Malaki ang paniniwala ng ka-stable at dating sparring partner ni WBO champion Manny Pacquiao na si Mexican-American Raymundo Beltran na kapag naging agresibo ang Pilipino at tinamaan ng kaliwa si WBA at WBO titlist Floyd Mayweather Jr. ay matatalo ito sa welterweight unification bout sa Mayo 2 sa Las Vegas, Nevada.
Muling lalaban si Beltran sa ikatlong pagkakataon para matamo ang WBO lightweight crown laban kay Takahiro Aoh ng Japan sa Mayo 1 sa Las Vegas.
Sa panayam ni boxing writer Elie Seckbach ng Esnewsreporting, iginiit ni Beltran na hindi na niya mabilang kung ilang rounds niya naka-sparring si Pacquiao at marami siyang natutuhan sa sobrang bilis ng Pilipino.
“I lost count man. I think I took more punishment from him than anybody else,” sabi ni Beltran. “It’s unpredictable, you never know then Boom! it’s already there, he already hit you, you know.”
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Para kay Beltran, may paglalagyan si Mayweather kapag tinamaan ng kaliwa ni Pacquiao.
“The left is his punch; it’s the key for him you know,” dagdag ni Beltran.
Kumpiyansa naman si Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach na magiging malaking diperensiya sa laban ang mas malakas na mga hita ni Pacquiao laban kay Mayweather.
“One thing about Manny is, his legs are very solid. Mayweather, if you watch his last two fights, he says he’s on the ropes because he wants to exchange and make the fans happy,” pahayag ni Roach sa On The Ropes Boxing Radio. “I don’t believe that. I believe that he has to go to the ropes to rest a little bit because his legs are a little shot. That’s always the first thing to go with a fighter.”
“I remember well when my legs went out and Eddie (Futch) told me to retire and I said, ‘No’ and I fought five more fights and lost four of them. When you’re legs tend to give out, it’s a really bad feeling and I see Mayweather with a little uncertainty,” dagdag ni Roach na dati ring boksingero. “I think Floyd’s legs are starting to go a little bit and if you watch Manny and his last fight with Algieri, he was on his toes for twelve rounds with Algieri the whole night. I think he has better legs than Mayweather and I think that’s gonna be the difference in the fight.”
