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Mayweather vs. Martinez, Pacquiao vs. Berto on the Horizon?

If Manny Pacquiao is unwilling to succumb himself to Olympic style drug testing, the potential super fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and himself may be delayed or postponed altogether once again. TheCelebrityCafe.com Staff

Now that Floyd Mayweather Jr.?s methodical decimation of Shane Mosley has improved his record to 41-0, boxing enthusiasts and casual fans alike are continuing to clamor for a Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. super fight that would be the most anticipated matchup of this generation. However, it appears that Manny Pacquiao?s hesitancy to submit to Olympic style drug testing may put off a potential bout against Mayweather once again.

As a result, Mayweather is currently working with his team to come up with a game plan if Pacquiao is unwilling to meet their negotiation demands. When a reporter asked Mayweather about potentially moving up to 154 pounds to fight against powerful southpaw Sergio Martinez, the undefeated welterweight responded by saying, ?I thought about it. Right now, I don?t know what I?m going to do.?

Mayweather?s detractors who have claimed that he had been ducking difficult matchups during his career would be silenced permanently if he were to fight Martinez, who has fought above 150 pounds for nine years and accumulated a professional record of 45-2-2.

A highly respected and dangerous boxer who is coming off of a unanimous decision victory over Kelly Pavlik, Martinez currently holds a super welterweight and three middleweight title belts. BBC Sport is speculating that if Mayweather opts to match up against Martinez, Pacquiao would likely turn to undefeated welterweight prospect Andre Berto for a Pay-Per-View bout.

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