Has Floyd Mayweather taken a future fight with Pacquiao off the table?

Recent comments from Floyd Mayweather in an interview with HBO ahead of his 24/7 series with Shane Mosley seem to have revealed his plans for the immediate future.

It is clear that for the moment, Shane Mosley is the only thing on Mayweather's mind.

In fact moment might have been a bit of an understatement. Mayweather states in the video below that he will give Mosley a rematch if he wants one.

Given the kind of money to be made, regardless of how the fight goes, Mosley will almost certainly want another shot.

He then says that Pacquiao can get some after that, and for no apparent reason reiterates that he is a clean fighter.

Later on in the interview he says:

“See Shane and other fighters, they can fight 3 and 4 times a year. I can’t. You know, when Floyd Mayweather fight, it’s like the All-Star, it’s like the Superbowl. It comes once a year"

Those two statement alone make it clear that the earliest we will probably see Mayweather even thinking about sharing a ring with Pacquiao would be two years from now. Assuming he doesn't intend to fight again this year and that Mosley indeed wants a rematch after their May fight.

Will Pacquiao even still be fighting in two years time? Maybe, but considering the lack of challengers out there at the moment this is far from a certainty. Also the fact that he has talked about retirement after his last two fights is far from an encouraging sign.

Similarly will either Pacquiao or Mayweather have declined much over the course of two years? The answer to that one is probably yes for Pacquiao and certainly for Mayweather, who already admits he is slowing down.

Its a little early to be drawing comparisons to B-Hop and Jones just yet, but the time for them to fight if they are going to is soon, not when Mayweather is perhaps 36 years old. If he gets beaten finally at that age, most will assume it was because he was past his best rather than facing a truly superior opponent.

From the looks ot things then, it looks as if Mayweather isnt that interested in a fight with Pacquiao at all. That might be an issue of being able to make more money with easier fights, or could just be that he feels he has nothing to prove to anyone.

Author: Scott Heritage

Source: examiner.com