No Exhibition BS! Freddie Roach Says A Real Fight ! Pacquiao vs. Floyd II or Josh Taylor on Table
By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent
Las Vegas, NV (August 18th, 2021)– “We would like to fight Mayweather one more time, that’s what were after. But exhibitions? No. Manny has many boxing (who will pay to watch him fight Floyd for real again one more time) fans,” Freddie Roach told Sky Sports.
PacMan lives, and after defeating Yordenis Ugas, the next titular bout should be Floyd. The world, as well as top boxing trainer Freddie Roach, is not interested is seeing Floyd Mayweather Jr. in an exhibition again. To that end, Roach has the ultimate solution for later in 2021 or 2022. Floyd should fight Manny Pacquiao again. With Errol Spence Jr. out with a retinal tear, Floyd Jr. is a better option for pay-per-view and packs a more powerful marquee punch.
Pacquiao, 62-7-2 with 39 knockouts, General Santos City, Philippines, will go for his fortieth knockout on Saturday, August 21, 2021, when he defends his World Boxing Association Super World Welterweight title at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, against 2008 Beijing Lightweight Olympic Bronze medalist Yordenis Ugas, Miami, Florida by way of Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
Mayweather, 50-0 with 27 knockouts, as Las Vegas, Nevada, last boxed an eight round exhibition no decision with social media star Logan Paul on Sunday June 6, 2021. Paul weighed in at 189 pounds cruiserweight while Mayweather weighed 155 pounds middleweight (34 pounds less) at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida.
Floyd would need at least a few legitimate tune up fights of any level to get back to a peak weight of 147 pounds welterweight, or it will be a no go. If not, talented southpaw 140pound unified world chapion Josh Taylor, 18-0 with 13 knockouts, “The Tartan Tornado”, Haddington, United Kingdom, who currently holds the unified World Boxing Council, World Boxing Association World Super, World Boxing Organisation, and International Boxing Federation unified World Welterweight championships, could step to the plate and move up in weight class to fight Pacquiao in a pay-per-view blockbuster extravaganza.
As for fighting Josh Taylor as the alternative, Roach noted “We are just going one fight at a time. That fight can happen for sure. The thing about Manny, he is going to challenge (only fight) the best. He is not just going to pick some guy with a high rating because the world loves him (he only wants to fight the best fighters in the world at this stage of his career).”
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