By Radio Rahim

Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya is hoping Floyd Mayweather Jr. selects Manny Pacquiao as the opponent for May 2nd at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

The negotiations are still taking place and many are expected a final decision, in one direction or the other, by the end of the week.

De La Hoya has a dog in the fight. His star fighter, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, is also demanding to fight on May 2nd. De La Hoya's company has tentatively set Canelo's HBO televised fight with James Kirkland for May 2nd at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. If the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight is finalized, then Canelo-Kirkland will move to May 9th.

If a deal is not reached, Showtime has named Amir Khan and Miguel Cotto as alternative possibilities for Mayweather.

Despite his own business interests, De La Hoya sees Mayweather-Pacquiao as the only true super-fight to lift the entire sport.

"You have Amir Khan, Miguel Cotto and obviously you have Manny Pacquiao. I'm really hoping it is Pacquiao, because that's the fight the whole industry wants to see, that's the fight that will revitalize the whole industry, [that's the fight that] will shatter records in boxing. I'm hoping that fight does happen. We'll just wait and see, but if it doesn't then Canelo will obviously go on May 2nd," De La Hoya told BoxingScene.com.