Trainer Freddie Roach told NYFightBlog that he expects to see Manny Pacquiao

Trainer Freddie Roach told NYFightBlog that he expects to see Manny Pacquiao today, that he will ask Manny who he wants to fight next, and that he strongly suspects his fighter will say he wants Floyd Mayweather.

There has been talk that Pacquiao promoter Bob Arum is aiming for a fourth Marquez fight before he’s inclined to possibly get bogged down in another protracted negotiation session with Team Mayweather. The Mayweather crew has indicated they want to take on Pacquiao, and have targeted a May 5 date for this boxing Super Bowl. But the two sides have flirted off and on for so long, cynics wonder if they can ever find common ground. Roach is optimistic it can get done.

Roach told Michael Woods of ESPN that he is confident that Arum, who he said is superior at what he does, will deliver the fight that Pacquiao desires. “And I think that’s the Mayweather fight,” Roach said. “I will see Manny today. He’s in the U.S. and leaves for the Philippines tonight.”