Mayweather: "I Don't See the Same Pop in Pacquiao's Shots”

"I don't see the same pop in Pacquiao's shots.”

So declared Floyd Mayweather Jr., who may not have a thrown a punch in the Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley bout last April 12, but continues to keep sending the hits against his rivals.

In an article by Keith Idec of Boxing Scene, perhaps the best boxing in the planet today called the Filipino and American as “amateurs” and criticized both fighters’ performance at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

“I think both fighters fought like amateurs. I thought Pacquiao fought like an amateur, also, and I wasn't pleased with his performance,” declared the polarizing Mayweather, who has been accused of dodging quality fighters like Pacquiao.

Mayweather also noted that Pacquiao was a different fighter; and was just in admitting that he agrees with the criticisms that the Filipino is past his prime and/or has no “killer instinct” anymore.

"I'm seeing something totally different in Pacquiao, but still, that don't make me say I'm going to go out there and fight him because he's with Bob Arum and I'm with Mayweather Promotions.”

And Mayweather, as expected did not stop with the criticisms adding that for good measure how he is the better fighter than the “Pac Man”.

"Me, myself, you know, I'm not saying this guy is doing anything, but I don't see the same snap in his shots, he's getting tired and he wasn't getting tired before. So I'm seeing something totally different, whereas me, I'm still sharp, I'm still smart, I'm not getting fatigued. I wasn't getting fatigued from the beginning. Those are the things that I see. I don't know if you guys see it, but that's what I see.”

The 37-year-old American, who has an immaculate record of 45-0-0 (26 KOs), will face Argentine Marcos Maidana on May 3 also at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada for the WBC welterweight title and WBA Super World welterweight title.