Former world champion and now Golden Boy Promotions president Oscar De La Hoya gave unbeaten American Floyd Mayweather Jr. the slight edge over Manny Pacquiao but insisted the two superstars need to fight for real in order to settle all doubts.
Talks of a Pacquiao-Mayweather fight are gaining steam again after the American finally responded to Pacquiao's callout. Mayweather said in an interview Saturday that he wants to fight Pacquiao on May 2, although he still insists that the "Pacman" was "not on my level.
" But De La Hoya in an interview with Boxing Scene believes "it's one of those fights where anybody can win." "Who will I give the edge to right now, today? I would have to go with Floyd," he said.
"Three years ago, it would have been Manny Pacquiao. But now, I would go with Floyd." But De La Hoya also noted that between the two fighters, it is Pacquiao who "has the more respect."
"Who is gonna live on forever? That's Manny Pacquiao," said the fighter known as "The Golden Boy." "Manny Pacquiao, they'll say,
'Wow, he fought all these guys, he fought tough battles,'" he added. But Mayweather can erase all doubts if he pushes through with his plans to fight Pacquiao, De La Hoya said.
"Fighting Manny Pacquiao will just erase any doubt that anybody might have about Floyd," said De La Hoya. "Fighting Manny Pacquiao – everybody wants to see Manny Pacquiao.
" Both Mayweather and Pacquiao fought and defeated De La Hoya earlier in their careers, which helped launch them into superstardom. De La Hoya lost to Mayweather in May 2005 via a split decision, and lost to Pacquiao in December 2008 when he refused to come out of his corner before the start of the ninth round after taking a severe beating.
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