Floyd Mayweather Wants a Rematch If He Loses Against Pacquiao
Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao has managed to defeat Chris Algieri during their bout Saturday, with a unanimous 12-round decision win. The decisive victory over the young 30-year old American has caused fans to turn their attention to Floyd Mayweather, with questions on whether the fight will finally happen or not.
It seems that the fight will not only happen just once, but possibly, twice. The Mayweather camp has released demands on the super bout with a date set in May 2015. The clause however, dictates that if Mayweather loses the match, a rematch will be set on September the same year.
The clause was revealed by Pacquiao's trainer himself, Freddie Roach, who reviewed the prospects of the match before flying back from China.
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"My understanding is that Floyd is insisting on the re-match if Manny beats him, which I believe he will. That's okay with us," Roach has said.
The original projection for the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight is looking to be $300 million but if promoter Bob Arum manages to secure a pay-per-view in the Chinese television market, the earnings could jump to $1 billion per fight. This would put Pacquiao's earnings to $2 billion if he manages to beat Mayweather the first time around.
After beating Algieri, Pacquiao had just cleared on of the many "requirements" Mayweather had put out for the fight to happen. Among others are the random blood tests to check for drugs as well as a 60-40 split for the earnings in Mayweather's favor.
In regards to the fight, Arum has said that the bout needs to happen.
"Enough is enough. Let's do this. All it needs now is for them to make the call. Me and Manny are waiting to pick up the phone," he said.
"Floyd is afraid of losing his unbeaten record to Manny," Roach said. "But that's not what defines greatness. Ali lost, Robinson lost, Leonard lost … but they're still all-time greats. What counts is fighting the best of your era."
