Floyd Mayweather calls out Manny Pacquiao for May 5 showdown
By Simon Head 11/01/2012
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Floyd Mayweather has challenged Manny Pacquiao (Pic: Getty)
Could the fight the world wants to see finally be close to being agreed?
Judging by the very public conversation between Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao, it's certainly a fight both men want to see happen.
The hype was cranked up last night when Mayweather took to his Twitter account to challenge Pacquiao.
"Manny Pacquiao I'm calling you out let's fight May 5th and give the world what they want to see," he said.
"My Jail Sentence [sic] was pushed back because the date was locked in. Step up Punk."
The opponent was originally thought to be American Robert Guerrero, but Mayweather's comments on Twitter suggest his opponent is still to be confirmed.
Mayweather, who has a perfect professional record of 42 wins from 42 bouts with 26 knockouts, has held seven world titles, across five weight divisions and is considered by many to be the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world.
The only man capable of challenging that accolade is Pacquiao. The Filipino is the world's first-ever eight-division world champion and thought to be the only man capable of dethroning Mayweather.
Mayweather is available for a May 5 fight at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas because a judge last week postponed the 87-day sentence he is to serve on a domestic violence charge. Pacquiao said last summer he’d fight Mayweather in 2012 and this week he repeated that.
“I’ve said this over and over before and I’m saying this again: I want Floyd Mayweather Jr. to be my next opponent,” Pacquiao said in an interview with PhilBoxing.com in the Philippines. “I haven't changed my choice despite recent developments.”
It might be in Pacquiao’s best interests to sidestep Mayweather for a while. Judging by a tweet after the BCS title game between Alabama and LSU on Monday night, he’s on a roll.
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