Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao Fight 2014 Rumors: Fighters Trade Blows Over Twitter

The rumors about a Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Manny Pacquiao fight continue to circulate, but this time the fighters themselves had some choice words to share about it. Recently, the two professional pugilists took to Twitter to voice their opinions on each other and the would-be legendary bout.

The Filipino boxing icon and congressman Manny Pacquiao condemned the unbeaten American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. on the social media site after "Money" gave evidence before the Nevada State Athletic Commission regarding his "All Access" shows, which he claimed they were staged as a promo, selectively aired just ahead of his fight against Marcos Maidana.

The Los Angeles Times quotes Mayweather telling the Commission, "It's a new generation, a young generation," adding, "We believe in going outside boxing and doing something different. Because we did something different we got better pay-per-views this time around."

Evidently, that did not go over well with Pacquiao, who has been linked to Mayweather for years via a superfight, which has yet to take place. Pacquiao tweeted, "@FloydMayweather's testimony to the commission on All Access' authenticity tells me everything I need to know about his desire to fight me."

Subsequently, Mayweather threw out another jab about Pacquiao getting knocked out by Juan Manuel Marquez in 2012. He re-tweeted, "Miss Pac Man is broke and desperate for a pay day. Your Pay-Per-View numbers are a joke."

Currently, it's not yet known who Mayweather will be fighting next, but his next fight already has a date. His next fight is scheduled for September 2015, after which, many believe, he will try to retire with an unbeaten record of 48 matches.

As far as the "All Access" promo, Mayweather explained to the Commission, saying, "I don't want to just sell a fight," and added, "I want to sell a lifestyle."

According to Mayweather, it worked, bringing in enough of an audience for him to sell more pay-per-views for a fight in which he was guaranteed a $32 million payday. Mayweather said, "It's all about entertainment."

It may be recalled that the Nevada State Athletic Commission Chairman Francisco Aguilar summoned Mayweather, who was licensed as a promoter in Nevada earlier this year, to explain scenes in the "All Access" show that ran a few days prior to the fight. Mayweather is listed as the executive producer of the show, which bills itself as a reality series filming boxers before their bouts.