During a private sitdown meeting with select members of the media, undefeated pound-for-pound champion Floyd Mayweather discussed a number of topics, from his upcoming clash this Saturday with Victor Ortiz to a potential showdown with Manny Pacquiao. One surprising name that came up, however, was that of fast-rising Golden Boy Promotions fighter Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, who's clash this Saturday with Alfonso Gomez is being televised on the undercard of Mayweather vs. Ortiz. "He's a pretty cool fighter...I mean, he's big, so his country knows who Canelo is. He's huge over there, you know? Huge," Mayweather would comment about the undefeated WBC jr. middleweight champion. "They'll be talking about him trying to knock me off the block next." At that moment, almost on cue, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer chimed in to notify Mayweather that Alvarez was indeed hoping for a future showdown.
"They actually did tell me yesterday after Universal City that they want to fight you next year," Schaefer would comment with a dollar sign gleam in his eyes. Mayweather just smiled, however, and replied, "Everything takes time. Tell them to pump they breaks. You know I take long breaks, so he may get me when I'm 38," laughing off the suggestion...at least for now. Should a bout with Manny Pacquiao not come to fruition in the near future, it looks like Golden Boy Promotions has plenty of other options for Mayweather as Alvarez's name has now officially been thrown in the hat, along with that of Amir Khan.
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