Manny Pacquiao And Floyd Mayweather Talked At Miami Heat And Milwaukee Bucks Game

A long-awaited welterweight fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather has long been talked about, but a deal has yet to be agreed.

Filipino Pacquiao, 36, is the WBO belt holder, while American Mayweather, 37, is the WBC and WBA champion.

Pacquiao said at the Miami Heat game that Mayweather gave his number so they could communicate with each other.

Pacquiao, an eight-division world champion, and Mayweather, who has been world champion at five weights, are considered the best fighters of their generation.

The fighters were both sitting courtside as Miami took on Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night.

The stadium put photos of both fighters on their video screens during a first-half stoppage in play, with the caption "Coming in 2015?"

Pacquiao's publicist Fred Sternburg recently said a bout between the two still has "a long way to go" but that there has been movement "in a positive direction".

It followed reports Pacquiao had agreed terms on a May 2 bout in Las Vegas.

One stumbling block has been Mayweather's insistence on a strict blood-testing programme during training, but Pacquiao said those demands cast him in a bad light as a suspected cheat.