Topic: Pacquaio vs Mayweather 2 rematch (Read 705 times)

Yes, this would not be a competitive fight if ever pushes through but I don't think that this would happen since Mayweather will be on the B-side here and he doesn't want to be in that situation and besides he is protecting that 0 loss and that would be endangered if this version of them both are going to face in the square ring, I mean Money is older and slower than Manny at this point in time, just my two cents though.

No, I don't think so too. More like an exhibition match. I doubt Mayweather would want to blemish his record by making this an official fight. What if something goes wrong and he gets with a big one that would make him sleep or the referee ending the match through TKO? That will be a big blast on social media and I doubt Mayweather's camp will take it lightly.
It's either a money-making thing or a charity for those who are affected by the war happening in different countries. I think that will be the best promotion they could offer right now.
They made their names in the boxing industry and it will be remembered. I also doubt Mayweather will take a fight against Manny. Both boxers' recent fights are against YouTube sensations or popular streamers. IMO, this tells that they don't want to be hurt badly anymore considerig their age.

If this match happens, this is not going to be the battle of the best in the world. This is simply a battle against two old boxers who are of course two of the greatest in the history of boxing. But I don't think this fight is going to be a professional fight. I have also heard of efforts to try making this event happen but this will just be an exhibition fight.

Since the two have nothing else to prove in the sports of boxing, I think they are now more concerned about making money rather than achieving something professionally, although we also can't dismiss the fact that they have an old business. 

This fight is not going to be professional match, and most likely fell into the category of exhibition. Floyd has been doing it for years now after he retired from professional boxing. So he has face a lot from Japanese fighter to Conor McGregor. So it's will not affect his professional record. Besides, record are nothing, he is not the GOAT even if he is 50-0. Muhammad Ali is still considered the greatest. Rocky Marciano retired at 49-0, but might be up their to the list, but not as great as Ali. Even Manny Pacquiao are considered even better that Floyd as he goes up in 8 weight classes and become a champion. And I doubt that someone can touch that record. If Floyd doesn't loves money then he shouldn't be going after exhibition fights. But he did. So your argument is somewhat flawed, I'm sorry to tell.

I still think the chances of this fight happening are not very high, because even if they were thrown a mountain of money to fight, we know that Mayweather cares a lot about his undefeated record and he did everything to keep it, and even if he demanded there was no scoring during the exhibition match and there was no winner or loser we know that fans and experts alike will find a way to score the fight anyway and declare an unofficial winner, and if he were to lose then he will lose one of things he appreciates the most at the very end of his career, so I do not see Mayweather accepting even if he loves to make money.

I know Manny and I guess that many of us know him and that his heart is for the people. If he says that it's going to go to the charity, it will for sure. Yes, there can be a small fraction but it will come to him. He's not like the other rich people that will make themselves richer and if they'll give back, they only do a small portion of it.

The reality is more of they can keep on saying that they'll fight for charity and everyone is going to buy the tickets and pay per-view. Because the essence of this match is just for Pacquiao and Mayweather to fight. Regardless of what the result will be, the important thing is they're able to have a rematch and that's what everyone is going to look forward to. Those haters of Mayweather would like to see him do the run inside the ring, while the opposite for Pacquiao, they just want to see him getting beaten and prove that Money has always been undefeated.

There are rumors that Philippines sports commission is requesting that Pacquiao will be there representative on upcoming Paris olympic link provided here https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1141626/manny-pacquiao-boxing-paris-2024

If that's the case then maybe he is preparing for that upcoming olympics and maybe those tune up games will be his second priority. But who knows what will happen next since no sealed deal on what will be the next track Pacquaio goes and if he fight Mayweather then this should be great since as you said guys this will really generate a lot of revenue since this is the fight what fans awaited for. If they try to make the proceed go to charity then its up to them and fans would provably doesn't care about that since one thing they like is to make this match to happen.

I forget from where I read it, but they say that Manny Pacquiao is training? It just weird though that Manny is going to train if there are no schedules fight. But I do remember that he is supposed to fight in the Middle East for some exhibitions matches.

Yes, as I have said before, this is really for the money, they know that they can go and generate hundreds of millions. So if they that they are going it for charity, for sure a percentage will go to their wallet because I will say that this two are business man as well.

They may claim that it's for charity, but not all of the proceeds, likely just a portion of it, perhaps only a small fraction of the total revenue they will generate. In reality, there's no necessity to frame this fight for charity purposes. After both fighters receive their paychecks from another successful bout, they can choose to contribute to charitable institutions in their own way.

i don't think this will happen. that is true, even if we say this will be an exhibition match, i don't think Mayweather will agree if there's no tons of money involved. i can vouch for pacquiao agreeing to this rematch without so much hullabaloo. even do it for charity. but mayweather is the big question here.
 i am guessing, we will have long discussion again here but it may end up pointless. 

