Mayweather-Pacquiao Could Be Finalized This Week, According To Source

The most important fight in boxing in a very long time, Manny Pacquiao against Floyd Mayweather, could "definitely be finalized this week," according to someone close to the ongoing negotiations, reports Lem Satterfield at FanHouse.

With both fighters agreed to the bout in principle, all that's left is deciding where to hold it: the MGM Grand in Las Vegas or Cowboys Stadium.

Although Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has offered $25 million to host the bout, that number could rise, the fight's promoters believe.

Still, the offer from Dallas is expected to be surpassed by the MGM Grand, where both fighters and their respective promoters have familairy and have routinely enjoyed success. [...]

Citing a source involved in the site talks, The Los Angeles Times spelled out a scenario in which the MGM Grand would generate $28 million in live-gate sales, offer 40,000 closed-circuit seats through MGM/Mirage properties, and charge $100 a head for a possible $4 million surplus -- a total worth of around $32 million.

"I really believe that it will be done by late Thursday," said the source. "It will definitely be finalized this week. I'm just not sure if it's going to be Dallas or the MGM."

Pacquiao's adviser, Michael Koncz, offers his prediction on the fight's location: "I believe that it will end up at the MGM because both fighters want to fight in Las Vegas," said Koncz. "I think that both fighters have expressed their desire to fight in Las Vegas."

With NCAA basketball conference championships wrapping up that day, and this fight that night, you should probably go ahead and make sure you don't have any plans on Mar. 13.