The saga in the long awaited fight continues and has a new hitch with Floyd Mayweather demanding rematch clause in Manny Pacquiao fight contract.
via Bleacher Report:
Boxing fans the world over have craved to see the clash of arguably the sport’s two biggest stars. In his column for the Daily Mail,Jeff Powell reports insight given to him by Freddie Roach—Pacquiao’s trainer—who believes Mayweather wishes to insert something of a safety net into a potential deal, should he fall for the first time in his career.
Roach told me: ‘My understanding is that Floyd is insisting on the rematch if Manny beats him, which I believe he will. That’s okay with us,’ And why not, given the huge amount of money which would be involved?
Pacquiao publicly announced his intentions after his one-sided destruction of Chris Algieri on Sunday. “I want that fight (with Mayweather),” he said, per BBC Sport. “The fans deserve that fight.”
As Roach says: “Floyd is afraid of losing his unbeaten record to Manny. But that’s not what defines greatness. (Muhammad) Ali lost, (Sugar Ray) Robinson lost, (Sugar Ray) Leonard lost….but they’re still all-time greats. What counts is fighting the best of your era.”
