Floyd Mayweather Sr., father and trainer of retired five division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr., would advise his son to reject the idea of a rematch with Manny Pacquiao (58-6-2, 38KOs).
Many expected Manny Pacquiao’s retirement would be short-lived, and it was, as he will return from an April victory over Timothy Bradley to fight Jessie Vargas in September. Many expect Floyd Mayweather Jr. will return soon as well, having hung up his gloves following a victory over Andre Berto a year ago.
Though Pacquiao is an eight-division world champion and one of the greatest boxers ever, the whole experience of preparing for that Nov. 5 fight feels strange as he will be competing for the first time as an elected senator in his homeland.
Despite Floyd Mayweather Jr’s insistence that he has retired from boxing and has no plans of returning to the ring particularly in a rematch with eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao, there are still persistent rumors if not hopes that a rematch would eventually happen.
Jeff Mayweather Interview on Mayweather-Pacquiao II - Retired former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (49-0, 26KOs) is tired of answering questions regarding a potential ring return. Mayweather called time on his career last September, after dominating former welterweight champion Andre Berto over twelve rounds at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. That fight capped the final contest of his exclusive six fight agreement with Showtime.
By Keith Idec - When Manny Pacquiao announced through a spokesperson earlier this week that he’ll fight Jessie Vargas on November 5, most people that follow boxing closely weren’t the least bit surprised. Vargas (27-1, 10 KOs) is much more beatable than Terence Crawford (29-0, 20 KOs), the other potential opponent...
Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach, who handles eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao, is still very motivated to secure a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr.
In a recent article on BoxingScene.com, Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum - who promotes Manny Pacquiao - mentioned the possibility of a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr. taking place in Pacquiao's backyard of Manila.
Manny Pacquiao announced his retirement from the sport last month, following his trilogy decision win over Timothy Bradley at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Pacquiao's retirement was motivated by his pursuit of a full-time political career. A few weeks ago, Pacquiao - who was already a congressman - secured a senatorial seat in the Philippines.
Veteran trainer and ESPN analyst Teddy Atlas expects both Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. to come out of retirement at some point.