EXCEPT for the formal signing of what is expected to be a million-dollar deal, it appears that the highly-anticipated blockbuster fight between the consensus people?s world featherweight champion Manny ?The Destroyer? Pacquiao of the Philippines and IBF and WBA 126 lbs. king Juan Manuel ?Dinamita? Marquez of Mexico is already a done deal.
The target date is on May 22 at a still undetermined venue.
?I talked to Kery Davis (of HBO Sports) on that,? said Arum, the handler of Marquez, in a lengthy interview with Steve Kim of maxboxing.com.
?Murad Muhammad (who promotes Pacquiao) and I made a deal subject to Pacquiao signing off on it and he?s coming into New York to sit down with Murad and the HBO guys, I think next week,? added the big boss of the controversial Top Rank Promotions Inc.
