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Manny Pacquiao hopes to give people what they want: a fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Manny Pacquiao will return to the ring in November, that much is certain. Who the opponent will be is still very much undecided.The welterweight champion and newly elected congressman was planning his victory party in the Philippines after his rival conceded the race on Wednesday, while promoter Bob Arum and his advisers were ready to begin the tough task of negotiating a fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr.It has the potential to be the most lucrative fight in boxing history."The people are requesting that I fight Mayweather before I retire," Pacquiao told The Associated Press. "If I ever fight again, I think I will give in to the request of the people."Michael Koncz, Pacquiao's chief adviser, said no opponent has been selected, but that Nov. 6 and Nov. 13 have been set aside for the fight at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The Cowboys are on the road Nov. 7 and Nov. 14."There is no named opponent yet, but that is certainly when we will fight," Koncz ...

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