Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum has no idea if a rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. will actually take place - but he gives the fight a very good possibility of happening in the first half of next year.
They're not officially in negotiations, but Manny Pacquiao's promoter tells TMZ Sports there's a 75% chance of a rematch with Floyd Mayweather. We spoke with Bob Arum -- who says the two camps are on great terms. In fact, when Floyd sat ringside at Manny's fight this weekend, it was all thanks to Team Pacquiao.
Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach is ready to do whatever is necessary to get Floyd Mayweather Jr. (49-0, 26KOs) in the ring for a rematch with Manny Pacquiao.
Eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao left the door open to another mega-fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. - after the retired fighter was ringside on Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, to watch Pacquiao's championship winning victory against Jessie Vargas.
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas - Hall of Fame trainer trainer Freddie Roach expects a second helping of a mega-fight in 2017, after Manny Pacquiao reclaimed the World Boxing Organization welterweight title for the third time with a unanimous decision victory over former champion Jesse Vargas here on Saturday.
Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach is holding out hope that Floyd Mayweather Jr. (49-0, 26KOs) will come out of retirement in 2017 to face Manny Pacquiao in a rematch.
Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach, who handles Manny Pacquiao, is confident Floyd Mayweather Jr. (49-0, 26KOs) will fight again - and the veteran coach believes the retired boxer will target a rematch with Pacquiao. Mayweather, 39-years-old, retired from the sport last September...
According to Showtime Sports VP and General Manager Stephen Espinoza, former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (49-0, 26KOs) has no intention of coming back to the ring.
Manny Pacquiao (58-6-2, 38KOs) makes no secret of his desire to get Floyd Mayweather Jr. (49-0, 26KOs) back in the ring. Last May, Mayweather won a twelve round decision over Pacquiao at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The fight was the most lucrative event in boxing history. It generated $600 million in revenue and over 4.6 million purchases on pay-per-view.
Stephen A. Smith is one of only two media members with whom Floyd Mayweather Jr. is known to speak with any regularity. Smith spoke with Mayweather earlier this week about potentially boxing UFC star Conor McGregor, among other things. The sense Smith gets from Mayweather is that the retired superstar would come out of retirement to fight Manny Pacquiao again.