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09-24-2010, 08:16 PM
c/p from boxing news24.
September 24th, 2010
By Eric Thomas: Legendary promoter Don King thinks it’s still possible to put together the big money mega fight between unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao in the near future. Speaking to Usatoday.com, the 79-year-old King says “Yes, it would be bigger than ever if I’m involved. It’s a bright star, but you don’t know how to follow it, it’s like a lost ball in high weeds.” It would be great if King were to resume his talks with Mayweather and see if he can persuade him to enter talks with Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank for a fight with Pacquiao.
Mayweather will have to wait awhile, though, because Pacquiao has a fight scheduled for November 13th against Antonio Margarito at the Cowboys Stadium, in Arlington, Texas. Once Pacquiao finishes with that fight, and provided that he wins it, that will leave Pacquiao with an opening slot that Mayweather could fill for a huge money fight. Arum has plans of matching Pacquiao up in a rematch with Miguel Cotto in early 2011.
That’s a fight that few people, other than diehard Cotto and Pacquiao fans, are interested in seeing. Pacquiao already proved that he’s better than Cotto when he stopped him in the 12th round last year. Arum would likely temporarily forget about the Cotto-Pacquiao rematch long enough to squeeze Mayweather in Pacquiao’s opening fight slot. King could really help matters if he were able to get Mayweather to bend on certain negotiating points with Pacquiao, such as the random blood testing.
September 24th, 2010
By Eric Thomas: Legendary promoter Don King thinks it’s still possible to put together the big money mega fight between unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao in the near future. Speaking to Usatoday.com, the 79-year-old King says “Yes, it would be bigger than ever if I’m involved. It’s a bright star, but you don’t know how to follow it, it’s like a lost ball in high weeds.” It would be great if King were to resume his talks with Mayweather and see if he can persuade him to enter talks with Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank for a fight with Pacquiao.
Mayweather will have to wait awhile, though, because Pacquiao has a fight scheduled for November 13th against Antonio Margarito at the Cowboys Stadium, in Arlington, Texas. Once Pacquiao finishes with that fight, and provided that he wins it, that will leave Pacquiao with an opening slot that Mayweather could fill for a huge money fight. Arum has plans of matching Pacquiao up in a rematch with Miguel Cotto in early 2011.
That’s a fight that few people, other than diehard Cotto and Pacquiao fans, are interested in seeing. Pacquiao already proved that he’s better than Cotto when he stopped him in the 12th round last year. Arum would likely temporarily forget about the Cotto-Pacquiao rematch long enough to squeeze Mayweather in Pacquiao’s opening fight slot. King could really help matters if he were able to get Mayweather to bend on certain negotiating points with Pacquiao, such as the random blood testing.