Floyd Mayweather Jr’s next fight will be against Manny Pacquiao or Amir Khan, the boxer’s uncle has confirmed.
Mayweather beat Marcos Maidana in a rematch in September, leading to questions about his next opponent.
Pacquiao has a bout in November against Chris Algieri, a fight that Mayweather emphasized he needs to win if the long awaited Pacman-Money fight is going to take place.
Mayweather’s uncle Jeff Mayweather echoed those thoughts, telling On the Ropes Boxing, “At the end of the day, Pacquiao has a fight in front of him and he has to win, and if he wins then it becomes a reality, the possibility of [Mayweather vs Pacquiao] happening can become a reality. But, other than that, it won’t happen.”
Asked about the frontrunner for Mayweather’s next opponent, he said that it’s really down to Pacquiao or Khan.
“To be honest, I can’t really say who it is because I’m not one hundred percent sure. If they do it by names — which Floyd normally does — it may actually help the pay–per-view revenue, it’s gonna possibly be Khan or maybe Pacquiao next for Floyd, because there’s no other options out there in the weight class that make any sense,” he said.
Others have also chipped in about the potential Mayweather-Pacquiao fight finally happening.
Sugar Ray Leonard told Fox 11 Los Angeles over the weekend that it’s history that is pushing for the fight to happen.
“It’s more than just the money,” Leonard said. “Because the money will be there. It’s the legacy.”
Leonard says that he believes Mayweather has the upper hand if the fight does happen.
“They should fight,” Leonard said. “Now they’re leaning more towards Mayweather. Because at first it was ‘We don’t know who’s going to win the fight’ -- like Tommy Hearns and I, like Hagler and I, like Duran and I.
“But that fight would be huge.”
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