Mayweather adviser Leonard Ellerbe confirmed the phone call to ESPN while Pacquiao promoter Bob Arum did the same to BoxingScene.com and Pacquiao themselves talked with ABS-CBN in the Philippines regarding the small discussion.
The Filipino record quoted Pacquiao as stating there would be no issue if Mayweather would certainly accept a 50-50 split of income from precisely what is expected to really do the richest fight in boxing history -- if it ever comes off.
Unbeaten US star Mayweather and Pacquiao, considered to be our planet's top pound-for-pound fighters, almost developed a deal to get a battle as soon as before but the American's insistence on unique anti-doping blood vessels tests helped get rid of the talks.
This time around, Mayweather carries a May 5 night out booked at a Las Vegas area while Pacquiao's promoter wishes a late May date you can save a huge outside arena so for tickets can be sold to increase earnings approximately $50 million.
"Floyd wishes to fight Manny Pacquiao on May 5 in which he moved as much as to achieve out to Manny Pacquiao professionally," Ellerbe said.
Ellerbe told ESPN that Mayweather called from Las Vegas to the Philippines after earlier this month phoning out southpaw Pacquiao on Twitter, taunting "Step Up, Punk" around the world welterweight champion.
Mayweather has been vocal with Pacquiao adviser Michael Koncz more than once in recent weeks, according to all studies.
Pacquiao, 54-3 with 2 drawn and 32 knockouts, provides won his previous 15 combats on the length of nearly seven years while Mayweather, 42-0 with 26 knockouts, need to serve a 90-day imprisonment sentence starting up June 1 after having a household violence conviction.
Arum said that the issue of who Pacquiao would likely next combat could well be resolved this coming week. Arum provided four various other probable foes for "Pac-Man" as next oppositions, which includes Puerto Rico's Miguel Cotto and Americans Lamont Peterson, Tim Bradley and Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez.
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