MANILA, Philippines — At 42 with a lot of mileage, Manny Pacquiao’s best years are behind him.
But even so, his longtime strength and conditioning coach Justine Fortune believes Pacquiao is still too good of a fighter for two-belt champion Errol Spence.
“It’s a good fight. Spence is a hell of a fighter, but Pacquiao is on a different level,”Fortune told Ellie Seckbach of Esnews.
“Pacquiao is a different animal,” the Australian added.
Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 KOs) opened as a significant underdog against the unbeaten Spence (27-0, 21 KOs) ahead of theirwelterweight world title fight on August 21 in Las Vegas.
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