Jeff Mayweather working on putting together Floyd vs. Pacquiao

By Boxing News - 02/28/2011 - Comments

Image: Jeff Mayweather working on putting together Floyd vs. PacquiaoBy Chris Williams: Jeff Mayweather, the uncle of undefeated boxing great Floyd Mayweather Jr. (41-0, 25 KO’s), is working behind the scenes to try and put together a fight between Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao (52-3-2, 38 KO’s), according to news from fighthype.com. This would be the third negotiations attempt between the two fighters, and hopefully threes a charm because the needs to happen. Jeff says he’s working with both sides – Pacquiao and Floyd – and is looking to send off a “letter of intent” to Pacquiao if he can get Floyd on board for the fight.

Jeff says he needs to get financial numbers that Floyd is looking for before the bout can be made. In the past, Floyd talked about wanting more than a 50-50 deal to get the fight to happen, but that’s not realistic, especially now that Mayweather hasn’t fought since last May when he defeated Shane Mosley by a lopsided 12 round unanimous decision. Pacquiao has been a little busier, facing Antonio Margarito, a fellow stable fighter of Bob Arum, in November and is now scheduled to fight Mayweather’s leftover’s in 39-year-old Mosley.

The Pacquiao-Mosley bout is a silly fight given how badly Mayweather beat Mosley, but it’s not all that surprising because Pacquiao has been facing struggling fighters for the most part for the past three years. Mosley is kind of the norm for the typical Pacquiao in terms of having problems going into the fight. But it doesn’t matter that Pacquiao has been facing guys that have seen better days, he’s still busier and being seen more by boxing fans. Mayweather’s time away form boxing hasn’t helped his popularity and he needs to get back in the ring for a tune-up fight before the year is over. If not a fight with Pacquiao, then definitely a tune-up fight is what Mayweather needs to keep fan interest alive.



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