Manny Pacquiao wanted to meet Floyd Mayweather Jr. in jail – Boxing News
Floyd Mayweather Sr., father of the current WBC welterweight titlist Floyd Mayweather Jr., revealed that former WBO titlist Manny Pacquiao wanted to meet his son in jail. According to Mayweather Sr., Pacquiao was training in the city and so he wanted to
visit his son, while the latter was serving his jail time in a Las Vegas county detention centre.
“Pacquiao told me he wanted to see little Floyd, when little Floyd was in jail. I guess he was training over there and he told me that he wanted to do see little Floyd in jail. He said he did not know if he could get in or not, and I told him I did not know
if I could get in either,” said Floyd Mayweather Sr. in an interview with On the Ropes Radio.
Pacquiao, former WBO welterweight titlist, is already looking forward to a match against Mayweather. However, his promoter Bob Arum has already declined the notion, saying that this year a fight between the two is not possible.
According to Arum, the fight between Pacquiao and Mayweather will be the most exciting event of the decade in boxing but unfortunately, it will not be happening this year. Arum knows the importance of this match and so he wants to make it happen.
According to analysts, if the bout between Mayweather and Pacquiao happens, it will generate at least $200 million in pay-per-view proceedings, which can be among the highest of all times.
Mayweather was released from detention two weeks back after serving two months in jail. His actual sentence was of three months, but considering his good behaviour and cooperation, one month was slashed from his sentence.
For now, Mayweather is looking for a fight this fall and so is Pacquiao. However, since Pacquiao is already scheduled to fight on November 10, Arum believes there is not enough time for Mayweather to prepare for it.
Pacquiao has always respected Mayweather and his gesture of trying to meet him in jail has added to his portfolio. If both the fighters can come to good terms then the fight might happen next year.
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