(CNN) -- Floyd Mayweather Jr. has said he is ready to make the big-money fight with newly crowned WBO welterweight world champion Manny Pacquiao happen.
After victory in Las Vegas over Puerto Rico's Miguel Cotto on Saturday, Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach said the "whole world" now wanted to see a fight with Mayweather.
Reacting to the proposition the undefeated 32-year-old, who formerly held the WBC title at welterweight, told British broadcaster Sky Sports: "If he wants to fight Floyd Mayweather all he has to do is step up to the plate."
The twice-voted Ring magazine fighter of the year added that he felt Pacquiao's approach was one-dimensional but the Filipino would be a favorite with the crowd.
"The thing is with Pacquaio I don't see any versatility as a fighter; he's a good puncher but just one-dimensional. Is Pacquiao the greatest?
"The world's going to go 'wow' if Floyd Mayweather gets beaten. That's what everyone is looking to see.
"If I beat Manny Pacquaio do you know what they are going to say? 'You are supposed to beat him, you are Floyd Mayweather, you are the bigger man'. If I knock him out they'll say 'you're supposed to knock him out he's been knocked out before'.
"I'm in a no-win situation and when I beat him no one is going to be surprised because he's been beaten before; whatever I do to Pacquaio has been done before - he's been beaten on three occasions. And if I knock him out I don't want the world shouting because he's been knocked out twice before."
If the fight goes ahead it is expected to challenge the mark set by Oscar De La Hoya's bout with Floyd Mayweather for the most profitable in history.
Money generated from pay-per-view subscriptions earned the two fighters an estimated combined total of $77 million in 2007.
Mayweather, whose nickname is "Money," said: "If I go out and make $60-75 million in one night; come on - I'm not losing."
Well, it sounds like Mayweather is now wanting this fight to happen. No more ducking when he can earn 70 million I guess.
Mayweather talks up Pacquiao fight - CNN.com
Lol at his shit talk.
Can't wait for Manny to connect a left with his face.
b0und (hells yeah)
Ya I just heard today.... WTF??? Dates off or what?
Looks like the third option could be happening now.
Pacquiao v Mayweather in doubt - CNN.com
Mayweather is such a fucking coward, he just had to pull something out of his ass to make this fight not happen. Fuck him!
I still hope the fight happens so that Manny can fuck him up.
Mayweather is so afraid of Pacman he's been making up stories so the fight won't happen. And it did.
Pacman vs Clottey now.
Pac is gonna outbox Clottey. Will be exciting cause Clottey will not go down easy.
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clottey got no chance
I'd give my left nut to see pac crease mayweather's face
This is causing a few animated discussions in many places.
Let's have one here...
I am going with Pacman!
I just hope this fight happens, it just has to.
b0und (go Pac-man!)
here's the big problem... neither one of them are in their prime anymore... pacquiao looked like shit against marquez in his last fight... he looked like he was aging... floyd still looked great and i think he actually fought because he wanted to prepare himself to take some hits because if he actually does fight manny, hes going to get hit... i think floyd will beat manny... i used to think the other way but you have to remember, the more abusive fights you go through over time you just are never the same... pacquiao has fought so many all out wars that he is finally wearing down... think about his fights with morales, barerra, the three with marquez... thats just a few... just like running backs in football... you can only take so much abuse... how many wars has floyd been in... i can count them on one hand... floyd's preserved his body well and thats why he's able to still move the way he does... I truly think floyd will win if they actually fight but im not sure they will...
Im a fan of both...but Floyd will be remembered for dodging the Pacman fight and it makes his shit talk sound loose. Floyd is great at business but his reputation as true warrior and immortal fighter is tarnished for dodging Manny. He can't have it both ways . You can not call yourself the best if you deliberately dodge the best contender.....
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