By Eric Thomas: Unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. could be facing WBA welterweight champion Shane Mosley on May 1st, provided that Shane gets through his next fight against World Boxing Council welterweight champion Andre Berto in their unification bout on January 30th, according to the Los Angeles Times. Mayweather, instead of facing someone on March 13th – and end up competing with the Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey bout at Dallas Cowboy stadium in Texas – Mayweather will wait on the winner of the Berto-Mosley fight.
Nothing has been confirmed about this from Golden Boy Promotions as of yet. CEO Richard Schaefer says he has “No comment” about the rumors. Mayweather had been considering Kermit Cintron, Nate Campbell and Paulie Malignaggi as a potential opponent on March 13th.
None of those opponents appeared to interest fans other than Cintron to certain extent. However, by opting not to fight on March 13th and compete with the Pacquiao-Clottey fight, Mayweather won’t have to risk having his fight not do well on pay per view.
It’s unknown what Mayweather will do if Mosley is beaten by Berto on January 30th. It’s a very real possibility that Mosley could lose to Berto, and given that Berto isn’t arguably as popular as Mosley as of yet, it might make a fight between him and Mayweather not a thrilling.
Mayweather was previously negotiating a fight with Pacquiao for March 13th, but the fight fell apart over random blood testing that Mayweather wanted.
Pacquiao and his promotional team Top Rank wasted no time in picking out former IBF welterweight champion Joshua Clottey as a replacement for Mayweather. Pacquiao’s choice of opponent hasn’t exactly thrilled boxing fans either, but it might not matter because Pacquiao is a hot fighter right now and fans will likely purchase his fight in droves regardless of who he fights.
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