Fresh off his lopsided victory over Marcos Maidana, Boxer Floyd Mayweather denied he is trying to safeguard his undefeated record by avoiding Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao.
Floyd Mayweather has admitted he handpicked opponents in the past but says there is nothing unscrupulous about not fighting one of the few fighters who can match the American's hand speed Many Pacquiao.
"I am not ducking or dodging no opponent," said Mayweather, who turns 38 in February. "If Pacquiao fight presents itself then let's make it happen."
Mayweather said Saturday after beating Maidana for the second time in four months that he is open to a fight against Pacquiao, but it would have to be on Mayweather's terms.
On Sunday, Stephen Espinoza, vice president of sports cable channel Showtime, told the Los Angeles Times that Pacquiao is "absolutely" his first choice as Mayweather's next opponent.
Mayweather is in the middle of a six-fight deal with Showtime.
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