Hall of Famer and former world champion, Sugar Ray Leonard, believes Floyd Mayweather should come out of retirement and face career rival Manny Pacquiao in a rematch. The two boxers collided back in May of 2015, with Mayweather walking away with a twelve round unanimous decision.
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum, who for many years was the lead promoter of Manny Pacquiao, believes the Filipino superstar would defeat Floyd Mayweather if the two boxers ever came together for a rematch. Last month, Pacquiao turned back the clock to win a twelve round split decision over undefeated Keith Thurman to capture the WBA welterweight title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Justin Fortune, the strength and conditioning coach for WBA "regular" welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao, is not convinced that Floyd Mayweather will take part in a potential rematch with the Filipino superstar. Mayweather won a twelve round unanimous decision over Pacquiao in May 2015, in what became the most lucrative boxing event in history.
This past Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao has told Floyd Mayweather he is open to a rematch if the unbeaten five division champion is prepared to come out of retirement to challenge him.
WBA "regular" welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao showed flashes of his past brilliance as he delivered a dominant performance to earn a unanimous decision victory over Adrien Broner in Las Vegas on Saturday. The 40-year-old Filipino multiple world champion was quicker and more accurate as he controlled each round and cruised to the triumph to take his career record to 61-7-2.
For those who believed the outcome for the Pacquiao-Adrien Broner main event was a foregone conclusion and were more interested in Saturday’s Showtime Pay-Per-View telecast revealing a Pacquiao rematch with Floyd Mayweather, then the night left you with the same information you already had going in.
LAS VEGAS – Conventional wisdom within the boxing industry is that if Manny Pacquiao defeats Adrien Broner, a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr. is inevitable later this year. Stephen Espinoza has much more insight into that situation than most, and the Showtime executive isn’t so sure Mayweather-Pacquiao II will happen if Pacquiao beats Broner on Saturday night in Las Vegas. Mayweather, who’ll turn 42 on February 24, would have to end a third retirement to oppose Pacquiao again.
A night after Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. crossed paths at another NBA game, speculation intensified regarding a possible Pacquiao-Mayweather rematch. One reporter after another asked Pacquiao about boxing Mayweather again during his media day Wednesday at Freddie Roach’s Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, California. Each time, Pacquiao politely responded by stating that he is fully focused on defeating Adrien Broner in their 12-round welterweight title fight January 19 in Las Vegas.
Fans thought they were watching a replay of 2015, when career rivals Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather came face to face in Los Angeles. Both were present during an NBA game on Tuesday, as they sat courtside at the Staples Center for the Clippers-Charlotte Hornets game. An identical meeting took place in 2015, when Mayweather and Pacquiao came together at Miami Heat game in Florida in early 2015.
Manny Pacquiao said on Tuesday that veteran trainer Freddie Roach never left his orbit, despite a public split, and was helping the Filipino legend get ready for his upcoming bout in Las Vegas. Pacquiao was training in Manila ahead of the January 19 showdown against Adrien Broner, a fight that may be a prelude to a long-speculated on rematch with Floyd Mayweather.