Phil D. Jay“Pittsburgh Kid” hoping to meet “Pretty Boy” this summer
Undefeated former IBF lightweight champion Paul Spadafora is awaiting confirmation from Floyd Mayweather Jr. about a possible meeting with the five-weight world titleholder in the summer, if “Money” can sort out some of his out-of-ring discrepancies.
Spadafora, 35, has an outstanding record of 45-0-1, with 19 knockouts, although the Pennsylvanian has shied away from the top-end of world-class fighter since turning pro in 1995 and has no real world champion scalps to brag about.
During his career, bouts with the likes of Juan Manuel Marquez, Manny Pacquaio and Marco Antonio Barrera have been avoided and the now light-welterweight southpaw is running out of time to claim some big money fights before he retires from the sport.
A bout with Mayweather would change all that for Spadafora, who is a former sparring partner of the WBN pound for pound number two fighter and would be Mayweather’s first outing since he totally out-classed “Sugar” Shane Mosley almost a year ago.
Mayweather (41-0, 25 KO’s), is thought to be mulling over a ring return, after one of his court hearings was postponed today and if he can keep his outside life away from the ring, would be looking at Spadafora as his first opponent of 2011.
Floyd’s father has suggested that any bout would be an eliminator or an interim bout, with the intention of getting Mayweather in place to challenge WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquaio towards the end of the year and finally put together the most eagerly anticipated fight of this generation.