Manny Pacquiao Will Either Retire... Or Fight Floyd Mayweather

There is a certain part of me that really wants this to happen, and another part of me that sees this as utter insanity. Manny Pacquiao has become, without a doubt, one of history's best pound-for-pound kings in boxing. That is, of course, in and of itself insanity as well. This tiny guy from the Phillipines who didn't make a huge impression early on in his career has became one of the biggest stories in boxing since Mike Tyson and the rise of Oscar de la Hoya. Basically, he is a big deal. We don't cover a lot of boxing here, because, honestly, BadLeftHook and The Boxing Bulletin do their jobs very well, but it is hard to ignore giant superstars like Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

So the fight that might never happen might happen again, as Floyd Mayweather prepares for his bout with Shane Mosley, Pacquiao discusses the future for both men.

International boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao said it is still possible for him to face former pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. if they both come out victorious in their respective battles, one outside the ring and the other inside the ring, in May.

“There’s that big possibility,” said Pacquiao in a report posted on Bloomberg.com.

Pacquiao is facing Roy Chiongbian for the lone congressional seat in Sarangani Province on May 10 while Mayweather will fight Shane Mosley on May 1.

The Filipino boxer, who recently retained his World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title by defeating Joshua Clottey, said he wants to fight Mayweather before he retires.

Pacquiao, however, admitted that he still has to convince his family, especially his mother Dionisia Pacquiao, to allow him to fight.

“My mother wants me to retire from boxing; it’s 50-50 at this point… I will discuss this with the entire family,” he said.