Pacquiao pinaboran ng kampo ni Mayweather

MANILA, Philippines — Ilan sa mga boksi­ngero at trainers sa kampo ni Floyd Mayweather, Jr. ang naniniwalang ma­nanalo si reigning World Boxing Association regular welterweight champion Man­ny Pacquiao laban kay un­defeated Keith Thur­man sa Hulyo 20 sa Las Vegas, Nevada.

Nagsagawa ng survey si Jeff Mayweather, ang kapatid ni Floyd, na naka-post sa YouTube The Mayweather Channel kung saan pumabor sa eight-division world bo­xing Pinoy champion ang ilang miyembro ng Team Mayweather.

Ayon kay trainer Kofi Jantuah, nasa 40-anyos na si Pacquiao ngunit na­nanatili ang bagsik at la­kas nito isa sa mga armas upang talunin si Thurman.

Nakita aniya ang pagbabalik ng bangis ni Pacquiao nang talunin nito si Adrien Broner noong Enero via unanimous de­cision sa MGM Grand Garden Arena sa Las Vegas, Nevada.

“I like Pacquiao. He’s 40 but he still has a lot of fire in him. He showed it look how he brought (Adrien) Broner down. This guy has a lot of firepower. If you can’t get Pacquiao off you, you got nowhere to go. I’m picking Pacquiao,” wika ni Jantuah.

Naniniwala naman si trainer Dewey Cooper na maitatala ni Pacquiao ang decision win laban kay Thurman.

Mas nagustuhan ni Coo­per ang huling laban ni Pacquiao kumpara sa ipinakita ni Thurman nang talunin nito si Jose­sito Lopez via 12-round majority decision para mai­depensa ang WBA su­per welterweight belt

“But for some reason deep in my heart I got to say Manny’s gonna win this fight I like the way Manny looked against (Adrien) Broner, I didn’t like the way Keith Thurman in his return. I really think Manny still flexes punch, that speed and his agility. I think it’s Pacquiao by 12-round decision,” ani Cooper.

Para naman kay professional boxer Thomas Hill, mas liyamado si Pac­quiao kung karanasan ang pag-uusapan laban sa mas batang si Thurman.

Hindi pa nakararanas ng matinding kalaban si Thurman.

At tiyak na isa si Pacquiao sa pinakamatinding pagsubok nito.

“Pacquiao is a vete­ran. Thurman doesn’t like to be hit in the body. Pacquiao going to hit him everywhere. Keith has the power but I’m going for the veteran,” ani Hill.