By Edward Chaykovsky

Former champion Paul Williams is one of the few people who follow the sport of boxing who would rather not see Manny Pacquiao face Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Williams, who suffered a career ending injury in 2012, wants a new face to take over the throne of Mayweather. He would rather not have Pacquiao, 35-years-old, thrown into a position where he might become the first man to end the 47-0 win streak of Mayweather.

He would rather see a young up and comer like a Keith Thurman, Errol Spence or Danny Garcia knock Mayweather, who turns 38 in February, off the throne.

"Right now, I would not want to see [Mayweather-Pacquiao] because I don’t want the king to lose because I wanted to be the one to see if I could knock the king off his throne. If he does lose, I’d rather see him fight somebody up and coming, a new young lion because one, two, three more fights, nobody can beat father time. Father time beats us all," Williams told On The Ropes Boxing Radio.

"That’s why I think a new king has to come, some young boy has got to come and step up plate and throw more than one or two punches. They have to go in there and be the punisher and take it from the champion."