After The Pacquiao Bradley Fight, Filipino Boxer Says His ‘Line Is Open 24/7’ For A Pacquiao Mayweather Fight Negotiation - ‘If He Wants To Fight, It Is On!’

After a favorable Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley fight that landed in the hands of the Filipino boxer, all eyes are on a super fight between Manny and Money Mayweather, again.

"The line is open 24 hours, seven days a week," the Filipino ring icon said after his 12-round unanimous decision over the previously unbeaten Bradley on Saturday.

The win mended and proved that the 2012 fight against Bradley was a miscarriage, when Bradley was awarded a split decision win and the World Boxing Organization welterweight belt.

It was clear that Pacquiao's energy and precision are still packed in his punches and it is also clear that the 35-year-old's boxing journey is far from over. As many would said, Pacquiao should strike while the iron is hot and he is doing just that.

"If he wants to fight, the fight will be on," Pacquiao said, although history has shown it's not that easy.

In late 2009 and early 2010, Pacquiao and Mayweather were considered the world's top pound-for-pound fighters and record profits were expected from a showdown.

But a disagreement over pre-fight blood testing scuttled talks already complicated by the need to satisfy rival pay-per-view outlets HBO and Showtime, as Mayweather wants an Olympic type of drug testing and Pacquiao did not agree.

Other negotiations broke down over the division of the money, and the superseding years have brought a further decline to relations between Bob Arum's Top Rank Promotions and Oscar de la Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions.

"It's really hard to talk about that," Pacquiao said. "How many years have we talked about it and it hasn't happened?"

Trainer Freddie Roach seems to flip-flop as to whether the bout will ever take place, saying earlier this month he thought it would if only because the pool of potential opponents for both Pacquiao and Mayweather is so small.

In the days before the Bradley fight, he seemed less optimistic, but said if it does happen it could be as a career finale for both men.

"On our side, I think Bob wants that fight to be our last fight," Roach said.

Pacquiao looks set to clash later this year with the winner of the May 17 fight between Juan Manuel Marquez and Mike Alvarado.

Pacquiao has fought Marquez four times, and was brutally knocked out by the Mexican star in their last encounter in December of 2012.

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