Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao stared at each other, face-to-face at an MGM Grand press conference, each flanked on Wednesday by two scantily clad young women with the Tecate beer brand prominently displayed on their outfits.
Boxing
Las Vegas sees the much anticipated fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao with billion-dollar eyes. But the fighters see it as history.
Putting together any fight isn’t easy. But getting Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao to agree to finally face each other in the ring was an adventure that involved delicate negotiations, smoothing over egos and compromise.
Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao and Floyd “Money” Mayweather, Jr. are set to square off in the “Fight of the Century” on Saturday, but many historically massive fights have happened in Las Vegas.
ESPN’s budget is taking a hit this week. The Worldwide Leader in Sports is utilizing 345 rooms for the 200-300 in town for the superfight between unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao.
Bobby Bennett was an intriguing choice for executive director of the Nevada Athletic Commission. He has a genuine affection for boxing, and as an FBI case agent, he successfully worked one of the few professional fight-fixing investigations in recent history.
I disagree with the notion that there is no suspense in inevitability, that because Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao didn’t step into a ring and oppose each other years ago means all the tension and excitement from the moment has disappeared. It just made people angry and bitter, is all.
Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. “officially” arrived in Las Vegas on Tuesday for the world welterweight unification title showdown Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden. And the two superstar boxers’ arrivals were as different as their personalities themselves.
Big bout to be shown on free TV in Mexico, thanks to offical sponsor Tecate.
Amid all the hoopla for this week’s big fight, veteran film critic Carol Cling rates her all-time favorites that captured the “sweet science” on the silver screen. No, “Rocky” is not No. 1.
Floyd Mayweather’s criminal record for domestic violence hasn’t tarnished his image as a golden and sacred cash cow for Las Vegas.
Steve Cyr has been a casino host for 28 years. He has never seen anything like Mayweather-Pacquiao. Ever.
WBA welterweight champ Keith Thurman handicaps the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight. Floyd is “still be the best pound-for-pound fighter,” he says. “If Manny wants to win, its going to take a high work rate.”
Every aspect of the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao mega-fight will be dissected this week, and that includes medical contingencies being anticipated by health care professionals.
Manny Pacquiao moved his Tuesday “arrival” because of his promoter’s dispute with MGM. Fans can see Pacquiao at 11 a.m. at Mandalay Bay and still catch Floyd Mayweather Jr. at 3 p.m. at the MGM Grand.
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