Lance Pugmire of the Los Angeles Times said last night on Twitter that Manny Pacquiao’s business manager Michael Koncz reports that the fighter hasn’t made any decision on who he’d like to fight next, be it Juan Manuel Marquez for a fourth time or otherwise.
Does that leave the door open for Floyd Mayweather negotiations after all?
Maybe. Maybe not.
Koncz also said that the decision will be up to Pacquiao himself, not Bob Arum: “Bob will advise. This is Manny’s decision.”
This is going to be something very important to remember: If, indeed, there are no negotiations to face Mayweather, which remains the fight that the vast majority of the paying audience wants to see, we’ve been told explicitly by Team Pacquiao’s Michael Koncz that this is Manny Pacquiao’s decision.
One thing I wonder: Is there a possibility that the negative reaction of two straight Las Vegas crowds, for entirely different reasons, is getting to Manny? Manny loves being loved. He loves being the hero, The People’s Champion, the exciting fighter who gives us what we want.
The people have been demanding Mayweather vs Pacquiao. And they’re growing restless more and more, after every fight.
