I would have put up a better fight to Floyd Mayweather: Vijender Singh

Indias star boxer Vijender Singh is known to punch above his weight and has always put his money where his mouth is Before the Beijing Olympics he had promised a good show and delivered Indias first and till date only Olympic bronze medal in boxing Then he announced his intention of becoming World No 1 in the Middleweight 75 kg category and achieved that tooAlso ReadMayweather vs Pacquiao How the Fight of the Century unfoldedFloyd Mayweather Jr reacts after his win over Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas yesterday PICAFPThe Asian Games gold was also on his wishlist and the Bhiwani Boxing Club prodigy overcame a broken finger to punch his way to that too at Guangzhou 2010 So now when the posterboy of Indian boxing says that he can take on newlycrowned WBA WBC and WBO welterweight world champion Floyd Mayweather one cant help but sit up and take noticeAlso ViewPhotos Mayweather vs Pacquiao Celebs light up the MGM arenaLong shot butThe fight is an obvious longshot given Vijender hasnt even turned Pro yet but the Indian pugilists confidence in the runup to the Rio Olympics is noteworthy Vijender however maintains hes serious about his Mayweather matchup If given an opportunity I would love to fight Floyd Mayweather Hes a brilliant fighter but I dont think Ill do too badly against him He fights in a lower category 69 kg while mine is the 75 kg division so I just have to shed a few kilos and Ill be ready Ill probably put up a better fight to Mayweather than Manny Vijender told midday over the phone moments after Mayweather beat Manny Pacquiao by unanimous decision in the Fight of the Century at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas yesterdayVijender five foot nine inches is taller than Mayweather five foot six inches but admitted that the American is a big puncher as he went on to analyse yesterdays poundforpound battleAlso ReadFight of the Century Floyd Mayweather beats Manny Pacquiao stays undefeatedI always knew that Mayweather would beat Pacquiao Reach is one of the most important aspects in boxing and Mayweather enjoyed a much better reach than Pacquiao five foot five inches Mayweather is a much bigger puncher too while Pacquiao relies on his quick combinations said Vijender who hardly slept the previous night in anticipation of the muchpublicised fight that was aired at 930 am India time yesterdayA picture boxer Vijender Singh tweeted of him watching the Mayweather vs Pacquiao bout at his Gurgaon home yesterdayA picture boxer Vijender Singh tweeted of him watching the Mayweather vs Pacquiao bout at his Gurgaon home yesterdayMayweathers geniusBoth boxers looked extremely confident as they stepped into the ring and took the first couple of rounds to get a measure of each other Mayweather has an awesome defence and Pacquiao tried time and again to breach it but couldnt In Rounds Three Four and Five Pacquiao tried to get his combinations going but Mayweather simply let him come closer and unleashed a couple of powerpacked punches This set the tone of the fight Mayweather kept his defence up inviting Pacquiao and subsequently tore him apart with his counter punches Pacquiao also landed a few blows but Mayweather had more hits which were a lot heavier too In fact at one stage Mayweather can be actually seen provoking Pacquiao to come hard at him and when he did he sidestepped him and landed a cruel blow proving hes easily one of the best boxers of this generation I remain a huge fan of Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson but after yesterday Mayweather has also joined my list of all time great boxers Vijender signed off