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Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather finally opens up

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After the news of WBC Light-Middleweight champion Manny Pacquaio’s confirmation that he will fight on for the next three years, it’s a distinct probability that the fight the world wants to see would almost certainly have taken place by then.

Pacquaio, who turns 32 next month, pulverized Antonio Margarito earlier this month. In the process, he claimed the WBC 154lb title. Since then, he has announced to numerous media sources in the last few hours that he will stay on in the fight game, but not after his 35th birthday in 2013.

This means that the potentially highest-grossing fight of all time still has three years to be made. The news will delight avid boxing fans and have the boxing media licking their lips in anticipation.

With all of Floyd Mayweather’s problems and Pacquiao intending to concentrate on his political career as a Filipino Congressman for the next six months, it may be late into 2011 before negotiations can begin and both sides can put their cards on the table.

Mayweather, 33, hasn’t fought since out-pointing “Sugar” Shane Mosley in May. The boxing superstar has been in the news for the wrong reasons over the last few months. However, he could be ready to fight again by the summer of 2011.

His last opponent, Mosley, has been touted as a possible next match-up for Pacquiao. WBC Welterweight Champion Andre Berto and lightweight king Juan Manuel Marquez have also been considered, both are in action this weekend in defense of their titles.

If Pacquiao does return after six months out, it’s not thought that Mayweather would be his next opponent. Still, at least there is a larger window of opportunity for both camps to work with.

It would be a travesty if these two warriors didn’t meet in the ring at some point.

Read all articles and exclusive interviews by Phil Jay. Learn more about the author, experienced boxing writer, and World Boxing News Editor since 2010. Follow on Twitter @PhilJWBN.