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Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao (Trailer)

This is going to be a great fight between 2 pound for pound high caliber fighters.  In case  you don’t know, I am rooting for Pacquiao.  However, Mayweather is a great boxer and has certain advantages in height, speed, and reach.  Many people watching this fight will probably think it is boring and I expect many boos from the crowd.

The reason is that one fighter is a true boxer PBF and the other fighter is a true slugger Pacman.  My prediction is a 12 round decision with Mayweather running and jabbing and Pacman chasing him.  I know many people will compare the fights they have in common like Hatton, DeLaHoya, and Marquez, but doing boxing math  never adds up.  This fight is going to be won by styles, and there is a reason why they call Mayweather Pretty Boy Floyd and that is because he just doesn’t get hit.  I hope Pacquiao lands a nice clean big punch and knocks him out.  Just remember, Mayweather maybe the underdog but he is the one with a perfect record.

ESPN:

Manny Pacquiao has signed a contract to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. in boxing’s biggest fight on March 13, a source with knowledge of the meeting told ESPN.com on Friday night.

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Pacquiao and promotor Bob Arum met for two hours Friday to discuss the proposed deal, according to Pacquiao adviser Michael Koncz, who told The Associated Press that “Manny has some additional requirements, requests, which Arum didn’t think was a problem.

“The requests of Manny were so realistic that Arum doesn’t feel it’s a problem and it’s pretty much a done deal,” Koncz said.

Later Friday it became a done deal, at least on the Pacquiao side, when he signed the paperwork, the source said.

Mayweather had previously agreed to terms with Golden Boy Promotions, his promoter for the HBO PPV fight, but it was unclear if he had signed a contract.

The source also disclosed other aspects of the fight, which will take place at the welterweight limit of 147 pounds for Pacquiao’s title and match the top two fighters in the world, pound-for-pound.

The camps agreed to a 50-50 split of the money, which could be gargantuan. Many experts expect the fight to eclipse the all-time pay-per-view record for sales, which is the 2.44 million buys generated by Mayweather’s 2007 victory against Oscar De La Hoya.

Both fighters will wear 8-ounce gloves but each fighter will be allowed to select the brand of gloves he will wear for the fight.

For promotional purposes, the bout will be referred to as Mayweather-Pacquiao, but Top Rank will receive first billing over Golden Boy throughout the promotion.

However, instead of a full-scale media tour, there will only be a single press conference in New York during the second week of January. With the schedule compressed because of the March 13 date for the fight, rather than May 1, which the promoters and HBO PPV preferred, it didn’t leave time for a lengthy media tour.

On a side note,  I saw one of my favorite old fighters get knocked out.  Age has definitely caught up with him.  Here is the fight on youtube of Roy Jones Jr vs Danny Green.  It is hard to see my old favorite once the p4p best get beat up by younger up and coming guys.  I guess that derails Hopkins vs Jones rematch.

ROY JONES JR V DANNY GREEN FULL FIGHT!