77% of Boxing Experts pick Mayweather over Pacquiao

Wladimir Klitschko: Mayweather
"I think on the boxing side, slight advantage for Mayweather—51 percent for Mayweather and 49 percent for Pacquiao. As a person, I like Pacquiao better than Mayweather, but from a boxing standpoint, I think that Mayweather has a better chance to this fight."

Chris Algieri: Mayweather
“I think he (Manny) can actually give Floyd a run in this fight,” Still, “I’m going with Floyd…its styles.”

Keith Thurman: Mayweather
“I lean towards Mayweather,” “He hasn’t shown us anything to doubt him. He is pound for pound the best.” He’s gonna pot shot with the jab to the stomach, the jab to the head, like he likes, and he’s gonna mix up his power punches.”

Paulie Malignaggi: Mayweather
“The primary reason why I pick Floyd Mayweather to win on May 2, is I think he has a better control of range.”
“Regardless of how fast people say Manny Pacquiao’s legs are, he hasn't exhibited many creative ways of controlling range and closing the distance.”
“I’ve noticed that Pacquiao will jump around from left to right, and then quickly try to jump into the pocket and into firing range. He’s going to have to be more creative when fighting an elite level talent like Floyd Mayweather.”“He may be able to get away with that against other fighters, but I don’t see him getting away with just jumping into range against a fighter like Mayweather.”


Iran Barkley: Mayweather
"I think Mayweather a decision,"
"He's too fast. He has to be careful though, he can't get careless against 'Pac Man.' But Mayweather will win."

Sugar Ray Leonard: Mayweather
“I would say I lean toward Mayweather because he hasn’t tasted defeat and he doesn’t want to taste defeat. And I look at Pacquiao and I see a guy, a champion, who is equipped with such speed and power and unfortunately he was KO'd big-time by Marquez.

Sergio Mora: Mayweather
“I think earlier in their careers, Pacquiao could have challenged and possibly gotten the better of Mayweather (Mayweather on a bad night, that is). I think Floyd is one of the most naturally gifted, self disciplined fighters in boxing history. I don’t think this 2015 version of Manny Pacquiao can beat Floyd Mayweather – especially with all the stringent, Olympic style blood testing being administered. It’s Mayweather by decision for me.”

Glen Johnson: Mayweather
“I believe Mayweather will win the fight by unanimous decision. Pacquiao isn’t fighting with the energy he had five years ago, when he had the best chance he had of beating Mayweather. That’s the kind of urgency he needs now in order for him to beat Mayweather. He will lose the fight, he doesn’t have what it takes to beat Mayweather.”

Mike Tyson: Pacquiao
‘I thought from the start that Paquiao is going to win. This guy is perpetual motion. He comes from every angle. He’s all energy. Always throwing punches. Never stops.
‘Floyd tucks in and picks his shots and he is more accurate. But he doesn’t throw anything like Manny’s hundred punches a round.


Sergio Martinez: Mayweather
“Floyd Mayweather can have Manny for breakfast, lunch or anything,” “Pacquiao is still a long way from being ready.” “This was never too much of a fight to me, because Mayweather is in a league of his own.”

Kell Brook: Mayweather
"I see it being a tricky few rounds, but then I see Mayweather taking control of the fight and see him controlling the pace and being too smart for Pacman. In the end I see Mayweather winning a unanimous decision."

Amir Khan: Mayweather
“[Floyd] Mayweather probably wins. [Manny] Pacquiao is open a lot, he gets caught with a lot of shots. His workrate has dropped a lot, in my opinion. Age is going to get to you, you’re going to be old one day and you can see that age now, in Mayweather and Pacquiao but they’re still great fighters, the things they are doing things most 25-year-olds can’t do.”

Mikey Garcia: Mayweather
“First three or four rounds, Pacquiao’s aggressive, making a good fight. But then Mayweather starts outboxing him, figures something out and just takes control.”

Roy Jones Jr. : Pacquiao
Thinks FMJ needs a KO to win. Dosn't pick a winner but it's almost like picking Pacquiao.
"You don’t get Mayweather to engage. Pacquiao’s plan should be to outwork Mayweather and outpoint. He’s not going to be able to force Mayweather to engage. He can do what he wants to do and try, but he can’t force a defensive fighter who’s that skilled and defensive. You can’t make him engage. I think Floyd will have to knockout Pacquiao to win. If there’s a decision, I think Pacquiao wins the decision,"

Joel Diaz (the trainer of Timothy Bradley): Mayweather
"If Manny gives Floyd time and space, Floyd will pick him apart,"
"And when Manny starts missing punches he starts to tire up a little bit. You have to make him think. That slows him down."
"Manny wants you to come to him. When that happens, it's like running into a train," Diaz said. "Floyd won't do that. For Manny to win he has to attack and that's going to be difficult for 12 rounds without making a mistake.

Joe Goossen: Mayweather
"How do you pick anyone over Mayweather?" It's kinda like a bad bet"
"There's no denying Floyd Mayweather has beaten the greatest fighters of our generation. And sometimes quite easily."

