ESPN reports Mayweather team agreed to 147

lol I was just about to make this thread... See Roach lies again lol And Floyd has NEVVVVEEERRRRR told a lie LOL!

The 154 thing was probably Roach just yapping b.s., or a negotiating tactic (make an unreasonable offer and work your way down). I don't think Team Mayweather is actually stupid enough to believe Pacquiao would fight him @ 154.

good, now sign the contract. and start hyping up the fight, lol.

They agreed. Then on fight night Floyd is like, OOPS! Did that contract REALLY mean I had to make 147lbs? MY BAD! Will you take my 154lbs for 3 million bucks? I don't think it'll hurt that much out of his 30+ million. Whatever to win the fight.

DLH was beating Oscar with a jab, so I'd watch what you post. LOL good one

yeah right and flomos keep saying 147 fight with delahoya was a catchweight.. can u be consistent.. for the record i do know 147 is ww I still get a kick out of the big deal people make about Pac fighting DLH at 147. They were three weight classes apart, 4 if you take away the one fight that Pac had at 135. Pac went up two more and Oscar came down one. Oscar looked fine at 150 against Forbes only 7 months prior, and 147 was Oscar's most effective weight when he was younger. When has Floyd ever fought someone from 3 weight classes up?

O shit son

Freddie Roach isn't an outright liar. He just says what he thinks will happen, but doesn't claim they're opinions. He makes them out to be what he'd consider facts. In many recent cases, he's been doing it more than usual. Nothing out of the ordinary, though.

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." Pacquiao Mayweather 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 title, 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. http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=4712939 Everyone cut the BS its @ 147....Also Manny feels he's healthy enough so if Floyd wins NO EXCUSES ABOUT THE TIME WAS NOT ENOUGH

Arum is headed back to the US to have Floyd sign the contract...Werent you the same cat that said there was 0 chance this fight would take place I think the fight will happen but late 2010

Rofl it's because the Pac camp asked for 143 initially. Cotto finally compromised at 145, AND he had to put his 147 belt on the line. For the love of god, allah, buddah, stop cherry picking your information. Its crazy how you accused pactards of catchweight when cotto was the one who asked for the 145lb weight. How making fighters fight at his own weight?hatton/JMM now thats a bitch move

If floyd really asked for the fight to be at 154...you think Arum would be all smiles and "i got this" like he is now?

agreed? yes.... signed the contract? nope Arum is headed back to the US to have Floyd sign the contract...Werent you the same cat that said there was 0 chance this fight would take place

DLH was beating Oscar with a jab, so I'd watch what you post. Damn how did he manage to do that? Impressive.

Pac couldn't KO Floyd with baseball bat.lol Floyd will absolutely embarrass Pac. DLH was beating Oscar with a jab, so I'd watch what you post.

And Freddie Roach proves to be an idiot once again... I think Roach gave everyone here something to do for the whole day. This has been the talk of the threads all day. I should be a great fight.

If anyone is watching sportscenter they said team Mayweather agreed to 147 agreed? yes.... signed the contract? nope

The catchweight king is going down. :boxing: The Mayweather camp keeps making Roach look like an idiot.

And Freddie Roach proves to be an idiot once again...

no reason he shouldn't.thats his natural weight.lol