By Mark Vester
While Manny Pacquiao has moved on and plans to defend his WBO welterweight title against Joshua Clottey on March 13 in Dallas, Texas, Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been left without a solid option for his next fight. Mayweather is still scheduled to return on March 13 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas but there appears to be a chance that Mayweather might push his return to May 1 and fight Shane Mosley for the WBC/WBA welterweight titles - if Mosley gets past Andre Berto on January 30. May 1 is a date that Golden Boy Promotions has been targeting for the return of Juan Manuel Marquez at the MGM Grand.
Mayweather is taking a chance here sitting on the bench. If he sits back until January 30 to see who wins that fight, any shot of a Mayweather return on March 13 is out the window. If Berto wins, it's not likely that manager Al Haymon will allow two of his boxers to fight each other. Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer told the Los Angeles Times that Mayweather is ready and willing to fight Mosley.
"At 147 pounds, the man to beat is 'Sugar' Shane Mosley," Schaefer said. "Floyd will take that fight, and will shut up all those who are saying he's a coward."
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