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Floyd Sr.: 'Pacquiao is going to sleep'
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Fri, 01 May 2015
LAS VEGAS -? Freddie Roach, Manny Pacquiao?s Hall of Fame trainer, has been outspoken throughout the promotion of Pacquiao?s long-awaited showdown with Floyd Mayweather Jr. on Saturday night (Showtime PPV/HBO PPV, 9 ET) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
In fact, Roach has spoken about Mayweather oft Read Full Story >>>Pacquiao the real pay-per-view king
By Efren L. Danao, The Manila Times, Fri, 01 May 2015
TOMORROW, the Philippines stands still while our very own Manny Pacquiao fights Floyd Mayweather Jr., who has remained unbeaten not only by his previous 47 opponents in the ring but also by four or so women whom he had punched even in front of their children.
Americans call Mayweather the king of Read Full Story >>> Wagering on Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight likely to smash record
By David Purdum, ESPN.com, Fri, 01 May 2015
The blockbuster Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight is already the third-most heavily bet boxing match in the MGM sportsbook's history, with the two busiest days still to go. By the time the bell rings Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, sportsbook chief Jay Rood expects the amount wager Read Full Story >>> Megafight facts: Mayweather v Pacquiao
By Mike Williams, BBC Sport, Fri, 01 May 2015
Floyd Mayweather claims "the world will stop" when he fights Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas this weekend.
The pre-fight hype for this one is unprecedented. Their one meeting ahead of the fight looked more like a film premiere than a press conference, complete with red carpet and VIPs.
Tickets are Read Full Story >>> How Floyd Mayweather can beat Manny Pacquiao
By David Mayo, mlive.com, Fri, 01 May 2015
LAS VEGAS -- For years, a Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao fight has been boxing's dream matchup. But for one, Saturday's result figures to be professionally nightmarish.
Here are five keys for Mayweather to make sure it isn't him:
1. Right down the pike
For a conventional fighter against Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather sends note to his staff, hinting at retirement after Manny Pacquiao fight
By Matt Bonesteel, The Washington Times, Fri, 01 May 2015
Floyd Mayweather is 38 years old. He has fought 47 times as a professional boxer, and 90 times before that as an amateur. He has won every title belt imaginable and ? new-car habit aside ? more money than he can possibly spend, especially after the $200 million he?s likely to earn from Saturday?s fi Read Full Story >>> Mayweather vs Pacquiao: Manny's dad insists he did NOT eat his son's dog after ending 20-year feud
By Jacob Murtagh, mirror.co.uk, Fri, 01 May 2015
Manny Pacquiao's dad has denied claims that he once ate his son's dog during his brutal upbringing in the Philippines.
The boxer lived on the streets as a youngster, before he turned pro aged 14 as he sought to escape from povety.
However, Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach claimed his fighter f Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao-Mayweather odds: 'Fight of the Century' set to become richest ever
By Brent Axe, Syracuse.com, Fri, 01 May 2015
The Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather, Jr. fight could set betting records in Las Vegas, rivaling even the money that comes in for some Super Bowls.
Major sports books have Mayweather listed between -200 and -225 for the fight while Pacquiao also holds steady, between a +175 and +200 underdog.
Read Full Story >>> Managing Manny Pacquiao?s wealth
By Kendrick Chua, Rappler, Fri, 01 May 2015
HOW MUCH? $400 million. That is how much Manuel ?Manny? Pacquiao earned throughout his two-decade boxing career, including the much-anticipated, match-of-the-century bout with Floyd Mayweather. File photo by Chris Farina / Top Rank
Four hundred million dollars. That is how much Emmanuel ?Manny Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao fans, here's 9 Filipino recipes for Saturday
By Amy Scattergood, Los Angeles Times, Fri, 01 May 2015
As most of you doubtless know, this weekend is the biggest, most hyped and most expensive fight to happen since, well, ever. On Saturday evening at 6 PDT, Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. will enter the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas to trade something more athletic than hyperbole. It's been a Read Full Story >>> Mendoza: Comebacking Pacquiao a win from history
By Al S. Mendoza, Sun.Star Cebu, Fri, 01 May 2015
ON Dec. 8, 2012, Manny Pacquiao lost by knockout.
