After Win Over Maidana, Mayweather Says He Is Prepared To Negotiate A Fight With Pacquiao

With Marcos Maidana no longer presenting a challenge to Floyd Mayweather's unbeaten boxing record, now up to 47-0, the American boxer is now open to fighting Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao.

In the run-up to his rematch with Maidana, Mayweather kept on denying there was any negotiations between his camp and Pacquiao's but right after his Saturday bout with the Argentinean boxer which ended in a unanimous decision, Money May said, quoted by The Guardian, "I'm going to talk to my team and, if the Pacquiao [fight] presents itself, let's make it happen."

With Mayweather announcing his retirement in 2015, he is left with two more bouts in his professional career, one in May and the last in September. Given Mayweather's flair for drama, he would likely take Pacquiao as his last fight, billed as worth $227 million, which would add to the $32 million he earned on Saturday night.

That translates into $888,888 per minute earnings for the 12 rounds of three minutes each.

Mayweather's victory over Maidana, whom he accused of being a dirty fighter and biting his wrist on the eighth round, was not a surprise since he was an 8-1 favourite.

Maidana denied the accusation, saying, "He thinks I'm a dog, but I never bit him. I though I won the fight, but, if the judges want to give it to someone who runs, good luck to him. No, no, I didn't bite him. Maybe he put his glove in my mouth."