Pacquiao's Adviser Talks Mayweather Deal, Details

By Steve Kim

Like everyone else involved, Mike Koncz, the adviser to WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao, is relieved and excited that the long-awaited showdown with Floyd Mayweather, the WBC/WBA champion, has finally been agreed upon. On Friday afternoon, Mayweather made the announcement that the boxing world has been waiting for since 2010, that the two titans would be meeting on May 2nd at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Koncz told BoxingScene.com - "Floyd is the lead promoter on this and the priority was getting this fight made so the fans could get what they wanted and this fans will be the ones to decide after that night who truly is the worlds best fighter in this generation, Floyd or Manny."

"Whoever wins that fight will deservingly have that title. Now that we got negotiations out of the way, we got the fight finalized, Floyd made the announcement, we'll start to work on the promotion of it."

It's still not clear when and where the press conferences will take place, Koncz stated:

"We have not come to a conclusion on that, yet."

It's believed that a full-blown press tour will not be utilized for this fight given them crunch in time. (And let's face it, there's been a five year build-up for this fight).

Will there be an 24/7 or All-Access for this fight that will be produced and distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View and Showtime Pay-Per-View?

Koncz explained - "They're not doing that, I don't think it's beneficial. We've discussed that - Floyd, Manny and I. So what we've decided and what they're going to do - and they've agreed - each network will do a one hour special on their own fighter."

Steve Kim is the news editor for BoxingScene.com.