I will be very excited to watch these two fighters have rematch two. Nothing is impossible regarding to rematches ready to be featured between two fierce fighters. Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather would be a tough game to feed my eyes with, whereas the vast majority are ready to watch the big game but it's unfortunate because fights matches like this are determined and instructed by the upper hands, these are the main categories that decides and operates the affairs of these fight matches. Every activity carried out followed a gradual process, that's basically how we learn.

Yes, this would really be only the time on which both boxers would really be agreeing for this fight to happen if the money involved would really be that big or on which it is really that something that it is really hard to resist but i doubt that it would really happen but well there's no way on knowing that because we cant be so sure if there would really be tons would be paying out for such rematch.
We do know that the first did become the fight of the Century.

The Mayweather-Pacquiao fight will generate $600 million in total once everything is counted from tickets, PPV, sponsorships, merchandise, closed-circuit and international rights. It was a record tally for a one-day sporting event and triple the previous high for a fight. The only thing comparable is the Super Bowl, which produced $500 million in revenue last year and ranks annually as the world’s most valuable sporting event brand.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2492016-mayweather-vs-pacquiao-reportedly-generated-600-million-in-revenue

Wondering on how big would be if the rematch would really be able to push through but pretty sure that it might really be that bigger than on the first one.

It's more possible to see the two young Pacquiaos to have their very own careers, successful or failed than to see a Pacquiao and Mayweather match. You guys will see articles made that this is on the works but that's how the media sensationalizing this topic for them to get more readers and attract more people to their contents. I think that it's better to see it being left there and Mayweather won't deal with this anymore as that proves him to be the best and that's better to leave that type of history that he's never been beaten by the 8th time divisions world champion and remains to be the undefeated boxer of all time.

If they had only been resting nowadays and not getting into some exhibition fights with celebrities and others, the fans wouldn't believe these rumors and it wouldn't really matter to them because it just doesn't make sense at all. But as we can see, both are active on the ring and still can box, the only thing that could make them accept a re-match as most users said there is a huge amount of money. We know that America or any country in the West don't want to gamble that much for them but in other countries in the Middle East, they could find some sponsors that wanted them to fight once more.

This is the only exception I can think of for this rematch to happen. If Saudi people put tons of money for this to happen, it would most likely to happen, because this is the only way Mayweather would ever change his decision. I mean Pacquiao is always there ready for any challenges that will be offered in the table, but as for Mayweather he is already ducking to protect his flawless legacy. Even with just an exhibition against Pacquiao if he losses, it will still tarnish his legacy though his records are still clean.
Mayweather is all about money chaching! So money is the only way we can put these 2 together again in the same ring.

Agreed, boxing is one of those sports to get people off the streets.  It happens more times than not that the best become the best because they literally have no other choice.  If not for boxing then they will struggle in life.  No better motivator for a man to put success and food/shelter in the way. 

The young Pacquiaos have their own path and career, who knows they can be able to rise as a champion although not as great as their father.  The one on the video have potential and I think he is better than his sibling.


I do otherwise, I'd just let them do their aspirations and will support them.

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About the rematch of Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, I read that Manny Pacquiao does not confirmed nor deny the rumor, though there are some teasing statement from Manny that he will be releasing a big news in the coming day.

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It is possible that the deal is on the work and yet to be finalized reason why neither camp is denying or confirming the rumor.

Not sure if this is going to happen. yes Pacman's pretty much eager to fight Mayweather for a rematch, but Mayweather never rematches his opponents at all. He made it a point and there's no way he's going to make an exception for Pacquiao even though he said it himself that he's the toughest opponent he has ever faced. Plus both of these fighters have retired from professional boxing already. And most of all this has been a circulating news over the internet ever since they fought, so the credibility of this headline's steadily plummeting as I'm creating this post lol.

I would want for these two fighters to get into the ring one more time but I don't think they would. Both are past their primes and should be reaping the benefits of their hard work and hazards, let them have their own fun.

It's good to see another Pacquiao in the ring, but yeah, I do agree that it's hard to follow the footsteps of his father. Sure he had the genes, but his father is one of a kind. We've seen a lot of father and son in boxing already and we can say that it's going to be totally different.

If I'm Manny though, I wouldn't let my son go and fight in the ring. He knows it is a brutal sport. Manny that time has no choice though, it was the only way to get out of poverty that's why he choose that path and very successful. His son has nothing to proved, he is already a Pacquiao, he looks like his father but his path in life will not be the same.

He doesn't have the skill. What Manny Pacman had during his teen life was just boxing which he put all his hopes into. This allegedly son of his is not near to what Pacman can do during his amateur days. It's all on YouTube, he managed to KO older than him while he was a teen. Most boxers who tend to become the greatest are like Mike Tyson who rose from poverty. Pacman did the same. Most of them came from poor beginnings. 

Still, I doubt this rematch 2 will happen unless they are really paid in huge amount of money they can't refuse. This could be needed for the people to look into boxing and not the wars we see today.

