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[forum_guy]

Mayweather-Pacquiao superfight nearly finalized

By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports
34 minutes ago

The much-anticipated bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao is all but set for March 13, a source told Yahoo! Sports.

Mayweather has agreed to terms and promoter Bob Arum is making a trip to Manila, Philippines, to finalize a deal with Pacquiao, the source said.

Las Vegas, Dallas and New Orleans are the front-runners to host the bout, which is expected to become the highest-grossing boxing match in the sport’s history.

Pacquiao is the top pound-for-pound fighter in nearly every major ranking, including Yahoo! Sports. Mayweather is No. 2 in most rankings and was No. 1 in nearly all of the polls before he briefly retired in June 2008.

Pacquiao is coming off a 12th-round stoppage of Miguel Cotto on Nov. 14 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, a bout in which he won the World Boxing Organization welterweight championship and erased fears that he is not a legitimate welterweight.

Cotto was a legitimate welterweight in his prime and Pacquiao dominated, knocking him down twice and cruising to the one-sided victory.

Mayweather routed Juan Manuel Marquez, who had previously been ranked No. 2 in the Yahoo! Sports poll, in a Sept. 19 fight at the MGM Grand.

The public demand for the fight has been enormous, putting pressure on Arum and Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer, who represents Mayweather, to get a deal done.

Promoters had targeted May 1 for the fight almost from the moment that Pacquiao stopped Cotto. But Pacquiao filed Tuesday to run for Congress in the Philippines and the election will be held on May 10.

Given that, the bout with Mayweather had to be moved up to March 13 or pushed back until September.

Though there were reports that Arum was considering matching Pacquiao with new WBO super welterweight champion Yuri Foreman on March 13 in Dallas, that was a diversionary move and was never serious, the source said.

A survey team from Top Rank will inspect Dallas Cowboys Stadium as a possible venue. The MGM Grand Garden Arena and the New Orleans Superdome are also in the running to host the mega-fight, the source said.

[TheDOCTORdre]

Please be in Dallas

[forum_guy]

Originally posted by TheDOCTORdre
Please be in Dallas


Thats what im saying. Wonder how much tickets would be?

[TheDOCTORdre]

Originally posted by forum_guy
Thats what im saying. Wonder how much tickets would be?

Do you think party passes would be an option lol

[forum_guy]

Originally posted by TheDOCTORdre
Do you think party passes would be an option lol


lol, i compare the magnitude of this fight to a Lesnar-Fedor fight. Not sure if you follow MMA. This is going to be amazing. I do think Mayweather will win though.

[TheDOCTORdre]

Originally posted by forum_guy
lol, i compare the magnitude of this fight to a Lesnar-Fedor fight. Not sure if you follow MMA. This is going to be amazing. I do think Mayweather will win though.

What??? Pacquiao is gonna roll Mayweather

[M-town lobo fan]

Originally posted by forum_guy
lol, i compare the magnitude of this fight to a Lesnar-Fedor fight. Not sure if you follow MMA. This is going to be amazing. I do think Mayweather will win though.

Mayweather is a paper Champ always been! I give him props he's smart & still has to step in the ring but he waits till everyone gets old to fight them or fights smaller guys trying to make weight.Made millions doing it give him that!If your a real boxing fan and know something about boxing you know what he's about.He never faught Kosta Tszyu,Oscar Dela Hoya,Shane Mosely in their Prime.He dodged Paul Williams,Miguel Cotto & Antonio Margarito.Hope he gets his A$$ Kicked!

[IHStangFan]

Originally posted by TheDOCTORdre
What??? Pacquiao is gonna roll Mayweather I hope so! :clap:

[DDBooger]

Originally posted by M-town lobo fan
Mayweather is a paper Champ always been! I give him props he's smart & still has to step in the ring but he waits till everyone gets old to fight them or fights smaller guys trying to make weight.Made millions doing it give him that!If your a real boxing fan and know something about boxing you know what he's about.He never faught Kosta Tszyu,Oscar Dela Hoya,Shane Mosely in their Prime.He dodged Paul Williams,Miguel Cotto & Antonio Margarito.Hope he gets his A$$ Kicked! AND THAT IS THE TRUTH! Glad to hear someone agree.

