Jeff Mayweather, uncle of retired former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr., says his nephew will never fight Manny Pacquiao in a rematch - because of Pacquiao's continued claims that he won their fight which took place in May 2015.
LAS VEGAS – If Vasyl Lomachenko and Terence Crawford are successful in their respective upcoming fights, their promoter will present each fighter as a potential opponent to Manny Pacquiao. Bob Arum could’ve made Pacquiao-Crawford multiple times in 2016, but Pacquiao fought Timothy Bradley a third time April 9 and Jessie Vargas on November 5. Lomachenko, the WBO’s 130-pound champion, would have to move up at least five pounds, probably 10, to secure a lucrative Pacquiao fight.
Manny Pacquiao says his next fight will be in April or May next year as that best fits his schedule as a senator for the Philippines. And he would like a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr. Pacquiao, who defeated Jessie Vargas for a welterweight title earlier this month, told reporters in Japan on Friday that the opponent for his next fight is still undecided.
WBO welterweight world champion Manny Pacquiao said Tuesday he felt like a young man in his twenties and would relish another crack at Floyd Mayweather.
Floyd Mayweather Sr., father and trainer of former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (49-0, 26KOs), believes his son would do a real number on Manny Pacquiao if a rematch comes together. Two weeks ago, Pacquiao returned to the ring and dominated Jessie Vargas over twelve round to capture the WBO welterweight title at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
Floyd Mayweather Sr. Video Interview - MGM Grand, Las Vegas - This Saturday night, No. 2 Pound-for-Pound and WBO, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev (30-0-1, 26 KOs) and No. 4 Pound-for-Pound and Two-Time World Champion Andre "S.O.G." Ward (30-0, 15 KOs) will collide in their "Pound for Pound" showdown at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Manny Pacquiao dropped a potential hint early Monday morning, that for better or worse - a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr. was possibly in the works for 2017. The Filipino superstar took to social media, asking fans if they "liked his jacket" which displays hidden photos of him and Mayweather.
Former four division world champion Juan Manuel Marquez is pleading with Manny Pacquiao to forget his pursuit of a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr. and to focus his energy on other opponents.
According to newly crowned World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao, he spoke with Floyd Mayweather Jr. last weekend in Las Vegas - but the subject of a rematch was never brought up.
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum believes WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao has a much better chance to defeat Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a potential 2017 rematch. Mayweather sat ringside on Saturday, and watched Pacquiao defeat Jessie Vargas to capture the WBO belt at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.