‘Stop blabbing and fight me’: Manny Pacquiao tells Floyd Mayweather
Filipino star ‘Pacman’ retorts with fresh challenge to American boxer’s remarks over dream bout
Philippine boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao threw down a fresh challenge to Floyd Mayweather Jnr on Thursday, daring the American world champion to “fight me” instead of setting terms that could torpedo the dream bout.
“He’s all talk. Until now he has not yet agreed to fight me. Instead of blabbing, he should face me atop the ring,” Pacquiao said.
Ring fans the world over have been baying for a mega-fight between two of the world’s greatest boxers of their generation, but previous talks have always broken down before a deal could be signed.
I’m tired of his alibis. If he really wants to fight me, he knows how to reach me. We can fight anytime, anywhere
Pacquiao, 35, has held world titles in eight separate weight divisions.
He is training to defend his World Boxing Organisation welterweight title against another undefeated American, Chris Algieri, in Macau in November.
Mayweather, who scored a lopsided victory over Marcos Maidana in a rematch in Las Vegas on Saturday, pushing his record to 47-0, later denied he was trying to safeguard his unblemished record by avoiding Pacquiao.
However, he said a Pacquiao bout would have to be on the American’s terms.
