Manny Pacquiao gave Floyd Mayweather until the end of January to sign the contract for them to fight in May. Now either Manny is fed up or trying to show Floyd he has other options for a big fight because he went to London for personal business but while he was there he met up with Amir Khan and reports say they are in the early stages of planning a fight between the two of them instead.
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Pacquiao and his entourage met with Khan at Fitzroy Lodge Amateur Boxing club in London.
The Daily Mail characterized the talks between Pacquiao and Khan as “informal man-to-man discussions about an alternative superbout in case Floyd Mayweather fails to call either of them for his next megafight.”
In a strange twist, Khan has also given Mayweather a deadline of “mid-January” that has already passed, according to the Daily Mail, to fight him or he’s moving on, as well, setting up a potential fight with Pacquiao.
“Just in case Floyd doesn’t come through we regard Amir as the best possible alternative,” Pacquiao advisor Michael Koncz told the Daily Mail. “He and Manny would make for a very exciting fight and Manny would be more than happy to do it at Wembley stadium. We are looking at that possibility and also Abu Dhabi as another potential venue. But of course we are still working on Mayweather.”
In reality these talks with Khan are just to have another option cause everyone knows Manny isn’t going to walk away from Floyd until at least January 31st. Previously Khan & Pacquiao had said they would never fight because they share trainer Freddie Roach and are friends, but boxing is a business and I am sure these guys can find a way to put friendship to the side for 12 rounds and millions of dollars.
