Pacquiao will be sorry if he fights Mayweather Jr - aide

MANILA, Philippines – A close aid of the retired Floyd Mayweather Jr. believes Manny Pacquiao should abandon the idea of facing the former World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight champion based on a report at PhilBoxing.com. Pacquiao’s camp is floating the idea of a possible match with Mayweather in 2009 after a likely May 2 bout with British boxer Ricky Hatton. A.T. Williams, one of Mayweather’s close associates, believes Pacquiao would regret fighting the six-time world champion. “Floyd will brutally knock him out within seven rounds. Pacquiao will surely regret for the rest of his life." Williams said Mayweather respects what Pacquiao has been doing in and outside the boxing ring. “Floyd sees the best character of a man in Manny Pacquiao," Williams said. “And, he knows how much Pacquiao is loved by his countrymen." “His countrymen, as for now, have the responsibility to protect him from getting killed in the ring because Floyd will surely rock him from beat-to-beat to the canvas without cutting short of total knockout." Many boxing experts believe that a Pacquiao-Hatton fight will be a good appetizer to a potential mega match between the winner and Mayweather in 2009. – GMANews.TV