MANILA, Philippines – Newly crowned WBA and IBF junior welterweight champion Lamont Peterson is a good option for Manny Pacquiao if Floyd Mayweather Jr. is out of the picture, according to boxing coach Freddie Roach."I think that Lamont Peterson is a great opponent for Manny Pacquiao if the Mayweather fight doesn't happen, in my opinion,” said Roach in Ringtv.com.
Pacquiao is coming off a controversial victory over Juan Manuel Marquez last November and is looking forward to fighting Mayweather in early 2012.
However, Mayweather has been sentenced to spend 3 months in jail over domestic battery charges.
Peterson, on the other hand, won the WBA and IBF titles by beating Pacquiao’s former training partner, Amir Khan.
Khan has been pushing hard for a rematch, but Peterson isn’t inclined to give him one.
Roach said fighting Pacquiao would be an attractive option for Peterson “”if Lamont really doesn't want to take the fight with Amir Khan."
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