Manny Pacquiao has made his feelings perfectly clear to Floyd Mayweather regarding the disagreement over their planned rematch.
It was announced earlier this year that Pacquiao and Mayweather were set to meet at The Sphere in Las Vegas on September 19, over a decade on from their first bout which Mayweather won by unanimous decision.
While their initial battle in 2015 may have been an underwhelming affair inside the ring, it became the highest grossing event in the history of boxing, making it clear why there is demand for it to happen again despite both men now being well into their 40s.
Over the past few weeks though, doubts have started to be raised about their clash, after Mayweather claimed that there were still details that had to be finalised, and if it was to take place it would be an exhibition rather than a professional contest.
That was immediately disputed by Pacquiao, and there were further mixed reports in the last 24 hours when it was claimed that the issues had been resolved, only for Mayweather to hit back once again and say that wasn’t the case. This came after a deadline set by Pacquiao’s team.
With frustration clearly growing, Pacquiao has now sent a fresh message to Mayweather in a video captured by ESNews, first making it clear that his rival must proceed with the contest.
“He has no way to get out of the fight. He’s fighting. Sanctioned fight.”
Pacquiao then finished by sending a stern and clear warning to Mayweather.
“Be a man.”
With the conflicting reports continuing to come out of both camps, a definitive decision over the fight will have to be made soon.
