Although Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. have their own battles scheduled on April and May, fight fans can't help but fantasize about a dream match between the two boxers.
Even Manny's trainer, Freddie Roach, is thinking about the same thing, Gulf News reported.
"I've thought about it so much, I've had dreams about that fight," the trainer said.
Although Roach admits that possibility of the fantasy fight is "getting further away instead of closer," he still believes that it will happen due to the fact that Manny and Floyd are running out of top quality fighters to face that will help them leave a lasting impression on the profession boxing world.
He said during an interview, "Well, the thing is they are running out of opponents and I think somewhere before the last fight in his contract, he's gonna have to cross over and fight Pacquiao."
Roach added, "The pool's very small for both guys. Somewhere they're going to have to face each other."
Roach then added that Mayweather may benefit more from the fight given his impressive unbeaten record. He even challenged the American boxer to risk his unbeaten title in a match against Pacquiao.
"His record looks good," Roach commented. "But if he's so good, why didn't he fight Pacquiao?"
But before that dream match could materialize, Roach knows that he and Manny need to stay focus to dominate in the rematch against Timothy Bradley.
He said, "In the history books you have to avenge your losses, you have to avenge your losses in life."
Pacquiao added, "We feel we got robbed in the last fight - now we need to be sure that we get the victory."
Despite talks of a possible fifth match between him and Juan Manuel Marquez, Manny is not letting his mind wander away from his April 12 bout. "I'm not thinking about the next fight," he commented. "I'm thinking about this fight."
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