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Mayweather slowing down, can be beaten by Pacquiao, says Golovkin trainer


Abel Sanchez, the trainer of world middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin thinks that father time is starting to catch up with pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather.

Mayweather toppled Marcos Maidana with ease in his last fight but showed signs of decline according to Sanchez.

"I thought Floyd won easily, but Floyd is slowing down," told Sanchez in an interview with fighthype.com. "He's getting old like everybody that is at that level for such a long time."

Sanchez thinks that Pacquiao is on the right track since suffering a brutal knockout loss to Juan Manuel Marquez in 2012.

He even gave Pacquiao a better chance of beating Mayweather now should the much-awaited showdown finally come to fruition.

"In the past I thought that Mayweather would win the fight easily. I think the knockout by Marquez on Pacquiao kind of rejuvenated his career, his mentality, his efforts, his commitment to the gym," said Sanchez.

"Sometimes a loss like that could be a blessing. Now I see it more as an even fight." — JST, GMA News

source: gmanetwork.com