Taylor: "Pacquiao looked old, I would have beaten him without problems"

Super lightweight king Josh Taylor (18-0, 13 KOs) had hoped to one day cross gloves with his idol Manny Pacquiao (62-8-2, 39 KOs) in the future, but after the Filipino losing to Yordenis Ugas last week, he changed his mind.

"I'm disappointed Pacquiao didn't win because he's my idol. Also, I missed the chance to fight him, which would have been incredibly great. If I had fought Manny, if I was Ugas, I would have beaten him no problem. You can call me crazy, but I would have a good chance even with Pacquiao at his best," said Taylor, who is currently considered one of the best boxers in the world P4P.

"Manny looked old in this fight. Two or three years ago he would have easily defeated the Cuban. This time he didn't have his footwork, he didn't have sharpness. He had hand speed and punching power, but he didn't have timing and didn't have long attacks. It was sad to watch, of course. I hope that's where Manny ends his career. He shouldn't have fights like that, it damages his legacy," added Taylor, who unified all the belts (IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO) in the super lightweight division this May in the fight with Jose Carlos Ramirez.