via radio phone-in in dubai. he's in dubai on "business" (apparently helping promote 'destiny in the desert' boxing event)
he says the following :
- MAYWEATHER is the best fighter he's seen since THOMAS HEARNS
- MAYWEATHER V DE LA HOYA might be one of the biggest fights outside of TYSON since BENN V EUBANK II
- DE LA HOYA wont beat MAYWEATHER if he tries to swarm him
- NOBODY will beat MAYWEATHER if they try to swarm him
- DE LA HOYA has a "15% chance" of beating MAYWEATHER if he mixes up his jabs and uses "correct maneuvering, cute maneuvering"
- MAYWEATHER will go from being an "exceptionally good fighter" to a "great fighter" if he loses a close decision to DE LA HOYA but wins a return match
- MAYWEATHER will go from being an exceptionally good fighter to a "legend" if he loses decisively or gets taken out but wins a return match
- he fully expects MAYWEATHER to win decisively
he said some other interesting things such as, he sees the middle east as potential megabucks that could overtake the US market and he's thinking of coming back for exhibition matches over there and also promoting fights over there. he sees eastern europe gaining a strangehold on boxing and UFC becoming more mainstream than boxing
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