Deadline comes and goes Mayweather a no show. Margarito or Cotto next

July 17th, 2010

8CountNews was on the Bob Arum press conference call at 2 AM Central time and listened to Bob Arum as he broke the news that Floyd Mayweather Jr will not be fighting Manny Pacquiao on November 13th. The deadline has come and gone, and Mayweather Jr was a no show. Arum told the press that the fight will not be dead until they secure a different opponent for Pacquiao. It's still possible that this fight can push through if Floyd steps up before a different opponent for Pacquiao is contractually locked in.

Arum quotes from the press conference below

Arum – "I wanted to do this fight badly, and so did Manny. At a point in time we have to move on.”

“I told Ross that Friday was the deadline. Next week I will be talking to the Cotto camp and the Margarito camp regarding a fight with Manny Pacquiao”

Arum answered the big question. Is this fight dead? “It's dead when we conclude an opponent for Manny's fight in November."