Harold Lederman: ?Scoop Malinowski, always a pleasure to be with you, go ahead.?
BoxingInsider: Pacquaio vs. Mayweather is finally looking close to reality.
Harold Lederman: ?I saw Floyd in Cincinnati on Saturday night. I didn?t ask him if he?s fighting Manny because everybody asks him if he?s fighting Manny. Floyd was there and he?s smiling and you know he?s thinking about it, that?s for sure. I hope you?re right, I hope so. May 5th they?re saying. They?re talking but it?s gonna be great. It?s gonna be a great fight, let me tell you, it?s gonna be everything we anticipate ? and then some. These two guys are not gonna come and give us a lousy fight. They know the world?s been waiting for it, they want to see it. They?re gonna give us a great fight. Bet the ranch on it Scoop. Harold Lederman told you first, it?s gonna be sensational.?
BoxingInsider: HBO might not get it though.
Harold Lederman: ?There?s always that chance. We?ve got competition, SHOWTIME, Epix, all the others have competition. But we?re gonna try, we?re gonna be in contention.?
BoxingInsider: Adrien Broner, do you like him?
Harold Lederman: ?Love him. They gotta find him a great opponent?
BoxingInsider: Like who? (Someone not picked by Al Haymon)
Harold Lederman: ?I think it?s gonna be Eloy Perez. That?s my guess. Because he?s not a puncher but he gives everybody a good fight. Talented guy from northern California. I really think Eloy Perez will be his next opponent. I may be wrong. Certainly he could always go to 135 and find a great opponent. Brandon Rios is a tremendous opponent.?
BoxingInsider: Froch vs. Ward, for the Super Six title, you?re pick?
Harold Lederman: ?That?s not our fight, I can still pick a winner. I still like Andre Ward. You never see the guy lose a round let along lose a fight. One of the coming stars of boxing, Scoop. I like Andre Ward.?
BoxingInsider: Vitali vs. David Haye?
Harold Lederman: ?I mean, I don?t know what I saw with David Haye vs. Wladimir, I?m not the world?s biggest David Haye fan, so I like Vitali.?
BoxingInsider: Cotto vs. Margarito II?
Harold Lederman: ?I gotta keep score so I don?t pick a winner. But I?ll tell you this much, They don?t like each other. It?s gonna be a great fight. I actually think it might be so great it might be the second fight of what may become a trilogy. How?s that for a prediction??
BoxingInsider: Maybe need Yankee Stadium for the next one. Can you recall a fight with more mutual bad blood and animosity?
Harold Lederman: ?No. No. This is the most. Lewis and Tyson hated each other but this is second.?
