ESPN reports Mayweather team agreed to 147

[WarriorSoul]

I forgot, but can someone tell me what weight Floyd agreed with Marquez? Did he make the weight?

[Main Event]

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

[iHateThePacMan]

Its a good thing you know what catch-weights are. heh *******s.

Its crazy how you accused *******s 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 ***** move

[djsygo]

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?

[.UncleSam]

LOL... 147 is not a catchweight...Another bandwaggon Pacquiao fan that just started watching boxing last December

yeah right and *****s keep saying 147 fight with delahoya was a catchweight.. can u be consistent..

for the record i do know 147 is ww

[.UncleSam]

Pac couldn't KO Floyd with baseball bat.lol
Floyd will absolutely embarrass Pac.

sure like he embarrass dela hoya with a split decision
and hatton with very late KO..

yeah right

[josenoway]

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 *******s 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 ***** move

[MARKBNLV]

Its a good thing you know what catch-weights are. heh *******s.

147 is the ww limit

[Pullcounter]

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

[Main Event]

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."




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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