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Will it be all about the ?Money??
By Reuters, iOL Sport, Sat, 02 May 2015
When Floyd ?Money? Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao enter the ring on Sunday morning (3am South African time) the stakes could not be higher, even for a bout already labelled the ?Fight of the Century.?
The richest prize fight of all-time will give each fighter a multi-million-dollar payday and sma Read Full Story >>>Editorial: Mayweather is his own best friend, and boxing's worst enemy
The Daily Courier, Sat, 02 May 2015
Quick: Name the current heavyweight boxing champion of the world.
Can't? Don't feel bad.
Boxing has been off our sports cultural map of relevance for so long that promoters are hoping to get back in the game with one major event. Tonight's Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr. welterweight champ Read Full Story >>> Mayweather-Pacquiao: Five things that will determine a winner
By Damon Martin, Fox Sports, Sat, 02 May 2015
Just hours away from the biggest boxing match in decades, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao have put in all the work to prepare for their 12-round showdown Saturday night in Las Vegas.
The two fighters have been talking about this matchup for the better part of six years, so Mayweather and Pacq Read Full Story >>> Can Manny Pacquiao Beat Las Vegas? 21st Century Elvis in His Hometown?
By Ivan G. Goldman, Boxing Insider, Sat, 02 May 2015
Look at the way Floyd Mayweather fights and you see the science within his strategy. He knows he?s conducting not one battle, but twelve. Fights are scored one round at a time, and he needs to win at least seven of them.
Manny Pacquiao?s view is different. He?s a destroyer. He knows what Floyd kn Read Full Story >>> Editor?s MayPac view: Here are the score totals?we have a split decision!
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Sat, 02 May 2015
After sifting through 335 boxing predictions from various former champions, media, current boxers, promoters and managers this week, I almost forgot that I had a prediction of my own to put down for this weekend's mega-bout.
Thinking long and hard without allowing my heart to rule my head, a have Read Full Story >>> Betting 'unprecedented' on Mayweather-Pacquiao fight
By Katie Lobosco, CNN.com, Sat, 02 May 2015
New York (CNN) ? More money is expected to be wagered on the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao showdown than on any other fight ever.
You can bet on it.
Experts expect that between $60 and $80 million worth of bets will be placed on the match in the state of Nevada by the time the fighters touch gloves Read Full Story >>> Mayweather vs. Pacquiao -- Fire Sale On Tix ... Investors Losing Big $$$
TMZ.com, Sat, 02 May 2015
It was supposed to be the hottest ticket of the year ... but it's gone cold ... and now multiple investors who tried to flip tickets to Mayweather vs. Pacquiao tell TMZ Sports they're losing BIG MONEY.
As we previously reported, ringside seats hit the market for upwards of $80,000 ... and face va Read Full Story >>> Meet tonight's referee Kenny Bayless: The man in charge of the Mayweather vs Pacquiao fight
By David Anderson, mirror.co.uk, Sat, 02 May 2015
"What I say, you must obey."
Those will be the final words Floyd Mayweather Junior and Manny Pacquiao will hear before the first bell rings in the early hours of Sunday morning at Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena.
This is always referee Kenny Bayless' last message to the fighters and have bec Read Full Story >>> Why Mayweather didn't need Pacquiao
By Wallace Matthews, ESPN.com, Sat, 02 May 2015
The most egregious example of a top-flight boxer ducking a worthy challenger happened more than six decades ago, when the one and only Sugar Ray Robinson somehow managed to avoid fighting a contender named Charley Burley.
Robinson wasn't alone in wanting no part of Burley. Marcel Cerdan and Jake Read Full Story >>> Newberry: Mayweather-Pacquiao nothing more than an epic scam
By Associated Press, Boston Herald, Sat, 02 May 2015
We've been told this is one of the greatest sporting events of all time.
Maybe five to 10 years ago, but not now.
Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao is a matchup of two fighters past their prime looking to make one last massive score, assuming 3 million or so takers come along for the ride at Read Full Story >>> From $2 to $180 Million: Mayweather And Pacquiao's Boxing Purses Through The Years
By Kurt Badenhausen, Forbes.com, Sat, 02 May 2015
Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will square off Saturday night in the richest bout in the history of boxing. Both fighters are headed for the biggest paydays of their careers and could split as much as $300 million if the pay-per-view is a monster success. Mayweather is entitled to a 60-40 edge Read Full Story >>> Mayweather v Pacquiao: Boxing's fight of the century tests our credulity
By Annabel Crabb, The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat, 02 May 2015
Human beings are weird creatures. Every now and again, I like to imagine how I would explain certain human behaviours to a friendly, visiting alien.
The necktie, for instance: "Well, you see, Oltorctarr Staplebrot, the necktie is a long, thin piece of fabric that a man in some circumstances might Read Full Story >>> Borges: Why Floyd Mayweather will beat Manny Pacquiao
By Ron Borges, Boston Herald, Sat, 02 May 2015
LAS VEGAS ? As it so often does in boxing, tonight?s Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr. welterweight unification fight will be decided by speed, not power.
Both fighters believe that critical advantage belongs to them, Pacquiao making clear he thinks he?s not only the fastest fighter Mayweather Read Full Story >>> Mayweather Jr.-Pacquiao fight packs a wallop with hype, excitement
Los Angeles Times, Sat, 02 May 2015
omen in white fringed bikinis danced onstage, swaying to the drumbeat of a marching band. There were flashing lights and thousands of cheering fans.
If Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s arrival at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas this week seemed a bit extreme ? the undefeated welterweight champion pounding h Read Full Story >>> Mayweather v Pacquiao: retirement riddles ratchet up tension before big fight
By Kevin Mitchell, The Guardian, Sat, 02 May 2015
Floyd Mayweather has sent a private, handwritten note to members of his staff, the intensely loyal people who service his every whim around the clock, the tone of which suggests the unbeaten champion has come to terms with saying goodbye to boxing at 38.
The farewell is scheduled for September bu Read Full Story >>> Boston boxing royalty pull no punches on tonight?s megafight
By Matt Ingersoll, Boston Herald, Sat, 02 May 2015
Two local experts in the sweet science ? retired junior welterweight ?Irish? Micky Ward and the brother of the late great ?Brockton Blockbuster,? Rocky Marciano ? think underdog Manny Pacquiao might have the edge on betting favorite Floyd Mayweather Jr. in tonight?s ?Fight of the Century.?
?I thi Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather bout has Vegas on full-tilt overload
By John M. Glionna, Los Angeles Times, Sat, 02 May 2015
in City's infamous gambling strip has already witnessed cheap shots, ruthless low blows, even gouging ? over prices ? and the opening bell of Saturday's long-awaited mega-fight hasn't even clanged yet.
This high-stakes desert oasis was pulsating with anticipation in the days before Floyd Mayw Read Full Story >>> MAYWEATHER-PACQUIAO FIGHT PREVIEW
By Ralph Rimpell, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 02 May 2015
The moment of truth is almost here. The boxing world and interested spectators now stand at the threshold to determine who truly is the ?Pound for Pound? best fighter in boxing. Is it the reigning King, Floyd ?Money? Mayw Read Full Story >>> WHO IS THE REAL TEAM PACQUIAO?
By Rich Mazon , PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 02 May 2015
LAS VEGAS -- They follow him like a deity and pursue him like a demigod. They have tattooed comets in their left forearms which is a requirement to belong to their fraternity, and chase him wherever he goes.
They wear Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao reassures a grateful nation: This fight is for you
By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 02 May 2015
May 2, 2015 -- Las Vegas, Nevada: ?Take it easy. Breathe. This fight is for you.?
?Easy lang. Hinga. Ang labang ito ay para sa inyo.?
That?s Pacquiao being Manny.
Filipinos and fellow boxing fans eagerly await ?The Fig Read Full Story >>>
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