By Lem Satterfield
If Manny Pacquiao is able to get past Antonio Margarito on November 13 at Cowboys Stadium in Texas, the next logical step is a fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. But with Mayweather's recent legal troubles, there is no way to predict when Floyd will be available.
Pacquiao and Margarito will meet at a catch-weight of 150-pounds for the vacant WBC junior middleweight title. One of the names that continues to pop up as a potential Pacquiao opponent - is Paul "The Punisher" Williams. If Pacquiao wins in Texas, and Williams beats Sergio Martinez for the WBC middleweight title on November 20 - then a possible scenario is on the table for Pacquiao to pursue his ninth divisional title against Williams.
Top Rank's CEO, Bob Arum, is not too excited about a potential Pacquiao-Williams collision. The size difference is a bit too much, says Arum. However, if Pacquiao is impressive against a very big boxer like Margarito, then a Williams fight could be explored in the near future.
"First we have to see how Pacquiao does against a bigger guy [Margarito]. One of the problems in a Paul Williams fight...is...it's one thing for Pacquiao to go up in weight and fight these big guys, but he's 5'6 barely and he'd be fighting a guy who is almost 6'3. Now that doesn't seem like it would make a great fight, but we'll see," Arum told FanHouse.
Lem Satterfield is the boxing editor at AOL FanHouse and the news editor at BoxingScene.com. To read more from Lem Satterfield, go to AOL FanHouse by Clicking Here.
