Muhammad Ali wants Manny Pacquiao to fight Floyd Mayweather
'The Greatest' is impressed by the American's latest win and is craving for a matchup against the Filipino superstar
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali is happy that Floyd Mayweather remains unbeaten, but the sporting icon wants to see him face Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao.
The former world heavyweight champion posted a message on Twitter hailing Mayweather's majority-decision triumph last Saturday over Argentina's Marcos Maidana but slipped in a jab of his own about Mayweather having yet to face Pacquiao.
“Congratulations FloydMayweather. Maybe after you rest up we can see you rumble with MannyPacquiao!” Ali tweeted.
Mayweather, 37, and Pacquiao, 35, talked about a showdown years ago as fans pushed for the superstars to meet in the ring but money and blood testing issues scuttled the talks.
Congratulations Floyd Mayweather. Maybe after you rest up we can see you rumble with Manny Pacquiao!
Since then, Mayweather (46-0 with 26 knockouts) has said he will never work with Pacquiao's long-time promoter, Bob Arum, and Pacquiao (56-5 with two drawn and 38 knockouts) is reportedly in talks for a new deal with Arum that would likely take him to the end of his career.