MANILA, Philippines – Manny Pacquiao is hoping to get another crack at Floyd Mayweather Jr. before he hangs up his gloves and concentrate on his political career.
In a recent video posted in Pacquiao’s Facebook account, the Filipino icon appears to answer some questions from his fans while inside a vehicle.
It was in the said video that the question about his next fight popped up.
"I don't know yet who's my opponent next but we're still negotiating right now about the rematch with Floyd Mayweather so hoping for that," Pacquiao said.
The video, titled “Ask me a question,” has been viewed more than 400,000 times as of posting time.
Ask me a question.
Posted by Manny Pacquiao on Monday, October 26, 2015
Pacquiao’s longtime promoter Bob Arum recently said that his ward plans to fight one more time – likely in April next year, before the May elections – before retiring from the sport to focus on his political career.
The General Santos City-based southpaw, currently congressman of Sarangani province, is gunning for a Senate seat under the opposition party United Nationalist Alliance of presidential hopeful and incumbent Vice President Jejomar Binay.
Pacquiao lost to Mayweather in boxing’s richest fight ever last May. While Mayweather has retired after beating Andre Berto last September, some boxing observers believe the former pound-for-pound king won’t stay retired for long.
Other potential Pacquiao opponents include Terrence Crawford, Timothy Bradley and Juan Manuel Marquez. British star Amir Khan was the previous frontrunner until talks between his and Pacquiao’s camps reportedly fell through.