Boxing News 2015: Manny Pacquiao Promises To Fire ‘A Lot Of Hard Punches’ Against Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Manny Pacquiao is known for his aggressiveness on top of the squared ring in the previous fights in his career. The Filipino pugilist is vowing for yet another all-out attack when he faces Floyd Mayweather Jr. on May 2, 2015 at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

While Pacquiao has not predicted a knockdown or a win against the undefeated American, the Filipino did promise that he’d serve a volume of punches against Mayweather in their highly-anticipated super fight which took five years to be made. Pacquiao was even humble enough to credit Mayweather’s skills and revealed the overall strategy in trying to beat his rival.

“He [Mayweather Jr.] has very good speed and footwork, and he has punches, and that makes him look good. But it depends on the fighter he is going to fight. For me as a boxer, I know what the job is. I'm going to throw a lot of punches, a lot of hard punches,” Pacquiao told Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports on Tuesday when asked about the upcoming Mayweather vs. Pacquiao super fight. "There is nobody out there who really has thrown a lot of punches at him, but I'm going to do that. He is a very good boxer, but I know how to box and I can move side to side and throw punches.”

Pacquiao’s promise of throwing “a lot of punches” is not without history or basis; in past fights he peppered a lot of his opponents with punches from different angles— and as the Filipino described it himself, a lot of side-to-side movements before unloading power shots and efficient jabs. In most fights, if not all, Pacquiao has thrown more punches compared to his opponent’s total and the flurry of punches has given his rivals on top of the squared ring a lot of trouble on the way to a Pacquiao’s dominating victory.

Meanwhile, Mayweather has not met an opponent of Pacquiao’s calibre. There were sluggers like Marcos Maidana and Canelo Alvarez but most boxing experts opine that they do not have the same speed and power combination as Pacquiao.

Will Pacquiao deliver on his promise of throwing a lot of punches against Mayweather Jr. on May 2? And more importantly, will those shots find its mark against the smart and wily Mayweather Jr, who is considered the best defensive fighters of his generation?

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