Manny Pacquiao's name is once again being brought up in any discussion about Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s next fight, and the Filipino, who is scheduled to fight Chris Algieri on November 22 in China, is welcoming a fight with the pound-for-pound champion.
"He's all talk. Until now he has not yet agreed to fight me. Instead of blabbing, he should face me atop the ring," Pacquiao said. "I'm tired of his alibis. If he really wants to fight me, he knows how to reach me. We can fight anytime, anywhere."
Pacquiao also said that he believed Marcos Maidana beat him in their second matchup, and that one look at the fighters' faces following the 12 rounds would give it away.
"To me, Maidana won that fight. Mayweather's face and lips were swelling compared to Maidana's unblemished face," Pacquiao said.
Following Mayweather's unanimous decision win over Maidana, he was asked about possibly facing Pacquiao, and appeared to leave the door open.
"I'm going to talk to my team and if the Pacquiao fight presents itself, let's make it happen," Mayweather said after the fight, before reminding Showtime's Jim Gray Pacquiao must beat Algieri first before any discussions can be had.
"He's got a guy in front of him [Chris Algieri on Nov. 22]. Once he gets past that task, we'll see what the future holds."
Pacquiao, despite commenting frequently on the topic of a Mayweather super fight, insists he isn't overlooking Algieri. "I'm not taking Algieri lightly. He's taller than me and moves around the ring with savvy. That's why I started my training early," Pacquiao said.
His assistant trainer Buboy Fernandez admitted that despite Algieri's tendency to box rather than fight, Pacquiao and his team believe Algieri will be hit quite often. "He's fast, but not as fast as Timothy Bradley. So he can be an easy target for our boxer," Fernandez said.
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