Mayweather counters Pacquiao: 'I see in his eyes, he's very worried'

Unbeaten pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather isn't convinced that Manny Pacquiao was more worried about fighting Oscar De La Hoya and Miguel Cotto in the past.

 

"Not true. I see in his eyes. I can read his body language. He's very worried. He's worried, he's worried," Mayweather told TV Azteca.

 

"I don't take anything away from him. I don't take any fighter for granted. I never overlook no opponent but I've been in there with everybody. When I fought Oscar De La Hoya, he outweighed me by twenty pounds. When I fought Miguel Cotto, he outweighed me by twenty pounds."

 

Mayweather's statement came in response to Pacquiao's recent claim that he felt more threatened when he fought De La Hoya and Cotto in the past — common opponents the two fighters share in their Hall of Fame resume.

 

But Mayweather said his wins over the two fighters are more impressive than Pacquiao's.

 

"I didn't fight De La Hoya at a catchweight. I didn't fight Cotto at a catchweight. He knows, as a champion, that if a guy loses so much weight he will be totally drained," said Mayweather.

 

"He is fighting a guy [on May 2] who is a solid welterweight. I've seen [Erik Morales] outbox him. I've seen Marquez beat him also. I watched very, very close."

 

For the nth time, Mayweather reiterated that Pacquiao is no longer the same fighter since his old conditioning coach Alex Ariza was sacked from Team Pacquiao.

 

"He's never faced this style before. He makes a lot of mistakes and I will capitalize on those mistakes. Once Alex Ariza left Manny Pacquiao he stopped getting knockouts. That's saying something. That's saying a lot." —JST, GMA News