Manny Pacquiao versus Floyd Mayweather is on for March 13th 2010

It seems from recent news reports that both Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather have accepted a proposal to fight on March 13th, 2010 at the welterweight limit of 147 lbs. Mayweather had accepted initially and Pacquiao accepted later after a few tweaks according to Bob Arum. I would have thought that Pacquiao aim to have the fight weight limit set at 145 lbs or thereof instead of the full limit given his size disadvantage. Nevertheless, this is a great fight between two of the best fighters in boxing, in fact, the top two pound for pound fighters in the sport today.

The terms of the agreement have not been shared yet and very few details are available. The fight will be contested using 8 oz. gloves which should favor the smaller more powerful Pacquiao and somewhat counteract the weight limit being more favorable to the bigger Mayweather. Pacquiao is running for office in his homeland and will focus on that after the fight which has been said to be the reason for the quick turnaround on the fight. Hopefully, Pacman isn't too distracted with other things while he prepares for Mayweather and recovers from a tough Cotto fight. He'll need to be at 100% to dethrone the undefeated Floyd. This fight is expected to be the richest ever in boxing but without a doubt will be huge. I certainly can't wait.