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By Keith Idec - Bob Arum claims that if Floyd Mayweather Jr. genuinely wants to fight Manny Pacquiao that the fight will happen Nov. 13 in Las Vegas.
The hopeful promoter told BoxingScene.com, Yahoo! Sports and SI.com this week that Pacquiao accepted all the proposed terms to meet Mayweather in what would be the biggest fight of the 21st century. According to Arum, Mayweather is in the process of deciding if he’ll oppose Pacquiao for pound-for-pound supremacy or take the rest of the year off.
If fight fans get what they deserve, the top two pound-for-pound boxers in the world will square off in a welterweight title fight that’ll transcend boxing and possibly break pay-per-view and gate-receipt records. But negotiations for a showdown that could earn each boxer at least $30 million inexplicably imploded once, thus there’s no reason to think that these more respectful, quiet talks couldn’t collapse before an agreement is reached.
Regardless, Pacquiao, a newly elected Congressman in his native Philippines, still plans to fight Nov. 13. The prospect of Pacquiao opposing someone other than Mayweather in his next fight is discouraging, but it’s a possibility Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KOs) might not be able to avoid. [Click Here To Read More]
The hopeful promoter told BoxingScene.com, Yahoo! Sports and SI.com this week that Pacquiao accepted all the proposed terms to meet Mayweather in what would be the biggest fight of the 21st century. According to Arum, Mayweather is in the process of deciding if he’ll oppose Pacquiao for pound-for-pound supremacy or take the rest of the year off.
If fight fans get what they deserve, the top two pound-for-pound boxers in the world will square off in a welterweight title fight that’ll transcend boxing and possibly break pay-per-view and gate-receipt records. But negotiations for a showdown that could earn each boxer at least $30 million inexplicably imploded once, thus there’s no reason to think that these more respectful, quiet talks couldn’t collapse before an agreement is reached.
Regardless, Pacquiao, a newly elected Congressman in his native Philippines, still plans to fight Nov. 13. The prospect of Pacquiao opposing someone other than Mayweather in his next fight is discouraging, but it’s a possibility Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KOs) might not be able to avoid. [Click Here To Read More]
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