Manny Pacquiao has made it clear that he will do nearly anything to make his fight with Floyd Mayweather happen — that includes not making a dime.
Pacquiao has officially offered to fight the champ as a fundraiser, with all proceeds going to charity.
In an interview with Aquiles Zonio of inquirer.net, Pacquiao opened up about the verbal jabs being thrown his way.
“I’m not desperate to fight him just for the sake of money or material things. I’m not the one seeking this fight; rather it’s the boxing fans all over the world,” Pacquiao said in the interview….
…“I am ready to submit myself to any kind of stringent drug testing. Above all, I challenge him to include in our fight contract that both of us will not receive anything out of this fight,” Pacquiao challenged. “We will donate all the proceeds from the fight—guaranteed prize, should there be any, gate receipts, pay-per-view and endorsements—to charities around the world.”…
…Reacting to Mayweather’s announcement that he will be retiring from boxing in September next year, Pacquiao shot back at Mayweather. “The public clamor for a Pacquiao-Mayweather bout is getting stronger. The only way he can avoid facing me in the ring is to retire from boxing,” Pacquiao said.
“Floyd, if you’re a real man, fight me,” Pacquiao closed. “Let’s do it for the love of boxing and for the fans. Let’s do it not for the sake of money. Let’s make the boxing fans happy.”
Pac also made it clear that he is not desperate; he just doesn’t want to disappoint his fans.
I think I speak for all of us when I saw we are praying, hoping….rubbing rabbits feet…..anything — we are sincerely waiting for this fight to happen. Now it’s time for Mayweather to respond.
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