Trainer Ariza, now on Team Mayweather, says Floyd wants to fight Pacquiao 'very badly'

Despite the seemingly positive developments in negotiations, Manny Pacquiao's former strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza is still pessimistic that a fight against Floyd Mayweather will come to fruition.

 

Ariza, who now works for the unbeaten American, detailed to fighthype.com how much his new boss wants to fight Pacquiao.

 

"I know that Floyd wants this fight with Manny very, very, very badly. He wants this fight more than ever right now. I haven't known him that long, but I don't think I've ever heard him talk about wanting to fight anybody this much," said Ariza.

 

"He usually doesn't care who he fights. It could be this guy or that guy, but he really wants to fight Manny."

 

Having been able to work with both sides, Ariza reiterates what he's been telling the world throughout the years: Bob Arum is the one holding off the much awaited super fight.

 

"I know and I'm privy to how one side [Team Pacquiao] works. And now I know a little about the other side [Team Mayweather] and how badly they want the fight. But I'm just going off of what I've known over the last four years. No, I'm not optimistic [about Pacquiao-Mayweather happening]," says Ariza.

 

"I know Bob [Arum] and I know that he's the one standing in the way of this, and that's why, for me, this fight isn't going to happen. Now is no different than the last five years; the determining factor on whether or not this fight is going to happen lies with Bob." —JST, GMA News