Floyd Mayweather Jr. - Manny Pacquiao fight is fast approaching and the two camps' preparation is getting more intense.
Pretty Boy's sparring partner can attest to that. Reports have it that the undefeated champ knocked out his sparring partner. Photographer Chris Robinson told CBSSports.com that the American fighter floored his training opponent with a body shot.
"Floyd doing his thing," Robinson said when he witnessed Floyd Mayweather Jr. preparing for his fight with Manny Pacquiao. "He dropped one of the guys with a body shot."
While these definitely hyped the Floyd Mayweather Jr. - Manny Pacquiao fight fans, the Filipino fighter is not that convinced the knockout happened. However, he wishes that reports are true for the benefit of the fans. He even commented that he was bored by Mayweather Jr.'s past fights.
"I hope the reports were true," Pacquiao told philboxing.com's Aquiles Z. Zonio. "He should be aggressive during our fight so we can make the fans happy. We all knew how he fights. In fact his previous fights lulled me to sleep."
Adding, "His previous fights bored me. I hope, this time he would be man enough to take some risks. He should prove to the world that he's a real and fearless fighter, not a runner."
Floyd Mayweather Jr. - Manny Pacquiao fight is getting worldly publicity and for that, the Filipino champ thinks he and his opponent should do everything to satisfy the fans.
"This fight should live up to its billing. We owe this to the fans. They should get the kind of entertainment they want," he said.
While Mayweather's aggressiveness is a welcome news for Pacquiao's camp, a boxing columnist believes that the American boxer is taking the wrong approach for the megafight.
"Maidana made him fight for his life last May, regardless of the 'I fought that way for the fans' schtick," Livitz told CBS Sports. "[Mayweather's] known to beat the crap out of his sparring partners. Swarming Pac would not be the answer, because I still think that despite the fact that Pac is now powerful on each side -- he can still be outboxed."
Floyd Mayweather Jr. - Manny Pacquiao fight will take place on May 2 at the MGM Grand Arena.
