Megafight still possible? Floyd mum on Manny challenge

HONG KONG – There’s nothing coming out from the camp of Floyd Mayweather Jr. regarding a potential fight with Manny Pacquiao next year.

Mayweather has yet to say a word. He hasn’t tweeted. He hasn’t posted anything.

Everybody’s waiting for a reaction from the American superstar following Pacquiao’s masterful victory over Brandon Rios last Sunday in Macau.

The victory revived hopes that Mayweather and Pacquiao could finally meet and make the fight the whole world wants to see.

Just a couple of hours after his one-sided contest against Rios, the fighting congressman from the Philippines said he still wants Mayweather.

“I’m willing to fight Mayweather. So, it’s up to him if he’s willing also,” said Pacquiao, now being lined for an April 12 return to the ring.

Bob Arum said the other day there’s “nothing concrete” yet but said Pacquiao seems fine with doing it in April in Las Vegas.

“Obviously we want Mayweather,” said Roach.

The undefeated American, who claims to be the greatest fighter ever, is scheduled to return to the ring on May 3 but is still shopping for an opponent.

Amir Khan appears to be on track.

But Freddie Roach said Mayweather needs Pacquiao more than anybody else because there’s no fight out there bigger than a Pacquiao fight.

“They are talking about Amir Khan but he has no pay-per-view audience,” Roach told www.boxingscene.com <http://www.boxingscene.com> .

Mayweather, two years older than Pacquiao, still has four fights left in a lucrative contract with Showtime, and Roach said they can’t do those fights without having to face Pacquiao.

“To make the money to pay the contract (they need Pacquiao), that’s why they had to go with Canelo (Alvarez) so quick because the fight (with Robert Guerrero) lost a lot of money,” said Roach.

“I really hope Bob Arum makes that fight happen for us. Obviously Golden Boy and Top Rank would have to do business with each other,” the trainer added.

Against Rios, the 34-year-old Pacquiao showed that he still has the speed and the power perhaps but not the killer’s instinct.

Pacquiao failed to knock Rios out even when he had the chance to. He did not go for the kill when he had the opportunity.

Maybe he’s saving his best punches for Mayweather.