Arum - It's up to Floyd

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Promoter Bob Arum says that the onus is on Floyd Mayweather Jr. to decide whether or not he wants to fight Manny Pacquiao.

 

A potential mega-fight between the Filipino multi-weight world champion and the undefeated American was previously thwarted over disagreements on anti-doping measures.

 

Pacquiao was reluctant to take the pre-fight blood tests that the Mayweather camp had requested both fighters undergo.

 

But Arum now insists his fighter has agreed to the tests and believes the much-anticipated bout hinges on Mayweather's decision.

 

"I'm telling you know, I've had long conversations with him, Manny Pacquiao's first goal is to get Mayweather in the ring and this whole drug-testing nonsense - I think it was nonsense, but Manny has now agreed," he said. "He's agreed, so now that's not an issue. So now the ball's in Mayweather's court and if Mayweather doesn't fight him, that's Mayweather's decision and he has every right to make that decision. If I was Mayweather I wouldn't want to fight Pacquiao either."

 

Arum thinks that Las Vegas would be the most suitable venue for the showdown after Cowboys Stadium was originally mooted.

 

He added: "I live there and I've no problem with the fight being in Vegas, and I know Manny has no problem either. There are things that I know that you don't about why Las Vegas will go to the last mile to get that fight and I would think that Las Vegas has to be the front runner."

 

After Miguel Cotto bounced back from his defeat to Pacquiao with a victory over Yuri Foreman, Arum expects some lucrative opportunities to open up for the Puerto Rican.

 

"We don't what's happening among the elite fighters," he said.

 

"Miguel now goes back to being an elite fighter and a lot of things will be decided if, for example, the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight comes together. When that piece of the puzzle is decided these are fighters out there that could make very attractive fights, like, for example, Margarito and Miguel. So, we'll see, there's no sense rushing in."

 

 

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[grapevine241]

interesting, it sounds like pacquiao has agreed to blood testing. i hope the fight comes off.