The "All Things Mayweather/Pacquiao" Express!!!!!!

Honestly I think people just have to wait for someone of more credibility to announce it, like Floyd Mayweather or one of the network heads.

It looks like Mayweather is trying to have the upper hand in all of the elements of the negotiation, including him being the one to officially release the information that the fight is a go. If it comes out of his mouth this AS weekend in Manhattan, than I'd feel confident that it's good to go.

 

its from Gareth A Davies at the Telegraph. Decent source, still not convinced though

 

Who is going to pay to watch this ridicules glorified fight of the entire boxing history?

$250 million of idiots money...

 

I will

No one cares what you think

 

Look at Pacquiao's Boxrec schedule

 

Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather agree £160m Las Vegas mega-fight
Two fighters finally end years of tortured negotiations by agreeing record-breaking MGM Grand date, which is likely to be May 2

By Gareth A Davies, Boxing Correspondent
4:22PM GMT 14 Feb 2015

The richest match-up in boxing history between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao has finally been agreed after years of haggling.

A source close to the Filipino boxer and congressman revealed to The Sunday Telegraph that Pacquiao completed his contractual agreements on Saturday and that Mayweather is set to sign and will announce the contest which is expected to be worth $250 million (£162 million) in the coming days.

Mayweather was in New York on Friday, buying hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of jewellery, and there are indications that the unbeaten American boxer could even decide to announce the superfight officially at the NBA All-Star Game tip-off, which takes place on Sunday at Madison Square Garden.

“Manny has 100 per cent signed his side of the deal,” the source told Telegraph Sport. “It is now over to Mayweather to close the deal and announce the fight.” Pacquiao himself revealed Friday that he has started training in General Santos City, Philippines for his next fight.

Before his face-to-face meeting with Pacquiao last month at a basketball match in Miami, where the pair later met for an hour in the Filipino's hotel suite, Mayweather had appeared on CBS coverage of a boxing event in December and announced that his decision was to face Pacquiao in the ring on May 2.

Through January, however, leaked comments from both sides led to claim and counter-claim over negotiations, which appeared to have stalled again.

But the meeting in Miami re-ignited the deal. Both parties agreed that MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas would be the venue of the fight.

Mayweather has had his past 10 fights there, while Pacquiao has had five of his past seven bouts there.

The fight the world has waited for, on and off for almost six years, now looks set to take place at the MGM Grand on May 2, although it is believed that there are two other dates on the table.

Behind the scenes, the talks have been complex. Top Rank chairman Bob Arum, Pacquiao’s promoter, has overseen his side of the negotiations for the bout since November last year through Leslie Moonves, the president and CEO of CBS, whose subsidiary network Showtime has two more fights left on a six-fight deal with Mayweather.

It is understood that Mayweather's adviser, Al Haymon, has secured a 60 per cent cut of the revenue for his fighter, with Pacquiao, 36, having agreed to a 40 per cent cut.

Mayweather, unbeaten in 47 fights with 26 knockouts, who turns 38 in nine days' time, will take his career earnings to over half a billion dollars from this contest. But the greatest risk to 'Money' Mayweather in this fight is the loss of his status as an unbeaten fighter.

The megafight between the pair of welterweight world champions is expected to shatter all boxing's box-office records, including the all-time pay-per-view buy record of 2.4 million (Mayweather-Oscar De La Hoya), the pay-per-view revenue record of £100 million (Mayweather-Canelo Alvarez) and the all-time gate record of £13 million (Mayweather-Alvarez).

The teams, according to the Pacquiao side, have also agreed on the policy for the 8-ounce gloves they will wear, and have concurred on a pre and post-fight drug testing programme, the latter issue having scuppered talks in 2009, and then in 2010.

The United States Anti-Doping Agency will be assigned for random drug-testing leading into the fight, with all other matters for the bout to be overseen by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.

Pacquiao is under contract with cable network HBO/Time Warner, and it understood that both broadcasters will air a joint pay-per-view event.

The rival television networks had a similar agreement when heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis fought Mike Tyson in 2002.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/ot...yweather-agree-160m-Las-Vegas-mega-fight.html

 

:-((

 

'NOTE: Pacquiao has signed the fight contract. Waiting for his proposed opponent to sign.' lol

 

Any sports writer/****ysis or whatever can say what they want. But at this point it doesn't mean a damn thing if they are reporting what random sources told them. Anybody getting their hopes up over that type of reporting is delusional. Wait for something OFFICIAL. We've been seeing the same people reporting from the same sources that cause them to change their tune damn near every frickin' day. Every sports guru on the planet would kill to be the first to break the news that he fight is a go which is why we see a new column posted every where daily from everybody.

Only thing we should be concerned with is the fight happening. Yes or no? Anybody reporting anything that isn't a direct answer to the question is just a complete waste of time.

 

Exactly. Mayweather still need to sign and that´s the hardest part. However that Manny is training now is defiantly a good sign

 

check manny pacquaio on boxrec it says pac signed for the fight waiting on his opponent to sign...................Floyd is having cold feet

 

UHM...not that I know of. Most recent interviews of Freddie is of him saying Floyd's legs are gone and that they'll knock him out. Freddie said he thought the fight was 50/50 five years ago, but now Pac would destroy him.


Not saying I agree. This is just what Freddie says present-day.

 

Why would I make something up like that?

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...quiao-floyd-mayweather-future-fight/19438533/

Freddie admits it would be a very challenging fight and the best opposition manny has ever faced in his career. His words, not mine.

He also mentions in several other articles back in January that he would like them to sign a trilogy type of contract in the event they split the first 2 fights. Doesnt sound like a guy who thinks his fighter is going to "destroy" Floyd.

I'm a fan of both guys truthfully, so I just hope they both bring their A-games come fight night. They're both out of their prime, but are still so good even in their advanced age.

 

Pacquiao was pretty aggressive in his 4th fight vs JMM and that was only 3 years ago so i disagree that his output and intensity has decreased as much as you state. He was bludgeoning JMM just before he got KO'd by being too reckless.

Let's just take Algieri fight, he was pretty aggressive and i didn't see signs of him taking his foot of the pedal that much. The problem he had with Algieri is that Algieri was dancing and running all day long. It was a terrible strategy which highlights what i point out, that fighting defensively is a sure way to lose to Pacquiao. Algieri would've been better off engaging Manny more, i mean, he lost virtually every round!

Also, even though Algieri is a far cry from Mayweather, they are similar on a few fronts - 1. They are defensive (at least the way Chris fought Manny) 2. They are good movers 3. They are relatively feather fisted.

If Manny doesn't feel threatened by his opponent's power, it's problematic for the opponent as Manny will be charging in and throwing many many punches. Fighting defensively doesn't seem to work either. These two factors will be in Manny's favor.

The guys that have beaten Manny are very different than Floyd, except Bradley, which was a total robbery. Pac has lost to fighters who have been willing to trade punches and risk. Mayweather will need to do the same or he will surely lose. It's very hard for me to see Floyd winning by running and countering..Manny will be the aggressor, will be throwing more and will connect more than Maidana did, for sure. If the fight is close, judges will be more inclined to give Manny the edge for taking the fight to Floyd.

 

They said they're waiting for Floyd to sign the contract 2 weeks ago which they admitted was a lie.. 2 weeks later they do the exact same thing and get the exact same reaction from everyone.. THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF WAS A LIE!!!