With Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao set to rematch in September, former Mayweather rival, Marcos Maidana, has shared his thoughts on the fight.
Maidana was twice defeated by the American great in 2014, with the first of their two fights deemed to be one of the few occasions where a decision could have gone against ‘TBE’; officially defeating ‘El Chino’ by majority-decision.
Their second meeting was more convincing and proved to be Maidana’s final outing as a pro, whilst Mayweather moved onto the biggest fight of his career and defeated perennial rival Pacquiao the following year.
Now, 11 years on from that event, Mayweather is due to end a nine-year hiatus and fight the Filipino icon for a second time, with a date of Friday, September 25, currently being touted.
Whilst others find the bout controversial, due to the respective ages of the two legends, Maidana told Fight Hub TV that he has no issues with the contest.
“[I think it is] good. They can still be in boxing and if they can fight, it is okay for them to fight.”
In terms of the fight itself, Maidana predicted a similar showing to their 2015 encounter, with the style of Mayweather remaining unbeatable as he improves his fabled record to 51-0.
“I think it is going to be the same, maybe a little slower because they are a little bigger, but I think that, the way they both fight, is going to be the same.”
Along with the clash against Pacquiao, Mayweather is also lined up to have an exhibition bout against Greek kickboxer Mike Zambidis in June.
