This thread brings up an interesting question: with no viable competition between 147 and 154 for Mayweather to fight, will the public buy a Mayweather fight against a boxer that has no chance at all to win? Would the public buy a fight between Broner/Garcia/Khan and Mayweather? Those are complete mismatches.

Other than the Austin Trout/Erislandy Lara, the only arguably competitive fights between 147 and 154 are against Pacquiao and Bradley, assuming they come out victorious this fall, and Mayweather and Top Rank do not do business. Not that they aren't mismatches, but still.

In my opinion, Mayweather's most competitive, realistic options out there are Lara and Trout. Both are with Golden Boy and are tougher than Broner/Khan/Garcia.