Mayweather-Pacquiao fight Status

[Ian DeTornado]

Pacquiao promoter unveils countdown timer for Mayweather

MANILA, Philippines – The clock is literally ticking for Floyd Mayweather Jr. to make up his mind and fight Manny Pacquiao.

Top Rank Inc., which promotes Pacquiao, has set up a timer on its official website that acts as a countdown for Mayweather to agree on facing Pacquiao.

The countdown timer, labeled as “’Money’ Time: Mayweather’s Decision,” has been placed on the topmost part of Top Rank’s website. As of posting time, Mayweather has one day and one hour to decide whether to face Pacquiao.

Top Rank chief Bob Arum said when the deadline lapses, he will look for other fights for Pacquiao, possibly against Antonio Margarito or a rematch with WBO junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto in November.

Arum earlier said Pacquiao has already agreed to the terms for the Mayweather bout, adding that it is now up to the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based boxer to give his nod of approval to finalize the fight.

Negotiations for a Pacquiao-Mayweather showdown, which is expected to be the richest fight in boxing history, had been hounded by issues on blood-testing protocol, with Mayweather insisting for random, Olympic-style blood testing.

Pacquiao reportedly already agreed to take the tests. - Philstar News Service, www.philstar.com

- The fight is planned to happen on November, but there are rumors that "GAYWEATHER" wants to back on retirement before october.... He's clearly dodging away from Pacman and the Megafight!

[Sedition: Gladiator]

I personally am not a Mayweather fan. I think Pacquiao, though probably not a more skilled boxer than Mayweather, is much more aggressive and poses a major threat to Mayweather's undefeated record. Pacquiao's come right at you style would be too much for Mayweather's defensive borefest style. I would love to see it happen just so Mayweather can be shut down for once. Here's hoping he doesn't back out.

[Ian DeTornado]

The Boxing superfight is unlikely to happen on 2010...

Mayweather’s camp did not respond to a deadline early Saturday put in place by Pacquiao promoter Top Rank for exclusive negotiations, which has put what could be the richest fight in boxing history in doubt.

If the fight with Mayweather doesn’t happen, Pacquiao could fight recently crowned junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto, whom he’s already defeated, or former welterweight champion Antonio Margarito. Arum said that Pacquiao plans to fight Nov. 13 regardless of the opponent.