LA Boxing Examiner | Ricardo Lois
Maybe the boxing power structure is getting it. When the boxing world is begging for a super fight, get the bout negotiated quickly, and inside a ring as soon as possible.
If the reports of Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather agreeing to fight on March 13 are true, the fighters and promoters involved in the biggest bout boxing has produced in the last ten years show be applauded.
Top Rank's Bob Arum and Golden Boy Promotion's Richard Schaefer have been able to deliver a true super fight in a record time; roughly a week and a half elapsed from initial negotiations to Pacquiao signing a contract in the Philippines.
Boxing fans who have been clamoring for the fight since Pacquiao destroyed Miguel Cotto on November 14th, will be treated with a true super fight roughly four months later.
There are still contractual details to be finalized regarding location (New Orleans, Las Vegas, and Dallas are all in the mix, but expect Sin City to win in the end), weight division (Floyd show not try to work the situation to his favor and fight at the welterweight limit of 147 pounds), and glove weight (let us see these two modern boxing marvels fight with 8 ounce mitts, get rid of those 10 ounce pillows).
I am sure with fans chomping at the bit, these minor details which could have serious strategic consequences when it comes to the action in the ring, will be ironed out quickly.
For the record, coming from a scribe who has taken jabs at Schaefer, Arum, Pacquiao, and Mayweather regularly during the last few years, I tip my hat to everyone involved with the speedy negotiations and quick turn around time in bringing a fight fans want to the ring.
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Source: Examiner.com
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