Manny Pacquiao is a box office hit, selling 1.25 million pay-per-views for his fight with Miguel Cotto in a performance that could set up the richest fight ever against Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Seven-time world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao returned to a hero's welcome in the Philippines on Friday, with his next fight likely to be in the political ring as he prepares to run for Congress in next May's elections.

In the next 24 hours, negotiations will commence to arrange the biggest fight in boxing: Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather. The former mythical pound-for-pound king before he took an almost two-year hiatus in 2007 Mayweather against the current one, an action hero who already is the greatest Asian fighter in history and one of the all-time greats from any era in any weight class.

A promoter for Manny Pacquiao says he's ready to begin negotiations for a fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr.

NEW YORK - Floyd Mayweather Jr. against Manny Pacquiao. A fight too big not to happen. Bob Arum of Pacquiao promoter Top Rank said Thursday he's ready to negotiate...

NEW YORK -- Floyd Mayweather Jr. against Manny Pacquiao. A fight too big not to happen. Bob Arum of Pacquiao promoter Top Rank said Thursday he's ready to negotiate a showdown between the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world, ev

MANILA, Nov 20 — Seven-time world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao returned to a hero’s welcome in the Philippines today, with his next fight likely to be in the political ring as he prepares to run for Congress in next May’s elections. Pacquiao, widely regarded as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, has set his eyes on a seat in the lower house of Congress, a battle he lost in 2007 ...

NEW YORK - Floyd Mayweather Jr. against Manny Pacquiao. A fight too big not to happen. Bob Arum of Pacquiao promoter Top Rank said Thursday he's ready to negotiate a showdown between the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world, even suggesting potential locations and acknowledging that his Filipino star is willing to fight at 147 pounds. Arum is waiting to hear from Golden Boy Promotions chief ...

Promoter Bob Arum wants Pacquiao-Mayweather fight By Dave Skretta, The Associated Press NEW YORK - Floyd Mayweather Jr. against Manny Pacquiao. A fight too big not to happen. Bob Arum of Pacquiao promoter Top Rank said Thursday he's ready to negotiate a showdown between the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world, even suggesting potential locations and acknowledging that his Filipino star is ...

The trash talking has started, venues are lining up to play host and Floyd Mayweather is leaving no doubt that he wants Manny Pacquiao who many believe replaced him atop the pound-for-pound list.