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Junior confident of beating Pacquiao, if fight materializes


MANILA, Philippines – Comebacking Floyd “Money" Mayweather, Jr. firmly believes that if there’s one fighter who could put an end to the Manny Pacquiao’s juggernaut, it would be him. In London to promote his July 18 fight with Juan Manuel Marquez, Mayweather said he would beat the Filipino pound-for-pound king with his ring skills and IQ if ever their dream showdown eventually materializes. "If the Pacquiao fight presents itself after this one (Marquez bout), then I'll lay the blueprint on how to beat him," Mayweather said, as quoted by Eastside Boxing’s James Slater. "Pacquiao's a good fighter but he can be got. He was knocked out twice before and I'm a slick, smart boxer. I would tie him up. There's a science to this game and I could adapt to any style," he added. If Mayweather (39-0) can easily figure out a “how-to-beat Pacquiao" formula, the Pacman, he boasted could not find one for him. “I take nothing away from Manny Pacquiao. He’s gone out there and done what he’s had to do as a fighter. I respect him for what he’s done and I respect him in the fight game. He’s one of the premiere top fighters in the game, but I’ve never been defeated," he said in a separate report posted by fightfan.com. “Nobody has the antidote to beat Floyd Mayweather. As far as I’m concerned there is an antidote to beat Manny Pacquiao because he’s been out boxed before. Eric Morales out boxed Manny Pacquiao a few years ago but people seem to forget that," he added. The 32-year-old fighter said Pacquiao’s most recent foe, Ricky Hatton, has been presented with a pretty good idea on beating the Pacman, only that he did not follow the game plan. Hatton, who was trained by his father Floyd Sr., was knocked out by Pacquiao in two rounds. "That fight wasn't my father's gameplan. I know my father and that wasn't his gameplan," he was quoted by Manchester Evening News. "I don't want everyone over here ripping my father to shreds. It wasn't his fault. My dad told him to go out, relax, use his jab and be smart. It wasn't my dad's fault." Floyd Jr. also joined his dad and others in telling Hatton to call it a day already – like what he should have after their 2007 welterweight fight. "He was knocked out bad twice - by me and Pacquiao. They were two devastating defeats. He's been in a lot of tough fights and taken some big shots. Against me he was macho because he was undefeated and had his whole country behind them but he still took some big shots," he told MEN, noting that Hatton’s lifestyle of gaining weight and drinking is also taking its toll. "I don't think Ricky should fight again. I wouldn't fight him again, even at Wembley. It would be like picking on a guy that we call `gun-shot, gun-shot'. Once you've been knocked out in the way he was by me, it's always in the back of your mind that it can happen again. His head won't be the same," he added. Mayweather Jr. is among the notable names being considered as Pacquiao’s rival for his next fight. Others in the mix are Marquez, Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto, Sugar Shane Mosley and even Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Edwin Valero. Pacquiao is currently savoring his annihilation of Hatton and is set to resume his hosting chores for Pinoy Records and star in an upcoming sitcom with Onyok Velasco and Lito Camo on GMA. He reportedly intends to climb the ring again on October 17. –GMANews.TV