Errol Spence rates Floyd Mayweather’s chances of beating Pacquiao in rematch at 49 years old

In a matter of months, Floyd Mayweather is expected to make his professional comeback and rematch old rival, Manny Pacquiao.

Now, former unified welterweight ruler and Mayweather sparring partner, Errol Spence Jr, has offered his thoughts on the fight.

After months of back-and-forth, an agreement appears to be on the horizon for Mayweather and Pacquiao to collide for a second time, at respective ages of 49 and 47 years old, as ‘TBE’ ends nine years of professional inactivity and looks set to put his fabled 50-0 record on the line.

There had been rumours that Mayweather may force the bout to be an exhibition and whilst that could still be the case, it seems as though a professional encounter is more likely for the mooted fight date of Friday, September 25, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Speaking on The Art of Ward podcast, Spence admitted that he does not ‘care for the fight’ himself, but maintained that he sees little issue with the contest when both men are at a similar age, calling it a ‘fair fight’.

“I don’t really care for it, at 50 [years old], but he is looking good. I guess it’s two 50-year-old’s fighting, at 147lbs, it is a fair fight.

“I wouldn’t want to see him fighting someone that is 30 years old or fighting a young buck, he is fighting somebody his age and I don’t know how true it is with his [financial] situation but it is something that he has probably got to do.”

Before Mayweather-Pacquiao II can be announced, Mayweather first fights Greek kickboxer Mike Zambidis in an exhibition in Athens, with that bout set to take place next Saturday.