As long as he understands what is happening to him, the experience and the power could bail him out on fight night. He'll know where Spence is and where he's going. But yeah, even if he's on really, really good gear, he's 42 and hasn't boxed in two years. Even if you're 25 and haven't boxed in two years it has a real affect on you.
“The advantage mentally goes to Pacquiao,” said Hopkins. “We all know as far as the experience goes, that along with a burst of youthful energy, that we’ve seen in history in fights where guys we knew were dangerous but we didn’t know he was gonna show up that good. That’s the type of feeling I get when I hear about this fight.” “There are fighters who’ve been around as long as Manny who’ve seen every style and have been in every hostile situation.”
