Updated 02:43 AM EST, Mon, Dec 23, 2024

Manny Pacquiao Blames Floyd Mayweather Jr For Failure To Arrange Mega Showdown

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Manny Pacquiao is set to face Brandon Rios in his comeback fight on Nov. 24th in Macau. While he is not looking past Rios, Pacquiao answered questions regarding his future.

In an interview with Time Out Hong Kong, Pacquiao was asked who he is going to fight next after the Rios bout. The former pound-for-pound king boldly answered: "What the people want."

And when the former welterweight champion was pressed to give a detailed answer, Pacquiao said that he is still looking to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr in the near future.

"The fight people ask me the most about is Floyd Mayweather Jr. I think it would be a good fight and it certainly seems to be the fight fans want most," Pacquiao said.

However, the 34-year-old pride of General Santos City in the Philippines pointed out that the failure to arrange the Pacquiao vs Mayweather mega bout should be blamed on the continuous demands of Mayweather.

The two fighters, who were previously considered as the top two boxers in the world, were supposed to meet before, but both parties declined to give into the demands of each party -- the fight purse split and the random drug testing demand of Mayweather's camp.

Pacquiao once again stressed that for the fight to happen--and that bout is expected to break all boxing records in terms of financial gains--both parties should agree to fight each other, but he lashed out that Mayweather is interested in fighting anyone but him.

"But it takes two to make a fight and right now Floyd seems more interested in anything but fighting me," Pacquiao said.

Mayweather and Pacquiao is nowhere near close to happening, with Mayweather keeping his record unblemished while Pacquiao suffered two devastating defeats in his last two fights.

Top Rank chief Bob Arum recently said that a Mayweather vs Pacquiao showdown could be arranged in the second half of 2014 if Pacquiao scores a decisive victory over Rios on Nov. 24th.

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