Lance Pugmire reporting that ive been banned for creating anohter May-Pac thread!

[AgainstTheRopes]

Just filed to http://t.co/1JHjy7LKVQ updating @FloydMayweather @MannyPacquiao talks. Not done, but they***39;ve agreed on @MGMGrand as venue.

— Lance Pugmire (@latimespugmire) January 9, 2015

Mayweather and Pacquiao closing in on purse split, according to official involved in the talks. Drug-testing plan is done.

— Lance Pugmire (@latimespugmire) January 9, 2015

As they hammer out purse, next step is to get @SHOsports and @HBOboxing to get the broadcasting plan sorted out.

— Lance Pugmire (@latimespugmire) January 9, 2015

Very important to note until it***39;s done, it***39;s not done, but Thursday was a good day for the long-awaited super-fight, I***39;m told.

— Lance Pugmire (@latimespugmire) January 9, 2015

[Aristocrat]

[Beercules]

Oh snap

[SergioMartinez]

He's from LA TIMES?? Hmm, might be a credible source. Lets hope what he says is true.

[22k]

Full article

http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-floyd-mayweather-manny-pacquiao-progress-20150109-story.html

Official: Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao 'making progress' on fight - LA Times

The long wait for Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao isn't over yet, but words long absent from the anticipated super-fight have been spoken.

"We're making progress," a boxing authority involved in the talks told the Los Angeles Times on Friday.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity because no one in the Mayweather-Pacquiao talks is authorized to discuss them publicly.

Boxing's top two pound-for-pound fighters have failed to make a deal for more than five years, but after Mayweather (47-0) dominated Marcos Maidana in September, he was more encouraging than ever about the bout, and Pacquiao said the mega-bout "has to happen" after knocking down previously unbeaten Chris Algieri six times in November.

While a final agreement has not been struck on the purse split, the official said the sides made noticeable progress on the subject in Thursday negotiations.

Mayweather sought a split at least 60-40 in his favor, and Pacquiao (57-5-2, 38 KOs) expressed a willingness to meet that.

The parties have already agreed to stage the fight at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, and they've also agreed on a drug-testing plan. A date remains unsettled. It's believed the bout is being targeted for May or June.

"The calendar is a factor," the official said of the urgency to finalize the deal soon, estimating it could get done in seven to 10 days.

A disagreement over drug testing ruined attempts to make the fight in 2010, when a full term sheet had already been finalized.

Then, Maywewather wanted the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency to conduct full testing, including blood screens, and Pacquiao declined.

The specifics of the drug-testing deal this time were not revealed.

As the sides continue to work on the purse split, premium cable networks Showtime and HBO also need to work out the details of televising the bout. Mayweather is under contract to Showtime for two more fights, and Pacquiao has an HBO deal.

It's believed the networks are pursuing a plan to televise the bout jointly, as was done with the 2002 heavyweight title fight between Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson.

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Copyright © 2015, Los Angeles Times

[Monaco Slim]

Who?

I'll believe it when I see it, and by that I mean both of them in the ring.

MGM Grand is boring arena. Could they not have got an arena with a higher capacity?

[hectari]

Its on like Donkey Kong, I got Floyd in this fight. This will be easy work for him, the reach and right hand is all he needs, he might even knock Pacman out cold before the 5th round

Floyd has a iron chin, Pac has a glass chin that is all you clowns need to know. Any time Floyd takes a fight its only because he knows he will 100 percent win, this why I never pick against him.

Everyone has a shot but the only guys I can see possibly beating or giving Floyd problems now are Amir Khan and Chris Algieri. they are style problems for Floyd and would forc ehim to move forward.

[22k]

He's from LA TIMES?? Hmm, might be a credible source. Lets hope what he says is true.

He's covered boxing for the LA Times for a long time

Article should show up here when it gets posted

http://www.latimes.com/la-bio-lance-pugmire-staff.html

[Monaco Slim]

If this does take place then I'm picking Pacquiao by lop sided decision. Look how close that a B+ level fighter like Maidana was to beating Floyd.

[Luiz]