Conflicting reports Surface about Mayweather/Pacquiao (12/5, Noon)

[StillUnknown]

IF Manny already gave the ok on the date and so has mayweather and they both agreed to 50-50 then the fight will happen.. If mayweather really is trying to make the fight at 154 then this is going to look REALLY bad on his behalf

freddie roach is the only one saying mayweather asked for 154, i gotta wait until i hear it from someone else before i believe that one

[GG Marquez]

This is where the rule changed.....

Updated: April 25, 2008, 1:49 PM ET
Nevada amends glove-size rule to lure Cotto-MargaritoComment Email Print Share By Dan Rafael
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The Nevada State Athletic Commission on Thursday amended its rule for glove size, putting Las Vegas into the hunt to land the much-anticipated July 26 bout between welterweight titleholder Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito.

Cotto and Margarito have always fought in 8-ounce gloves and prefer to continue fighting in them. But under a provisional rule that has been used for the past couple of years in Nevada, boxers who weighed more than the 135-pound lightweight limit had to wear 10-ounce gloves.

In virtually every other jurisdiction in the world, fighters wear 8-ounce gloves up to the 147-pound welterweight class with 10-ounce gloves being worn in fights over 147 pounds.

Top Rank's Bob Arum, who promotes Puerto Rico's Cotto and Mexico's Margarito, wanted the fight to take place in 8-ounce gloves, as did the fighters, and pursued a meeting with the Nevada commission to talk it over.

Without the change, Arum said he would not consider Las Vegas for the fight. He has been talking to New York's Madison Square Garden and Atlantic City, N.J., about hosting the HBO PPV fight.

With the rule amended, there is a good chance the fight will take place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Arum told ESPN.com.

The Nevada commission had made the provisional rule in order to study a possible link between glove size and ring injuries.

At Thursday's meeting, the commission voted 4-0 [one commissioner was absent] to allow lightweight and welterweight fighters the option of using 8- or 10-ounce gloves. If the camps can't agree, the default glove size will be 10 ounces, commission executive director Keith Kizer said.

"We found no evidence that an 8-ounce glove would be significantly less safe than a 10-ounce glove in those weight classes," Kizer said. "We did the study. It's good that we did. Now, instead of the commission telling the boxers [in those weight divisions] what they have to wear, we're giving the fighters a little more choice."

Said Arum: "It means that Las Vegas has opened up as an option for the fight. The Cotto team is flying in to visit with me on Tuesday and then we'll have a decision. But the glove size was important. Both of them have always fought in 8-ounce gloves."

Gloves aside, Arum wants the fight in Las Vegas because he believes it will improve the pay-per-view performance by attracting more West Coast media coverage and more interest from Mexican and Mexican-American fans. Many of the media members on the West Coast rarely travel east to cover fights. East Coast media members are more likely to go to Vegas to cover fights.

Dan Rafael is the boxing writer for ESPN.com.

[Doctor_Tenma]

If I remember correctly, Floyd has said in intervies when he accepted the ODLH fight, Oscar wanted the fight at 154 and that he also wanted to use 10 oz gloves, mayweather then said that he wanted to use 8oz gloves but since ODLH had all the leverage he went ahead and fought on his terms..

So all 154lb nad over fights use ten oz gloves?

I think he complained about the size of the 10 oz gloves. He'd always say, "I had to use H.W 10 oz gloves".

[GG Marquez]

It's important to put glove size in the contract because the rules vary from location to location.

And the fight locale hasn't been determined.

[el malo]

I don't think he was as high as 160. His 30-day weight for Oscar was 152. and he was 150 at that weigh-in. Ten pounds of lean muscle on Floyd's 5'8" frame would look ill.

The Oscar fight was 2 years ago. Floyd is stronger and a little thicker now than 2 years ago. He was most likley close to 160.

[GG Marquez]

Is anybody else getting the sinking feeling that we were celebrating too quickly?
The 24/7's start airing in Early Feb.

[Eaner0919]

It's important to put glove size in the contract because the rules vary from location to location.

And the fight locale hasn't been determined.

no they dont

Nevada is the only state that has the 10oz at 140 and above rule and then amended to allow 8oz if both parties agree to it otherwise its 8oz for anything 147 and below

[Doctor_Tenma]

Is anybody else getting the sinking feeling that we were celebrating too quickly?
The 24/7's start airing in Early Feb.

I'm thinking May or June to be honest.

[peyk-peyk]

Why make a big deal of Arum flying to the Philippines to meet with his fighter face to face?

Btw, Arum also signed a contract with ABS-CBN (Philippines Television Network) as the sole television network in the Philippines to telecast fights that are promoted by Top Rank.

[jrv1932]

Of course nobody has signed. How can they sign contracts when everything hasnt been finalized. Not even a venue. Contracts are legally binding therefore it wont even be drawn up until all details are set. 154 is roach talking out of his ass. He said that he assumes floyd would want 154 and 10 oz. I think floyd wants 147. He was a little slow at 150.