By Edward Chaykovsky
Trainer Freddie Roach feels good about the possibility of a 2015 mega-fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. Last Saturday night in Macau, Roach led Pacquiao to a six knockdown lopsided decision win over previously undefeated Chris Algieri. Mayweather was last seen in the ring in September, when he won a twelve round unanimous decision over Marcos Maidana.
Roach was present during a meeting between Pacquiao's promoter, Bob Arum of Top Rank, and CBS CEO Les Moonves. CBS is the parent company of Showtime, who have Mayweather under an exclusive agreement until the end of 2015.
Moonves, consider to be one of the most powerful businessmen in the world, told Arum and Roach that he was capable of securing Mayweather for a Pacquiao fight.
“I was there,” Roach told the Los Angeles Daily News. “I was the third party. I just listened a lot. But they spoke about what they could do and how to make the fight happen. Moonves said he can deliver Mayweather, and, obviously, Bob said he could deliver Pacquiao.
“It was a very good meeting. What they said in that meeting, if they can do it, the fight will happen. Very soon. I think next. Moonves and Bob walked out to Moonves’ car with their arms around each other. The right people are talking about it. I think that makes it a bigger possibility.”
