12 Reasons Floyd Mayweather Will Defeat Manny Pacquiao
8. Floyd Has The Better 'Boxing Brain'
Manny Pacquiao’s longtime trainer Freddie Roach is a six-time Trainer of the Year (Boxing Writers Association of America). The two have been together for the past 14 years, rising to the top of the sport side-by-side. It is no surprise ESPN and various talking heads site this as a major advantage for Team Pac-Man.
Mayweather’s corner is comprised of his father Floyd Sr. and his uncle Roger, who have trained him since he was a child. But that isn’t where the advantage comes into play – as Floyd has had public disputes with his father over the years. It is in the fact that Floyd Mayweather IS his corner.
His father might offer a nugget of advice as he wipes the sweat from his son’s brow, but it’s “Money” who makes the decisions during and between rounds. He makes the adjustments himself, earning him the reputation as one of the smartest prize fighters to put on a pair of gloves.
That leads to the next point…