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PacquiaoMayweather promoters cancel visit to Dallas LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainBoxing on TSNeotText SizeLAS VEGAS Promoters of the Manny PacquiaoFloyd Mayweather Jr fight abruptly cancelled a trip to Dallas on Wednesday dealing a possibly fatal blow to the chances of Jerry Jones landing the bout for Cowboys StadiumThe trip was cancelled at the last minute because Mayweathers promoter apparently decided he didnt want the fight at the new stadium The move leaves the MGM Grand hotel arena in Las Vegas as the heavy favourite to host the March 13 fightCopromoter Bob Arum who got the news at his 78th birthday party Tuesday night was upset by the trip being cancelled because Jones had rearranged his schedule so he could give the promoters a tour of the US$12 billion stadium and present a proposal to host the boutIm just embarrassed really embarrassed Arum told The Associated Press The man (Jones) changed his whole schedule for this and you certainly want to listen to the manArum said he was blindsided by Mayweathers promoter Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer who was to join him in Dallas along with HBO Sports president Ross Greenburg He said Schaefer called him and told him he wasnt going to go to Dallas because he didnt want the fight thereThere was no point in me going then Arum said My guy cant go into the ring and just take bows He needs an opponentArum said Schaefer told him that he didnt want to stage the fight in an outdoor stadium and that there wasnt enough time to set up the stadium for the boutI told him it wasnt an outdoor stadium that it had a retractable roof Arum said That didnt seem to matterThe abrupt cancellation was the first problem between the two promoters who earlier had quickly come to agreement on the date of the fight and the purses for their respective fighters Things were going so smoothly that they were looking for sites for a Jan 6 press conference in New York City to formally announce the boutSchaefer could not immediately be reached for comment He and Arum earlier agreed not to publicly speak about the negotiations until all arrangements for the fight were completeArum said he planned to talk to Schaefer again Thursday and that he didnt believe the fight was in any jeopardy Though both fighters have reportedly agreed to terms neither of them have signed contractsJones said last week he hoped to bid for the fight for his stadium in Arlington Texas and representatives of the Superdome in New Orleans were also interested The gate for the fight could be the richest eve...