• Manny Pacquiao v Floyd Mayweather Jnr

Pacquiao unmoved by Floyd's jail delay

ESPN staff
January 9, 2012
Floyd Mayweather Jnr will begin his jail sentence in June; it was initially scheduled for January © PA Photos
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Floyd Mayweather Jnr's jail sentence has been postponed until June - but the delay has not made a battle with Manny Pacquiao more likely, according to Pacquiao's legal adviser Franklin Gacal.

Mayweather was due to spend 90 days behind bars from January on domestic violence charges, a move that apparently scuppered his desire to fight on May 5.

That being so, Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum drew up a four-man shortlist of potential opponents for his man: Lamont Peterson, Miguel Cotto, Juan Manuel Marquez and Tim Bradley.

It was thought that news of Mayweather's jail delay could force his name onto that list - however, it seems that Pacquiao is now destined to fight in June, not May. "If Floyd has got a lock on May 5 in Las Vegas, then that leaves us with no other choice but to fight in June. Mr. Arum knows that," Gacal said to abs-cbnnews.com.

WBC welterweight champion Mayweather is reportedly considering Robert Guerrero or Saul Alvarez for his next fight.

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