MANNY DOESN'T NEED MAYWEATHER, SAYS EXPERT

Everyone may be looking forward to a Manny Pacquiao- Floyd Mayweather,Jr megabuck showdown next year, but the most anticipated fight ever to come by in years may not be held at all.
The reason? The world's No.1 pound-for-pound king doesn't need Mayweather, and Pacquiao, assuming that he gets past Miguel Cotto on Nov. 14, doesn't need to prove anything anymore.
This was the assessment of boxing writer Matt Stolow, who arrived at a conclusion that Mayweather will be 'too big' for the six-division champion Pacquiao, an advantage the lure of money cannot even compensate.
"Sure, Manny could pull down $20 million that night, but it is worth it to give Mayweather such a ridiculous competitive advantage and possibly lose your last fight that way?" asked Stlow who writes for examiner.com.
Mayweather won his return bout againts Juan Manuel Marquez last Sept. 20 after a 21-month hiatus, knocking down the Mexican in the second round before toying with him the rest of the way for a unanimous decision victory.
The fighter many call 'Pretty Boy Floyd' who always loves to flaunt his earning weighed in two pounds over the 144-pound limit, and was four pounds heavier than Marquez, who weighed in at 142. He paid Marquez $ 300,000 for every pound that went over the limit.
Stolow also is convinced that the natural fighting weight of Mayweather will spell the big difference.
"At about 21, Pacquiao was fighting at between 155 and 122 Juan Manuel Marquez was between 122 and 124. Floyd Mayweather Jr. was already in world title fights at 130 at age 21. The natural weight difference obscure the skill levels at this point. It's not a fair fight," he said.
"So do the math. I'm not saying Mayweather is better than Pacquiao. I'm saying what I'm saying. He's too big."
The other day, Pacquiao's famed trainer, Freddie Roach, said that he would love Pacquiao to end his career with victories over Cotto and Mayweather.
Roach however, quickly pointed out that if ever both camps of Pacquiao and Mayweather do not reach an agreement during nogotiations, it would be best for the Filipino ring legend to walk away from the sport with his head still held high.
"If he retires after this(Cotto) fight I'll be fine with that also," Roach said. "If negotiations with Mayweather fail and Manny wins againts Cotto, he'll be having seven world titles. Nobody has done that before, so there's nothing else to prove." "I would love to see him retire on top of the world."


SOURCE: PEOPLE'S JOURNAL
AUTHOR: ZEAN MACAMAY