Nothing beats out on seeing these both boxers to fight specially into their prime days considering that having a match on the time that they had retired would really be have already that degrade performance due to age but still it would really be that giving a good fight knowing that these both fighters are really that a legend here on boxing world. Its true that when it comes to PPV then it hasnt been broken yet and if there would really be that a second exhibition match then it would be having no doubts that this would really be setting some record breaking when it comes to PPV on which it is indeed that there would really be still
lots of fans that would really be that willing to pay to see this fight.

Even though this one wont really be that official but having that rematch will really be that good to look at. I would really be expecting that we would really be seeing some fair scoring
about on this match and not really that something that getting some bad results or judgement specially into their judges just like the previous one on which it is really that
obvious on whose the clear winner which is Pacquiao but ending up on getting by Maywaether on which it is really that something frustrating.

Expecting the same kind of performance that his father had from this kid is simply unfair, Pacquiao is one of the best boxers ever and probabilities alone dictate that it will be almost impossible for two fighters of the same level could appear on the same family, just look at what happened to the children of Chavez which is the best Mexican fighter ever, his kids were bad inside and outside the ring, so as long as this kid can avoid tarnishing the reputation of his father and can become a champion I would consider that a success.

Not related to the Pacquiao vs. Mayweather 2 rematch, I just wanted to share that alleged Manny Pacquiao's son from other woman has made his professional boxing debut.
Pacquiao Jr. (Emmanuel Bacosa Pacquiao) greatly resembles his father not only in appearance but also in his fighting style. It appears he has inherited his skills from his father and I hope he continues to carry on his father's legacy in the world of boxing.

Has anyone here seen the fight? If not, you can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY_a29p3a0M

That's what I'm trying to say though, but there could be fans who think that this could be a revenge type of fight for Manny, which is not. It's going to be an exhibition fight, but the promotion will be big though as if they promoting a real fight. And I wouldn't be surprised if the fight is going to happen somewhere in the Middle East as there are a lot of interest from the Arabs, specially Saudi, who is a rich oil nation. They wanted to be entertained, and we have seen in the last couple of years, HW fights being held in the desert. And so if this become a reality, maybe, just maybe they are willing to fight again with big money on the table coming from Saudi Arabia.

It's important to remember that this is merely an exhibition match, so we shouldn't set our expectations too high. Both fighters are past their prime, and that might work to their advantage, with both of them likely to be slower. Mayweather may not have the mobility he used to, which could create opportunities for Pacman to connect with his powerful punches. I'm confident that Pacman still has faith in his abilities, considering he even offered to represent in the Olympics.

Given that it's definitely going to garner a lot of money, Mayweather will definitely grab the opportunity for a rematch and he knows already how things will end up anyway, I am sure that it's going to be the same as last time plus Pacquiao isn't the same as his prime comparing that to Mayweather, I am sure that he's (Pacquiaoo) is going to have a hard time again. Totally agree that it's unlikely to happen and it's just going to be a rumor.

They are not in a better shape though when they fight the first time, they are like in their mid 30's if I'm not mistaken, and then Pacquiao suffering a shoulder injury during their fight. Although it become a PPV number 1 and up to know hasn't been broken, there are a lot of speculations that Floyd really waited for this kind of version of Manny before he fight him, lost to Bradley and then to JMM.

And with that, the rematch will still make money, but it will not be the same as the last fight or at our imagination that they could have fought when both are still in their prime. And I will still go with what others might have think if this fight is going to happen or they both push for it. This will be exhibition match and only after fo r the money because they know that fans are willing to pay for them to be in the ring again.

I agree, we enjoyed the performances of both of them for a very long time and we watched them fight each other when they were in a better physical condition than the one they are now, so I do not really see the point of this fight other than to make a lot of money for them and for the fans to relish on the nostalgia of watching those two to fight each other again, but for the fans of boxing, those that want to watch good fights between the best boxers around the world, there will be nothing to watch if this fight took place.

There were no words that would really be confirming for such fight even though this one is really just that an exhibition on which the results wont really be that much of a concern considering that both boxers had already retired. It is really just that whatever decisions that they would be taking whether pushing a exhibition fight (not official one) then for sure tons of people would really be still that love and really pay for this fight to see
considering that it would really be a rematch but to know that their arent on their prime anymore then this is a fight that we might not really be that expecting compared into those days where they are really that still active or havent retired.

Do Mayweather have the guts on accepting it out? This man or fighter having a title that having no defeat. If he would really be taking up the decision on taking up such fight then it wont really be
putting up the risks in regarding his stats if ever he losses this one but pretty much sure that Mayweather wont really be allowing for that loss to tarnish out his stats.
Even if its really that an exhibition then he wont really be liking with having that called "defeat" or "loss" on this one.Therefore, unlikely for this one to push on.

Only Pacquiao fans ever believed Manny was better.  Mayweather never really ever got hit hard in his entire career.  Probably one of the best defensive boxers ever.  Look I don't like the man personally but when he stepped in the ring, the other side never had a shot.  And honestly at this point in theor careers it wouldn't matter anyway its more an exhibition anyway.  Both are old.

