Pacquiao 'more difficult' to fight than Mayweather, says Maidana's trainer

Renowned boxing trainer Robert Garcia thinks that preparing for a fight against Manny Pacquiao is harder than to prepare for Floyd Mayweather.

 

Garcia had two chances to beat Pacquiao when he trained Antonio Margarito in 2010 and Brandon Rios last year. He also prepped Marcos Maidana against Mayweather earlier this year, and will once again be in the Argentinian banger's corner in the rematch later this month.

 

Garcia's honest assessment? Pacquiao is simply more dynamic than Mayweather.

 

“I think Pacquiao is more difficult, man. Pacquiao is more difficult. With Pacquiao we’ve been in there twice and this is going to be our second time with Mayweather and I think Pacquiao is more difficult to try to prepare for. The style is in and out and side to side, he’s a lot more difficult,” Garcia told Boxingscene.com.

 

“[The difference is] the speed and power Pacquiao has plus the footwork and angles. Mayweather is just one style and he’s very defensive but he doesn’t change much. Pacquiao can change. I think Pacquiao is more difficult." — JST, GMA News