In the most predictable sports news of the decade, unconfirmed sources are reporting that Pretty Boy Floyd Mayweather is getting hungry for a shot at Manny Pacquiao. These sources claim PBF made numerous phone calls in the hours after Pacquiao's dismantling of Oscar De la Hoya informing family and friends of his desires.Pacman, for his part, is supposed to fight Ricky Hatton sometime in early 2009. This is a fight he is easily expected to win. Hatton, while younger than DLH is just as slow and would be no match for Pac's speed and power. Ricky's only advantage is his size and I think Pac has proven he can fight with the big boys. His trainer, Freddy Roach, said the fight will probably take place at a catch weight between 140 and 147.
Assuming a Pacquiao win, a fall clash with Mayweather would be the fight of the century. It would be speed vs speed and power vs power. Boxing has lost its mainstream fan base over the years because people perceive it as boring. The lack of a respectable heavy weight helps this perception but a match up between fighters of this caliber will certainly put that notion to rest.
An interesting side note to all of this is that one of May's phone calls allegedly went to his estranged father, Floyd Mayweather Sr. Pops claims his son was looking for a trainer but there is no reason to believe Jr would want to replace his uncle Roger. No reason other than the almighty dollar that is. Sr has been training Hatton and most agree he is doing a solid job. If he does too solid a job and Hatton pulls off the upset of upsets, Jr would be out one hell of a payday.
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