Top Rank promoter Bob Arum seems to be mulling over the schedule of Pacquiao-Mayweather fight. Arum is thinking that the much-awaited boxing match should be moved to May 30th or sometime in June, Boxing News 24 reports.
According to the report, the Top Rank chief wants to make sure that there is enough time to promote the upcoming fight properly. It was also reported that should the contracts don't get signed within a couple of weeks, the negotiations would likely last until mid-February.
This would mean three full months to promote the fight. However, from what appears, Arum wants a loner promotion period.
It was previously reported that the highly-anticipated boxing event is scheduled on May 2, falling on the Mexican holiday, Cinco de Mayo.
However, it might be a tough job to get Mayweather to agree to re-scheduling the fight on a later date as the holiday will be a good time for many Mexican fans to watch a big boxing match.
"The thing that really concerns me is that we are running out of time for May 2," Arum said via Dan Rafael of ESPN. "If you want to drag this out a little longer then move the fight to later in May - May 30 is a good date - or go in June. We agreed to go on May 2 because that is the date Mayweather is hung up on, but if we're going to go on May 2 we need to get this done."
"I agree that June is the best time for it," Arum told The Philippine Star. "But I'm not going to make an issue out of it and blow the fight," he added.
Meanwhile Pacquiao and Mayweather met in Miami last week, leaving boxing fans with hopes that big event is happening soon. However, it seems the negotiations between the two parties are still rolling and are taking some time.
"It's time to keep quiet," said Mike Koncz, Pacquiao's adviser.
"There are issues that should be solved in 10 minutes, but it's a slow dance. We send one draft to their side and their lawyer sends back a draft with something else that's an issue," Arum told ESPN. "And there doesn't seem to be any urgency about it on their side. It's terrible."
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