“Most impressive thing in history of boxing,” Max Kellerman once shocked the world claiming Manny Pacquiao is greater than Floyd Mayweather
Television personality and boxing commentator Max Kellerman's opinion on Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao caused a stir.
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Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao (image credit- The Bleacher Report)
People know Floyd Mayweather as the most successful and prominent figure in the sport of boxing. Impressively, in his two-decade-long professional boxing career, Mayweather won 50 fights and never lost. Mayweather’s boxing skills, IQ, and record are a testament to his greatness and the reason he is called ‘TBE’.
In addition, Mayweather has also earned a reputation as the most financially successful boxer, with a net worth of around $400 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. Alternatively, people also regard Manny Pacquiao as one of the greatest boxers of all time and arguably the best Southpaw. American sports television personality and boxing commentator Max Kellerman stated his opinion on who the P4P better fighter is between them. Kellerman said, “Give me another example of a flyweight who was the lineal champion and moved up on a bunch of titles in between, and then was that good as a welterweight.”
Hence, Kellerman stated that Pacquiao was initially a flyweight who won the lineal championship. Subsequently, Kellerman stated Pacman’s ability to move up weight classes was a unique accomplishment in the sport of boxing. Furthermore, Pacquiao’s accomplishments include being the only professional boxer to win twelve world championships in eight different weight classes.
Pacman was also named the 2000s ‘Fighter of the Decade’ and has won four lineal world championships. Hence, Kellerman stated that Pacquiao was truly an undisputed and pound-for-pound best because of his several accomplishments. Furthermore, Kellerman stated that if Mayweather and Pacquaio were the same size naturally, Pacquaio would have the upper hand.
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Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao
In May 2015, ‘PacMan’ and ‘Money’ finally squared off in one of the biggest boxing events of all time. Fans had been waiting for years to see these two superstars and two of the most accomplished fighters square off in the ring. The bout was referred to as the ‘Fight of the Century’ or ‘The Battle for Greatness.’
The fight was like a chess match, and in the beginning, it was clear that Mayweather had the speed advantage. Mayweather was able to win the first three rounds, but Pacman was able to secure the fourth round. Subsequently, ‘Money’ harnessed all his defensive abilities and boxing IQ to secure the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth rounds. However, Pacman made a comeback by aggressively attacking Mayweather and securing the ninth and tenth.
Pacquiao had to win the last two rounds to secure a draw, but Mayweather fought vigilantly and won both rounds. The fact that Pacman was such an immense challenge for Mayweather even after moving up weight classes proves his fighting ability.
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