Eddie Mustafa Muhammad
IN PHOTO: Trainer Eddie Mustafa Muhammad (L) and undefeated former WBC light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson of the U.S. attend a news conference at the Palms Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada October 8, 2008. Dawson will challenge IBF light heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver of the U.S. for the IBF title at the Palms on October 11. REUTERS/Las Vegas Sun/Steve Marcus REUTERS/Las Vegas Sun/Steve Marcus

Former World Boxing Council light heavyweight champion Eddie Mustafa Muhammad has shared his prediction and opinion on the fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. Muhammad puts his money on Mayweather to win his 48th professional victory.

“My pick on the fight, you know it’s going to be Floyd because he’s bigger than Manny, he’s going to be punching harder than Manny,” Muhammad said in an interview shared on Mayweather's official YouTube channel. “You got to realise one thing, if I’m not mistaken, 47 have tried and 47 have failed - Manny’s been knocked out twice in his career so he knows how to taste defeat.”

Mayweather is not a big puncher. He is arguably the best defensive fighter that the sport has ever seen. He has never been a knockout artist too. For Mayweather, boxing is an art, which is why rarely do people see Mayweather scoring knockouts and pounding opponents until their faces are all bloodied. Though, Muhammad claims that the fans will see a “more, better, improved Floyd” in the blockbuster fight on May 2.

Muhammad sees nothing special with the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight. He believes that it won’t define Mayweather’s legacy in boxing. Mayweather’s legacy is not the reason why the fight materialised. He insists that Mayweather doesn’t need to beat Pacquiao to cement his legacy in the sport of boxing.

Mayweather has never lost a single fight. He has fought young fighters and even veteran world champions such as the likes of Oscar De La Hoya and Shane Mosley. According to Mustafa, Mayweather has nothing to prove and will undoubtedly be hailed in boxing’s Hall of Fame regardless of the outcome of the May 2 fight.

Muhammad, however, said that he has high regard for Pacquiao. Still, Muhammad puts his money on “Money” Mayweather to take the victory on May 2. The only way for Pacquiao to win is “grow another two arms,” Muhammad joked before grinning.

Pacquiao, a 20-year professional, had also made a name for himself in the sporting world of boxing. He captured his first world title in 1998. The 36-year-old Filipino has won world titles in eight different weight divisions, defeating the likes of Antonio Margarito, Marco Antonio Barrera, Oscar De La Hoya, Erik Morales, Miguel Cotto, Ricky Hatton, and Juan Manuel Marquez.

Many argue that the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight should have happened a few years back when both fighters were still in their prime. Still, the May 2 showdown at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada remains a must-see boxing event as people want to see if Mayweather will continue his winning streak or if Pacquiao can knock Mayweather out.

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