Floyd Mayweather Jr. nixed a Manny Pacquiao fight in May during his visit to South Africa, while poking more fun at Pacman's very serious tax woes. In the past Mayweather has said he will not work with Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum; in turn Pacquiao won't allow himself to be dictated to, making the fight nearly impossible to consummate.
"Bob Arum is a promoter that I was once with. I'm no longer with Bob Arum. He's a guy that was my promoter for nine years of my career, or probably even 10 years of my career. Once I left that promoter, I went to a level that is just unbelievable," Mayweather said. "How I got there is that I became my own boss, and I did the things that I wanted to do. I promoted my fights the way I wanted to promote my fights. I kept all the money."
Pacquiao takes a different view of the situation, one that is likely colored by Mayweather's frequent jabs at his financial issues, and recent losses. "Floyd Mayweather Jr. never runs out of excuses just to avoid fighting me. If I leave Top Rank, there's no guarantee the fight would push through," Pacquiao said. "So, why should I leave Top Rank? Just to make Pacquiao-Mayweather fight happen? No way."
Pacquiao also called Mayweather on the carpet for his public remarks regarding his personal life, namely the taxes he allegedly owes both the IRS and Filipino government.
"When Floyd Mayweather was jailed for domestic violence, I prayed for him. Did you ever hear me say anything bad against him? I did not insult him while he was down and inside the prison cell. Instead, I prayed to God to change his heart," Pacquiao said.
With Pacquiao out of the picture, Mayweather said he will decide his next opponent within the next seven days, naming Amir Khan and Marcos Maidana as candidates.
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