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                    [Title] => Mayweather warns Crawford: 'Pacquiao’s better than I thought'
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 Floyd Mayweather Jr. recently reiterated that Manny Pacquiao is a better fighter than he thought prior to taking on the Filipino icon in boxing’s richest fight ever last May.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-25 23:59:31 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/sports/20151126/mayweather-pacquiao-crawford.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1525446 [Title] => Mayweather blasts Roach for Cotto loss [Summary] =>

Floyd Mayweather Jr. took a swipe at Freddie Roach, blaming the multi-awarded trainer for Miguel Cotto’s defeat at the hands of Saul Alvarez in Sunday’s middleweight title fight in Las Vegas.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-23 22:59:04 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/sports/20141126/Floyd-Mayweather-Jr.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1520680 [Title] => Floyd to Pacman: I’m retired, period [Summary] =>

Floyd Mayweather Jr., enjoying his retirement by buying exotic cars and riding his private jet, has broken his silence on persistent talks of a rematch with Manny Pacquiao.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-10 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804774 [AuthorName] => Abac Cordero [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/sports/20151111/Manny-Pacquiao-5.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1520080 [Title] => Mayweather: Pacquiao piggybacking off my name [Summary] =>

Floyd Mayweather Jr. recently belied reports about a possible rematch between him and Manny Pacquiao, saying his former rival is just using his name for publicity.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-08 22:02:20 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1271825 [AuthorName] => Dino Maragay [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/sports/Pacquiao/Manny-Pacquiao-Floyd-Mayweather-9.JPG ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1432732 [Title] => Floyd’s dad predicts cakewalk [Summary] =>

The man who once advised Floyd Mayweather, Jr. to avoid southpaws like the plague has changed his tune. Floyd Mayweather, Sr., who has trained his son on and off through the years, is now claiming there is absolutely no risk in taking on left-hander Manny Pacquiao in a welterweight showdown that won’t only unify three 147-pound titles but also determine who’s the rightful pound-for-pound king of the world.

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Floyd Mayweather Sr., the outspoken father of the undefeated Floyd Jr., said his son will easily defeat Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao when they slug it out in a megabuck showdown on May 2 at the MGM Grand.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1271825 [AuthorName] => Dino Maragay [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1427157 [Title] => Floyd Sr. sees easy fight for son [Summary] =>

Fighting Manny Pacquiao will be a walk in the park for Floyd Mayweather Jr.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-24 14:11:30 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/sports/20140722/floyd-sr-jr-manny.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1426630 [Title] => Ordinaryong laban lang kay Mayweather ang May 2 fight [Summary] =>

Para kay Floyd Mayweather Jr., isang ordinaryong laban lamang ang kanilang megabuck showdown ni Manny Pacquiao at walang magiging epekto ito sa kanyang legacy.

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Floyd Mayweather Jr. sees nothing special about the megabuck showdown with Manny Pacquiao as far as his legacy is concerned.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-22 12:34:30 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/sports/Pacquiao/Manny-Pacquiao-Floyd-Mayweather-8.JPG ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1418036 [Title] => Pacquiao adviser: ‘Sincere’ Floyd wants super fight [Summary] =>

By coming over to and chatting with Manny Pacquiao at halftime of Wednesday’s NBA game between the Miami Heat and Milwaukee bucks, Floyd Mayweather Jr. proved his sincerity in working out a deal for a megabuck showdown.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-29 09:31:24 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/sports/20150128/pacquiao-mayweather-miami-heat-game.jpg ) ) )
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