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Is the decision to face Mayweather up to Manny Pacquiao? "Well, if Pacquiao wants the fight, Bob's gonna do what Pacquiao wants because he's our promoter and if the fighter wants to fight the fight, he'll definitely get us that fight I feel. There's a little dislike there [between Mayweather and Arum], it's just negotiations, you know. Bob's good at what he does and I'm sure Haymon's good at what he does and they'll work it out if that's possible," stated world-class trainer Freddie Roach as he spoke about the possibility of Manny Pacquiao fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr. during his in-studio appearance on ESPN2's Friday Night Fights.
Although it sound as though a bout between the two best fighters in the world will be easy to make if Pacquiao so chooses, it's highly unlikely that it will happen any time soon as Roach made it clear who the top draw is and who will be getting the lion's share of the purse. "But the thing is we're not going to wait for this guy though. If something else comes up for us; he chose to fight somebody else. We're the top dog right now. If he wants to make the kind of money he's talking about, he has to fight Pacquiao because Pacquiao's the draw right now, not Floyd Mayweather...The hardest thing with Mayweather, he wants the 60/40 he's talking about, you know. Pacquiao's the number one guy. 60/40 our way will work. 60/40 his way, it's not happening," Roach stated.
Although it sound as though a bout between the two best fighters in the world will be easy to make if Pacquiao so chooses, it's highly unlikely that it will happen any time soon as Roach made it clear who the top draw is and who will be getting the lion's share of the purse. "But the thing is we're not going to wait for this guy though. If something else comes up for us; he chose to fight somebody else. We're the top dog right now. If he wants to make the kind of money he's talking about, he has to fight Pacquiao because Pacquiao's the draw right now, not Floyd Mayweather...The hardest thing with Mayweather, he wants the 60/40 he's talking about, you know. Pacquiao's the number one guy. 60/40 our way will work. 60/40 his way, it's not happening," Roach stated.
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