Mayweather, Pacquiao closer to fight after hour-long meeting in Miami

Hours after they briefly met during the NBA game between the Miami Heat and the Milwaukee Bucks, Floyd Mayweather visited Manny Pacquiao in his hotel room where they met for over an hour according to a report by Dan Rafael of ESPN.

"It was very pleasant and very encouraging, and we give Floyd credit for coming over," Pacquiao adviser Michael Koncz to Rafael. "That's the first time they ever sat eye to eye. I've met Floyd many times, but he and Manny had never had a chance to meet. They talked at halftime, but this was a longer, more serious meeting. You could tell by their body language that this was very positive. It was for a good hour or more.”

Koncz, who was also present at the game, said that the two showed respect for each other.

"It was a business meeting, but it wasn't a tense business meeting. I think that's because they both have mutual respect for each other,” he added. “We'll determine what will happen over the next couple of days."

Mayweather is supposed to announce his upcoming opponent this week but it might be delayed because of the chance encounter with Pacquiao.

"I told Floyd I would call Bob [Arum of Top Rank] in the morning, and I did that and discussed them with Bob, and he assured us they have been worked out. I took care of it," Koncz said. "I said to Floyd, and Manny agreed, that if those are the only two broadcasting issues, we would take care of them."

Although Miguel Cotto was seen as the favorite to land the May 2 fight against Mayweather, Amir Khan also emerged as a possible option. The British fighter was also rumored to be Pacquiao’s Plan B if Mayweather had a rematch against Cotto.

“Floyd said, 'I want the fight to happen,' and Manny said he does, too. If the fighters both want the fight to happen, who can stop it? They both said they want it to happen, and we're still looking to make it happen on May 2,” Koncz added. "I think people are just tired of all of this. Me and Manny, and maybe Floyd, we're tired of the fans and everybody, everywhere we go continually asking us when the fight will happen. Boxing needs this fight to happen, and it needs to happen in May."

“I would have liked to see it happen three or four or five years ago, but hopefully we can get it done now. It will be the biggest fight in history."