Manny Pacquiao aiming to set up a super-fight with Floyd Mayweather – Boxing news
The Pac-Man, Manny Pacquiao, who is an eight-division world champion and the current World Boxing Organisation Welterweight World Champion (Super Champion), is optimistic that his super-fight with the five-division world champion and the current World Boxing
Council World Welterweight Champion, Floyd Mayweather Jr., will finally happen next year.
“I don't have an idea right now, but hopefully the fight will push through next year. We're going to pray that and hopefully there's no problems with the promoter,” said Pacquiao.
Pacquiao and his welterweight rival Mayweather have both always been at a distance due to their dispute over blood testing.
The undefeated American legend, Mayweather, who holds a perfect record of winning all of his 42 professional fights, including 26 of them coming by the way of a knockout, accused the Filipino star of using performance-enhancing substances ahead of his bout.
Therefore, he wanted Olympic-style blood testing from Pacquiao whereas the Fighting Pride of Philippines believed giving blood so close to the bout will affect his stamina.
However, after a long time Mayweather’s camp have hinted towards setting up the fight possibly in 2012 and Pacquiao knows his bout with Mayweather will be the biggest of his career thus far.
While speaking on his inclusion, Pacquiao said, “It's going to be a good fight if that fight happens. I'm sure that millions of people are going to love to watch that fight.”
The 32-year-old Pacquiao, who is set to face Juan Manuel Marquez in their much-anticipated trilogy bout at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, is currently rated as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world.
This number one spot was previously held by Mayweather before he was removed from the rankings due to his inactivity yet many out there think Mayweather should still be the pound-for-pound king.
Thus, their clash is one of the most eagerly awaited clashes in the sport currently and if their bout happens, it will certainly have a potential of breaking all the grossing records so far.
Let’s see if these two welterweight kings finally sign a contract and set up a super-fight.
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