To any boxer, a knockout loss does not only hurt.
It is the most painful of all.
It is insulting.
It is ego-smashing.
It numbs the spirit.
But amid disdain, Pacquiao was undaunted.
?Do not worry,? he said to the world. ?I will r Read Full Story >>> FIVE CHINKS IN MAYWEATHER?S ARMOUR
By Paul S. Pereyra, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 01 May 2015
The Myth of Floyd?s Invulnerability
There?s a lot of talk about the invincibility and ring savvy of Floyd Mayweather Jr. His unblemished record of 47-0 speaks for itself. On paper the feat seems truly remarkable and is jus Read Full Story >>> Mayweather vs Pacquiao: The Importance of the Lead Foot in a Fight with Opposing Stance
By Reagan A. Loberternos, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 01 May 2015
Tungod, Inabanga, Bohol ? Less than 3 more days to go before the most awaited and highly anticipated boxing event in the very rich history of the sport. On the eve of May 2nd, the fighting pride of the Philippines will try to do w Read Full Story >>> THE BOTTOM LINE ISSUE IN ?MAY-PAC? IS REVEALING
By Reni M. Valenzuela, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 01 May 2015
Roots are found in roots.
Mayweather and his co-promoters, with the support of blind media, had proudly installed money (for the love of it) being the god of the upcoming ?Super Fight.? Would you then be willing to bow to a Read Full Story >>> Mayweather vs. Pacquiao: A Fight of Extremes
By Deron Snyder, The Root, Fri, 01 May 2015
Saturday?s long-awaited Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao bout is a fight of differences. Of excess and access. Of past and present. Of crime and punishment (or lack thereof).
Of the loved and the hated.
It?s a fight that ultimately exposes gaps in how we think, how we feel and how we live. It u Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather Jr.: The star athlete no sponsor will touch
By Chris Isidore, CNN.com, Fri, 01 May 2015
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Floyd Mayweather is one of the most successful athletes in the world, but no advertiser wants him selling their product.
Even companies such as Nike and Coca-Cola that have signed or stayed with athletes who find themselves in legal trouble, such as Michael Vick or Kobe Bry Read Full Story >>> At last, trainer Roach will face his obsession
By Ed Graney, Las Vegas Review Journal, Fri, 01 May 2015
It?s a different type of obsession. Different from the one that moved him as a 5-year-old to help his mother each time she walked into a room with newly shined black eyes, different from avoiding as many daily beatings from the old man as he could, different from trying to survive 150 amateur fights Read Full Story >>> Mayweather v Pacquaio: what the fight of the century says about America
By Kevin Mitchell, The Guardian, Fri, 01 May 2015
Violence, as witnessed on the streets of America this week and many other places, is a most curious drug. The legal sale in a boxing ring in Las Vegas tomorrow night in a promotion billed as the Fight Of The Century is a powerful demonstration of the sport?s deep, lingering appeal, inviting debate a Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao must force Mayweather into a brawl, says Mosley
By Ryan Songalia, Rappler, Fri, 01 May 2015
LAS VEGAS, USA - Shane Mosley, who is one of five men to fight both Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr, gives the slight edge to the undefeated boxer in fight on Saturday, May 2.
But he thinks it will come down which fighter is able to impose his distinct style at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Read Full Story >>> Why Floyd Mayweather Jr. is undefeated
By Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post, Fri, 01 May 2015
?When fighters are facing me, they?re facing the best,? Floyd Mayweather Jr. once said. ?When I?m facing them, I?m just facing fighters.?
A boxer proclaims his sheer amazing-ness to all. There?s nothing new about this. But Mayweather ? well, this guy actually has the numbers to prove it: 46-o. Wh Read Full Story >>>
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