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| Pacquiao and Muhammad Ali |
"My
dad is Team Pacquiao all the way!"
Everybody
and their dog has an opinion about who will emerge victorious in the
long-awaited bout between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.
You say Money, your best
friend is backing Pac-Man. Ask the two people closest to you right now, and you
may very well get two different answers. The whole world is making a
prediction ahead of the boxing world's showpiece fight, set for May 2 in Las
Vegas.
Muhammad Ali's daughter says
the former heavyweight champ is backing Pacquiao to unify the welterweight
world title in just over a month at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
"My dad is Team Pacquiao
all the way," Rasheda Ali told TMZ
Sports. "My dad really likes Manny. He’s a huge fan of
his.
"He knows Manny’s a great
fighter but it’s more about what he does outside the ring. He’s such a
charitable person."
Ali added that her father will
not be in attendance on the evening, but will certainly tune in to the event. "There’s no question he’s
going to order it. It takes my dad way back to when he was
fighting," she said.
The prediction shouldn't come
as too much of a surprise, given Rasheda's revelation that the two men have
been friends for quite some time. The Filipino star was a guest at Ali's 70th
birthday party back in 2012, she noted.
As for the relationship with
Mayweather, well ...
"My dad stood for
things," Rasheda said, referring to her father's extensive list of
charity and humanitarian efforts after the conclusion of his illustrious career
in the ring. "Mayweather ... I don't think there's a comparison."
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