It is only a rumor so nothing is set on stone yet.  It is normal to have this kind of rumor especially these boxer had engaged in exhibition fights.  Assuming it is true, I don't think there is anything interesting in this fight anymore.  They are both retired boxer, their fight does not mean anything or have weight on the boxing council, whoever wins, it does not prove anything on their side all I can see is that this fight if ever happen only target its viewers' pocket.  The fight is for money not for legacy reason why I am not interested in this rumor at all.


It will indeed generate great revenue since two legendary boxing it out once again.

Yes, so far this is just a rumour that has been circulating for some time now and we don't know if this is going to be happen or not. Really depends on Floyd as we all know that after fighting Manny, he didn't give him the rematch and then instead retire after a couple of fights if I'm not mistaken. But if he consider this fight, then I think it's for the money of course and it could be as just a exhibition match.

Nevertheless it will still generate great revenue just like their first fight. I thinking that it could generate higher gross revenues if this fight is going to happen in the future as fans of both of them are still wanting to see them in the ring. But if this is a exhibition match then even if Manny won the record of Floyd will still be 50-0 and it won't blemish his records.

When I saw this thread I thought: I'll wait a few more days to see if there will be any confirmation from a credible source as to whether this news is real or has any chance of becoming true in the future, but after a few days have passed without me seeing anything confirmation from some reliable source, so I conclude that it is just a rumor that will not happen, but also looking at the ages of these two fighters, I see that these fighters would hardly have the same performance as in the past, the guys are already on their way to old age , their lifestyle is no longer for fights and therefore the most they could do would be an exhibition moon, something that could even attract people to watch

but it wouldn't be a serious fight, also all fighters like to end their careers with victories, that's why in their case fighters Mayweather wouldn't accept a fight in which he would lose and have his reputation tarnished by defeat, so this fight won't go to happen. In any case, there are many fighters who will provide good fights and who are still young and can therefore continue to bring joy and excitement to boxing. There is no need to go looking for old fighters who were good fighters in the past, I think you need to know how to forget the past ( the retired fighters) and focus on the fighters of the present

It is actually "Pacquiao" not "Pacquaio". Well as a kababayan of Manny I think this fight depends on Mayweather's camp decision because Manny will of course has the gut to fight. It is true that a rematch or an exhibition fight would be too risky for Mayweather as he is taking care of his 50-0 career record. Mayweather's team knew that Manny has something to prove against their dude. I might be wrong but yeah I don't think it will happen in the future.

This match up is currently just a rumor, right? But in any case, It think that this match is still exciting even though they are both in their 40s. I am just thinking of whether they are still on their shape to fight. About the money, I do think that this fight will be able to generate great revenue just like what they had from their last match.

Those die hard fans would rather try to get into seminars of things of that kind (if Floys (most likely not) or Manny makes them), to get some experience, advices or charge with energy they spread. Otherwise what would they expect from that fights ? There are not belts on the line, no titles, no prize. Just two rich guys fight. By the standards of sports, they are already pensioners. I would rather watch current generation two hungry fighters fight, than watch their rematch.

This is just rumors and it will still be that way until both parties or any one of them announces that they are going to be a rematch but it's likely to be an exhibition match because both fighters are not active and there's a possibility that no boxing organizations will sanction the fight, if its an exhibition fight both fighters should announce it now as both fighters are not getting any younger the boxing community do not want to see fighters trying to display their old forms and its likely going to happen if they are on their 50s they will be limited in rounds and minutes if they fight much later.

Of course, Pacquiao wants to get even, so Pacquiao is the one who is likely more interested for the rematch to happen.

If Pacman accepted this fight for sure it would only aim for the cash grab as well. But I don't see the prime Pacman anymore since h's too busy in his job as senator he might still go to training but not full time. Still even this fight are for cash prize only, I would love to see these two back on the ring. For sure many people would gambling in this fight sadly I've read that this is might only a humor but maybe if this humor spread more it might reach both of them. In terms of skills and talents, I would still consider Manny Pacqiou as the best figther even now.

Not really sure if this will even happen as this is just a rumor and not many reputable resources are talking about the said matchup. It may just be an exhibition match but it doesn't really matter if ever this will or even happen as this fight will determine who's the greater boxer whether it'll still be Mayweather or will it be Pacquiao, the people's champ.

As these boxers are right now, I don't really think much of other boxer against Pacman other than Mayweather as it will determine who's the greatest boxer.

Floyd though is still making good money as he had a lot of exhibitions matches are compare to Manny. His Conor McGregor alone, netted him close to $300 million in revenues, and then his subsequent exhibitions fights, at least $10 million per fight + the PPV shares. So don't say that he is not earning big money anymore. He also has a lot of investments so no doubt that Floyd already have generational wealth. For Manny, it's very different, although he had a lot of money, he did run for President in the Philippines and lost and he could have cough up billions in pesos.

