AS VEGAS – Though sports fans remain desperate to see
Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight Manny Pacquiao, in 2010 the superstar boxers
came closer to fighting than anyone previously realized, according to a
document obtained by Yahoo! Sports.
A contract sent on Dec. 11, 2009, by Golden Boy Promotions on behalf of
Mayweather to Top Rank on behalf of Pacquiao proposed a 50-50 financial
split between the sides for a fight that would have been held March 13,
2010. The eight-page agreement is so detailed that it