The world's best pound-for-pound boxer Floyd Mayweather could use his first Australian visit next week, to let the world know if he will finally agree to a long awaited and much anticipated fight with fellow superstar Manny Pacquiao,
Mayweather, who presently holds welterweight and super welterweight world titles, will make dinner and nightclub appearances in Sydney and Melbourne on January 29 and January 30 respectively.
A fight with Filipino boxing icon Pacquiao has been mooted for several years, but recent reports suggest it is now closer than ever to finally happening.
While any formal announcement of a fight would probably be made in the United States, Mayweather is bound to be asked for comment about it at his only media conference in Australia in Melbourne, which is expected to be his first official media engagement of the year.
One person Mayweather looks certain to meet during his Australian visit is Anthony Mundine, who's been calling for a fight for the last two years - and not very likely to receive the opportunity.
The 39-year-old Australian is the WBC Silver super welterweight champion and has made no secret of his desire to fight full WBC champion Mayweather.
Mayweather's Australian tour promoter Max Markson told AAP he would extend an invitation to Mundine to attend the American fighter's functions in both cities.