So if there is one who needed money, it will be the Pacman himself and not Floyd. But as you have said though, if there is a lot of money in the line and Floyd will be the A-side again and takes about 60-40 split of the revenues, PPV and live gates and purse, then he could go and fight Manny again as a exhibition match.

This will be materialized if big prize given in favor of Mayweather, for sure with huge cash at stake for sure he can't resist that since he's not earning big money anymore since he's already retired so he might grab a chance to earn money and maybe ignore his record. For Pacquiao its automatic accepted knowing his caliber that he doesn't backing down on big challenges and for sure he will be excited to have a revenge since this is a big another big win on his career if he defeats Mayweather since it shutup some doubts that he is more better than Mayweather as a quality fighter.

Will see if they can make this dream fight to happen since Mayweather vs Pacquaio will create a history.  For Marquez vs Pacman? interesting let see if this might gonna happen.

Obviously, it is, but does it really matter? What matters is that this fight is going to happen. Hopefully, this rumor will materialize. Mayweather has been making a lot of money in exhibition fights, so this would be another big money-making opportunity for both fighters. It's a battle of Hall of Famers again, and most probably, if Pacman were to lose again, people would finally believe that Mayweather owns him. Besides this, I would also like to see a Pacman vs. Marquez exhibition fight; those two have unfinished business.

I think it was due to the fact that it was one of the first exhibitions matches that we have seen. Two real professional boxers, and we have been speculated this for years as to what if ever this two faces in the ring during their prime. But at least we have seen how the fight will go, but in the end since this is just a exhibition fights, there are not clear winner here as it was ended in a draw, and we think that it was really rigged by the judges as they don't want to have a clear winner between this two boxing legends.


Maybe there are still die hard fans of both of this fighters that are willing to shell out thousands of dollars to see them again in the ring. And I will say that both of both are still very popular even though they have retired and pursue different careers. Although Floyd is also one of those who enter the world of entertainment and exhibitions matches, Manny just got his first taste fighting a South Korean Youtuber. But we all know that if ever this fight is going to be sign, they are just after the money and not for the record or for their legacies.

This is long time speculated since their rivalry is long time speculated by many fans. Since there's rumored date on their fight many fans got crazy to know if the fight would really happen. But since they don't release any official contract regarding this possible big match then we maybe can say that all of this noise circulated is just a pure speculation. Aside from money Mayweather cannot take anything from Pacquaio, But for Pacquaio he have honor to get when he defeats Mayweather on that match. Maybe for now lets wait for final settings towards their match since for sure all will be announce by media if theirs finalization towards their match up since it could gather huge publics attention.

This is really an exhibition match since they are retired already and making it as exhibition match could simplify things towards this match.

We can compare this potential fight with Mike Tyson vs Jones Jr. exhibition fight. The fight generated 1.6 million PPV sales, almost identical amount PPV sales during Tyson peak form. But I did not see a lot of interest to this fight from boxing community. Many just watched the fight. There were not much excitement to watch. People did not discuss that fight a lot. I bet many even forgot about it after a week or two. Maybe the sales were so high due to Jake Paul participation in co-main event. What I say is that if Pacman and Money have a rematch, people wont talk like this is a match everyone should not miss, a fight of a year or century.

These guys are old news. There will still be some interest to this bout, although I'm not sure if it's something that can be compared as to how it was a few years ago. Everyone wanted a rematch back then because they thought that Mayweather didn't come to fight, and just to use the rules to his advantage and get the money. That's what happened, and Mayweather was smart about it. He's trying to get rich and retain the undefeated title, so why would he play based on what Manny wants?

I don't think this will come to fruition. If it does, then it's something that I wouldn't count as professional boxing anymore - more of an exhibition.

I don't think so. This will be a bad investment for the promoters since it won't be that hot to the fans anymore unlike 8 years ago, ROI might be impossible for them. Boxing fans might not the PPV and rather stream it in a free illegal way or just watch the highlights rather than spend a lot of money on PPV. And, Floyd might not really want something that big too, he ain't an idiot to not have the knowledge on where he is right now. Old.
Yeah, this won't be a serious fight, especially with Floyd since he is retiring with that clean record, and he doesn't want to jeopardize staining that by fighting against Manny in an official fight.
They should just rest themselves, both fighters are millionaires so I guess they don't really need it even with just an exhibition match.

This is just a rumor, and there is no certainty that it will happen. But if I base it on the several interviews with Mayweather, he really has no plans to fight Pacquiao. Most people say that Mayweather is just afraid that Pacquiao will single him out.

Though, if you look at Mayweather's fighting style, it seems like there is also a dirty tactic included. To be honest, it's not obvious if you look at it quickly.

So I think it's impossible for that to happen right now. Unless Mayweather has no other opportunity or choice, he may agree, but not now because he thinks "I'm Invincible in the Ring of Boxing".

Most likely it's gonna be an exhibition match. Mayweather is all set for retirement and all of the matches that he's attending were all just for the shows. So, if this is going to be organized and then both agree, it's unlikely that this will be set as a professional match.

