MANNY PACQUIAO called out Floyd Mayweather after retaining his WBO title against Joshua Clottey.
The welterweight king dominated Clottey on his way to a comfortable points victory in Dallas.
And Pacquiao wasted little time in making it clear he wants Mayweather next, in what could prove to be his final fight.
The Filipino said: "I want that fight, but it's up to Mayweather. I'm ready to fight any time."
Pac-Man, 31, was originally scheduled to meet Mayweather last night.
But the fight every boxing fan wants to see was shelved after he refused to agree to Money's demands for random blood testing.
Clottey stepped up to fill the void but his peek-a-boo defence was quickly exposed by Pacquiao's speed.
He managed to protect his record of never being stopped yet it was little surprise the judges scored it 120-108, 119-109 and 119-109 in Pacquiao's favour.
Undefeated Mayweather, 33, collides with Shane Mosley in Las Vegas on May 1.
And Pacquiao could not resist having a dig at the man he would love to defeat later this year.
He said: "Maybe if Mosley wins, I'll fight him next instead.
"But whatever happens, Mayweather's style isn't that difficult to overcome."
Trainer Freddie Roach was disappointed to see Clottey go the distance against his fighter.
But he was delighted with Pacquiao's overall performance in front of a bumper 50,000 crowd at Cowboys Stadium.
Roach said: "Clottey fought a very defensive fight. I thought he would be more offensive.
"He was more in survival mode and when a guy is trying to survive, it's hard to knock him out.
"But I still give Manny an A-plus."
Source: thesun.co.uk
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