Mayweather mocks Pacquiao again

Five-division boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr shot down questions about a potential fight with Manny Pacquiao, saying he didn’t need to fight the Filipino boxer because his recent fights have been high-grossing events. He also said Pacquiao’s tax situation plays a role in the Filipino’s desire to fight him. Pacquiao reportedly owes $68 million in the Philippines and United States. Mayweather added, “He has tax problems now. So, two losses and tax problems later, now he all of a sudden want to say, ‘You know what? I’d do anything to make the fight happen,’ when he’s really saying, ‘Floyd, can you help me solve my tax problems, get me out of debt?'” Mayweather said on a number of occasions that he would not deal with Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum following a bitter split from Top Rank nearly a decade ago. Pacquiao said Mayweather was a “coward” for not accepting the fight.

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