Manny Pacquiao is in his decline, where Mayweather is still improving with age. His performance against Canelo was one of, if not his best to date. Mayweather would comfortably outpoint Pacquiao. Not that their respective promoters would ever manage to get an agreeable (to both parties) contract on the table. Sadly, it's a fight that will never happen.
Incidentally, and it really grates me to have to say it, as I despise the man; but Amir Khan is probably the best fight for Mayweather, in terms of a challenge anyway. Mayweather has already stated he wants to fight in the UK, so Khan despite his recent form, is the biggest name he could fight here.
As demonstrated by Alvarez, power is not enough to trouble Mayweather, he knew this, and tried to mix troubling Mayweather with the occassional flurry of punching, with boxing on the back foot (mayweathers speciality), and simply didn't have the hand speed, or defence to trouble Mayweather. However, the one attribute Khan does have is speed, and this is probably the best form of attack when facing Mayweather. Khan's ability to get in, release a combination of punches and get out quickly has the potential to trouble Mayweather, where stronger, and arguably more talented boxers than Khan would struggle. Of course, there is the major flaw in his chin, and his arrogance in his belief he has the ability to stand and trade (cruelly exposed by Danny Garcia). Sadly, as it really does pain me to say it, Khan probably has a better chance than most against The Money, providing of course, he gets past the only fighter more annoying than Khan in the Welterweight division, Devon Alexander in December.
Going back to Fury Haye, it genuinely surprises me that people believe Fury will 'smash' Haye. Sure he has a punchers chance, it's the heavyweight division after all - although, having watched Fury's career progress, he's never really been a big hitter, odd for someone of his size. Fury has no fighter's of note on his CV, he laboured past Chisora, got up from the canvas against Cunningham, and has a CV full of fighters in the twilight of their careers, Martin Rogan, a Prizefighter loser (against Fraudly Harrison) an example; all cherrypicked to boost his win-and-0 record. Haye, has fought the best at Cruiserweight and Heavyweight, travelling away from his home comforts to do so. He has blistering speed for this level, and is a feared banger in the division. Fury, knows he is likely to lose his, 0, which is why he stalled on the fight initially, but the realisation that Haye is the biggest payday in the heavyweight division at present, and being young enough to rebuild his career after a bank boosting loss, decided it was worth the risk. It's also why he has, after his initial and rather predictable public childish strop, again backtracked and said they want the fight still. It will still happen, there's too much money for it not too, and Haye will win, and it will be by KO. (I'll now patiently wait for GBJ to wade in and contradict me).
