No matter how many times Floyd Mayweather says his career ended with his record-equalling 49th fight, most of the boxing world expects to see him back in the ring next year. Two theories are in play here in Las Vegas and both are plausible. One has Mayweather starring in the first sports event in the new, bigger, state-of-the-art indoor stadium which the MGM casino moguls are constructing a brisk walk away from the Grand Garden Arena in which he defeated Andre Berto unanimously, overwhelmingly and with a late showman's flourish on Saturday night. That would be on his usual date in May. The other is that he will respectfully observe his retirement for a year, give Manny Pacquiao time to come back from injury with an impressive win in the spring and then do another mega-bucks re-match on Mexico independence weekend next September.Floyd Mayweather made it 49 consecutive professional victories with a wide points decision over Andre Berto in Las VegasThe 38-year-old claims that it was his last fight and he will retireHowever, many fans and pundits expect Mayweather to return next yearMayweather could face rival Manny Pacquiao in a rematch of the 'Fight of the Century' earlier this year which proved to be an anti-climax
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