De La Hoya - Pacquiao talks to intensify next week in Los Angeles

By Marc Abrams

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, the proposed talks of mega bout between Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao will heat up in earnest as Bob Arum and Richard Schaefer will meet in Los Angeles to discuss the dynamics of what it will take for the fight to take place.

Pacquiao would move up two weight classes from Lightweight so certain weight clauses, Gloves and of course money will be at the head of discussions.

"There are some issues we need to talk about," Schaefer said. "There are some deal points which need to be discussed, such as the split of the revenues, the weight. I think the gloves, maybe."

"Manny let me know what he wanted and we explored his participation in the fight with De La Hoya," Arum told ESPN.com. "Now, on Wednesday, I'll sit down with Richard and see if we can hammer out a deal."