I don’t know if Ali is really Team Pacquiao or his daughter just likes Pacquiao so she is putting words in his mouth.
Whatever the case here is what she told TMZ.
We spoke with Rasheda Ali — who’s very close with her dad — and she tells us, “My dad really likes Manny. He’s a huge fan of his.”
“He knows Manny’s a great fighter … but it’s more about what he does outside the ring. He’s such a charitable person.”
As for Floyd Mayweather, Rasheda tells us her dad respects him as a fighter — but says he and Muhammad are two VERY different people.
“My dad stood for things. Mayweather … I don’t think there’s a comparison.”
I could get into all the ways that Ali and Mayweather are very similar, but this isn’t about them two. It is about Mayweather and Pacquiao.
They are really trying to hype this up as good vs. evil. I don’t think it is that simple, but it is an easy sell so that is what they are going with.