MANILA, Philippines – Five-time Trainer of the Year Freddie Roach said Floyd Mayweather Jr. is avoiding Filipino champion Manny Pacquiao out of fear of losing his undefeated record.

“He doesn’t want to fight us,” Roach said of Mayweather in a Boxing Scene interview. “He’s been running for two years now. What’s new?”

Negotiations for a Pacquiao-Mayweather mega-fight collapsed anew when the undefeated American boxer refused to accept a 50-50 split.

Although Pacquiao’s manager, Michael Koncz, said he has not closed the door on a potential Mayweather fight, Roach doubts that the mega-fight will happen this year.

“No way. He’s scared. He doesn’t want to take a chance,” Roach said. “He wants that zero so bad on his record, so he can say he’s better than Sugar Ray Robinson and all these great fighters because he’s never lost.”

Roach said Mayweather was mistaken in his thinking.

“Losing makes you a better fighter. He’s not better than those fighters and he never will be,” he said.

The trainer added that Pacquiao has other options if Mayweather still refuses a 50-50 split.

“We’ve got Lamont Peterson, Timothy Bradley, Miguel Cotto and Juan Manuel Marquez all on the table right now, and Bob Arum is going to make a deal with one of those four,” Roach said.