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A fight for the ages
By Dhruv Munjal, Business Standard, Sat, 02 May 2015
By the time the curtains fell on the mystical, at times whirlwind, evening of March 8, 1971 in New York City, the strife between black, liberal America and its conservative, pro-war face had reached a boiling point. Thousands in the crowd that evening left Madison Square Garden despondent. Muhammad Read Full Story >>>Mayweather-Pacquiao: Boxing?s saving grace or its last hurrah?
By Rick Maese, Washington Post, Sat, 02 May 2015
LAS VEGAS ? Battered, bruised and against the ropes for years, the sport of boxing takes center stage Saturday night. Fans will pay a king?s ransom to sit ringside at the MGM Grand. Millions more around the world will plop down $100 to watch on television. Many will be tuning in for their first boxi Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao-Mayweather: May The Better Man Win
By Charles Saunders, Boxscorenews.com, Sat, 02 May 2015
SONAHR: May 1, 2015 - Tomorrow night, Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. will clash in what is not only the richest boxing match in history, with a mind-boggling total purse of $300 million, but also a battle for bragging rights as to which of the two future Hall-of-Famers is the top pound-for- Read Full Story >>> Mayweather-Pacquiao Predictions
Boxing.com, Sat, 02 May 2015
The fight may be five years too late from an optimal boxing perspective, but from a marketing standpoint the timing couldn?t be better?
Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, the richest fight in history will take place. Floyd Mayweather (47-0, 26 KOs) and Manny Pacquiao (57-5-2, 3 Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather?s Financial Genius
By Annie Lowrey , New York Magazine, Sat, 02 May 2015
Floyd Mayweather has made crystal clear what his Saturday prize fight against Manny Pacquiao is really about.
"Money," he told one interviewer. "I'm not going to lie to you. Of course, everything plays a major key. I love the fans, I want to give them excitement, I love them." But the fans aren Read Full Story >>> UFC President Dana White: Mayweather-Pacquiao will set lawsuit record
By Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, Sat, 02 May 2015
Not everyone is buying the hype about the size and importance of Saturday?s megafight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao.
Dana White, the outspoken president of the mixed martial arts organization Ultimate Fighting Championship, says the bout won?t live up to expectations.
?This i Read Full Story >>> MANNY PACQUIAO: How the most interesting man in boxing spends his $400 million
By Cork Gaines, Business Insider, Sat, 02 May 2015
Manny Pacquiao?s career earnings are expected to surpass $US400 million when he faces Floyd Mayweather in the ?The Fight of the Century.?
This weekend alone, Pacquiao is expected to make more than $US100 million.
While Manny isn?t as flashy as Mayweather, he has lot of money to spend and he do Read Full Story >>> N.J. Commish: May-Pac Officials Can't 'Screw It Up'
By Keith Idec, BoxingScene.com, Sat, 02 May 2015
LAS VEGAS ? Larry Hazzard is as eager to see Mayweather-Pacquiao as anyone.
One of boxing?s most respected regulators will watch the long-awaited welterweight title fight from a different vantage point, though. Above all else, New Jersey?s boxing commissioner hopes nothing controversial happens w Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather Jr. sees battered father, uncle, strives to preserve own health
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Sat, 02 May 2015
?It?s time to fight now. You guys came out here to see excitement. You guys came out here to see a great event. And I think that?s what both competitors bring to the table, excitement. It?s the biggest fight in boxing history. I?m part of it. That?s a great thing. I am truly, truly blessed to be whe Read Full Story >>> Mayweather Vs Pacquiao: The Ultimate Guide
By Tim Starks, The Queensberry Rules, Sat, 02 May 2015
Don?t follow boxing very often, but you want to know the gist of Saturday?s mega-fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao? Follow boxing all the time, and want one place that rounds up all the links about the welterweight showdown you could ever want? This Ultimate Guide to the May 2 HBO/Sh Read Full Story >>> Former Pacman trainer Rick Staheli on Mayweather fight!
By Ace Freeman, FightFan.com, Sat, 02 May 2015
FightFan.com caught up with Rick Staheli, a man who trained the legendary Manny Pacquiao through some of his formative years as a young man earlier in his career. See what Rick had to say about the mega fight between his former pupil and Floyd Mayweather and stay tuned for more Friday from Las Vegas Read Full Story >>> Mayweather's 3 keys to victory
By Marv Dumon, Examiner.com, Sat, 02 May 2015
In The Art of War, Sun Tzu wrote: "If [your enemy] is in superior strength, evade him ... Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected."
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. will need to evade Manny Pacquiao's heavy barrage of punching power. Here are three keys to Floyd improving his re Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao weigh-in tickets selling at 15x face value in Las Vegas as fight fever builds
By Martin Domin, Daily Mail (UK), Sat, 02 May 2015
Tickets to watch Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao weigh in on Friday night are changing hands for $150 each as fight fever continues to build in Las Vegas.
The two men will step on the scales in front of a 16,000-strong crowd at the MGM Grand to ensure they are not over the 147lb welterweight Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao the people's choice as wagering heads toward records
By Agence France Press, Bangkok Post, Sat, 02 May 2015
LAS VEGAS - Floyd Mayweather is a slight favorite, but Manny Pacquiao is the people's choice according to the money being wagered on the Filipino icon ahead of Saturday's welterweight showdown.
WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao waves during a news conference at the KA Theatre at MGM Grand Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao in 2010: I'm the greatest boxer ever
By Evie Salomon, CBS news, Sat, 02 May 2015
"That's me. I'm always smiling," boxing legend Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao told Bob Simon in 2010 about the upbeat way he enters the ring before a fight, psyching out his opponent with his cheerful demeanor.
Manny Pacquiao/ CBS News
That same cool expression can be expected this Saturday night in Read Full Story >>> Why I will watch Mayweather versus Pacquiao
By Cameron Mee, The Roar, Sat, 02 May 2015
As soon as Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao signed on the dotted line two months ago, I had Sunday May third circled on my calendar.
Sorry, had it marked in my iPhone ? no one has calendars these days. Anyway, the point remains ? this is the most anticipated boxing fight this century and I wil Read Full Story >>> The Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao Prediction Panel
By Carlos Acevedo, The Cruelest Sport, Sat, 02 May 2015
The Cruelest Sport staff and a few special guest panelists offer their thoughts and picks on the Floyd Mayweather, Jr.-Manny Pacquiao blockbuster.
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John Scully, Trainer And ESPN Classic
Although I think Floyd could run into some real trouble early on with the speed and unorthodox pun Read Full Story >>> Silverman: If Mayweather Has His Way, Fight Fans Will Be Left Wanting More
By Steve Silverman, CBS New York, Sat, 02 May 2015
It is the Fight of the Century, but only because the century is just 15 years old.
Las Vegas and the boxing authorities are serving us up Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao at $99 a slice, and for this we get to see a fight that many boxing fans have waited to see for about six years.
Whi Read Full Story >>> MayPac predictions: Promoter's edition (Part II)
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Sat, 02 May 2015
World Boxing News have been busy gathering a huge collection of predictions for this weekend's massive pay-per-view clash between Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao taking place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Personalities from the whole spectrum of the sport have given their input into the p Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao's wife: Who is Jinkee?
By Lee Cleveland , Fight Saga, Sat, 02 May 2015
Ahead of the biggest fight in boxing history, Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao, media has reported much about the fighters and their respective trainers as well as promoters and network executives behind the scenes.
But there is one very special individual who, since Mayweather vs Pacquiao was Read Full Story >>>
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