Andre Ward: Mayweather
If I look at the track records I've always seen him do the ajustments, period. So there's no reasons I don't see him do the ajustments in this fight.
I'm always gonna lean toward Floyd.

Ignacio Beristain: Pacquiao
I know very well Pacquiao, I've seen him fight many times. He's very good. And everybody picks Mayweather to win the fight because he wins so much against easy fighters, but Pacquiao is just too tough, too strong."

Virgil Hunter: Mayweather
“Again I kind of have to go with Mayweather in that match-up because what I’ve seen from Manny is he hasn’t made that seasoned transition yet, and what I mean by that is he still fights at that high energy, frenetic pace, and you know at his age that style should’ve been relaxed by now and he knows when to turn it on and turn it off.”

George Foreman: Pacquiao
"Mayweather loses the first 3 rounds, he does that all the time. He would not be able to catch up, al tough he will finish stronger. But I'll give it
to Pacquiao by 1 round"

Joe Calzaghe: Mayweather
"Pacquiao can fight and there's always one great fight left in somebody, But I think the win will go to Mayweather."


Teddy Atlas: Pacquiao
Mayweather’s greatest strength is also his weakness…his defense,”
Pacquiao can win the close rounds by out-hustling or outworking Mayweather. Manny has the feet to get to Floyd, and also has the speed to let his hands go when he does.”

Roberto Duran: Pacquiao
“I have always had thought Pacquiao would win…because ive studied Pacquiao’s fight as I have also Mayweather’s”
“Remember in life, anyone could be fooled. So they could fool me. But I think Pacquiao is going to beat him.”

Oscar De La Hoya: Mayweather
“My head tells me that Mayweather will win but my heart tells me Pacquiao. I’m not the biggest fan of Mayweather so I’d most definitely like to see Pacquiao win.”

Shane Mosley:Mayweather
I think that Mayweather has the speed and the movement and the ability to win, this is the tyoe of fight that could go either way, but my pick is definetly Mayweather

Lennox Lewis: Mayweather
I think if it goes the distance Mayweather's going to win. I think Mayweather's movement is to quick and I still believe if you can't catch it you can't hit it.

Bernard Hopkins: Mayweather
Well first of all I think the first six rounds of this 12 rounds fight peoples gonna get the money worth early. And after six rounds Mayweather will make the adjustments and win a decision.
I don't think is gonna be a unianimous I think is gonna be, maybe a controversial decision.

Ricky Hatton: Mayweather
“I think Manny has all the tools in order to beat him. He’s a southpaw which makes it a little bit awkward. He’s got fast feet and fast hands and is probably someone who can match Mayweather for speed. I think if he can match Mayweather for speed and get in and out like he did against Oscar De La Hoya – straight punches rather than hooks, which Manny is very good at – I think he’s got a great chance. But my gut feeling is that Mayweather will adapt his style like he always does and probably beat Manny on points,”

Juan Manuel Marquez: Mayweather
"I think Mayweather's going to win this fight because Mayweather has a great defense, he uses the couter-punch very well, is more inteligent than Pacquiao."


End of Part 1


Part 2 few posts bellow.

 

Part 2 of the picks



Ray Mancini: Mayweather
“The fight should have happened a long time ago,“but the same thing I said would happen six years ago I think will happen, I think Mayweather beats him.”

Johnny Nelson(Sky Television Broadcaster): Pacquiao
“Common sense tells me to favor Floyd Mayweather,” he says. Still, when Nelson really thinks it over, he seems to arrive at a different conclusion. “I’m kind of leaning towards Manny Pacquiao,” he admits.

Brandon Rios: Mayweather
"It feels wrong for me to say this but I think Floyd beats Manny Pacquiao. Floyd is just a very defensive fighter, he’s got so many skills, he’s been in so many positions and he does have that skill. I do believe that Floyd beats him,"

Carl Froch: Mayweather
"My prediction is simple and plain: Floyd Mayweather on points,” he asserted. “He’s absolutely brilliant and has proven time and time again that he can, quite effectively, make it look easy. He works hard in the gym but sometimes it looks like he’s not having to work hard while he’s fighting."

Dan Rafael: Mayweather
"From the moment this fight appeared on all of our radar screens in late 2009, I always thought the same thing would happen: That it was a fantastic style match and that Mayweather would beat Pacquiao by decision."

Thomas Hearns: Mayweather
“I’m glad that fight is coming up, but I tell you this; there is no way that fight will top the fights me and [Marvin] Hagler and [Ray] Leonard had! I don’t care how much they’re getting paid. Their fight will not reach that status, no way. I have nothing bad to say about Mayweather or Pacquiao, they’re both great fighters. Mayweather is smart. I just don’t know if Pacquiao can match what Mayweather does in the ring.”

Erik Morales: Paquiao
“Pacquiao is faster and have strong links, I think he will win,”

New Picks Added 27th Apr. :

Daniel Ponce De Leon - Pqcquiao
It's a fight that is very hard for the two fighter's and both have their advantages. My tip to win is Pacquiao. The reason is because it puts many punches together, hits hard, moves fast and is now more than ever prepared very well. I've seen him fight better than Mayweather in their last fights. I hope not to be wrong.

