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Mayweather vs Pacquiao?

Posted on May 3, 2009

manny-pacquiao-knockoutThat is possible. After Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao’s victory over Ricky “Hitman” Hatton in May 2009, a Pacquiao – Mayweather match is possible towards the end of the year. The final say is on Pacquiao and his promoters though.

Yahoo Sports headlines Manny Pacquiao under the banner “Six-minute Storm”. As a sub story, Floyd Mayweather indicated in an interview that he’s still the pound-for-pound king. Read Here. Will there be a Pacquiao – Mayweather dream fight in the future? It’s highly possible. Mayweather will have a lot to prove against the Filipino champion. It took him 22 rounds to finish Ricky Hatton and Oscar De La Hoya. Pacquiao took out those 2 opponents via knockouts in just 11 rounds.

Coming up:

* Hatton will ask for a rematch with Pacquiao.
* If the proposed rematch will not prosper, Pacquiao will open the door for negotiations for a fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr.
* Despite his retirement, Mayweather Jr. will come back to the ring to fight Pacquiao upon encouragement of his father, Mayweather Sr.
* It will be the last boxing match of Manny Pacquiao prior to his retirement.
* It will be held in the Philippines in honor of Manny.
* In 2010, Manny will run either as Congressman or Senator.

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