More cash ‘will lure Mayweather out of retirement’

Rumours are that Mayweather made over €200million from that May fight so, yeah, we wouldn’t blame him for taking another fight against Pacquiao. Added spice would be provided by the history between the two men, who trained together and sparred regularly when Khan was trained by Pacquiao’s mentor Freddie Roach.

Roach says should the Congressman score an impressive win on his return next April in Las Vegas, an offer from Mayweather to duke it out for a second time at the MGM Grand is a shoe-in to land on Pacquiao’s table.

Money, of course. And, oh yeah, Roach also doesn’t think Pacquiao will call it quits after his next fight either. Arum has had a great run with Pacquiao, and he really lucked out when the Filipino star agreed to fight for his Top Rank promotional company.

According to the post-fight reports, Pacquiao went into the fight with a shoulder injury, which was eventually operated on days after the “Fight of the Century”, which broke the all-time records both in the pay-per-view (PPV) numbers and gate ticket sales, among others.

Roach may have taken a hint from Pacquiao, who said last week that he’s open to a rematch with Mayweather after losing to the undefeated American by unanimous decision last May. The fight over priced, and it was a disappointment due to the lack of energy from Pacquiao.

While the first bout between Pacquiao and Mayweather drew criticisms from fans and analysts, a rematch would most likely draw big numbers again both on PPV and the venue. I think it’s a given that it would bring in over 1 million buys, but I don’t think it would attract 2 million or more. Fans have learned their lesson, and I doubt that any of them truly believes Pacquiao would ever beat Mayweather.