Alfonso Gomez - Pacquiao
No doubt Mayweather and Pacquiao are the best pound for pound fighters of the last decade. They both have the tools to win. But what are they fighting for? They are both fighting for a value. One's value is Money, the other's is God. I'm rooting for the one who's value does not depreciate ever (Pacquiao).

Marco Antonio Rubio: Pacquiao
Floyd Mayweather, his style is difficult and he's a little bigger with a longer reach. But anything can happen and Pacquiao is the one to do it.

Marco Antonio Reyes - Paquiao
My prediction for the fight is in favor of Pacquiao. Even though he suffered one of the most shocking knockouts in boxing history, he has demonstrated in his last fights that he still has his speed, power and chin that compared to Floyd's last two fights against Maidana which showed that Mayweather's age has taken a toll. Floyd's speed in his footwork and reflexes aren't the same as his earlier years. And against a boxer like Pacquiao that throws an average of 100 punches a round, and every one of them has dynamite and speed, it won't take him long to connect various punches that will hurt Floyd.

Ivan Morales - Mayweather
Floyd Mayweather can clearly win as his boxing is more accurate. I see him being in control and his experience will be fundamental.

Marcos Rene Maidana - Mayweather
He's just to smart, you cannot land more than one solid punch on Mayweather. Manny is not fast enough.

Mauricio Herrera - Pacquiao
I go for Pacquiao. I think Pacquiao is gonna have an edge on it. I think just his awkwardness, his speed, action, footwork, power… he has everything to offset Mayweather.”

Nigel Benn - Mayweather
“I think he [Mayweather] wins if they fight because it’s a fight he would get up for, and when he fought Maidana he didn’t look good,” said the Brit. His legacy different to mine but then he’s not a fighter like me. He still fought everybody. Fights like [Saul] Alvarez, people thought he might lose and he went out there and did a number on him. “He’s beaten all the top boys. He’s beaten world champions. Picking and choosing, he’s been doing it for years but I’ve got to take my hat off to him because people have said, ‘Oh, he is going to have a hard fight with ‘Canelo’ Oh, he’s going to have a hard fight with him or him and he’s made it look easy. Almost everybody aside from Maidana, he’s made it look easy. He’s been picking all the top boys and he’s been doing it for years. Unbelievable.”

Eddie Chambers – Mayweather UD

Carl Frampton - Mayweather
I think it will be a close fight, but I'm edging towards Floyd on points - only just and it could be controversial.

Julius Jackson - Mayweather
"I got Mayweather winning by split decision. It should be a good competitive fight though."

Lucas Matthysse - Mayweather
Dio su pronóstico para el 2 de mayo: "Gana Mayweather".

Israel Vazquez - Mayweather
“[Mayweather wins] because he’s an intelligent fighter.”

Lee Selby - Mayweather
Mayweather by late stoppage between 8-12.

Saul Alvarez - Mayweather
Canelo who was undecided until now finally picks a winner.
"Pacquiao is a great fighter, one who has fought the best, but I honestly think Mayweather will win by decision. The hardest thing is that Floyd is very smart, risks nothing in a fight,"
"He is always on the defensive, and that makes it even more complicated and for that reason I say that Pacquiao will have seen that hinders fighters, so that part will be the hardest to have to deal with."

Lomachenko - Mayweather
I've found no comment on it.

Kovalev - Pacquiao
I've found no comment on it.




Devon Alexander - Undecided
MayPac is what everyone has been looking to see and what everybody wants to see. My prediction is Mayweather hasn't fought a speed fighter in a long time, so I'm curious to see how he will handle the speed and the punches of Pacquiao. If he can't handle Pac's speed or work rate he will be in trouble and he can get beat. If May is able to utilize Pac's speed and able to make Pac miss and counter then May will win with ease. Depends on which fighter is able to get his game plan off in the fight.

Miguel Cotto - Undecided
"I'm not going to pick a winner because this is a tough fight. But the guy who comes with no fear of anything on May 2 is going to be the winner. "

Nonito Donaire - Undecided
“It will be who can stamp their style on the fight before the other one can,” he said. “You’re looking at Manny, the best offensive fighter out there with speed, power, angles, no rhythm and how he overwhelms people and you’ve got Mayweather who will look at your weakness and figure you out as time goes by. Of course, he has his defensive ability. Manny is my friend but I’d say it’s 50-50. “These guys are the best at what they do. You can’t know what will happen. It could be a one-sided fight for all we know, or Manny could take him out. The fight with [Ricky] Hatton and Manny… I thought it would be really close, 50-50, and he just landed one punch and it was done.”
“Pacquiao lunges in and reaches you like he did against the much taller Chris Algieri, so catching Mayweather won’t be a problem,” Donaire said.

 

If Pacquiao wins by KO, it would be an amazing upset probably on of the biggest 5 in boxing history. Up there with Schmeling vs Joe Louis , Ali vs Foreman, Douglas vs Tyson, Tarver vs Roy Jones Jr.

 

I think Morales and Nacho at least are biased. I might be wrong, but that's my opinion. I root for Pacquiao btw, don't mistake me for a Mayweather Fan. I'm neither, but would like to see Pacquiao win.