After posting a photo of him and Manny Pacquiao talking face-to-face in the latter's hotel after meeting in a live NBA game, Floyd Mayweather followed it up with an Instagram video featuring him and the Filipino fighter.
In this clip, he is seen convincing Manny that they need to make the fight happen before their legacy ends. As you all know Floyd Mayweather Jr. - Manny Pacquiao fight is the most requested in recent history. However, negotiations always hit roadblocks that make people think it is more and more impossible to happen.
"You know I congratulate him (Pacquiao) on his career, he had a wonderful career, and I have had a wonderful career, but before we leave this sport of course we have to make this fight happen," Floyd Mayweather Jr. is heard telling Manny Pacquiao and his aid in the video.
A video posted by Floyd Mayweather (@floydmayweather) on Feb 7, 2015 at 9:12pm PST
Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao unintentionally met face to face at the Miami Heat-Milwaukee Bucks game on Jan. 27. Since then, talks about their possible fight intensified. However, according to statements from both camps, nothing is cast in stone yet. One week before the Instagram video above, Floyd Mayweather Jr. posted a photo of him in a beach with the caption:
"Laying back, relaxing, enjoying good weather, palm trees and piña coladas. While they continue to lie about making the fight... I'm just going to continue to travel and explore the world on my private jet. #FightNotMadeYet #Jamaica."
Stephen Espinoza, general manager of TV network Showtime to whom Mayweather has a broadcast deal with, squashes the notion that it is already a sure deal between the two fighters. He adds that if ever the Floyd Mayweather Jr. - Manny Pacquiao fight does not push through, the undefeated American fighter has a back up plan.
"He's definitely fighting on May 2, his first choice by far is Manny Pacquiao. If it becomes clear that that fight is not achievable, then he would move on to either Amir Khan or Miguel Cotto," said Espinoza in a report by the New York Daily News.
"He's made it clear to us that Pacquiao is still his No. 1 priority, and that's where all our energy is focused."
