Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum said Floyd Mayweather will be on the agenda when he begins a series of meeting with Manny Pac­quiao during his five-day stay in the country. Arum arrived in Manila from Los Angeles early yesterday morning and should be able to have some­thing concrete when he heads back to the US this weekend to finalize the details of Pacquiao’s much-awaited ring return on June 2 or June 9 in Las Vegas. “There’d be lots of things to talk about,” said the 80-year-old Arum, who will discuss with the Filipino fighter the pros and cons of all four fighters that are on the list of pos­sible foes. Tim Bradley, Juan Manuel Mar­quez, Lamont Peterson and Miguel Cotto are being eyed as rivals and Arum said a formal announcement can be made as early as next week.

Mayweather will also get a size­able amount of time during the talks but Arum said it won’t be for a fight he is planning for June not only because a bigger stadium is needed to host such a mega fight but Mayweather himself is not keen on facing Pacquiao in the immedi­ate future. Mayweather will fight on May 5 at the MGM Grand and among those being looked at are lightweight Robert Guerrero of the US and Saul Alvarez of Mexico. However, a Pacquiao-Mayweath­er clash would be perfect for a No­vember date, noted Arum, adding that a 40,000-capacity makeshift arena can be put up on the Las Vegas strip courtesy of casino mag­nates Steve Wynn and Sheldon Adelson.

Pacquiao said he is not veering away from a face-off with May-weather and the fact that he has agreed to Olympic-style testing and a smaller cut on the revenue speak of his genuine intentions to meet the unbeaten American in the ring.(N.Giongko,mb)