Legendary veteran Manny Pacquiao praises de facto undisputed lightweight champion George Kambosos (20-0, 10 KOs) ahead of his June 4 bout with de jure WBC title holder Devin Haney (27-0, 15 KOs). The Australian was Pac-Man’s sparring partner before his fight against Jeff Horn in 2017.
Pacquiao says that “no one is in better condition than George, he worked harder than anyone in the camp.”
“He has many strengths, physical and mental. And he is unpredictable. He “sees” the whole ring and keeps everything under control. A very disciplined guy,” Manny recalled. “And the fight he gave to Teofimo Lopez… I don’t think anyone else could have done what George did that night. He has shown that he can not only give, but also endure adversity.”
Kambosos and Haney had a fight during a press conference
All in all, Kambosos, who has been boxing all over the world for the past four years, impressed Pacquiao with his work ethic.
“He sacrificed a lot to get to the top, and I don’t think that now he will take and miss the regalia,” said the Filipino.
good weekend. – From the very beginning, I knew that Kambosos is a very good fighter, that’s why I wanted him to be at all my training camps. He was a nominal sparring, more like a training partner. It was obvious that he had big ambitions.”
In May, Pacquiao lost the presidential election and may return to boxing. Kambosos said today that Haney is a pathetic rat and a snitch.
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