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Pacquiao's superior hand speed will earn win vs Mayweather- Filipino Trainer

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Floyd Mayweather (left) is set to fight with Manny Pacquiao (right) in a highly anticipated boxing match on May 3rd.

Superior hand speed will give Manny Pacquiao a decisive edge over American Floyd Mayweather in their heavily anticipated megafight in Las Vegas next week, says the Filipino southpaw's trainer Freddie Roach.

Mayweather will go into the May 2 welterweight showdown as the favourite in his bid to improve on a perfect 47-0 record as a professional, but Roach is confident that underdog Pacquiao will emerge triumphant on points after the 12 scheduled rounds.

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