Floyd Mayweather Jr., taking an important step to help create an anticipated super-fight againstManny Pacquiao next year, will open dialogue with Top Rank promotions, Mayweather’s lead advisor told The Times on Thursday night.

“Team Mayweather/Mayweather Promotions have been discussing our options and when we’re finished, we’ll let (co-promoter) Richard Schaefer express our position to Top Rank,” Mayweather’s advisor, Leonard Ellerbe, told The Times in a telephone interview.read more from source