Title as the unbeaten boxer, Floyd Mayweather Jr looked at this century's greatest boxing duel against Manny Pacquiao with optimism.
Duel that will be done at the MGM Grand Arena on Saturday (2/5), is expected to generate more than 300 million pounds for the two boxers. Percentage, Mayweather get more that 60:40.
"I never lose. I do not know what it means and how to lose. But only time a boxer experiencing it, no doubt it will always be in his mind," said Mayweather.
"Everything I do has been taken into account. In fact continue to make the world waiting for this match, which may only be worth US $ 60 million if done five years ago."
Furthermore, Mayweather also criticized his opponent's boxing style, which he considered far different from his style.
"The way I fight make my body will not too received a lot of punches," said Mayweather. "But Pacquiao was sloppy."
"I also like to make the audience excited, but if I'm careless I now must have been exhausted. In addition if you take the risk of receiving a lot of punches like him, there will be a further impact in the next life, after boxing career is over."
But former heavy weight champion Mike Tyson has his own opinion about Mayweather,
Mike Tyson thinks Mayweather is "delusional."
"He's very delusional," Tyson told the Undisputed Champion Network earlier this week when asked of Mayweather's statement. "Listen, if he was anywhere near that realm of great Ali, he'd be able to take his kids to school by himself. He can't take his kids to school by himself and he's talking about he's great?
"Greatness is not guarding yourself from the people, greatness is being accepted by the people. He can't take his kids alone to school by himself. He's a little scared man, he's a very small, scared man."
Tyson reiterated his stance in a much more succinct manner to USA Today at Wednesday's press conference for Mayweather's megafight with Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas: “The guy is going around saying he is better than Ali. I don’t want to hear that ... .”
If you're starting to get the impression that Tyson doesn't have a very high opinion of Mayweather in general, you are correct. USA Today reported that Tyson was given the opportunity to move closer to the stage at the news conference, but he responded, “I try to stay as far away from dirt as possible.”
The newspaper also quotes Tyson as saying of Mayweather, “I was always told by my mother that if you can’t say anything nice about someone, don’t say nothing” and of his former friendship with the undefeated boxer, “I try not to remember that.”
The result of Saturday's fight with Pacquiao may sway some people's opinions as to whether Mayweather is the greatest of all time. But it seems like it might be hard to change Tyson's mind at this point.
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