Iginiit ng pamosong Amerikanong trainer na si Naazim Richardson na hindi kailangan nina eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao at pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. na harapin ang isa’t isa dahil kapwa sila magiging Hall of Famer.
“Pacquiao is a serious customer who is a first a first ballot Hall of Fame. Pacquiao don’t need Floyd Mayweather and I don’t think Floyd Mayweather really needs Pacquiao at this point; both of them are still gonna be Hall of Famers,” sinabi ni Richardson kay Jenna Jay ng On the Ropes Boxing Show.
“In all actuality, with them not fighting each other, it may actually help their legacy because people will always bring up, ‘Pacquiao didn’t fight Mayweather and Mayweather didn’t fight Pacquiao.’ Both of them are Hall Of Famers, both of them are the real deal and I don’t see why one needs the other one,” dagdag ni Richardson na trainer nina world champions Bernard Hopkins at Shane Mosley. “Whatever happens, people are gonna say it wasn’t worth the wait.”
Muli namang inihayag ni WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman sa Fightnews.com ang suporta sa sagupaan nina Pacquiao at Mayweather. “After Floyd Mayweather clearly defeated Marcos Maidana in their much anticipated rematch, there have been countless news stories, articles and statements in the press regarding the fight that has been in the makings for several years,” ayon sa pahayag. “Clearly and simply – the world wants to see Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao. Mayweather, the WBC welterweight and super welterweight champion of the world, has been the pound-for-pound driving force of the sport in recent years, while Pacquiao is an iconic champion who has re-established the interest of the boxing world after his dramatic loss in his fourth fight with Juan Manuel Marquez.”
