--- description: Pacman’s agent Fred Sternburg quashes media reports of a deal, but concedes there has been movement in a "positive direction." title: Pacquiao Hasn't Actually Agreed to That Mayweather Fight image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta26a7be2f783631d/698779fcf887dc081ee89863/459447356.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Sports](/section/sports/) ## Sports Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Boxing](/tag/boxing/) ## Boxing Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Pacquiao and Mayweather Fight Still Up in the Air by [David Stout](/author/david-stout/) ## David Stout Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 13, 2023 7:50 PM CUTPublished: Jan 15, 2015 2:50 AM CUT  Manny Pacquiao speaks to media at the postfight press conference after winning against Chris Algieri during the WBO world welterweight title at The Venetian in Macau on Nov. 23, 2014 Manny Pacquiao speaks to media at the postfight press conference after winning against Chris Algieri during the WBO world welterweight title at The Venetian in Macau on Nov. 23, 2014Chris Hyde—Getty Images by [David Stout](/author/david-stout/) ## David Stout Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 13, 2023 7:50 PM CUTPublished: Jan 15, 2015 2:50 AM CUT **Correction appended, Jan. 16, 2015, 10:18 a.m. E.T.** Boxing fans hoping to see the fight of the century between eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao and unbeaten Floyd Mayweather will have to keep waiting. Earlier this week, Pacman’s publicist Fred Sternburg labeled the negotiations between the fighters as a “process” but said things were headed in a good direction. “There is still a long way to go,” said Sternburg in a message to the BBC that was shared with TIME. But, he conceded that “the movement has been in a positive direction.” The potential matchup between arguably two of the greatest welterweights to have ever laced up gloves has been stalled for the better part of eight years because of management feuds, contract disputes and disagreements over drug testing schemes. \[[BBC](http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/boxing/30825154 "undefined")\] _Correction: The story has been updated to include the full statement from Pacquiao’s representative._ _The original version of this story also misidentified Fred Sternburg. He is Manny Pacquiao’s publicist._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3668563/manny-pacquiao-floyd-mayweather-fight/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3668563/manny-pacquiao-floyd-mayweather-fight/"},"headline":"Pacquiao and Mayweather Fight Still Up in the Air","datePublished":"2015-01-15T02:50:24.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-13T19:50:04.000Z","description":"The Filipino boxer’s management says there's still \"a long way to go\"","url":"https://time.com/3668563/manny-pacquiao-floyd-mayweather-fight/","keywords":["Boxing","fight","floyd mayweather"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta26a7be2f783631d/698779fcf887dc081ee89863/459447356.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"David Stout","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/david-stout/"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta26a7be2f783631d/698779fcf887dc081ee89863/459447356.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Clash In Cotai II - Manny Pacquiao v Chris Algieri","caption":"Clash In Cotai II - Manny Pacquiao v Chris Algieri","creditText":"Chris Hyde—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/sports/","name":"Sports"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/boxing/","name":"Boxing"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3668563/manny-pacquiao-floyd-mayweather-fight/","name":"Pacquiao and Mayweather Fight Still Up in the Air"}}]}] ```