By: Sean Cross
“He’s scared to death,” Manny Pacquiao said. FightHype, “It’s my analysis on it” ed. He’s talking about legendary fighter Floyd Mayweather, who says he has no interest in facing him in their 2015 Superfight rematch. In the year Despite officially retiring from boxing in 2021 after his loss to Jordan Ugas, Pacquiao may be seriously considering a comeback in an interview. Since losing his bid for the Philippine presidency, Pacquiao, now 43, has been exercising, playing basketball and hitting the gym. This weekend, he will face martial artist DK Yoo at a South Korean exhibition to raise money for charity.
While Mayweather has been fighting in exhibition bouts for some time, he has given no indication that he will return to the professional ranks – and let’s be honest, with good reason. Like Pacquiao, Mayweather is now in his forties, well past the fighter’s prime years. Pacquiao, however, is unhappy with his loss to Mayweather seven years ago and longs for a second fight. However, Pacquiao revealed something else significant in FightHype Interview – He’s willing (or excited?) to face current welterweight kingpins Terence Crawford and Errol Spence.
“I can fight Crawford or Spence,” he said. “I’m excited to fight them to challenge them if they’re really champions.” With negotiations for the Crawford-Spence megabout this past fall, none of the welterweight title rosters currently appear to have a big-name opponent on the horizon (unless you count Keith Thurman), though few would give Pacquiao a chance against either man at this point. time. Pacquiao certainly looks confident in the interview FightHype. “I’ve been retired for over a year and I’m still here,” he said.
