Video of Pacquiao confirming interest in Mayweather

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Just tonight, Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s lead advisor told The Times the unbeaten fighter will move past his bitter relationship with the chairman of Manny Pacquiao‘s Top Rank promotional company, Bob Arum, to allow for negotiations to proceed for a possible super-fight capable of becoming the most lucrative showdown in boxing history.

Earlier this week, Mayweather responded to Pacquiao’s impressive 12th-round TKO of Puerto Rico’s Miguel Cotto on Saturday night in Las Vegas by saying he’d yet to hear Pacquiao say he wants to fight Mayweather -- the man Pacquiao surpassed as the world’s top pound-for-pound fighter.

Then, KTLA reporter Cher Calvin cornered Pacquiao (50-3-2) at a victory celebration gathering on Tuesday, and asked him to go on the record with his wishes for a Mayweather bout. Here’s the exchange.

The buzz for a Pacquiao-Mayweather fight next year is intense. In fact, Calvin invited me to KTLA studios in Hollywood today for a lengthy disussion about the participants. The interview will air tonight on KTLA’s 10 p.m. newscast if you’re interested in watching.

-- Lance Pugmire