"Where we stand is this, Pacquiao is 1 and 2 in his last 3 fights. That's where we stand...Juan Manuel Marquez, a guy...when I took a little bit of time off, I took a 2-year vacation off, came back and fought Marquez, beat him, unanimous, easy decision; I guess Pacquiao and Marquez fought 3 or 4 times. It's obvious he couldn't get it done right the first time," stated undefeated pound-for-pound king Floyd "Money" Mayweather, who recently shared his thoughts on the possibility of a potential clash with Manny Pacquiao. As far as Mayweather is concerned, Pacquiao's lopsided unanimous decision victory over Brandon Rios isn't enough to convince him that the multi-division world champion is fully recovered and ready to face the best fighter in the world.
"You know, like I said before, they were just talking about this guy needs to retire after he got knocked out. Now he comes and gets a win over Brandon Rios and they say, you know what, Pacquiao is back. You're going to get that in the sport of boxing. Like I said before, he's 1 and 2 in his last 3 fights, and my last 45 fights, I'm 45 and 0," Mayweather explained during a recent interview with radio host Kelly Mac in South Carolina. To Mayweather's point, most fans and media alike felt that Brandon Rios was handpicked because his style was tailor-made for Pacquiao, who was looking to rebound from his devastating knockout loss to Juan Manuel Marquez. While his performance was up to par against a fighter who looked one-dimensional, there are some, Floyd Mayweather being one of them, who question whether or not Pacquiao can deal with a more technical, counter-punching style.
"Once again, he's 1 and 2 in his last 3 fights. Let's make this make sense. You look at his pay-per-view numbers. Do your homework! You know, first you gotta do your homework. Look at my pay-per-view numbers, look at his pay-per-view numbers, and then you tell me what you come up with," Mayweather added, making reference to Pacquiao's lower than expected pay-per-view buys for his last bout. With less than 500,000 subscribers tuning in, Mayweather questions just how much public interest still exists for the fighting congressman of Sarangani.
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