Super-Fight Between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao Nearly Finalized
By
Randall Stevens ♦ Published 12/02/2009
It looks like the boxing mega-fight between Filipino superstar Manny Pacquaio and Floyd Mayweather Jr. is getting closer to becoming a reality.
Mayweather commented on a possible fight last month -- following Pac-Man's dominating win over Miguel Cotto -- saying that all Pacquiao had to do to get a shot was step up and say it. Well, Manny did, and talks have begun ... says reports.
According to the L.A. Times, Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum flew to the Philippines on Tuesday (December 1) to discuss a possible meeting between the two boxers in the near future.
nA unidentified source told the paper that Mayweather has already agreed to some contractual details. However, further info was not revealed.
"I'm going over there to figure it out," Arum told The Times just before departing. "Everything."
Arum reportedly spent much of Tuesday resolving issues during negotiations with Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer, who represents Mayweather, before taking off for the Philippines.
He is expected back on Monday (December 7).
ESPN.com reports that the contracts are nearly finalized, and a proposed date of March 13, or May 1, is what is being said. However, a location for the fight is still up in the air.
If the HBO PPV fight does take place on March 13, it would force the tentative HBO PPV fight between light heavyweights, Roy Jones Jr. and Bernard Hopkins, to move to another date. Both are fighting on Wednesday (December 2) and must win for their fight to go through.
Pacquiao picked apart a bigger Miguel Cotto in November, beating him with a 12th round TKO. Mayweather's last fight was in September against Juan Manuel Marquez, where he cruised, easily to a 12-round decision. It was Mayweather's comeback fight since retiring 21 months before.
Boxing fans have long hoped for a Pacquaio-Mayweather showdown, and it looks like it just may happen ... soon.
its bout dam time floyd fought somebody real...this decide the G.o.a.t.
http://ballerstatus Disagreeable
and im a man who stare at g.o.a.ts.
http://wins2n.pongco.multiply.com winston
pacquiao is a sure winner! mayweather i suggest that you dont run!
James – Chicago
I really sorry for Manny...a butt whoopin waits in the wings!
dretruth
Damn - what we've been waiting for. I don't know both of them are pd for pd.
pelonis
Easy pips, the fight is not signed yet!
As you have read " floyd agreed to a tentative conditions"...now we dont know what those conditions were.
He could have said yes to a 60-40 split in his favor, for them to wear a boxers gloves, a bigger ring, the weight etc etc.
Pacquiao team will look at it and make some modification of their own...it'll be awhile before they sign an actual contract. DONT GET YOUR HOPES UP!
I say second half of 2010.
Young Nez
I cannot wait for that if it does happen. Should be a classic.
Whiteboy from CBP
Pacquaio is gonna win. Mayweather is gonna run like Plies ran from 40 Glocc and his Crew. After the fight, hella dope to see if Pacman fights Yuri Foreman for the Super Welterweight title, that's like 50 Cent stepping to Jay-Z.
http://www.fightnight.com DON KINGALING
when floyd gonna step up in weight class and challenge himself like TRUE champions do instead of beatin up on these little dudes??? Bernard Hopkins steppin up to heavyweight next year like a TRUE champion does.. anyone notice mayweather never wanted to gain 15 pounds and fight Bernard???? lots of money in that fight so whats floyds excuse this time??????????????
Roderick Moore
Most of you aren't even real boxing fans...
To think that Manny will walk through
Mayweather is absurd! I've seen every
Mayweather fight and I've NEVER seen
him run!
dev
i cant wait to see this fight i think i would put money on money though
Box Boss
THE PRETTY BOY WILL WIN!!!!
Whiteboy from CBP
Manny Pacquaio is the G.O.A.T. of boxing when he beats Mayweather! He prolly eats goat too! Woohoo!
Frame
Pretty boy ain't invincible. Shit, Castillo got robbed when he schooled his ass the first time and Corley exposed that he don't like pressure when he almost knocked his ass to the mat. Manny's one aggressive dude and he gon give his ass some serious pressure. Not only is Pac-Man a southpaw but his punches come from unorthodox angles. Is Floyd gonna see 'em coming? Who knows...
Slab
FLOYD MAY got dis shit all day...NUFF SAID
Slab
oh yea...HOPKINS over JONES JR in 5
nesticles
floyd will be exposed for the bitch he is.
http://dvsinc.blogspot.com/ VENGEANCE IS MINE!!!!!!!!!!
THIS ONE IS GONE BE ONE FOR THE BOOKS!!!!!
IT'LL GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS ONE OF THE GREATEST FIGHTS EVER!!!!
EITHER SOME ONE'S RECORD IS GONE GET TARNISHED OR SOME ONE'S GONE GET WHOOPED!!!!
BOTTOM LINE IS: LET THE BEST ONE BE LEFT STANDING!!!
mac jr
yall must have 4got how good floyd really is... it pisses me wen ppl dont even watch boxing and say manny gone win... mayweather adapts 2 anything... manny was so sloppy n da cotto fight even though he won... dont make no mistakes or fight sloppy cus mayweather is gonna catch everything... manny doesnt have a chance...this is jus a another easy match 4 floyd....AS ALWAYS!!!
J. Yayo
LET'S GO MONY MAYWEATHER!!!
LA DODGER
@J. Yayo:
ITS "MONEY" MUTHAFUCKKA!!!
http://beauty2love1@yahoo.com LADY T
FOR ALL YALL THT IS ON FLOYD'S PIPE JUMP OFF NOW PLEASE HE IS NOT THE SHIT. MANNY IS KILLING THESE DAYS AND HE IS 2 HUNGRY AND FLOYD BEEN RUNNING 2 LONG HE GOIN 2 MURDER HIM AND PRETTY AINT GOIN 2 B PRETTY ANYMORE LOL!!!!!!. AND YES IM A CHICK AND USE 2 TRAIN B4 I HAD MY SON AND IM A HEAVY BOXING FAN. YEAH I SAW MAYWEATHER OVER THE YEARS BUT HIS TIME IS UP. TIME 2 HIT THE BRICKS FLOYD "MONEY" MAYWEATHER LMAO!!!
http://www.hotmail.com jackie acero
"pretty boy" you're the man...surely you will win!...from philippines...
ernie a
This fight will not happen B AZZ BOY will find away out .
He knows his GONA GET KNOCKED THE F OUT.
There isn’t enough ring for him to use his true talent RUNNING ARUOND
Already has asking MANNY to take a OLIMPIC TYEP BLOOD TEST
AS AWAY OF GETTING OUT OF THIS.
How many times has he asked anyone else to take this test
Prettier than Floyd
Floyd's a coward.
"American's love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle" - Gen. George S. Patton
It looks like the boxing mega-fight between Filipino superstar Manny Pacquaio and Floyd Mayweather Jr. is getting closer to becoming a reality.
