"March 13 or Bust"- Bob Arum

[killersheep]

It's hard to believe that we have another nine months of negotiation rumors.

[Taeth]

We've heard all this with Pacquiao-Barrera II, and every fight afterwards except the Diaz fight. Pacquiao has always allegedly shyed away from fights, but I don't think he will expect 60/40 in the end. I also wouldn't be surprised if he didn't face Floyd because this a fight he can't win IMO, I think that March would be a bad date for him, with his ear I am not sure how long it would take before he could start sparring, and Roach has a lot to work on if he wants Manny to be competitive with Floyd, I honestly think they would have to change his style drastastically which they could do 5-6 months, but not in 2-3.

[Nameless]

They are just using the medias to pressure each others. There is too much money at stake not to happen, either would be it in march or june, everybody wants a share of Gargantua's pie, from the VEgas resorts to the promoters without forgetting HBO and cie. It will happen and a deal will be made, we should all, matter of fact, not even bother with these details and wait for the official announcement.