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Trainer Freddy Roach has said publicly that his protégé, Manny Pacquiao, will fight at Cowboy stadium on November 13, 2010.
There is no opponent scheduled yet but Roach is adamant that talks are in the works to get the undefeated welterweight, Floyd Mayweather Jr., to agree to a fight for that date.
Earlier in the year, Bob Arum tried to work a deal for a Mayweather-Pacquiao bout, but talks broke down over Olympic-style drug testing.
Roach has said that he is hopeful that an agreement can be reached for the fight to take place. However, should the negotiations fail, Roach said that Pacquiao would fight either Antonio Margarito or Miguel Cotto in Texas.
Recently, Manny Pacquiao was sworn in as a congressman in the Philippines. This move into politics has some analysts wondering if Pacquiao plans to retire or if this might hurt the boxer’s preparations in future fights.
According to Roach, Pacquiao will continue to prepare and be ready for his fighting obligations as he has always done in the past.
A decision on the opponent is expected near the end of the summer. Mayweather has said that he is only interested in fighting in Las Vegas and would not consider fighting in Texas.
In response, Roach says that he has no problem in moving the venue to Las Vegas, as long as Mayweather makes no more excuses.
