Tiniyak ni dating multi-division world champion Roy Jones Jr. na malaki ang mawawala sa dangal ni WBC at WBA welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. kapag hindi niya nilabanan si Pambansang Kamao Manny Pacquiao.
Sa panayam ni Jenna Jay ng On The Ropes Boxing Radio sa United States, iginiit ng dating top pound-for-pound boxer na umaasa siyang haharapin ni Mayweather ang kasalukuyang WBO welterweight titlist.
“I hope for the whole boxing public that the fight will finally take place and I just can’t wait for it to happen,” paliwanag ni Jones na waring napipikon dahil hindi matuloy-tuloy ang $200-M welterweight megabout.
“I ain’t saying nothing until they sign! Once the signing’s done, then we’ll talk about it. Until then I have nothing to say, I’m not wasting no more comments on it. When the signings done, then I’ll talk about it.”
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Aminado si Jones na nananatiling magulang na boksingero si Mayweather na hindi ginagamit ang kanyang utak para hindi masaktan.
“He’s the same as he used to be. He’s still a slick boxer who doesn’t like taking any chances, but he’s the best at what he does,” ayon sa boksingerong aktibo pa rin ngayon. “He’s very smart, you couldn’t find a slicker guy inside the ring and he knows what he’s doing and he will be ready to do what he does.”
Ngunit mas bilib si Jones kay Pacquiao na masyadong agresibo sa ring at hindi natatakot makipagsabayan kaya magandang makaharap ni Mayweather ang Pinoy boxer.
“Pacquiao is a very aggressive fighter, a guy who looks forward to competition, loves to hit, pretty defensive but more offensive minded than defense,” giit ni Jones. “So, you’ve got an offensive guy versus a defensive guy, which always turns out to make for a very good fight.”
Naniniwala rin si Jones na maaapektuhan ang legacy ni Mayweather kapag hindi niya nilabanan si Pacquiao.
“I think a Manny Pacquiao of course affects Floyd’s legacy more because it took so long for the fight to happen and we haven’t seen anybody in the ring with Floyd that we really thought could beat him, “ dagdag ni Jones. “Except (Saul) Canelo as of late and Canelo didn’t fight the right fight that he would have expected Canelo to fight. It affects Floyd’s legacy more so than anybody else.”
