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Pacquiao: Mayweather is 'scared' to fight me again

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Manny Pacquiao believes nerves, not age, is what's holding Floyd Mayweather Jr. back from fighting him again.

Appearing on FS1's "Undisputed" on Wednesday, the 40-year-old Pacquiao told host Skip Bayless that he believes Mayweather, 42, is too afraid to come out of retirement for a rematch.

"I think he's scared," Pacquiao said. "He keeps avoiding me."

Pacquiao was defeated by Mayweather via unanimous decision in May 2015 - a loss he later attributed to a right shoulder injury.

Mayweather announced in September that he was coming out of retirement for a rematch against Pacquiao but later called off the bout.

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