Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao 2 on the brink of collapse as deadline set
Floyd Mayweather given 24-hour ultimatum to rescue boxing comeback Floyd Mayweather has been given 24 hours to save his money-spinning return to boxing. The 50-0 ring legend hasn’t fought professionally since stopping UFC superstar Conor McGregor in August 2017.
Photo credit should read JOHN GURZINSKI/AFP via Getty Images Floyd Mayweather given 24-hour ultimatum to rescue boxing comeback Floyd Mayweather has been given 24 hours to save his money-spinning return to boxing. The 50-0 ring legend hasn’t fought professionally since stopping UFC superstar Conor McGregor in August 2017. Since then, Floyd Mayweather has made money by facing the likes of Logan Paul in exhibition bouts.
Why the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao rematch might not happen Photo credit should read JOHN GURZINSKI/AFP via Getty Images Back in 2015, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao faced off in what became the highest-grossing fight in boxing history. This past February, news broke that the two would meet again, this time under the Netflix banner.
The rematch is set for September 19 at the Las Vegas Sphere, but there’s already uncertainty surrounding the event after Mayweather described it as an exhibition rather than a professional bout. Pacquiao has since given Mayweather a 24-hour deadline to clarify the situation. Speaking to Inside the Ring, Pacquiao said: “That’s not what we signed.
” “We signed a real fight. He’s got his event, he’s announcing this exhibition, blah, blah, blah. “I think he’s scared of losing because that’s his leverage to go around and have exhibitions.