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Donagh Corby

Manny Pacquiao accuses Floyd Mayweather of being "scared to death" of rematch

Manny Pacquiao has accused Floyd Mayweather of being "scared to death" of stepping into the ring with him again after their record-breaking 2015 meeting.

The action in the ring was unremarkable on the night when the pair met in Las Vegas seven years ago, but the numbers the event drew were anything but. Over 4.4million people in America bought the pay-per-view, while the gate was believed to be in the region of $72m.

Mayweather only fought twice after that crowning win; beating Andre Berto in a lacklustre retirement bout that September before coming back two years later to face UFC legend Conor McGregor. That crossover fight was expected to overtake the Mayweather vs Pacquiao number, but appears to have come in just short both on pay-per-view and at the box office.

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