LAS VEGAS — Floyd Mayweather Jr. may have boxed himself into a corner by outboxing Marcos Maidana in their rematch.

And it might open the door — if just a crack — for the fight with Manny Pacquiao that boxing fans have been craving for years.

“If the Pacquiao fight happens, it happens,” Mayweather said Saturday night after disposing of Maidana for the second time in four months. “You can ask the same questions and get the same answers. I call my own shots.”

Mayweather had little trouble against Maidana in their rematch, moving from side to side and frustrating the Argentine while winning many of the early rounds. Mayweather wouldn’t engage in the brawl that Maidana desperately needed.

In the end, two ringside judges scored it 116-111 for Mayweather, while the third had it 115-112.