You're right, this is all about money if they agree to fight. But I think that whoever organizes this match or tries to negotiate with the Mayweather camp, they're going to have a hard time or they'll just get rejected by him. One reason could be that, he'll just say that once is enough and the demand is over for the rematch a long time ago. And another scenario is he's not going to agree with the terms for the split as that's what has been his concern with their first bout. Organizers will have to convince him that this could be another fight of the year but no longer about glory because it's just an exhibition but just as you, I don't think that we'll see this match come.

I'm not convinced by that, because they know it could be one the biggest sport event of world of the decade, and the more the time passes, the more the interest fades away, because it's more exciting to watch almost champions boxing against each other than long retired veterans, who've lost their physical condition, their their abilities and their skills. So I think they will become less and less releuctant to do it, and Mayweather will finaly accept if he thinks he can make the show and earn big money from this match.

Honestly, I have a little faith to this. There have been a lot of rumor going on after their first fight about a rematch, but If I recall it correctly Mayweather doesn't want anymore fight against Pacquiao as he have already proven he's number 1. So, there will be no rematch at all and yeah Mayweather will continue to be evasive about it.
A rematch at this rate won't gonna settle anything. Both fighters are out of their prime and retired plus the fight is an exhibition match. This debate will continue whether or not a 2nd will happen.

Just in case this rematch fight happens will it be considered a professional fight or an exhibition just like their previous fights?

As a boxing fan, I won't support this fight anymore. It's not about the rivalry or legacy; it's all about the money. They are both too old for this rematch. Let the young pros boost the boxing market.
Give a chance to others. It's their fault that they didn't have a rematch in their prime. Pure BS.

To each their own I guess, but the first fight took so much time to take place and there was so much hype around it that by the time it happened both were no longer at their absolute prime and it was an incredible boring fight, which is why there was only one fight and a rematch was never scheduled as people were incredibly disappointed, so I do not see how a fight when both are retired and they are even farther from their peak could prove anything about who was the best, assuming this information is real of course.

They need not ask for multi-million to get the fight no promoters will do that it's not a title fight it's an exhibition fight I don't think both fighters will ask for a very high amount, they might do it for the fans I don't think they will hurt each other and will take it seriously just like they did in their first fight,
There should be a closure on who is the best in their old self but it should be fun.
So far it's all talks if there's something positive that comes out both camps will announce it.

They can held this fight everywhere and even if they take this to US still it will get a hype since both of them are legendary fighters. There second match up is the most awaited fight by fans so provably they can get a lot of revenue if they make thus rumored fight plan to happen. But the only problem here is Mayweather since he want to protect his record and for sure if he got defeated by Pacquaio he might get outfamed with that. So for sure he will just enjoy his current status and let the 0 lose renain since even if he can't earn some goof revenue on that match he can still earn on other thing which is related ti boxing.

It's greed though, maybe they are seeing the boxers are making millions more in this current era and so why not still go when the fans wanted them to rematch? However, I'm thinking that if this fight is going to be made, it will be just an exhibition match and most likely be held in the Middle East wherein it is the new country that held this high stakes fight and obviously because of the richest in that region, it's oil money and they have a lot of them to burn with this kind of big fights. So let's put it this way, everything will be possible if the money is right in the table.

It would be bad publicity for Mayweather who is enjoying being a coach and mentor to upcoming boxers to loose, should he accept the match.
I do hope the fight happens and I also know Pacquiao might likely be the winner. Mayweather might have won with experience in their last encounter, but a person fighting for money and his reputation might easily get beaten as compared to someone who is fighting to reclaim their top spot and get vengeance. Besides, they are past the age to get seriously punched and still dance about. If the fight will happen, it will be more for exhibition or publicity.

Floyd and Manny met 8 years ago. If they have a rematch, they would be 47 and 45 yo. They arent the best form of them anymore. I see no reason for them to fight, except to make an exhibition fight. In addition, Floyd now fight only in exhibition fights, while Manny had a professional fight two years ago. I have doubts that their potential fight will have a lot of interest from boxing fans. Yes, people will love to see them fighting again, but they wont be fighting really seriously imho. Last time Floyd got 400 millions for a fight against Manny. How much he gonna ask now? A billion? Will promotors pay he so much for an exhibition fight ?

Mayweather only takes those match where he have great advantage to win. But for thinking about getting that rematch again with Pacquaio? I may think that this fight has low chance to happen since Mayweather doesn't want to stain his record and he know that on their second match up Pacquaio have a great chance to defeat him and that's not what he want. For sure he will remain undefeated by Pacquaio in just one match rather than get a revenge defeat even if this is just an exhibition match only.


Many know about this already and I guess he will not let this fight to happen so many times many people bring up this event to happen but he is the one keep declining this rematch request.

Any other fighter yes the fight can happen for the right cash prize but for a determined Pacquaio hell  No!!!
I know how bad we all would love to see a rematch but against Pacquaio , his thinking twice and this would be team money teams worst wish  especially that Mayweather has that unbeaten run going and wouldn't want to lose it when his career is closely coming to an end and definitely wants to retire a champion!!!

