By Edward Chaykovsky
According to Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum, Floyd Mayweather Jr. (47-0, 26KOs) himself is the only obstacle remaining in a deal being reached for a mega-fight with Manny Pacquiao in 2015.
Arum says there is no issue on money, there is no issue with drug testing, there is no issue with weight, there is no issue with Mayweather being the A-side of the promotion and the veteran promoter says the biggest issue has been solved - both Showtime and HBO are willing to come together to make the fight. Mayweather has an exclusive contract with Showtime and Pacquiao has a similar deal with HBO.
The ball is completely in Mayweather's court to make the fight happen, says Arum.
"[The issue of exclusive network deals] was the biggest impediment in my mind. That is no longer an impediment. We are not an impediment. There's no drug testing problem, nothing. We are ready to do the fight. There is only now one impediment and he's been the major impediment to this fight and that's Floyd Mayweather," Arum told The Telegraph.
