Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather November 2012

Top Rank head Bob Arum remains upbeat that Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather will eventually happen. The date: November 2012.

Even though Mayweather is embroiled in legal troubles following his sentencing to 90 days in jail for domestic violence, the Hall of Fame promoter said that the two are going to slug it out in 2012.

Now that Mayweather will be out of commission for the first half of 2012, Pacquiao will likely fight sometime “in the spring” against an opponent to be named in January.

Arum will meet up with Pacquiao when the Filipino spends the new year in Las Vegas.

“I would like to see him fight in the spring,” said the 80-year-old Arum, who has been promoting Pacquiao for the last six years.

Probable opponents are Juan Manuel Marquez, Timothy Bradley and Miguel Cotto.

Marquez and Bradley are the favorites to land the lucrative Pacquiao payday.

Arum said that had it not been for the conviction, Mayweather and Pacquiao would have reached an agreement.

Pacquiao has given in to two of Mayweather’s major demands: Olympic-style drug testing and a smaller revenue share.

Arum said that in the event Pacquiao and Mayweather get it on, the fight will probably end up being held in a sprawling space near the end of the Las Vegas Strip.

Arum said the 45,000-capacity arena that will be built can also be leased for concerts and other big events.

Pacquiao Mayweather demands $100M for mega-fight

Boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao claimed that his unbeaten and controversial rival Floyd Mayweather Jr. is asking a hefty sum for their anticipated blockbuster bout.

“Narinig ko sa $100 million ‘yung hiningi… Basta 'yun ang hinihingi n'ya kaya ‘di matuloy-tuloy [ang laban],” the fighting congressman of Sarangani province told ABS-CBN’s Jay Dayupay.

(I heard he’s asking $100 million. That’s what he’s asking for which is why the fight is not yet done).

Pacquiao, who is turning 33 on Saturday, said he is leaving it to his promoter to negotiate with Mayweather’s camp.

Top Rank Promotions, which handles Pacquiao’s fights, said that $100 million for just one fighter is impossible.

Pacquiao also mentioned that there were offers made by some promoters guaranteeing each fighter $50 million.

The Filipino champion said he has no qualms about getting the lower share, as long as the fight gets done.

“Actually, wala akong problema kahit na maliit lang amg prem’yo ko. Walang problema, basta matuloy lang ang fight (It’s no problem for be to get the smaller prize as long as the fight gets done)” said Pacquiao.