Manny Pacquiao, despite being all smiles, has traded jabs with rival Floyd Mayweather Jr. once more during the RIZIN 38 press conference Saturday, Sept. 24, in Saitama Japan.
After being introduced to the press, which was met by a round of applause, Pacquiao revealed that he was there to support Japanese boxer Mikuru Asakura, who sought advice and train with the only eight-division world boxing champion.
When asked about the talk about being the "best ever" boxer out there, the two sporting icons had a few exchange of words.
"He's older than me. I'm still young so...," said the 42-year-old Pacquiao with a chuckle. "What I have done and accomplished in boxing is one of a kind. To win eight different weight divisions is not easy. That is a prestigious accomplishment in boxing.
"I'm not trying to boast about what I've accomplished in life, I'm just saying this to repeat, they might forget that accomplishment."
Pacquiao furthered that being the "greatest" boxer in the world meant being compassionate towards other people and helpful to those in need and someone who has humility.
When it was Mayweather's turn though, the unbeaten American boxer insisted that he is indeed the "only best" in the scene while putting some credit to Pacquiao's achievement, saying that he's already part of Hall of Fame in the future.
"I’m not here to talk about your personal life, when we talk about you know what’s going on in the squared circle, I’m the best," said Mayweather, who has a professional record of 50 wins built on 27 knockouts.
"No matter how you rate it, no matter how you cut it, no matter how you slice it, if you go back a hundred years, 300 years back, all the year to now, there’s only one best, and that’s Floyd Mayweather."
But it's all good in the hood at the end of the day as the two showed sportsmanship and exchanged pleasantries with a couple of fist bumps and the like.
Meanwhile, Pacquiao, who has 62 wins on top of 39 KOs, nine losses, and two draws, is set to face Korean martial artist DK Yoo in December in South Korea.
Unfortunately, his bet Asakura absorbed a knockout blow at the hands of the 45-year-old Mayweather on Sunday, Sept. 25, with a stunning right hand in the second round. ###