Boxing News: Sparring Partner Don Moore Says Floyd Mayweather Jr. Is ‘Explosive’, ‘Strong As Hell’ In Training Camp Sessions
Another sparring partner of Floyd Mayweather Jr., who’s preparing for his fight against Manny Pacquiao, has given the undefeated American passing marks less than a month to go before the super fight on May 2, 2015 at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada in the United States. Don Moore stated in a recent interview that he’s impressed with Mayweather Jr.’s power and explosiveness during their training sessions.
“Floyd, he’s explosive man, he’s strong as hell,” Moore said to Dontae’s Boxing Nation on YouTube. “I’m trying to wrap him up, learn from him, ducking and dodging and running off combinations man and he see everything. It’s like man, master of boxing.”
Like Mayweather Jr., Moore is from the United States and is also undefeated in his pro boxing career. At 5-foot-10, Moore has a record of 17 wins with no losses and a draw and eleven of his victories came by way of knockout. Other sparring partners who have been confirmed to be part of the Mayweather training camp in Las Vegas are former champion Zab Judah and DeMarcus Corley— who are both southpaws like Pacquiao, who’s holding his own training camp in Los Angeles.
While there were rumours that Judah knocked down Mayweather Jr. in their sparring, the former has denied those allegations point-blank. Meanwhile, Corley echoed Moore’s sentiments admiring Mayweather Jr.’s current form and even predicted that the undefeated American will win “at least eight rounds” against Pacquiao. Watch the full interview of Moore about Mayweather Jr.’s form in their training camp:
(YouTube/Dontae's Boxing Nation)
The Floyd Mayweather Jr. versus Manny Pacquiao bout is considered by many as “The Fight of the Century” thanks to unmatched hype and anticipation of the super fight. Latest reports are trickling in that pay-per-view, or PPV rates will cost $89 to $99 per subscriber— another record for PPV prices in the history of the sport. Mayweather and Pacquiao are also projected to break the record for live gates ticket sales.
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