This September, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will revisit their rivalry in one of the standout events of the 2026 boxing calendar. Ahead of the rematch, former WBO lightweight champion Keyshawn Davis has offered his thoughts.
Mayweather and Pacquiao collided in the ‘Fight of the Century’ back in 2015, as ‘TBE’ claimed a crucial unanimous decision to become a three-belt unified welterweight champion and claim the bragging rights over his long-term rival.
Now, 11 years on from their initial encounter, the two will meet again, at the ages of 49 and 47 years old, heading a blockbuster Netflix bill at The Sphere in Las Vegas.
In an interview with FightHype, Davis spoke with excitement ahead of the battle, but admitted that he gives Floyd Mayweather the edge, due to the fact that he already holds a win over ‘Pac Man’.
“It’s a legendary fight.
I feel like it’s going to be a different fight, they are at two different ages, they are well past their [initial] retirements. They were both retired for a long time and I think that it’s going to be a different fight, so the fans are definitely going to be tuning in.
“Floyd [has the advantage], for sure, he already won the first time. You are only as good as your last performance [against each other], [in the] last performance, Floyd won.
“Both of their reflexes and timing still ain’t there but, I’m going to say this though, Pacquiao’s last performance was crazy, against a younger fighter too. Floyd has also been doing lots of exhibitions, so they have both been kind of active, but I can only judge off their last fight.”
Before rematching Pacquiao, Mayweather first takes on heavyweight icon Mike Tyson in an exhibition bout which is reported to be in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday, April 25.
