( CNN ) -- Like St. Augustine 's prayer `` God make me chaste - but not yet , '' Filipino fighter Manny Pacquiao 's personal conversation with God may not lead to his retirement anytime soon . Pacquiao said in a radio interview on Monday he had a dream in which God had told him to hang up his gloves , fueling speculation he may back out of a long-anticipated fight with American Floyd Mayweather . `` I will not stay long in boxing because He said : 'You have done enough . You have made yourself famous but this is harmful ' , '' he told Manila 's DZMM radio . However , his team say retirement is still a long way off . `` A few years ago the pressure for him to retire was coming from his mother , '' Pacquiao 's business manager Eric Pineda told CNN . `` But recently he dreamt that God told him to retire but there 's nothing definite about his retirement either this year or next year . `` This year it 's out of the question , '' Pineda said . `` And I 'm not even sure about next year either . '' He said a Mayweather fight would be up to the Mayweather camp , but that Pacquiao was more than ready to meet him in the ring . `` Manny is a fighter and there is still the desire , '' Pineda said . `` He really wants this thing with Mayweather to happen . `` He does n't want to retire leaving unanswered questions . '' Pacquiao , 33 , has a 54-3 win-loss record with two draws and plans to pit his World Boxing Organization welterweight crown against undefeated American Timothy Bradley in Las Vegas on June 9 . Boxing fans have long sought a fight between Mayweather and Pacquiao . The pair were in negotiations for a fight to be held later this year but talks fell through . The 34-year-old American boxer has won all 42 of his professional fights , 26 by knockout . `` People are clamoring for this fight -- and it will probably be bigger than the Ali/Frazier fight . Manny still wants to prove to himself that he can beat Mayweather , '' Pineda added . Pacquiao also has an ongoing defamation suit against Mayweather , claiming the American fighter has insinuated that his success is the result of performance-enhancing drugs . Pacquiao is the first boxer in the sport 's history to have won world titles in eight weight divisions and recently launched a successful political career after being elected to the Philippine House of Representatives in June 2010 . Formerly a heavy gambler and late-night party-goer , Philippines media reported in February that Pacquiao had renewed his commitment to his faith , shutting down a restaurant and bar he owned , selling shares in a casino and nightclub and selling his cockfighting gamecocks .
Pacquiao says he had a dream in which God told him to retire . The boxer 's business manager says he is unlikely to retire this year . Boxing fans have long sought a fight between Mayweather and Pacquiao . Pacquiao is the first boxer to have won world titles in eight weight divisions .