Pacquiao: Floyd needs tune up before facing me

[strugler]

With talks about Floyd Mayweather Jr. “going unretired”, Manny Pacquiao has shared his thoughts about the return of boxing’s former pound-for-pound king.

There were observations that Mayweather Jr. maybe opting to come out from retirement to challenge Pacquiao, the current ruler of the pound-for-pound list.

Pacquiao said, however, that he thinks it would be wise for “Money” Mayweather Jr. to take it slow once he finally decides to return to the ring again.

"For me -- if I'm Floyd -- I would fight a tune-up fight and then fight me," Pacquiao told Michael David Smith of FanHouse.com. "That's for me, but I don't know what his plan is. He might want to fight me right away."

Mayweather Jr., who retired undefeated following his victory over Britain’s Ricky Hatton in 2007, is rumored to be “itching” to fight again after reportedly suffering money problems.

Among the possible fights he is reportedly asking is one against Pacquiao, his immediate successor in the pound-for-pound ranks.

Pacquiao said he himself believes Mayweather Jr. will indeed come out of retirement.

"I think he's going to fight again," Pacquiao said. "He's not really retired.”

Pacquiao is currently preparing for his May 2 match up with Hatton, which is considered as his ticket for a fifth world title in another weight class.

Yes he needs too. We dont want any excuse if floyd losses to Cotto,Pac, Mosley.

[MoneyMayFan]

^^^WHY NOT??? Im sure you haters will have excuses if he beats all of them

[strugler]

^^^WHY NOT??? Im sure you haters will have excuses if he beats all of them

I pick floyd beating them three, hows that for a hater?

[MoneyMayFan]

Haters would still makes excuses if he does beat all 3. Mosley:too old..cotto: shot after getting ass beat by marg. pac: too small

[strugler]

Haters would still makes excuses if he does beat all 3. Mosley:too old..cotto: shot after getting ass beat by marg. pac: too small

Thats them not me..............you know all fighters have haters? specially the great ones.

We have haters/excuse makers/huggers on all sides of the fence...Arent you one of them?

[Fulcrum29]

floyd don't need a tuneup against pac it would just even the fight up a little more though still put it too much in floyd's favor. floyd after tuneup: easy destruction of pacman
floyd with no tuneup: slightly more competitive destruction of pacman

[Pullcounter]

a tune up would be advisable against any elite boxer