"We are ready," Pacquiao told abs-cbnnews.com. "If it pushes
through, once he signs the contract then I'll sign the contract. Only
the little things are being worked out and negotiations are almost
done."
The little thing? It would be nice if they told us what the little things are. Clearly pre-fight drug testing has been the main reason for this fight not happening in the past. For some odd reason I have a feeling it will work out this time though. We have heard from both the Pacquiao and Mayweather camps over the last couple weeks and both are saying they want the fight to happen. The fight would happen in Las Vegas on May 5th which is when Mayweather had been planning his next fight for a while. If Pacquiao isn't the opponent Mayweather said he will find the next best option. The Pacquiao camp has recently claimed that their fighter is ready to agree to the drug testing terms. If the bout falls through again Pacquiao will most likely look for a 4th fight with Juan Manuel Marquez after the close decision win in their last fight.
I honestly believe this will be the last chance for the fight to happen. They're both getting older and clearly want to fight at the top of their game. If Mayweather wins he will cement himself as the best fighter ever, and arguably Pacquiao could do the same. For the fans sake we wanna get this show on the road and watch what we hope is a 12 round war between two great fighters. I could be wrong, but I think this time it actually happens.
