Pacquiao open to Mayweather Rematch after the Barrios draw

Manny Pacquiao says he is still open to fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. He then remained at a 12 -round draw on his challenge against WBC Welterweight, Mario Barrios, last Saturday night. Mayweather turns 49 in February.

Pacquiao (62-8-3, 39 kos) could not capture the negotiation chip he needed to remove Mayweather from his eight-year retirement. If Manny had won this struggle, there is an excellent possibility that Mayweather would have returned to sport for the opportunity to collect the WBC 147 LB Belt.

Fan reaction: resale backlash

Social media fans are against the idea of Pacquiao and Mayweather fighting a resale. The time for them to fight for the second time would have been between 2015 and 2017. Now, it would be a pathetic money take between two old men who would again take advantage of the great purses that are commonly received by popular and younger fighters. It’s not as if Floyd and Pacquiao need money. Both have huge fortunes. They don’t need a second fight.

“If it comes out then Go to sign the contract and we will fight. We fight again, if you want. I have no problem with this, “Manny Pacquiao said at the post-lluid press conference last Saturday, sending a message to Floyd Mayweather Jr. that if he comes out of his retirement, he is willing to fight him.”

It would be a joke if Mayweather left retirement to fight Pacquiao. What is likely to hold on Floyd is that he does not want to risk his unbeaten record. He retired to 50-0 and will not want to make his record.

Towards the end of Mayweather’s career, he was adverse in the cherry to avoid losing. He could have struggled to boys like a young Errol Spence and Keith Thurman. Instead of doing so, Floyd paddled his record enough because he broke the record of Rocky Martiano 49-0.

Pacquiao will continue to fight for a while. It is likely to continue to fight only as long as it can prevent loss.