At this point, it's the only question worth asking: Who will win Saturday night's welterweight title bout between Manny Pacquiao and Adrien Broner at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas? Our experts make their picks.

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We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Mexican boxing legends share their predictions. Broner returns to action for the first time since a 2019 loss to Manny Pacquiao on Saturday, against Jovanie Santiago. Pacquiao by decision. Broner usually comes up short at this level but at 40, Pacquiao has slowed enough where Broner can time him as he comes in and hurt the Pacman. But even in old age character counts, and that is where the great Manny will find a way to move his hands and feet enough to win a decision.

Dan Rafael
ESPN.com

Pacquiao by decision
Pacquiao may be 40 now but he still fights at a high level, still throws tons of punches and appears very motivated while Broner has never lived up to his potential, lost whenever he has stepped up against elite opponents and rarely throws a lot of punches. Pacquiao by clear decision.

Nick Parkinson
ESPN UK

Pacquiao by decision
Both have seen better days but the Pacman is in better condition physically and mentally. Pacquiao showed in his last fight he still has enough left to deal with the likes of Broner.

Teddy Atlas
ESPN TV

Pacquiao by decision
Broner usually comes up short at this level but at 40, Pacquiao has slowed enough where Broner can time him as he comes in and hurt the Pacman. But even in old age character counts, and that is where the great Manny will find a way to move his hands and feet enough to win a decision.

Nigel Collins
ESPN.com

Pacquiao by decision
Despite Pacquiao's talk about going for the knockout, he'll move around and pick spots for quick flurries and then move again. Broner has a good chin and retains his power in the late rounds, so Manny will have to be careful right up until the final bell.

Mark Kriegel
ESPN TV

Pacquiao by decision
Broner says this is the moment he'll finally make good on his unrealized talent. I say he already has, signing the contract to headline his first pay-per-view fight. Other than that, expect Broner to be Broner, which is to say, not nearly busy enough. Pacquiao, though somewhat diminished with age, is nothing if not busy. He wins by decision. No KO. Respect where it's due -- Broner's unmentioned virtue is his chin.

Steve Kim
ESPN.com

Pacquiao by decision
Manny still has to have a good amount of his hand speed and quickness left, even at age 40. At the highest levels of the sport, Broner has failed to get over the top and has shown his limitations. Pacquiao will be too busy and active for him over the course of the fight.

Eric Raskin
Showtime Boxing

Pacquiao by decision
This has to be the chalk pick. Even at 40, Pacquiao has the skills to outbox and outfight Broner, but his punching power has been average for many years now and Broner has a first-rate chin. Feels like a clear win for Manny over the distance.

Joe Cortez
ESPN Deportes

Pacquiao by KO9
Pacquiao brings lots of experience and punching power to this fight and feels like he will win by KO. Broner believes that Manny is over-the-hill and he will not have any problems with him. I think Broner will be in for a big surprise.

Charles Moynihan
ESPN Bureau Producer

Pacquiao by decision
While Pacquiao is in the twilight of his career, his resurgent performance over Lucas Matthysse was vintage Pacquiao -- speed, quickness and a variety of combinations from all angles. Broner's continued resistance to let his hands go plagues him throughout this fight.

Salvador Rodriguez
ESPNdeportes.com

Pacquiao by decision
Pacquiao must take some kind of precautions, but his speed and fast combinations should open the way for a points victory against Broner -- unless Father Time takes over in the middle of the fight.

Claudia Trejos
ESPNdeportes.com

Pacquiao by decision
At age 40 we can question many things about Pacquiao: conditioning, speed, reflexes, punching power, etc. But we cannot deny his boxing IQ and experience; something he has used effectively to adjust and beat his opponent during his successful career. Broner is only 29 and has youth in his favor, but in the past, he has had weight issues and lack of consistency.

Bernardo Pilatti
ESPNdeportes.com

Pacquiao by decision
Pacquiao has lost his punching power and Broner never had it. It's hard to imagine a KO in this fight. Fun fight that I presume goes to the distance, where the mobility and speed of Manny will be the key for a decision victory over Broner.

Pablo Viruega
ESPN Deportes

Pacquiao by decision
The experience is very much on Pacquiao's side. For a long time now he has stopped being the boxer who won by KO, but his speed and adjustments to the fight make him a fighter difficult to beat. Manny knows how to take over at the end of fights.

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By: Hans Themistode

The crowd booed at first, then laughed uncontrollably once Adrien Broner took the microphone on January 19th, 2019. Just a few moments earlier, the former four-division champion was announcing to the world that he should have been given the victory against Manny Pacquaio instead of a lopsided decision loss.

With Broner’s tendency to be facetious, many believed he was simply attempting to lighten the mood after a poor performance. Despite that, Broner actually wasn’t joking around.

“Shit I was serious,” said Broner during an interview with Mike Coppinger. “I didn’t give a fu*k. I really felt like he wasn’t hitting me.”

For roughly two years now, Broner simply couldn’t understand why or how Pacquiao managed to pick up the win against him. Now, after watching that fight several times over, he believes he knows why Pacquiao was given the nod.

“He wasn’t hitting me, but when I go back and watch the fight I’m like, alright, he threw more. He was just more busy. But he wasn’t touching me with none of that stuff at all.”

Rather than listening to what Broner has to say about how his night against Pacquiao played out, the Cincinnati Ohio native urges fans to rewind the tape and take a look for themselves. However, before pressing play, Broner wants everyone to hit the mute button first.

“If you go back and watch the fight with no sound, you’ll be like wow, he really wasn’t landing nothing. The crowd was just yelling but if you go watch the fight with no sound, you’ll see that he wasn’t.

Regardless of how Broner feels, the end result will never change. So with that, he is burying the past behind him as he continues to prepare for his ring return this coming weekend.

“That fight is in the past. My biggest worry right now is Jovanie Santiago.”

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