Two days after proving he is boxing’s No. 1 fighter, Manny Pacquiao said that facing Floyd Mayweather Jr., the former holder of the mythical title of pound-for-pound king, is the fight that he badly wants next.

LOS ANGELES – Manny Pacquiao continues to fantasize about getting his hands on Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Two days after proving he is boxing’s No. 1 fighter, Pacquiao told the Filipino press on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) that facing Mayweather, the former holder of the mythical title of pound-for-pound king, is the fight that he badly wants next.

“(Besides) It’s him that I really want to fight,” said Pacquiao at his two-bedroom unit at the Palazzo in La Brea in the presence of his “posse” when told that his trainer Freddie Roach is training his sights on Mayweather.

Early this year, it appeared that Pacquiao and Mayweather were on their way to a collision course after representatives of the two fighters agreed on key points during a meeting.

But before Pacquiao’s promoter Top Rank and Mayweather’s representative Golden Boy Promotions (GBP) were about to come out with an announcement, news broke out that Mayweather wanted one more thing before deciding to sign above the dotted line.

Mayweather demanded that he and Pacquiao undergo random Olympic-style drug testing to “level the playing field”, according to Mayweather’s adviser Leonard Ellerbe, even though Pacquiao had never tested positive for any banned substance.

Pacquiao’s people tried to negotiate for Mayweather to agree on a compromise on the drug testing issue but the US fighter refused to relent, forcing Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum to dump Mayweather in favor of Clottey.

Arum told the post-fight press conference at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, Texas, that for the fight to finally take place, Mayweather has to do away with his demand for Olympic-style drug testing.

Pacquiao, meanwhile, is flying to Honolulu from here, on Thursday (Friday in Manila) for a concert there this weekend.

Pacquiao, who is running for congressman in Sarangani province, is expected to be in Manila early next week.