Floyd Mayweather JR / Manny Pacquiao - NEWS STREAM -

[fan johnny]

Till I read moneys from the tickets would go to donation, I thought what a shit move.

[smashup]

RIngside was good last night the entire show about this fight with Hatton, Smith And Moore and a studio audience.
Nelson went round everyone with a mic and got their predictions.
Floyd came out slightly on points but loads of people think he never wanted this fight in the first place and was forced into it by public pressure.
With that in mind a lot of people reckon all the pressure is on Floyd to keep his O intact and that could play a big part.
Plenty think Manny will throw too many punches and put him in the deep end by midway just like I do which hopefully will force Floyd to attack and go for a rare KO win.

The nearer this gets the more I think we could see the very best of both fighters and get an absolute belter of a fight.

This could actually go down as one of the greatest fights in history and I don't just mean occasion wise.

I see a real fight developing if Floyd loses the opening 4-5 rounds 😉

[Beanz]

Manny says killer instinct still there

"Manny Pacquiao said Wednesday his "killer instinct" and will to win is as strong as ever, rejecting suggestions he is past his prime for next month's blockbuster bout with Floyd Mayweather. "

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/boxing-...042427124.html

[Beanz]

Ready to rumble some great pics from CNN

Ready to Rumble: Mayweather & Pacquiao up the ante - CNN.com


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[Beanz]

Manny fights back at Mayweathers Jabs



“Reckless fighter? That’s how people like me and love me, because they like an exciting fight,” Pacquiao said. “We call this boxing, (and) boxing is more punching. We talk about punching.”
Pacquiao (57-5-2, 38 KOs) has rarely skimped on excitement during his remarkable career as an eight-division champion, but the Filipino congressman realizes he is facing the greatest defensive fighter of their era. Mayweather (47-0, 26 KOs) has been nearly unhittable for most of his opponents during his perfect career.
But Pacquiao hopes Money realizes that the best way to get paid is to put on a fight worth seeing. After all, they’re counting on fans to pay a record $99.95 for the pay-per-view, a figure described by no less than Pacquiao promoter Bob Arum as “ostentatious consumerism” if a fan bought it to watch all by himself.
And if Pacquiao is trying a bit of psychological trickery, it isn’t subtle: He didn’t even try to hide the fact that a brawl would be his best chance to win.
“If he (does) that, that’s good for me,” Pacquiao said. “I like that. We’ll see. That’s what I want, and that’s definitely what the fans want — action.”
Unlike Mayweather, Pacquiao knows what it’s like to be knocked out and to get back up. Pacquiao lost both of his bouts in 2012 and ended his fourth fight with Juan Manuel Marquez face-down on the canvas in the sixth round.



Pacquiao fights back at Mayweather's jabs | Amarillo Globe-News

[Beanz]

Floyd ever his usual in eloquent self hits out at the haters and ends up looking more douchey than his target

[Beanz]

Still not tickets on sale ? really?

