WBA world welterweight champion Rolando Romero has delivered a prediction for Floyd Mayweather‘s rematch with Manny Pacquiao.
The two pound-for-pound legends will square off at the Sphere, Las Vegas, on September 19, with their second encounter headlining an event live on Netflix.
Their first meeting, which resulted in Mayweather winning by unanimous decision, took place in 2015 and became the most lucrative boxing event of all time.
Even back then, the former multi-division world champions were considered to be past their primes, with Pacquiao, in particular, no longer possessing the speed and ferocity he was always known for.
To his credit, though, the Filipino has amassed eight professional outings since their first encounter, with his latest assignment arriving against Mario Barrios last July.
And despite coming off a near four-year hiatus, following his defeat to Yordenis Ugas, Pacquiao was able to hold the then-WBC world welterweight champion to a contentious draw.
Mayweather, meanwhile, has not fought professionally since his 10th-round stoppage victory over Conor McGregor in 2017, yet his dominant victory over ‘Pac Man’ over two years prior has led many to predict a similar outcome for their rematch.
One of whom is Romero, who told Last Stand Podcast that he cannot see Pacquiao, at 47 years old, making any drastic changes to his original performance.
“Floyd wins. And whatever happens, happens. It’s meant to be. Whoever God wants to win is going to win.
“But what would be the difference [to] the first fight? Was there really anything different that Pacquiao could have [done]?”
Mayweather, now 49, has been involved in a series of exhibition matches since his victory over McGregor, but is now gearing up to put his 50-0 record on the line.