Phil D. Jay
WBN Editor
WBN Editor
Double champion expected to make announcement soon
WBA light-middleweight and WBC welterweight title holder
Floyd Mayweather is set to choose from a three or four-man shortlist for his
next outing and is expected to make his next fight date public in the near future.
The 35 year-old pound for pound king has been out of the
ring since scoring a unanimous points win over Miguel Cotto in May and has
served a two-month prison sentence during his time away from the sport.
Cotto, 32, who returns himself this Saturday night in a
bid to regain the world title against Austin Trout, is said to be one of those
names, although Manny Pacquiao seemingly does not figure in Mayweather’s
immediate plans.
The rugged Puerto Rican is joined by interim title holder to
Mayweather’s belt Robert Guerrero, WBC 154lb champion Saul Alvarez and Timothy
Bradley as potential names for a spring showdown with the ‘Money’ man.
Guerrero would seem the more likely as Mayweather may decide
to campaign back at 147lbs, although if the American intends to remain at 154,
Alvarez may well get the nod for a huge unification, possibly on May 4th.
Fans may have expected the news that Pacquiao fight would
once again fail to materialize, with the majority believing that a fight
between the two P4P best in the world is two years past its sell by date.
The fight does remain the most lucrative option out there at
this present moment though and Mayweather may wait until after December 8
and see how Pacquiao performs in his fourth bout with Juan Manuel Marquez
before making his decision final.