Mayweather is just too elusive, he will probably fake an injury to avoid this fight lol

That rumor has been going on for years I wonder when will this stop, if there are talks then we can take this rumor seriously, both fighters can still attract ticket sales and PPV because there's no disclosure on the first fight because of Pacquiao's broken arm that hampers his power and movement and because of this the boxing community is divided if Pacquiao can beat Mayweather and if Mayweather can beat a healthy Pacquiao.

This is going to be a big money maker much bigger than what the Pauls' did in their exhibition, Manny will agree to fight definitely but Mayweather doesn't want to risk his unbeaten record, and besides he has long been absent from serious boxing.

Could be coming for sure. I bet both them would not mind a payday again. Personally hope it will happen and maybe it would be best if Mayweather looses (tho this would be unlikely as he is damn good) so we could get a triology. But in all honesty, the other matches coming up with Fury n so are way more exciting.

It will be if the two fighters agreed to fight both fighters could still make a lot of money they are still competitive

There's no disclosure on the first fight because of Pacquiao's injury maybe in this second fight we'll know who really is a better fighter, if one of them suffers injury during their preparation they can still withdraw since its an exhition.


Yes I agree a healthy Pacquiao can beat Mayweather, eventhough both fighters are retire they can their bodies in tip top shape.

The two have been friends already, if this has to happen Money trash talk again to hype the game.

Much respect for the 2 but if they ever do this like it's their last hurrah. Both should promise to never go inside any ring for the rest of their lives because if they still fight YouTubers after this rematch, we really are about to reach the peak. Let's not check out the crashing economy but look over there, two popular guys fighting. We weren't successful in dragging Elon and Zucker fighting in the cage so they now want the two again.

The biggest exhibition fight in year 2024, if this rumor were to become true.

Manny had a slight excuse when he lost to Mayweather; his camp said that he was suffering a shoulder injury at the time, and yet he still chose to continue the fight to not disappoint the fans. It's some sort of saying that he was not 100% during the fight. So, this exhibition fight or part 2 of their rivalry, hopefully, there will be no more excuses, as it's not vital anymore since they have cemented their achievements during their pro careers. The outcome of this fight is already "off the record."

Hey, OP! Would you mind putting up a voting poll? Let's see if the majority would still choose Pacman as the winner.

This kind of rumor is easy to believe because it can be true since we all know when those two boxers get inside the ring, they won't just get there to fight, they get there to make some huge money. I think they will somehow make it happen next year since both fighters are still active in exhibition fights. it could be best for them to make it happen since their popularity is still there and people won't gonna accuse it scripted when they fight inside the ring. they need to settle it once more and more likely for me, the result is still the same because Manny is now slower than before and Mayweather needs to do is strengthen his defense which is not really a big problem for him.

I dunno, They are both past of their prime and I doubt that this match can prove anything or benefit both of them since they are retired. The only advantage this fighter can get on this match is pure money and fans is not that hype anymore on this 2 fight unless they will show some explosive fight which is not expected on Mayweather fighting style.

The first fight is actually boring and not live on the hype. I’m more on interested to watch matches between top fighters on their prime compared to this 2. No disrespect to this 2 legend but I don’t like the fighting style of Mayweather even before.

Even if it will be just an exhibition match, I don't think that Mayweather will agree to the terms even if it's going to be in favor of him.

It's just going to put a possible stint to his record and even too many fans all over the world wanting to see this match happens, the chance is very low for it to happen.

But let's say that the split will be truly favorable to Mayweather since he's a world champ and has a zero loss record, it's like he's the one to give mercy to this deal if this should happen or not. That means to say, Pacquiao and his camp is like to beg Mayweather to make it happen which doesn't sound good when both of them are in their retirement.

Both the player already in the way to get retire from the ring,So untill the players need of money.This fight is not the possible one,the promotors may push the fight for the money.If both of them need of money to their future we can expect this match.The sad bad this player was Pacquaio need of big money,because he is almost doesn’t have any money for the survive now.But the Mayweather doesn’t need any money for the survive,but only he want some money for their worker salary.

Pacquiao needs to train harder this time, as in their last face-off, it was Mayweather who dominated the fight, resulting in a unanimous decision win for him. While this upcoming fight may be just an exhibition, I'm very certain that the potential revenue generated from it could surpass that of many professional fights today. It's entirely possible that both fighters could make $10 million or more easily.

Consider this: the Paul Brothers, who aren't as legitimate boxers as Pacquiao and Mayweather, have generated massive amounts of money in their boxing careers. Given the fanbase and reputation of Pacquiao and Mayweather, it's likely that this exhibition will be a financial success, potentially surpassing than any big professional fights in boxing this year.

