Pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao recently stated the obvious when he said he expected Floyd Mayweather Jr. to come out of retirement later this year for a blockbuster fight against Pacquiao if he gets past Ricky Hatton on May 2nd.

“I think he’s going to fight again,” Pacquiao said of Mayweather. “He’s not really retired. … I heard from Floyd Jr.’s camp that he’s coming back to the ring.”

Pacquiao even had some advice for the Pretty Boy before he returns to the ring.

“For me — if I’m Floyd — I would fight a tune-up fight and then fight me,” Pacquiao said. “That’s for me, but I don’t know what his plan is. He might want to fight me right away.”

Boxing desperatly needs this fight to happen. Two of the biggest stars the sport has ever seen facing each other while both are still in their prime — it’s a boxing fans dream come true.