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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 >>> MGM HOSTS BIGGEST PARTY ON THE EVE OF THE SUPER BOWL OF BOXING
By Rod Mijares, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 02 May 2015
LAS VEGAS -- The MGM Grand Garden Arena was filled to capacity of 12,000 boxing fans more or less coming from all over America, the Philippines and all over the world to witness the official weigh-in of the two boxing tit Read Full Story >>> EXTRA: Manny Pacquiao Trainer Freddie Roach Shares Strategy for Winning 'Fight of the Century'
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 02 May 2015
Before heading to Las Vegas to be ringside with Manny ?Pacman? Pacquiao as he takes on Floyd Mayweather, Jr., famed trainer Freddie Roach sat down with ?Extra?s? Charissa Thompson at his Wild Card Boxing Club in Los Angeles, where he revealed his winning strategy for Pacquiao, saying, ?This is the b Read Full Story >>> View Pacquiao vs. Mayweather bout free at Lagao gym
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 02 May 2015
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (2 May 2015) ? Gensan will have a free live viewing of the highly anticipated Pacquiao vs Mayweather fight on May 3 at Lagao gym, City Mayor Ronnel Rivera said.
The city government allotted 600 tickets for the court area and 800 tickets for the lower box.
These tickets have Read Full Story >>> Why Pacquiao Can't Lose
By Geoffrey Gray, Sports on Earth, Sat, 02 May 2015
LAS VEGAS -- As the undisputed master of mind games, Floyd Mayweather must be puzzled with Manny Pacquiao's choice of words. The Filipino fighter did not bring a chicken on stage to taunt him, as Mayweather did with Oscar De La Hoya. Nor did he call him names or vow to destroy him, as Mayweather had Read Full Story >>> Harmonson: Pacquiao dictates pre-fight action against Mayweather
By Todd Harmonson, OCRegister.com, Sat, 02 May 2015
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao already won, and he won?t even throw a punch until the stars are shining at ringside Saturday.
One of the top two boxers of his generation schooled the other with a master strategy that disarmed the bigger, brasher Floyd Mayweather before their mega fight at MGM Grand G Read Full Story >>> Mayweather v Pacquiao: Purity is at the heart of hyped-up fight
By Ben Dirs, BBC Sport, Sat, 02 May 2015
Mammon have mercy on us - they even put the price of cigarettes up. During a week when Las Vegas was engulfed by a money storm so suffocating, even those in town to puff away on the penny machines have been buried.
There has been a lot to find odious about the build-up to the most lucrative box Read Full Story >>>
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