"This is a time for it to happen because it's getting to a point where the public is demanding it; everybody is demanding it, and that's been the case for the last I don't know how many years, but I think at this point, it has to happen just because of the fact that both of their careers are winding down. Especially Floyd. Floyd is already committed to his career only lasting one more year and I think this is the time to do it," stated world-class trainer Jeff Mayweather, who shared his thoughts on a potential mega-fight between his nephew, undefeated pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather, and 8-division world champion Manny Pacquiao. According to Jeff, people are completely wrong if they think that Floyd is the one who has refused to make the fight a reality.
"The one thing is this, first of all, they keep talking about Floyd didn't want the fight. Floyd wanted to fight Pacquiao when Pacquiao was at the peak of his career. Pacquiao didn't want to take a blood test because we know what he was doing. Everybody knew what he was doing. It ain't no secret. It ain't no secret and his own coach threw him under the bus. Freddie Roach said, 'Ariza was doing this and doing that,' but you not realizing by saying that, you're basically saying your fighter was dirty. You saying that this guy was dirty, but he was the one giving stuff to your fighter, so what does that mean? That just justifies why the fight didn't happen the first time," Jeff explained during a recent conversation with FightHype's Percy Crawford. "And then he was offered $40 million the next time. He's not gonna see that kind of money nowhere else. So now all of a sudden, he's coming at Floyd because he needs help. He needs Floyd; Floyd don't need you. Floyd gonna be fine if he never fights Pacquiao."
Jeff added, "His punching power is gone now. It's gone and of course nobody is stupid as to why it's gone. Like I said, it's a fight that should happen, but at the same time, when it does happen and what happens does happen, which we all know...he should've signed the damn contract when Floyd signed the contract for the fight. It's a no-win situation for Floyd, but at the end of the day, it's what the people want and eventually Floyd gonna give the people what they want."
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