By Jordan Moskowitz

 

Showtime head boxing man Stephen Espinoza believes that Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao will fight again in a rematch of the Fight of the Century.

 

“I think it can happen,” he said.

 

If the fans want it.

 

“Well, I think time will tell because this fight ultimately got made because of the two fighters wanted the fight and the fans wanted the fight,” Espinoza said, speaking after the incredible PPV figures were released for the May 2 fight.

“If these guys see their way to get together again, and it’s something that most importantly the fans want, then I think it can happen. I don’t think it makes sense to have a rematch simply for financial reasons. It’s really got to be something that the fans demand and that the audience is calling for.”

 

Espinoza said he believes a rematch is practical and make sense because the first fight was close early on until Mayweather pulled away at the end.

 

“I think the biggest element that sort of sets the stage for a rematch is the fact that it was a very competitive fight,” he said. “I think on most judges Floyd pulled away in the later rounds but up through the first half of the fight, it certainly was, they were sort of neck and neck and from that perspective I thought it was a very exciting, competitive and engaging fight, throughout but particularly the first six rounds it was anyone’s fight.”