It's been a few weeks since he's 'retired' from the sport, but still, talks persist over whether or not the Mayweather retirement plans will hold strong into 2015.
On that note, here's three fighters that might get the 'Money' man out of his slippers and back in the squared circle next year.
Gennady Golovkin
The fight that probably most would like to see Mayweather in, if he were to return.
Gennady Golovkin is a man who's struck genuine fear into the middleweight division since he burst onto the scene in recent years.
From a pay per view standpoint, it would obviously sell, but it's the old risk vs reward trade off factor that would likely deter Mayweather form entertaining such a bout, certainly at Golovkin's natural 160lbs weight limit.
However, if a fight at a catch weight could be haggled, in terms of 'GGG' coming down to light-middleweight (154lbs) where Mayweather has fought and won at before, the argument could be made that Mayweather would be at a a slight advantage really draining Golovkin to do so.
Then again, if Golovkin were to do the weight cut properly and gradually the argument could also be made that Mayweather would be in the scariest position of his career - standing across the ring from a man who could literally knock him out with a single shot.
If Golovkin were to beat Lemieux in his upcoming bout, the commercial viability of a potential Mayweather clash would only grow, too
Amir Khan
UK welterweight Amir Khan was unlucky to miss out on the Mayweather fight throughout his career, but with talks closing in on a possible showdown with beaten Mayweather foe and global superstar Manny Pacquiao on the horizon, Khan feels a win over Pacquiao could get him the Mayweather lottery ticket - and lure the 'Money' man out of retirement.
Does he have a point? Possibly, but it's difficult to say.
Mayweather never really seemed too excited during his career about a potential showdown with Khan, so you'd have to think the Englishman would need to beat Pacquiao in really convincing style, to bring Mayweather out of retirement.
If he were to do so, a potential 80,000 seat stadium fight (hypothetically) with Khan in Wembley in the summer of 2015 would surely wet the appetite of Mayweather, from a monetary standpoint at the very least.
Manny Pacquiao
Last but certainly not least, Manny Pacquiao.
The man that the public cried out for so long for Mayweather to face, only to be left feeling a tad underwhelmed when it finally happened with injury excuses after the fight leaving a bit of a sour taste in the mouths of fight fans.
Nonetheless, a fully fit Manny Pacquiao who were to bounce back with a good win in his next fight, still probably represents the biggest fight from a money perspective out there for Mayweather, who as we all know loves his money.
The fight would definitely not do the numbers of the first bonanza, but could easily be sold into another massive event particularly with a potential bill being Mayweather's 50th fight, which would also have the added factor of him trying to surpass Rocky Marciano's record.
That ingredient in itself outside of the three fighters above, could very well be a major incentive for Mayweather to come back for one last time - in a bid to get to that magical 50-0.
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