The response from followers to at present’s stories of a rematch between the 48-year-old Floyd Mayweather Jr. and 46-year-old Manny Pacquiao has been overwhelmingly damaging on social media.
Recollections of a $100 Letdown
If the organizer of this potential occasion is to promote it to the opposite followers, they should suppose once more. The followers who had been round when Mayweather and Pacquiao fought on Might 2, 2015, keep in mind how boring the combat was. They don’t need to pay $100 on PPV once more to observe one other dud and even subscribe to Netflix to observe it in the event that they don’t have already got an account.
Earlier at present, it was revealed that there are talks of Mayweather (50-0, 27 KOs) and Pacquiao (62-8-3, 39 KOs) assembly in a rematch on Netflix in 2026. The main points for the combat are nonetheless missing at this level, as what number of rounds and whether or not it’ll be an exhibition.
It doesn’t matter. Followers both adore it or hate the concept of those two preventing for a second colossal payday, which is actually all it’s about. Mayweather and Pacquiao aren’t going to get the massive cash preventing anybody else moreover one another.
Too Previous, Too Sluggish, Too Late
Followers can be sickened on the concept of both of them going through somebody out of their league, like Terence Crawford, Canelo Alvarez, Jaron Ennis, or David Benavidez. They’re too outdated, too small, and too weak to compete in opposition to related, proficient fighters.
Pacquiao cherry-picked WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios earlier this yr in his latest comeback on July nineteenth. He wasn’t loopy sufficient to combat ‘Boots’ Ennis and get obliterated in a single spherical.
“Identical Stage” Delusion
“This one I like as a result of they’re each on the identical stage,” mentioned Mike Coppinger to Ring Journal, placing a positive slant to Mayweather vs. Pacquiao rematch.
How does Mike know if Mayweather and Pacquiao are on the identical stage? Followers booed Mayweather throughout his two exhibition matches in opposition to John Gotti III in 2023 and 2024. Floyd hasn’t fought an actual combat since his win over Conor McGregor on August 26, 2017. You’ll be able to’t name that an actual combat, provided that McGregor was making his debut in boxing.
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