By Ronnie Nathanielsz

Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has told BoxingScene.com/Manila Standard/Viva Sports that talks with the camp of Floyd Mayweather Jr about a megabuck showdown with eight division world champion and “Fighter of the Decade” Manny Pacquiao are ongoing but whether a fight will ultimately happen - nobody really knows.

In an overseas telephone conversation Arum said - “the talks are slow but at least there is movement.”

When asked whether the negotiations, as mentioned by Pacquiao’s longtime adviser Michael Koncz, was going back and forth on the issue of the fighters purses and the pay-per-view split, Arum replied “its always about money.”

The astute Top Rank promoter said he isn’t sure one way or another, whether the fight will happen. He made it clear that “until a deal is made and contracts signed, we’ll never know.”

Also, Koncz denied a story that Mayweather had turned his back on a deal offered by Pacquiao’s adviser for a 55-45 pay per view split with the winner getting the bigger share - telling BoxingScene/Manila Standard/Viva Sports that he had “not given an interview in over a month.”

Koncz reminded us that “there’s nothing new and it’s a long and slow process.”