“I'm not really thinking about boxing right now,” Mayweather told Tim Reynolds of The Associated Press during a charity basketball game in Miami, Florida hosted by NBA superstars Alonzo Mourning and Dwyane Wade.
“I'm just relaxing. I fought about 60 days ago, so I'm just enjoying myself, enjoying life, enjoying my family and enjoying my vacation,” he added.
Mayweather, who defeated fellowman Shane Mosley by unanimous decision in May, refused to comment on the deadline he missed last Saturday.
“I'm not interested in rushing to do anything,” the undefeated fighter with 41 wins (25 knockouts) said.
Pacquiao and Mayweather were being geared for a possible November 13 clash. They were supposed to fight on March 13 but Pacquiao did not give in to Mayweather’s demand for an Olympic-style drug testing.
The Filipino boxing icon, who has 41 wins (38 KOs), 3 losses and 2 draws, went on to defeat Ghanaian Joshua Clottey by unanimous decision.
‘Drug testing not the problem’
Pacquiao’s promoter, for his part, said that drug testing was not the reason this time for the super fight’s failure to take off.
“I think that issue [drug testing] was resolved,” Bob Arum of Top Rank, Inc. told Dan Rafael of ESPN.com. “I believe it was resolved and I don't want to go into the details.”
Arum surmised that Mayweather had a valid reason for not committing to the November 13 bout.
“Now I am speculating, but one of the reasons could be the uncertainly regarding [uncle and trainer] Roger Mayweather. Roger Mayweather is scheduled before a court in Nevada regarding criminal charges. I know how Manny would feel if he had to go into a fight like this without the services of Freddie Roach,” he said.
Pacquiao, meantime, remained optimistic about his upcoming bout as well as the Mayweather saga.
“I'm very disappointed. I wanted to give the fight fans the event they really wanted to see. I'm sorry that Floyd Mayweather Jr. has not come to terms to make this fight,” he said in a said in a statement as quoted by Steve Carp of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
“I have told my promoter, Bob Arum, to proceed and make the best fight possible for Nov. 13. I remain hopeful that Floyd Mayweather and I will meet in the ring in the near future,” added Pacquiao.
Arum also mentioned that Team Pacquiao is not closing the door on Mayweather.
“Even though Mayweather hasn't responded by the deadline my answer is a simple one -- it's dead when we conclude a deal with an opponent for Manny to fight,” he told ESPN.com.
“And then we would look to do a fight with Floyd next year. In the interim, while this is going on, if Floyd suddenly emerged, we would not be opposed to doing the fight. While these negotiations are going on [with Cotto and Margarito], if Floyd came to the table, that's the fight we want more than all others.”
Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto and Mexican Antonio Margarito are being eyed to replace Mayweather in the November 13 fight card. – With reports from Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press, Dan Rafael of ESPN.com and Steve Carp of the Las Vegas Review-Journal
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