The British light middleweight scene features a handful of potential world champions, but according to promoter BobArum, there is little chance of any of them fighting a De la Hoya or Vargas.
The fight did not start until late Saturday because promoter BobArum did not want it to compete with Game 7 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals between the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat.
There are glimmers of hope for the megafight according to Pacquiao promoter BobArum of Top Rank, who spoke to the BoxingScene.com on his way back from visiting Pacquiao in the Philippines this week.
Saturday's fight featuring Zou Shiming China's first Olympic gold medalist in boxing will be the most-watched telecast in the professional sport's history, says his promoter, the octogenarian BobArum, who has represented boxers from Muhammad Ali to Manny Pacquiao.