Bob Arum vows to promote Pacquiao vs. Mayweather – Boxing News
Top Rank’s Bob Arum has finally agreed to move forward with dialogues regarding his fighter Manny Pacquiao’s possible super-bout against WBC welterweight titlist Floyd Mayweather. Arum is in dialogues with Curtis Jackson, widely known as 50 Cents, rapper
and actor, who recently joined Mayweather’s The Money Team Promotions.
“We did [speak] with Curtis Jackson, 50 Cent, but I assume they're looking at a fight next year, which we want to do. It shouldn't be hard to make and so forth. Just get it done,” Arum said in his recent interview to a reputable boxing website.
It should be noted here that Arum has previously claimed the fight might happen in 2013, April, if both fighters come to an agreement. In addition, recently Mayweather has been speaking very politely for Pacquiao, something he never did in the past. Maybe
it is an indication that the unbeaten American wants go head to head with the Filipino pride soon.
Mayweather and Pacquiao are both on the verge of retirement. The Filipino former WBO welterweight champion is supposed to fight just three more fights before retiring. Similarly, Floyd Mayweather’s TMT Promotions is an indication that the welterweight might
retire soon.
Earlier this year, both the fighters came close to agreeing to the fight. Mayweather, who believed Arum is being the main hindrance in making the fight happen, went onto speak to Pacquiao himself. However, the deal that was offered by Mayweather to Pacquiao
was not really what the Filipino was expecting. Hence, they both disagreed to fight and went on with other opponents.
Mayweather fought Puerto Rican fighter Miguel Cotto while Pacquiao went onto fight unbeaten American fighter Timothy Bradley. Mayweather was lucky enough to extend his unbeaten streak by defeating Cotto via unanimous decision. However, Pacquiao’s luck did
not shine and the Filipino lost his title to Bradley via controversial split decision.
As of now, Pacquiao is scheduled to fight on November 10, however his opponent is yet to be decided. Chances are that the Filipino might opt for a rematch against Bradley or a fourth match against Mexican foe Juan Manuel Marquez.
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