Manny Pacquiao claims boxing legend and former rival is 'scared' to fight in a rematch

Manny Pacquiao has claimed that former rival and boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr is too scared to agree to a deal for a rematch. 

After years of circling during the peak of their respective careers, Pacquiao and Mayweather finally went head-to-head in May 2015 in a contest which at the time broke pay-per-view records in the United States. 

However, for those watching, the long awaited showdown between Mayweather and Pacquiao failed to live up to expectations with the former triumphing by unanimous decision.

Since then, the two fighters have gone their separate ways with Mayweather retiring from the sport, but still participating in exhibition bouts.

Pacquiao on the other hand is preparing for a comeback following a near four-year retirement and is eager to have a second meeting with Mayweather.

 

Speaking in an interview with Covers.com, Pacquiao believes it's his American counterpart who is stopping one of the biggest rematches in boxing from happening.

“I don't think Floyd Mayweather will fight me again, he's scared to death to fight again, that’s what I’m thinking," Pacquiao said.

“It's a huge fight [between me and Mayweather] but there's a lot of reasons or alibis for why he didn’t make it [the rematch with me].

“Lots of excuses, I guess.”

While a Pacquiao-Mayweather rematch seems further away than ever, the Filipino's boxing comeback will come against WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios on July 19 in Las Vegas.

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