MANILA, Philippines – Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao is already excited for his next fight but is taking his sweet time to make his much-awaited choice for opponent.
The Pacman, who is eyeing an October or even November outing as a followup to his amazing disposal of erstwhile light-welterweight boss Ricky Hatton last month, has been on the sights of a number of marquee fighters.
Interested to challenge the Filipino ring icon are WBA welterweight champ Sugar Shane Mosley, comebacking Floyd Mayweather Jr. his old rival Juan Manuel Marquez, Miguel Cotto, Edwin Valero and the latest addition, former world champ Michael Katsidis.
Mosley created the biggest buzz lately when he declared willingness to go down in weight and take a 40-60 split just so he can meet Pacquiao on the ring.
While expressing openness to take on Mosley, Pacquiao stressed that he would not rush into forging a fight without consulting his team and going through proper negotiations. This is true with the rest of the fighters in the list of possible opponents, he reiterated.
Pacquiao is said to be waiting to see the June 13 fight of Cotto with Joshua Clottey and the July 18 tussle between Mayweather and Marquez before making his choice and starting the ball rolling on pre-fight talks.
Source: gmanews.tv
Sunday, June 21, 2009
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