The idea of building a site for the super showdown was broached by Arum to the Los Angeles Times in a story that appeared Tuesday.
Erecting a temporary location makes a lot of sense because Las Vegas doesn’t have a massive arena that can host such a big event.
The biggest venue in Sin City is the Thomas and Mack Center inside the University of Nevada-Las Vegas campus, which can seat almost 20,000, while the MGM Grand Garden Arena has a capacity of 18,000.
The Sam Boyd football stadium can do 40,000 but the venue is located far from the heart of the action, compelling Arum to ponder about the construction of a makeshift arena.
Arum added that the likely date in case Pacquiao and Mayweather get it on is June 2012, noting that the proposed date of May is too early given the heavy tasks that are needed to be completed.
It appears that all major roadblocks have been cleared following Pacquiao’s recent announcement that he is even willing to take a smaller share in the prize money as long as the fight everyone wants to see finally becomes a reality.
Pacquiao, who turned 33 over the weekend, has also agreed to Mayweather’s demand of Olympic-style blood and urine testing.
Pacquiao is coming off a hard-earned 12-round majority decision over Mexican nemesis Juan Manuel Marquez last month, while Mayweather stopped Victor Ortiz last September.
source mb.com.ph | By NICK GIONGCO
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