The much-anticipated dream match between Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. is all but set for March 13, this news was published on a Yahoo! Sports.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. has agreed to terms and promoter Bob Arum is about to take a trip to Manila to finalize a deal with Pacquiao. Both parties are considering Las Vegas, Dallas and New Orleans for the venue, which is expected to become the highest-grossing boxing match in the sport’s history.

Pacquiao is the top pound-for-pound fighter in nearly every major ranking, including Yahoo! Sports. Mayweather is No. 2 in most rankings and was No. 1 in nearly all of the polls before he briefly retired in June 2008.

After Pacquiao victorious fight against Miguel Cotto early this November, the public demand for the fight between the two boxing superstar has been mounting, putting pressure on Arum and Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer, who represents Mayweather, to get a deal done.

Promoters had targeted May 1 for the fight but due to Pacquiao’s intent to run for the Congressional seat in 2010 election, the fight would either be moved up to March 13 or pushed back until September 2010.

Though there were reports that Arum was considering matching Pacquiao with new WBO super welterweight champion Yuri Foreman on March 13 in Dallas that was a diversionary move and was never serious.

A survey team from Top Rank promotions will inspect Dallas Cowboys Stadium as a possible venue. The MGM Grand Garden Arena and the New Orleans Superdome are also in the running to host the mega-fight of the century.

Source: Yahoo! Sports

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