Jeff Mayweather has issued his trustworthy verdict on whether or not Floyd Mayweather, his nephew, would profit from coming into a loosely reported rematch with Manny Pacquiao.
Rumours of a second encounter between the 2 pound-for-pound legends resurfaced in direction of the top of 2025, with ‘Pac Man’ expressing his curiosity in a possible shot at revenge.
Their first battle, which occurred in 2015, noticed Mayweather declare a unanimous choice victory in what continues to be the highest money-generating boxing match of all time.
However regardless of its appreciable monetary worth, their 12-round welterweight contest finally lacked the fireworks which will have been delivered if they’d collided at an earlier stage.
In consequence, there was little or no demand, if any, for a second assembly between the 2 Corridor of Famers, with many accepting the convincing nature of Mayweather’s win as a definitive finish to their rivalry.
Pacquiao, nonetheless, seemingly stays decided to precise his revenge, believing {that a} draw with WBC world champion Mario Barrios in July has afforded him a brand new lease of life.
Mayweather, in the meantime, has additionally been linked to a attainable exhibition match with Mike Tyson, who has not entered the ring since trudging via eight rounds towards Jake Paul in 2024.
However whereas the prospect of a bout between Mayweather and Tyson, exhibition or in any other case, has definitely obtained its fair proportion of backlash, the previous’s uncle nonetheless sees it as a extra viable choice than the Pacquiao rematch.
In an interview with The Mayweather Channel, Jeff made no try to cover his true emotions in direction of the 2 potential matchups.
“What’s he going to battle him [Pacquiao] for? It don’t imply nothing. [Tyson] could be the higher choice.
“That method, they’re [both] being profitable and, actually, it’s simply leisure.”
Certainly, Mayweather and Tyson would possible make an obscene amount of cash, however whether or not their potential exhibition classifies as ‘leisure’ is maybe up for debate.