Don't expect to snag a $1,500 nosebleed ticket - or any other ticket - at the box office for the fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao.
Just two weeks before the bout, tickets for the most anticipated fight in recent times have yet to go on public sale, with the two camps and the MGM Grand locked in a standoff over allotments. When they are finally put on sale, only a few will be sold at the listed price.
The impasse has left fans in the dark, and ticket brokers perplexed.
"It's bizarre, normally there's a public sale 10 weeks before the fight," said Connor Gregoire, an analyst for Seatgeek.com. "To our knowledge no one has a printed ticket in their hands right now."
Mayweather's promoter, Leonard Ellerbe, said Tuesday (Wednesday NZ time) that tickets would go on sale this week for the May 2 fight, but MGM officials have been tight-lipped about their availability.
The hotel issued a statement Friday saying there would be a "limited number of tickets available for sale" and that it is working with promoters to finalize a date for their release.
The fight was always going to be a tough ticket, with announced prices of $1,500 to $7,500 ($1,950 to $9,750 NZD) in the 16,500-seat Grand Garden arena.
But those prices have already tripled in the resale market even before tickets are available, and the two camps and the MGM have been dickering over how many seats - and at what price level - each party gets.
Pacquiao's manager, Michael Koncz, blamed the Mayweather camp for holding up the ticket sales, saying they have refused to sign a term sheet negotiated months earlier that specified the allotments.
"It's a real mess right now," Koncz said. "I can only surmise the motivation is greed and an attempt to manipulate the tickets, otherwise why the holdup? I'm more than a little upset they're not for sale to the public."
Millions of dollars are at stake in the dispute, because after the MGM takes its share each camp gets a certain percentage of tickets and is able to resell them with ticket brokers for higher prices.
The estimated gate for the tickets if they are sold at retail prices is already a staggering $72 million (NZD$93 million), far surpassing the previous gate record of $20 million for Mayweather's 2013 fight with Canelo Alvarez.
Promoter Bob Arum said he has heard of people cancelling their reservations to Las Vegas because they're afraid they can't get tickets.
"This is not acceptable," said Arum, who promotes Pacquiao. "This is a worldwide event that the city of Las Vegas is involved in. It's one of the craziest things I've ever seen."


High-priced Floyd Mayweather Jr, Manny Pacquiao fight tickets still not on sale | Stuff.co.nz

[Beanz]

Essentially the same story with some pictures

"Don't expect to snag a £1,000 nosebleed ticket - or any other ticket - at the box office for the fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.
Just two weeks before the bout, tickets for the most anticipated fight in recent times have yet to go on public sale, with the two camps and the MGM Grand locked in a stand-off over allotments.
When they are finally put on sale, only a few will be sold at the listed price. The impasse has left fans in the dark, and ticket brokers perplexed."


Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao go head-to-head in two weeks, but fans are still in the dark when it comes to ticket details | Daily Mail Online

[Manos de Piedra]

[fan johnny]

It's all about the Money,Money,Money

Snip...

$300 Million ?

"Mayweather and Pacquiao who have agreed to a 60-40 split could be laughing all the way to the bank after the 'Fight of the Century'.

Arum is predicting a "$300 million distribution" which mean Mayweather will get $180m and Pacquiao $120m, up from the earlier projections of a $200 million Super Fight.

"We are looking at four to five million (PPV) buys," says Arum."


Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather title showdown purse could hit $300 million - Emirates 24|7

The 60-40 split has a small wrinkle, Arum said. For revenue between $160 million and $180 million, the winner of the fight will get 51 percent ($10.2 million), Arum said, with the loser taking 49 percent ($9.8 million).

Revenue below and above that window will be divided, 60-40, in Mayweather’s favor, Arum said. Ellerbe would not confirm or deny the breakdown, citing confidentiality.

Those first 160-180 numbers don't make much sence. As they highlight a 10.2 and 9.8 million dollar split for winner Vs loser. Who the hell is getting the bulk of that money? Maybe they missed a "0"

[smashup]

I don't think any of the tickets are going on sale, 1000 only were supposed to be so it looks like that's maybe not gonna happen.
99% of them will have already been dished out privately to high rolling casino guests from all over the world and corporate big cheeses/VIPs , movie and rock stars etc.
The atmosphere won't be too electric because of that 😉

[Manos de Piedra]

I don't think any of the tickets are going on sale, 1000 only were supposed to be so it looks like that's maybe not gonna happen.
99% of them will have already been dished out privately to high rolling casino guests from all over the world and corporate big cheeses/VIPs , movie and rock stars etc.
The atmosphere won't be too electric because of that 😉

Agreed. I don't see those rich twats going at it like the general public fans. It would be mental in there with the public going. The weigh in will maybe be as electric as it will get.

[El Kabong]

I want to see some knockdowns! That's how you get an exciting fight. It's certainly not beyond either fighter to win by KO

[IamInuit]

@Greenbeanz hitting this thread out of the park. Well done sir.

[smashup]

Yeah agreed I just check it daily to get all my info as its all here!
@Greenbeanz take a bow son 😉