 20­08 matapos umiskor ng eight-round stoppage.

Nagretiro si De La Ho­­ya, itinayo ang Golden Boy Promotions, bitbit ang 39-6-0 win-loss-draw ring record kasama ang 30 KOs.

Ayon kay De La Hoya, taglay pa rin ni Pacquiao (57-5-2, 38 KOs) ang kan­­yang lakas at liksi.

Para naman manalo si Mayweather (47-0-0, 26 KOs) ay kailangan ni­tong “sustain the pressure for 12 whole rounds against Manny Pacquiao.”