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Chicago Cubs wanted Pacquiao-Mayweather fight at Wrigley Field, report says

We already know there was a possibility the Manny Pacquiao fight against Floyd Mayweather might have landed in the Dallas Cowboys' huge home field at AT&T Stadium thanks to owner Jerry Jones.

But there was also some talk it could have taken place at Wrigley Field, the home of the Chicago Cubs.

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CBS' president Les Moonves told our own Jerry Izenberg the Cubs threw in a bid to host the fight everyone's been waiting years for. But it wasn't even close:

"Once Floyd tweeted that the fight was on, we had bids from Jerry Jones, who had a 100,000-seat potential where the Cowboys play and a weatherproof retractable roof, and another [offer] from the Chicago Cubs.