"So many fighters use my name to stay relevant. Whether it's MMA or boxing, fighters constantly use my name to stay relevant. I don't knock them for doing that, but as far as when they talk about me fighting Pacquiao, totally false," stated Floyd Mayweather, who squashed rumors suggesting that he was considering a rematch with long-time ring rival Manny Pacquiao. When his father, Floyd Mayweather Sr., appeared on a podcast and stated, "Pacquiao can get it again," fans and media alike took that as a hint that the retired undefeated former pound-for-pound king was considering a 50th fight against Pacquiao provided he's successful against Timothy Bradley in their upcoming rubber match. During a recent conversation with FightHype.com, however, Mayweather made it clear that not only is he done fighting, but he'd never fight Pacquiao again even if he were still active.
"Any time you hear a trainer or someone...they said that my father said something about that. It doesn't matter what my fathers says. My father can only express his opinion on what he feels, but I'm letting every know as of right now, I'm not interested in fighting anyone," Mayweather explained. "I don't want to hear this anymore, Floyd Mayweather-Pacquiao. That's over with. That chapter is over with. That's totally over with. I don't want to hear nothing else about Mayweather-Pacquiao. That's not going to ever happen again. That will never happen again. Never. Out of 12 rounds and I win 10 out of 12 rounds, why should I have to prove myself? Blowout!"
Mayweather added, "I'ma tell you what's going on. People want me to stay in boxing and continue to fight because they want Father Time to catch up with me. They don't want me to leave the sport because so many people prayed and prayed and prayed on my downfall; so many jealous and hateful people prayed on my downfall. They wanted me to lose throughout my 20-year career and that just wasn't in my cards. That wasn't written. When I was born, that wasn't written. It was written that Floyd Mayweather was going to come into the sport of boxing, dominate, and leave undefeated. That was meant to be. If God wanted me to come back and fight, then that will happen, but as of right now, I don't want to fight. I'm very comfortable; very, very comfortable, and I'm loving retired life. I'm able to travel the world."
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