Floyd Mayweather Jr. gave another indication that the dream bout between him and Manny Pacquiao will not happen in 2014, saying that the Filipino boxing icon is not on the same level as he is today.

In an interview with Fighthype, Mayweather said that people can talk about him and Pacquiao being on the same level, but he insisted they are far apart in terms of skills and popularity.

"You know, a lot of times, it's hard to make fights when you got a guy that when they keep trying to say, this guy Pacquiao is on the same level as Floyd Mayweather, I say, well, me, honestly, in my eyes, that's not true," Mayweather said.

Mayweather once again boasted his superior pay-per-view numbers, comparing them to the Pacquiao's recent PPV buys during his fight against Brandon Rios last month in Macau.

The undefeated American drew more than 2.2 million buys during his bout against Saul "Canelo" Alvarez in September, far higher than the reported 450,000 PPV buys generated by the Pacquiao vs. Rios showdown and the 1.15 million buys for the fourth showdown between Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez in December 2012.

Mayweather also took a swipe at Pacquiao's endorsement deals in the United States, saying that he doesn't need endorsements because it cannot be used as gauge of greatness.

"My pay-per-view number still is the best of any fighter in the history of the sport," Mayweather said. "I didn't need a Nike check on my back, I didn't need a Nike Commercial. I didn't need a Hennessy commercial. But still, once we did our homework, we look at the numbers, Floyd didn't need Nike. I never needed Nike or Hennessy, to run me a hundred thousand commercials, 'cause that still don't define greatness."

The Grand Rapids native then concluded that a super fight against Pacquiao will be hard to arrange if the former pound-for-pound king and his camp will continue to insist a 50-50 fight purse split.

Another issue that needs to be resolved for the fight is the possible conflict between Showtime and HBO, which carries the fights of Mayweather and Pacquiao, respectively.