Arum: Floyd Mayweather Jr. is Scared To Lose His Zero

According to Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum, there are no obstacles to prevent a welterweight unification, between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr., from getting made. Arum says both networks, HBO and Showtime, are interested in making the fight happen.

Pacquiao is preparing to fight undefeated junior welterweight champion Chris Algieri in Macau on November 22, but Mayweather’s name keeps cropping up. Mayweather is back in action next Saturday night in Las Vegas, facing Marcos Maidana in a rematch of their bout from May.

Pacquiao said on Friday a matchup with Mayweather "is the fight fans want in their hearts."

"If that fight happens, fine," Pacquiao said. "If not, fine. What I have done in my boxing career already has satisfied me. But I will be disappointed if that [fight] does not happen because that is what the fans want. My concern is the concern of the fans, and the fans want that fight."

Arum said positive steps had been taken in the direction of a bout between Pacquiao and Mayweather, but he is uncertain about Mayweather.

"Floyd is scared to lose the zero," Arum said of Mayweather's 46-0 record. "Believe me, if he lost the zero, he'd be on the plane [the next day] to make the fight, no question."