Talks about a possible Manny Pacquiao/Floyd Mayweather Jr megafight are reportedly under way in the United States.
According to ESPN.com Richard Schaefer, representing Mayweather Jr, flew to Las Vegas on Monday to meet with Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum.
Schaefer told the website: "Floyd and me want to see if we can get the fight done. The fact that I am flying to Las Vegas to meet with Bob shows you how serious our side is about making the fight.
"Bob and I will approach this without egos and try to get it done under fair terms. Floyd gave me his marching orders and I will see today how it goes and report back."
A clash between the current top two P4P fighters would be expected to set a new record for pay-per-view buys - surpassing the 2.4million that Mayweather Jr's points win over Oscar De La Hoya produced in May 2007.
Mayweather Jr (40-0) recently returned from a near two-year lay-off to convincingly outpoint Juan Manuel Marquez, while Pacquiao (50-3-2) cemented his status as P4P top dog by crushing Miguel Cotto on November 14.
If a deal can be reached it's expected the big fight would take place in the first half of 2010. Possible venues include Las Vegas and the new 105,000-capacity stadium of the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas.
Source: espnstar.com
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