Manny Pacquiao wants a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr. next year, but the Filipino boxing icon might eventually settle for a fight against light middleweight contender Lucas Martin Matthysse in 2016.
Matthysse, who holds a 37-3 record with 34 of his victories coming by way of knockout, is coming off a majority decision win against former world champion Ruslan Provodnikov in a bloody showdown last month.
While the scorecards were close and the fight could have gone either way, Golden Boy Promotions president Oscar De La Hoya feels Matthysse deserves a shot against Pacquiao since the former pound-for-pound king is coming off a big loss in his fight against Mayweather.