According to Roach, Pacquiao could fight Yuri Foreman, rather than Floyd Mayweather, Jr. in March.
After Bernard Hopkins predicted away from a March Pacquiao-Mayweather megafight, turning instead to Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Shane Mosley and Manny Pacquiao vs. Yuri Foreman, none other than Freddie Roach added affirmation to it.
In an interview with BoxingScene, the same source Hopkins told, the three-time Trainer of the Year (now going four-time) said that Mayweather doesn't want to fight Pacquiao in March, but the Filipino Pacquiao can't fight beyond March until likely after the local elections (which will be held in May) in which he plans to run in.
"Mayweather doesn't want to fight in March, so we might fight for the 154 pound title in March and move up for that eighth world title. I'm thinking about that still and it's something that I'm kicking around in my head right now," Roach said.
Meanwhile, reports are swirling around that Mayweather plans to fight in UK, speculated to be against the other Hatton, Matthew, for a tune-up fight.
Roach points to negotiation difficulties with Mayweather as one of the causes preventing the fight. Roach and camp could turn to Yuri Foreman.
"Yuri Foreman might be the opponent. It's a possibility, and then Mayweather in September. If they guarantee me that, we'll do that, but I need more of a commitment from Mayweather because he's not negotiating too well. It has to happen, and with money they are going to make out of it, I feel it will happen. Mayweather can't make that money with anybody else," according to Roach.
If a fight with the Israeli Foreman, the first Jewish world titlist in more than 60 years, materializes, it is still unknown whether it will occur at a cathcweight or not.
Source: 411mania.com
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