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Manny Pacquiao on Wednesday, said he is accepting the challenge of Sugar Shane Mosley. But the current pound-for-pound king emphasized that he would only accept the challenge if both their camps would come into an agreement regarding the terms of the fight.

Manny’s decision about choosing his next opponent for October 17 was mainly based upon weight issues and money matters. Pacquiao, the current reigning super lightweight champ, wants to set a catch weight should he fight Mosley, the welterweight champ. In addition to that, Manny would not settle for anything less than a 60-40 split.

On the other hand, Mosley is willing to go down as low as 144-lbs. to make the Pacquiao-Mosley matchup. Mosley said: “I feel I am the best fighter in the world and I am willing to prove it by fighting Manny Pacquiao at a catch weight.” And in terms of Mosley’s share in money, he claims to be easier to negotiate with, unlike Floyd Mayweather, Jr. He states that money would not be an issue for a Pacman fight, and that he will not use this issue to prevent the fight from happening.

Ring Magazine writer Michael Rosenthal said the 37-year-old Mosley has not fought below 146 pounds since 1999, when he stopped John Brown in the final defense of his 135-pound title. “Sugar” has already fought above 147 pounds 10 times and four times at exactly 154 pounds.

“I definitely want to do this. It would be historical, a fight I think boxing needs,” Mosley said.

Mosley said he was shocked over the Filipino boxing star’s phenomenal win against Hatton, conquering the British champion with a picture perfect left hook to the jaw to end their May 2 bout in Round 2.

“It opened my eyes, surprised me a little bit, the way he hurt Hatton with different types of shots. I think Hatton caused some of the problems himself by throwing caution to the wind and keeping his chin in the air,” said Mosley.

“But that does not negate the fact that Pacquiao had the power to do that. It was a shocker to me,” he added.

Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach said he prefers the matchup since Mosley has the tendency to come directly to his opponents.

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