Brian Mitchell is the only SA fighter to have been inducted into boxing's Hall of Fame

Brian Mitchell, arguably South Africa’s greatest boxer of all time, is tipping Manny Pacquiao to beat Miguel Cotto on November 14.

“Manny will win. He’s a bit faster and throws punches from good angles. He’ll probably win on points,” said Mitchell, the only South African fighter to have been inducted into boxing’s Hall of Fame. He also still owns the record for most defences of a world junior-lightweight title – 12.

But Mitchell warned that there could only be one winner should Pacquiao take on Floyd Mayweather. “Should that fight happen, Mayweather will win. Mayweather is too good.”

Mitchell held the WBA crown from 1986 to 1991, before relinquishing it to challenge and beat Tony Lopez for the IBF version of the belt. He retired after that victory.

He never got to fight the division’s biggest name of his era, WBC champion Azumah Nelson, because of apartheid South Africa’s sporting isolation.

Mitchell, now a keen golfer with a handicap of 10, manages fighters and commentates for TV pay channel SuperSport.

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