By Mark Vester

Freddie Roach, trainer of pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao,  says it doesn’t matter who they fight next. They are willing to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. or a trilogy bout with Juan Manuel Marquez. They are not overlooking anyone and are simply looking for the best fight that brings them the most money.

“We’ll fight anybody out there. We’ll fight the best fight that brings us the most money. If Floyd wants to fight, if Marquez wants to, Bob [Arum] will negotiate the best deal for us.  There is nobody out there that we’re ducking. We’re not scared of anybody. We want the best fight out there for the most money. We want to fight the fight that people want to see,” Roach told BoxingScene.com’s Luis Sandoval.

The first order of business is the May 2 bout with Ricky Hatton.  Mayweather’s team is still negotiating with Golden Boy Promotions, trying to finalize a July 18 showdown with Marquez.  The proposed Mayweather-Marquez fight is still in doubt as both fighters are unable to reach an agreement on the catch-weight.  The winners of both fights are likely to face off at the end of the year. Hatton is going to be Pacquiao’s first non-Mexican opponent since 2005.

“It does feel weird [not fighting a Mexican]. We’re fighting an Englishman. There is going to be a lot more blood in this one because the Mexicans don’t bleed so bad. I do feel that Manny will knock him out. If Ricky comes out quickly in the fight and starts aggressively, he will force Manny to fight aggressively. It definitely could be short and sweet” Roach said. “Our biggest key is footwork. Ricky is very clumsy, he is always off-balance and we are going to keep him off-balance all night long and that will be the key to the fight.“

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