A Pacquiao-Mayweather match in 2010 could be the richest boxing fight ever as Yahoo Sports elevated the Filipino boxer to the number one post kicking Mayweather down to second place in the monthly rankings.
A convincing win by Manny Pacquiao over Puerto Rican boxer Miguel Cotto in their ‘Firepower’ match could lead to a possible Pacquiao-Mayweather match in 2010. If this happens, boxing fans from around the world are saying that the Pacquiao-Mayweather match next year could be the richest boxing fight ever.
This scenario got a boost when Yahoo sports elevated the popular Filipino boxing superstar to the number one spot this month and kicking Mayweather down to second place. The undefeated American boxer was holding to the top position in September when he fought Juan Manuel Marquez at the MGM Grand garden arena. Yahoo sports reports:
Manny Pacquiao, who faces Miguel Cotto on Nov. 14 in Las Vegas in what is expected to be a high-paced bout, supplanted Floyd Mayweather Jr. for the top spot. Mayweather had a one-point edge over Pacquiao in September, but Pacquiao climbed past him by five points in October.
Three fewer voters participated in the voting in October than did in September and that appeared to help Pacquiao. Pacquiao received 13 of the 25 first-place votes from the elite panel of boxing writers, with Mayweather picking up the other first-place 12 votes.
Top Rank Promotions owner and Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum is trying to downplay a Pacquiao-Mayweather match in 2010 citing Mayweather’s insistence of top billing and bigger share of the fight purse. Mayweather is floating a 60-40 split of the purse in his favor. Arum thinks that this is an insult to the Filipino boxer who is expected to win handily over the Puerto Rican boxer on November 14. Boxing fans from around the world thinks that a 50-50 split sharing of the fight purse is more likely.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is fresh from his victory over Mexican boxer Juan Manuel Marquez after a 19-month self-imposed retirement. Mayweather retired undefeated right after his bout with Ricky Hatton two years ago.
In the meantime, Pacquiao has just arrived in Los Angeles, California from his initial training at the Shape Up Gym in Baguio City, Philippines where the pound-for-pound king was holed up as the country suffered from a devastating back-to-back typhoon that submerged most part of Metro Manila and the rest of northern Philippines.
The pound-for-pound king will continue his training at the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood and later move to Las Vegas a few days before fight night for the final leg of his training before he tangles with Miguel Cotto on November 14 at the MGM Grand garden arena.
