By Chris Williams: In a startling confession, trainer Freddie Roach says that he was against letting his fighter Manny Pacquiao take the fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. last May because the Filipino was injured and not capable of being his best for the fight.
Roach, 55, says he wanted to cancel the fight with Mayweather, but other people felt that if the fight didn’t take place at that time then it would likely never happen at all. Roach doesn’t say who the other people are that were in favor of the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight still going ahead, but you can guess who the major players were.
By Chris Williams: Trainer Freddie Roach says that he believes that Manny Pacquiao will fight on past his April 9th fight if he looks good against whoever he’s matched against. Roach thinks that Pacquiao will stick around long enough to fight a rematch against Floyd Mayweather Jr. because he feels there’s too much money for the two fighters not to face each other a second time. 
By Allan Fox: Former eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao (57-6-2, 38 KOs) has made it quite clear in the last two weeks that he wants a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr. (49-0, 26 KOs) on April 9th in his last fight so that he can get a chance to clear up his previous loss to Mayweather on May 2nd of this year. But instead of Mayweather agreeing to the fight, he’s continuing to say that he’s retired and won’t be coming back. 
By Chris Williams: In response to the recent statement from Manny Pacquiao (57-6-2, 38 KOs) that he’s in negotiations with Floyd Mayweather Jr. (49-0, 26 KOs) for a rematch next year in 2016, Mayweather says that is “totally false,” according to ESPN. He says he’s retired and he’s not coming back to the sport. 
By Allan Fox: Manny Pacquiao surprised everyone on Tuesday when he said that he’s still negotiation a fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. for a rematch between them in 2016. It’s unclear whether Pacquiao was being on the level when he said he was negotiating with Mayweather though, because the American star’s CEO of his Mayweather Promotions organization Leonard Ellerbe had this to say about a second fight against Pacquiao: “Mayweather is retired, end of discussion.”
By Tim Fletcher: While Manny Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum is talking up a fight between Pacquiao (57-6-2, 38 KOs) and Top Rank promoted Terence Crawford (27-0, 19 KOs), Pacquiao is saying that he still has his eyes on a rematch with boxing’s No.1 superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr. (49-0, 26 KOs) next year. 
By Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao (57-6-2, 38 KOs) appears to have made a miraculous recovery from his shoulder surgery to repair his torn right rotator cuff. Just five months after surgery, Pacquiao is reportedly saying that his right shoulder is now at 80-90% full strength, and he wants to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. (49-0, 26 KOs) in a rematch. 
By Allan Fox: Despite the reports that Manny Pacquiao said had discussions with Floyd Mayweather Jr. about a rematch in 2016, Pacquiao is saying that he didn’t have any talks with Mayweather. However, Pacquiao says he’d be interested in fighting Mayweather, Juan Manuel Marquez, Tim Bradley and Amir Khan. 
By Chris Williams: Earlier on Thursday, there was a report by AFP that talks were underway between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. for a possible rematch in 2016. The title of an article by AFP was that a rematch with Mayweather was possible for Pacquiao or a fight against Amir Khan. 
By Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao says he had a dream that he was going to lose his fight to superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr. one month before the two of them faced each other last May in the “Fight of the Century” at the MGM Grand on May 2nd in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pacquiao says he saw himself losing to Mayweather by a 12 round decision, and he says he feels blessed that God showed him what would happen in the fight ahead of time.