Even if it's an exhibition match Mayweather will think twice about facing Pacquiao, but Mayweather is a money man, and if the price is right both fighters might go for it, there is no certainty OP provided in the article, it's 50/50 it depends on the promoters who can push this, both fighters are still not retiring on fighting in the ring although its only for exhibition, there's a big possibility that they will agree to fight if both fighters need money, Pacquiao who run and loss on election spend a lot of money so he needs a big fight, Mayweather is spending a lot and he has a lot of people to give salary.
We'll see if there's development but right now its all speculation.

I highly doubt this could happen. If it did, it's just a money-making machine. And of course, Mayweather would not like to stain his record so I bet the contract will add that he will win the fight and Pac-Man will not be hurt badly. It's all just for show and who enjoys that in boxing? I don't.
I love Manny Pacquiao without any doubts when he was fighting for his life in the boxing ring but it's different now. I would believe this more if Manny were going to Marquez but that dude is 50 years old now and Manny is just 44 so it won't be a good match.
Who will promote this fight will be a big question. They know people might not watch it because it's just an exhibition match so profits will be a problem. Sure, there are still many fans of both sides but imagine how much money will be spent just to for PPV to watch a "maybe" scripted fight.

If record wise well yes its so stupid decision for Mayweather for accepting this fight since he already defeated Pacquaio in a professional fight. There's nothing to prove anymore and its better to protect that zero boxing record since this is hard to achieve by any professional boxers. But since boxing is business maybe he might agree for more bigger share, but most like Mayweather is not for the money now since he's so damn rich and enjoying his life outside boxing now. Maybe their rumored fight will not happen since to many circumstances needed to consider since Mayweather's camp most likely will not agree to make a deal regarding on this match.

That's the only problem there since Mayweather is always protecting that zero lose record and Its like he is the one who will have a problem to make this match not to happen. Pacquaio is so prepared and I guess the only one he wait is a contract to make this exhibition fight to happen, but since there are rumors release regarding on this possible match up maybe there's ongoing negotiation happen so maybe its good to watch for more updates between there potential match.

Who knows maybe money can work to make this fight to happen and if Mayweather could possibly receive a lot of money on Pacquio's fight maybe this can change his decision.

I agree.
It would be stupid of Mayweather to accept a fight against a semi-active Pacquaio, I think it's to big of a risk to lose that zero.
In the same time Mayweather is 46 years old and Pacquaio 45 years soon, so I don't think it would be wise to go a real fight in that age.
Better to just let it be, and let people speculate.  

But I hope it happen, would be fun to watch. But these exhibition fights is extremely boring and if they accept to fight a exhibition fight I would for sure not watch it! Just waste of money and time.

Personally, i don't think that this fight will happen because Mayweather doesn't want to tarnish that zero lose that he had in his career. Though this is only an exhibition game but there will be a lot of pride at stake once the contract will be signed because for Pacman, he want to have his revenge and he want it even in an exhibition match and for Money, he can't afford to lose so that's the reason why this fight will not come into fruition as Mayweather is very beatable by Manny on his current age.

Although it's just an exhibition fight, I still find it very interesting to watch.

The first fight seemed like a robbery to some, as Mayweather's style dictated the fight, resulting in a rather boring bout. However, here's an interesting fact: Manny hasn't lost twice in his career against a tough defender; he has always won in a rematch. So, let's see if that trend will continue now that he has retired already.

If that were to happen, I'm sure the trilogy would be even more interesting.

I have a feeling it won't and the information posted is fake and its only purpose is to garner attention from the fans of Pacquiao and Mayweather. also, it's kind of weird that a rumour like this would go unnoticed by other boxing news platforms. As much as I love to see these two boxers fight again, I won't get my hopes up until someone from either team actually confirms that they are talking about a possible Pacquaio vs. Mayweather rematch.

what's interesting though is finding out that Pacquiao has an Illegitimate son who is a boxer and has fought as an undercard that is promoted by Pacquiao, I wonder how far he can go in the boxing industry.

I'm not sure if the source is reputable or not. And it depends if this is just going to be a exhibition match or boxing match. So really hard to say right now what will be the outcome as both are obviously out of their primes and probably just fighting for the money again? Who knows.

And even in their first fight, both are already on the sunset of their career, although Manny continue to fight and won the WBC belt against Thurman but eventually lost it to Ugas and then he call it quits.

Of course it will still the hype for their fans, but I'm not sure if they can go and break their PPV records from the first fight.

There's a rumors spreading that Pacquiao vs Mayweather 2 rematch will set to happen on May 2024 https://asianmma.com/manny-pacquiao-rumoured-to-be-rematching-floyd-mayweather-in-2024/

Pacquaio is always ready to fight Mayweather is so evasive for past couple of years. Do you think that this match up would really happen?

If this deal will be set and there's official contract that this fight would happen on speculated date for sure many boxing fans will get hype for seeing this two legendary will set another big match in boxing history.

I want this fight to happen and hope no other elements will stop this or Mayweather will agree to this deal so that we can see if Pacquaio could get a revenge or Mayweather can seal the long time discussion about who is the best boxer between him and Pacquaio.