Manny Pacquiao confirmed in an interview that he is in negotiations with Floyd Mayweather Jr. regarding a rematch in hand-to-hand combat “real fight” that will count in their official documents.

The 46-year-old Pacquiao (62-8-3, 39 KO) says his team with the 48-year-old Mayweather still needs to meet “a few conditions.” Including the fight on the official records is one way to ensure that fans will be interested in watching it.

Netflix is ​​stepping in

If the fight takes place, it will be shown on Netflix. Displaying it on this platform increases the chances of success compared to if it were distributed on a PPV platform. Many die-hard boxing fans have no interest in paying to watch 40-plus-year-old wealthy millionaires Mayweather and Pacquiao fight.

“We are negotiating at the moment. It depends on whether we understand each other. My people and his people are directly coordinating activities,” Manny Pacquiao said in an interview with Second exit about his negotiations with Floyd Mayweather Jr. regarding the rematch.

Disappointment of 2015

They have both already made so much money and are discouraged from going back to make more. Their fight ten years ago, which sold for $100 on PPV, was a huge disappointment. They both already looked vintage and their performances were well below what they had achieved earlier in their careers.

Talks about Lomachenko’s exhibition

Manny revealed that he is also in talks for an exhibition match with the recently retired Vasily Lomachenko. Understandably, it will be an exhibition as Lomachenko is 37 years vintage and looked in excellent shape in his last fight against George Kambosos Jr. May 12, 2024

Loma hasn’t been out of the ring long enough to lose the form he showed last year. Fighting this version of the former three-division world champion would be very challenging for Pacquiao.

Mayweather defeated Pacquiao by unanimous decision over 12 rounds on May 2, 2015. Shortly after the fight, Manny revealed that he had been battling a pre-existing right shoulder problem. The news angered many boxing fans, especially those who were betting on the outcome.

“I don’t have any problems with my shoulder at the moment. It’s a good fight and I’m sure the boxing world will be excited if the rematch happens,” Pacquiao said of the rematch with Mayweather.

Pacquiao should not have fought Mayweather due to shoulder problems. In hindsight, postponing the fight would have given him a better chance of defeating Floyd.

Conditions still pending

“I think we almost agreed at first [with] Mutually. We agree on many issues, but there are some conditions that we are still negotiating. It will probably happen in Las Vegas,” Pacquiao said of negotiations with Mayweather.

Mayweather won by scores of 116-112, 116-112 and 118-110. Fans criticized Floyd for the way he fought, opting for safety, moving, constantly holding and firing single shots. Mayweather has always used this style, but casual fans who had never seen it were disappointed. They expected action, and that’s not his fighting style. His style is more like a mix of Shakur Stevenson and Devin Haney.

“A real fight,” says Manny

“Negotiations are also underway with [Vasily] Lomachenko for the exhibition. This isn’t a real fight. But this is the Mayweather we are negotiations are a real struggle. He [Lomachenko] I can still fight, even at the age of 37,” Pacquiao said.

Pacquiao looked good for a 46-year-old in his last fight against WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios on July 19, 2025. The two fought to a 12-round majority draw. He was far from the premiere of Pacquiao in 2008.

“He made his own decision. So I can’t tell him not to fight Mike Tyson,” Pacquiao said about Mayweather’s plans to fight Mike Tyson in an exhibition match.