By Marc Anthony Reyes
Philippine Daily Inquirer
There's still another weighty issue to deal with as far as the planned Manny Pacquiao-Oscar de la Hoya megabout is concerned.
Pacquiao's camp is asking for a penalty of no less than $3 million per excess pound if the Golden Boy doesn't meet the catch weight of 147 lbs.
"We still don't have any deal yet with regard to that but we are asking $3 million," Pacquiao's chief counsel Franklin Gacal told the Inquirer.
De la Hoya has not fought in the welterweight division for the past seven years and will be coming down two weight classes to meet the current WBC lightweight titlist.
Pacquiao will leapfrog two divisions to meet him though he has not gone past the lightweight ranks (135 lbs) since starting his pro career at light flyweight (108 lbs).
Both camps have also yet to agree on the date of the weigh-in, something that could tilt the favor either way.
Pacquiao is pushing for the same-day weigh-in but Gacal admitted that it won't be acceptable to De la Hoya's camp.
"We want it to happen the day before fight," said Gacal.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
There's still another weighty issue to deal with as far as the planned Manny Pacquiao-Oscar de la Hoya megabout is concerned.
Pacquiao's camp is asking for a penalty of no less than $3 million per excess pound if the Golden Boy doesn't meet the catch weight of 147 lbs.
"We still don't have any deal yet with regard to that but we are asking $3 million," Pacquiao's chief counsel Franklin Gacal told the Inquirer.
De la Hoya has not fought in the welterweight division for the past seven years and will be coming down two weight classes to meet the current WBC lightweight titlist.
Pacquiao will leapfrog two divisions to meet him though he has not gone past the lightweight ranks (135 lbs) since starting his pro career at light flyweight (108 lbs).
Both camps have also yet to agree on the date of the weigh-in, something that could tilt the favor either way.
Pacquiao is pushing for the same-day weigh-in but Gacal admitted that it won't be acceptable to De la Hoya's camp.
"We want it to happen the day before fight," said Gacal.
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