on january 13, pacquiao agreed to terms for the fight. bob arum claimed that now only mayweather's camp was holding up an official agreement. on january 27, mayweather and pacquiao finally met each other face to face for the first time during an nba game between the miami heat and milwaukee bucks in miami. pacquiao said they exchanged phone numbers and would communicate with each other. pacquiao's advisor, michael koncz, said that the two future hall of famers later met at pacquiao's hotel for about an hour to discuss the pending superfight and work out the remaining issues. top rank promoter bob arum expressed optimism that the fight could be finalized by super bowl sunday at the soonest and that there would be no further deadlines for the fight, stating that the negotiations are nearly complete. on january 30, tmz reported that the fight had been agreed upon by both sides and that a formal announcement would be made in the "next couple of days." however, members from both sides, including bob arum and stephen espinoza, refuted the report, saying that the deal had not been finalized yet and that negotiations on what would be a joint pay-per-view (showtime–hbo) telecast of the fight were still clearing out the last significant issues before the deal could be finalized.