Floyd Mayweather versus Manny Pacquiao was billed as The Fight of the Century.

The contest took place in 2015 and had been anticipated for many years.

Both boxers were multi-weight world champions, but negotiations for their super fight repeatedly fell through until many believed it was too late in their careers.

Mayweather won the fight on points by utilizing his footwork to stay away from Pacquiao and scoring from a distance.

Oscar De La Hoya, who has fought and lost to both men, shared his thoughts with the Philippine Daily Inquirer on who he thinks would have won if the fight had happened earlier.

“Pacquiao would have beaten him easily. In their prime? Absolutely.”

He then acknowledged that Pacquiao’s grueling career may have affected his performance on the night of the fight.

“I’ll tell you the truth – I’ll give Floyd the advantage over Manny any day because Manny has been in wars. Manny has fought better opposition in their prime. He has more wear and tear.

He has had a longer, better career than Floyd, and Floyd fights once a year. He takes care of himself. He trains all the time, so Floyd is fresher. He doesn’t fight like Manny. Pacquiao gets hit and keeps coming. That just wears you down. So I have to give Floyd the advantage, as much as I love Pacquiao.”

Despite not having fought since losing to Yordenis Ugas in 2022, ‘PacMan’ could potentially make a sensational comeback against WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios.