Naniniwala ang bagong boxing sensation na si WBA featherweight champion Nicholas “The Axeman” Walters ng Jamaica na mahihirapan si WBC at WBA welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. kung magkakaroon ng unification bout kay WBO 147 pounds titlist Manny Pacquiao sa 2015.
Tumanyag si Walters nang talunin sa 6th round TKO kamakailan si Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire para maging undisputed featherweight titlist ng WBA.
Sa panayam ni Jenna Jay ng On The Ropes Boxing Radio Show, idiniin ni Walters na ginagamit na lamang ngayon ni Mayweather ang “utak” kaya namimili ng makakaharap sa ibabaw ng ring.
“He’s a very intelligent guy. He’s not really fighting in wars anymore. He has done enough in his prime, so he’s not fighting in wars, he’s fighting in a more intelligent manner now. He’s using his craft and his experience to win fights,” ani Walters. “People like to see wars, people like to see guys get knocked out, they like to see blood. He’s more fighting with his abilities now, fighting with his skills and intelligence. Apart from that, Floyd Mayweather is a very crafty and very intelligent fighter and I respect him for that, he has given a lot to boxing. Those are my views on Floyd Mayweather, he’s a superstar in boxing just now.”
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Para kay Walters, malaki ang pagkakaiba ni Mayweather kay Pacquiao dahil handang makipagpatayan ang Pilipino sa ibabaw ng lona ng parisukat at hindi namimili ng kalaban.
“I will say that Manny Pacquiao is a different fighter from Mayweather. I think Mayweather is a more intelligent and more crafty guy but Pacquiao is definitely a warrior. The sport of boxing likes to have guys like Pacquiao. Pacquiao, it doesn’t matter who you put him against, you’re always gonna see a fight with Pacquiao,” paliwanag ng Jamaican. “Pacquiao’s true to the sport, he’s a true fighter, a true warrior and he’s always gonna give entertaining fights. He’s never gonna give a boring show. Whether win, lose or draw, it’s always gonna be an entertaining fight and that’s what boxing needs because boxing is a sport that’s coming from the gladiators and the gladiators they are not runners, they are fighters.”
Gusto rin ni Walters na masaksihan ang paghaharap nina Pacquiao at Mayweather sa susunod na taon lalo kung magwawagi ang Pinoy boxer sa pagdepensa ngayon laban kay Chris Algieri sa Macau, China.
“It’s an interesting fight. A lot of people think that Pacquiao is as fast as Mayweather is now and that Mayweather is not at his best. It’s a fight that we’ll have to see,” giit ni Walters. “ I think Pacquiao would give Mayweather one of the better fights. Mayweather, they’re not giving him the level of competition but I think Pacquiao would definitely give him a fight, even if he wins the fight, Mayweather will have a fight on his hands.”
“Pacquiao is a true gladiator, he’s a true warrior and he’s not gonna give you a boring fight, he’s always gonna give a fight whether win, lose or draw. That’s as much as I can say for Pacquiao. I like Pacquiao’s style, he’s a fighter like me. I’m a fighter, I like fighting, I like to make it physical and he’s like that, and I commend him for that,” dagdag ni Walters. “Mayweather knows he really needs to work hard and he knows that he’s not gonna be in there with someone that’s not gonna fight, he knows that Pacquiao is gonna come to fight, he’s gonna come to try and hurt him and he’s gonna throw all the tricks in the book. It’s a fight that not only me but boxing fans would like to see. I would definitely like to see a fight like that.”
