De La Hoya wants Floyd Jr-Pacquiao to happen

For Oscar De La Hoya, there is only one major fight left for Manny Pacquiao. "The fight that has to be made is Mayweather against Pacquiao," De La Hoya told GMA News Online when chanced upon the Wild Card gym in Los Angeles, California during reigning World Boxing Association (WBA) and International boxing Federation (IBF) junior welterweight titlist Amir Khan's media day workout. Unfortunately for the 'Pacman’'his very own promoter, Top Rank's Bob Arum, doesn't want to make the fight, according to De La Hoya. "The one that doesn't want the fight (Pacquiao-Mayweather) is Bob Arum," said De La Hoya, whom Arum promoted when he was still the face of the sport, but now his fierce rival in the business of promoting boxing fights through Golden Boy Promotions. "For whatever reasons, I have no idea." Shortly after Pacquiao scored a debatable majority decision over rival Juan Manuel Marquez for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight championship belt last week in Las Vegas, Arum was quick to say that a possible fourth fight between the Filipino sensation and his ageing, but tough Mexican foe. To De La Hoya, however, a fourth encounter between one of boxing's most compelling rivalries no longer makes any sense. Just like everyone else, De La Hoya is also looking forward of witnessing the fight the entire world wants to see. "We want the fight. Golden Boy wants the fight. Mayweather wants the fight, and I know for a fact that Pacquiao wants the fight. I know that for a fact." Pacquiao serves as Top Rank's fair-haired boy, while Mayweather co-promotes his fights with De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions. Negotiations for a Pacquiao-Mayweather showdown were attempted twice in the past, and both times, talks bogged down. The main contention at hand was Mayweather's insistence that they undergo random style drug-testing at least 14 days before the bout in order to level the field amidst accusations by the Mayweather camp that the fighting congressman from Sarangani province is into performance enhancing drugs. While initially it refused Mayweather's demand, Pacquiao's camp recently appeared to have softened its stand, claiming it could compromise negotiations involving Olympic-style drug testing. If ever the blue-print for the super-fight is finally made, both Pacquiao and Mayweather are reportedly expected to receive a fight purse of not less than $50 million each. — JVP, GMA News