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Pacquiao convinced Mayweather super-fight was done

Phil D. Jay 
WBN Editor
‘Pacman’ told journalist deal was made

Information released today states that eight-time champion Manny Pacquiao told a Filipino journalist last week that a deal had been struck with Floyd Mayweather to fight on May 26th or June 9th in Las Vegas.

The 33 year-old, who currently holds the WBO welterweight title, stated to Philip Elia Juico of the Philippine Star: “Si Floyd (Mayweather) na yan, (“It’s done, it’s Floyd,”) on January 16th at his congressional office in the Batasan Complex.

For the multi-weight champion to believe a deal was agreed as early as last week seems to contradict what has followed as Mayweather has dismissed Pacquiao’s current offer of a 50-50 split of the fights earnings and a date disagreement is also still unresolved.

Mayweather’s recent email to the ESPN Center has rasied fresh doubts about whether the fight could be agreed, although Pacquiao has been quoted in the past that he is willing to take a smaller slice of the combined pot to fight the American.

Bob Arum obviously will disagree with Pacquiao’s past willingness to compromise and whether that is still the case remains doubtful. A November meeting between the two continues to be the more likely of the two outcomes as Arum would then potentially get his wish to hold the bout at a larger venue.

The date and venue seems to have now been overtaken by the monetary aspect of the fight and in my opinion, should not even be an issue as both fighters deserve an equal portion of the revenue as any two fighters in a bout of this magnitude should be.

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