[eagles_victory]

Originally posted by M-town lobo fan
Mayweather is a paper Champ always been! I give him props he's smart & still has to step in the ring but he waits till everyone gets old to fight them or fights smaller guys trying to make weight.Made millions doing it give him that!If your a real boxing fan and know something about boxing you know what he's about.He never faught Kosta Tszyu,Oscar Dela Hoya,Shane Mosely in their Prime.He dodged Paul Williams,Miguel Cotto & Antonio Margarito.Hope he gets his A$$ Kicked! lol I hear this all the time... wonder what excuse people will throw out after he defeats Manny.

[TheDOCTORdre]

Originally posted by eagles_victory
lol I hear this all the time... wonder what excuse people will throw out after he defeats Manny.

He wont defeat Pacquiao

[eagles_victory]

Originally posted by TheDOCTORdre
He wont defeat Pacquiao Ive heard that before neither fighter has been in the ring with an opponent the caliber of the other but in this case I still believe Floyd will come out on top.

[TheDOCTORdre]

Originally posted by eagles_victory
Ive heard that before neither fighter has been in the ring with an opponent the caliber of the other but in this case I still believe Floyd will come out on top.

Floyd will come out on top...face down on top of the mat

[forum_guy]

Mayweather's defense is too good. He will win the fight.

[forum_guy]

Don't want to say Floyd wins by stoppage but i do think he will knock Pac-man down a few times. IMO Pac-man will force Floyd to fight his best fight and Floyd will take care of business.

[coach]

http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/news/story?id=4707382

looks like dallas has a chance

[ivchris]

Pac by a knockout. He'll hit Mayweather so hard, his kids will be born dizzy.

[forum_guy]

Originally posted by ivchris
Pac by a knockout. He'll hit Mayweather so hard, his kids will be born dizzy.

haha wrong. Your key word there is HIT. Mayweather's defense is too good to be knocked out.

[Z-RO]

Pac is talented no doubt, but PBF is naturally gifted and I expect him to make work of Pac like everybody else he has ever faced.

[forum_guy]

I see no reason why this fight won't be in vegas whether it says New Orleans and Dallas is an option as well. Why would a fight of this magnitude not be in Vegas. Last time I checked you can't gamble in Dallas:( Tons of people go to Vegas just to lay down bets during fight weekends and be around the environment. However, having it at Texas stadium they would sell more tickets probably at cheaper price since it holds more people.

[coach]

Originally posted by forum_guy
I see no reason why this fight won't be in vegas whether it says New Orleans and Dallas is an option as well. Why would a fight of this magnitude not be in Vegas. Last time I checked you can't gamble in Dallas:( Tons of people go to Vegas just to lay down bets during fight weekends and be around the environment. However, having it at Texas stadium they would sell more tickets probably at cheaper price since it holds more people.

one of the dumbest laws there is

[forum_guy]

Originally posted by coach
one of the dumbest laws there is

[forum_guy]

Originally posted by coach
one of the dumbest laws there is


:clap:

I remember hearing that they were trying to legalize gambling and they were going to convert the astrodome into a casino/hotel. That would have been amazing.

[injuredinmelee]

Originally posted by M-town lobo fan
Mayweather is a paper Champ always been! I give him props he's smart & still has to step in the ring but he waits till everyone gets old to fight them or fights smaller guys trying to make weight.Made millions doing it give him that!If your a real boxing fan and know something about boxing you know what he's about.He never faught Kosta Tszyu,Oscar Dela Hoya,Shane Mosely in their Prime.He dodged Paul Williams,Miguel Cotto & Antonio Margarito.Hope he gets his A$$ Kicked!

DITTO!!!

[TheDOCTORdre]

PacMan is too fast for Mayweather and even if he can get a hit on PacMan, it wont matter because Manny will keep on coming. Mayweather has faced no one close to the caliber of fighter that Pacquiao is

[DU_stud04]

easy now dre..... mayweather is still faster than pacquiao....the biggest advantage pacquiao has is that he doesn't mind getting hit to give a hit, which is when mayweather is most vulnerable. mayweather beats manny to the punch, but it becomes irrelevant because manny can handle mayweathers power and deliver a harder countershot at the same time.

[TheDOCTORdre]

Originally posted by DU_stud04
easy now dre..... mayweather is still faster than pacquiao....the biggest advantage pacquiao has is that he doesn't mind getting hit to give a hit, which is when mayweather is most vulnerable. mayweather beats manny to the punch, but it becomes irrelevant because manny can handle mayweathers power and deliver a harder countershot at the same time.

sorry i get carred away sometimes:D

[M-town lobo fan]

I just want to see Pacuiao knock out Mayweather like Kosta Tszyu did Zab Judah in the 2nd round and make a Video Game out of it like they did Knockout Kings of Zab Judah