Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Manny Pacquiao – why rematch isn’t possible

Do you remember thundering clash between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao? It was billed as the 'Fight of the Century' or the 'Battle for Greatness' which took place on May 2, 2015 in Las Vegas.

Rumors have linked Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao for innumerable times since that 2015's 'Fight of the Century'. The 40-year old Filipino boxer reportedly commented in 2019 that he would be willing to rematch with the American retired boxer who won the 2015 contest by unanimous decision with two judges scoring it 116–112 and the other 118–110.

If the speculation is to be believed that Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. will have a rematch, the boxing lovers should hold their breath tight as this time Filipino will never have any such flaw like before. But the chance of this match, in truth, is absolutely zero.

"Floyd Mayweather Jr. has no interest in a rematch with Manny Pacquiao," said the CEO of Mayweather Promotions, Leonard Ellerbe. According to him, the 42-year old retired boxer is "very content" in retirement, thus, he has "zero interest" in returning to the ring after their money-spinning 2015 superfight. He also said to BoxingScene website that not even the prospect of another lucrative payday would lure him back to the ring.

Floyd Mayweather is believed to have earned nearly USD 300 million from his points victory over Manny Pacquiao. It was the most lucrative event in the history of boxing that generated over USD 600 million in total revenue. It also produced a record of 4.6 million pay-per-view buys in 2015.

"He's living his best life. I just talked to him earlier today. We went over some business stuff. He's traveling, spending time with his kids, spending time with his family. He's doing all the things that he never got a chance to do because boxing has consumed his life ever since he was 5 years old. So truly, he's getting to do stuff for really kind of the first time in his life. And he's really enjoying it," Leonard Ellerbe said about Mayweather.

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