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The proposed super fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather is getting closer.
Mayweather agreed to terms for the welterweight le bout on Tuesday, multiple sources with knowledge of the negotiations told ESPN.com.
The proposed date is March 13, although there is a chance it could move to May 1, sources said. Mayweather, according to a source close to him, is OK with either date.
Pacquiao and Mayweather have fought recent bouts at catch weights. However if they complete their deal, the bout would be contested at 147 pounds, the maximum for a welterweight fight, a source said.
Top Rank's Bob Arum, who promotes Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 KOs), was flying to the Philippines on Tuesday night to meet with Pacquiao and try to close his side of the deal.
Arum spent much of Tuesday getting open issues resolved in his negotiations with Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer, who represents Mayweather, sources said. Once Arum was able to do that, he left for the Philippines and is expected back on Monday.
If the HBO PPV fight happens on March 13, it would force the tentative HBO PPV fight between light heavyweights Roy Jones Jr. and Bernard Hopkins to move to another date. Hopkins and Jones both fight Wednesday and must win for their fight to go through.
The site for Pacquiao-Mayweather remains up in the air. There is interest from Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to bring the fight to his new stadium. There is also interest from venues in Las Vegas, including the MGM Grand (which has hosted several Pacquiao and Mayweather fights), and the Superdome in New Orleans in hosting a fight many believe will break the all-time record for pay-per-view buys, which is the 2.44 million units sold for Mayweather's 2007 split decision victory against Oscar De La Hoya.
The fight moved front and center with heavy public demand for it following Pacquiao's dominant 12th-round knockout of Miguel Cotto to win a welterweight le on Nov. 14. The victory gave Pacquiao a le in a record-breaking seventh weight division and 1.25 million pay-per-view units.
Mayweather (40-0, 25 KOs), who has won les in five divisions, came out of a brief retirement in September to dominate Juan Manuel Marquez in a fight that generated 1.05 million buys.
Just a few days after Pacquiao's win over Cotto, Arum and Schaefer began negotiations.
One wrench in the talks was the date. Arum, Schaefer and HBO wanted to slot the fight on May 1. However, Pacquiao announced his candidacy for a congressional seat in the Philippines on Tuesday. With the election scheduled for May 10, it rules out a May 1 fight unless Pacquiao runs unopposed. Pacquiao lost the election for a congressional seat in 2007.
If Pacquiao-Mayweather isn't finalized, Arum has talked about matching Pacquiao with junior middleweight list Yuri Foreman, which would give Pacquiao an opportunity to win a le in an eighth division. Foreman defeated Daniel Santos to win a 154-pound belt on the Pacquiao-Cotto undercard.
Schaefer has talked about bringing Mayweather to England to match him with Matthew Hatton in the event Pacquiao-Mayweather isn't made. Hatton is the brother of Ricky Hatton, the former junior welterweight and welterweight list whom Mayweather knocked out in 2007.
Dan Rafael is the boxing writer for ESPN.com.
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wats the split for the match?
It's a step in the right direction. It wont happen till at least June, though.
hey ironmexican, you seem to know your boxing. If this fight comes to arlington, how much you think ticket prices will range?
eeeee chills. I hope this happens in MArch, but I doubt it. It's going to get pushed to the Summer.
No idea. I've never been to a boxing event.
so excited brosef. so excited.
it would be cool to see hopkins/jones, too on the same card. man, please let it be march 15th. soooo wicked ing sweet.
I wanna see them fight for sure that day. hopkins/jones as an undercard.
man..march is coming up sooo fast if they decide to do it then.
what a birthday gift it will be!!!
They are saying the 13 of March. The 15 is a monday!! The 13 would be sweet cause its my bday!!!
What a massive, incredible fight this would be. Definitely the biggest match since the Tyson era, perhaps the biggest fight since the days of Muhammad Ali.
Oh, and I can't wait to see Floyd get his face beat in.
Great news! This will be a terrific fight!
it would be insane if it was at the Cowboy Stadium...you thihk it would sell out?
No ing it would.
You can't have a fight with 2 little guys in a stadium that big. You won't be able to see past like the 10th row..
It'll be in Vegas, gamblers drive the sport..
I'd expect Mayweather to be the favorite by fight time..
i just want to see a great fight.
Im kinda rooting for Mayweather but overall I just wanna see an epic fight.
just like how you chose cotto to win the last one huh
That'll depend on how much the Filipinos will be betting.
Pare, Filipinos don't gamble.
It looks like it is official; Manny vs. Floyd on March 13th 2010...
in Awesome. can't wait for this fight..
HBO should do like a 15 episode 24/7 for this, biggest fight for non heavyweights since probably Ray/Hagler..
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/box...ory?id=4712939
MANILA, Philippines -- Manny Pacquiao likely will fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. on March 13 after agreeing to a proposal from promoter Bob Arum on Friday.
Arum presented "what he thought was the best proposal he can bring" during a two-hour breakfast meeting with Pacquiao in Manila, said Michael Koncz, an adviser of the Philippine boxing idol.
"Manny has some additional requirements, requests, which Arum didn't think was a problem," Koncz said. "The requests of Manny were so realistic that Arum doesn't feel it's a problem and it's pretty much a done deal."
He said the contract still needs "fine tuning," declining to elaborate.
"We all believe that it will be done," Koncz said.
In an interview with GMA television, Pacquiao said, "March 13 is OK."
"The difference between Floyd and others I have fought is that Floyd makes a lot of trash talk that should not be imitated by young people," he said.
Arum could not be reached for comment.
If the deal is completed, the bout would be contested at 147 pounds for the welterweight le, a source told ESPN.com's Dan Rafael.
Koncz, who is in charge of Pacquiao's boxing promotion company in Nevada, said Pacquiao is "very comfortable" with the date.
Pacquiao is running for a congressional seat in May 2010 elections and official campaigning won't start before April.
If the bout goes ahead, it will match two men regarded as the best pound-for-pound fighters.
Boxing fans have been looking forward to a superfight between Pacquiao and the undefeated Mayweather after the Filipino champion defeated Miguel Cotto last month.
The March 13 date comes four months after the Cotto fight -- a shorter period of time than the six months after Pacquiao defeated Ricky Hatton. But Koncz said it will be enough time for Pacquiao to get back in shape.
"Nobody knows his body better than Manny," he said. "If Manny feels that that's plenty of time to rest and recover, then you know, he has to do what he feels is right."
He said Pacquiao "cannot train for more than seven weeks."
If the fight is agreed upon, there likely would be a Jan. 11 news conference in New York to announce it. The bout could be the richest ever, assuming pay-per-view projections are accurate.
Representatives of the Superdome in New Orleans and the new Cowboys Stadium in Dallas have expressed interest in hosting the fight, as has the MGM Grand hotel-casino in Las Vegas, where the fighters have had their biggest fights. There is also a proposal for a 30,000-seat temporary stadium on the Las Vegas Strip across from the Wynn resort.
Oddsmakers are already taking bets on the fight, with most making Mayweather a slight favorite.
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