On 20th February 2015, Floyd Mayweather jr confirmed on social media that the big fight had indeed been signed by him as Manny Pacquiao already had signed the agreement of the big-fight previously and contract itself was with the Mayweather on that day. The competition was to be held on May 2, 2015. Finally, Floyd Mayweather against Manny Pacquiao, billed as “Fight of the Century” is an upcoming next big boxing fight match between the 8 division world champion Manny Pacquiao and undefeated, the 5-division world champion Floyd Mayweather.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. is, as of February 2015, 38 years old, still undefeated. On June 6, 2008, Mayweather announced his retirement from boxing. At the time 31 year old Mayweather registered 39 wins and no losses in his all historic profession. So, that time of his retirement, The Ring magazine had Floyd Mayweather ranked as the number One the pound-for-pound boxing fighter in the world, with the Pacquiao at number 2. During Mayweather’s brief retirement, Manny Pacquiao earned superstar status.
On 2nd May, 2009, Mayweather announced that he was coming out of retirement and would fight Juan Manuel Márquez, which was postponed until 19-September-2009, due to a rib injury suffered by the Mayweather jr. Although being out of ring for 21 months, the Mayweather looked as sharp as always and dominated the boxing fight. After Mayweather’s Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe stated that a fight with Pacquiao was the next obvious choice from a marketing standpoint. On November 14, 2009, Pacquiao stopped Puerto Rican star Miguel Cotto in twelve rounds to win the WBO welterweight title. Pacquiao’s victory sparked media frenzy and fans were quick to subsequently demand a fight between the two of them.
On 5th December, 2009, ESPN reported that Pacquiao signed a contract to fight Mayweather on 13 March 2010. A Pacquiao vs Mayweather bout at that time was expected to be the largest-grossing fight in history, in which total revenues could reach $300 million. Specialists predicted the big-fight would sell between 2.5 million and three million pay-per-views (PPV) in the U.S. Venues for the boxing fight being discussed were Cowboys Stadium in the Dallas, MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and the Superdome in New Orleans.
According to Yahoo, an 8-page contract was sent on Dec, 11 from the Golden Boy, on behalf of Floyd Mayweather, to Top Rank who represented Manny Pacquiao. It stipulated that the Filipino icon would step on to the scales first and walk into the ring first while Mayweather would be introduced first and would have first choice of dressing room. The contract sent to Pacquiao also made it clear that both men had to submit to Olympic-style drug testing.
But while Mayweather jr was on board, Manny Pacquiao would not entrust. He was ready to provide urine test at any time, but wanted three set days to give blood; one in Jan, one no more than 30 days before the big-fight, and one right away after the fight. Manny Pacquiao was concerned that a blood check so close to the competition would weaken him, having blamed his 2005 defeat by the Erik Morales on having to give blood two days beforehand. This year a contract was drawn up, but Pc-Man’s reluctance to adhere to strict drug testing proved an insurmountable hurdle.
In 2011, no substantial talks between the camps as Mayweather fought just once, in September. In 2012, Mayweather called out Pacquiao, other than it was the Filipino’s promoter who proved stubborn over the date as Mayweather served his time. In 2013, Pacquiao’s turn to fight just once in a year after his loss to Marquez dampened enthusiasm for the Mayweather fight. In 2014, Mayweather opted for Maidana over Khan as Pacquiao pursued his own path.
The wait is over and the deal is final:
On Dec 12, 2014, Mayweather jr proposed a May 2, 2015 big-fight with Pacquiao, citing his indirect aggravation at not being able to make the fight happen in the past by stating that Manny Pacquiao had lost to both Marquez and the Bradley, and that he (Pacquiao) was “not on his level”. He then goes onto close his elucidation with, “Let’s make this fight happen for the people and for the fans. Mayweather against Pacquiao, May 2nd”. On 13 Jan 2015, Pc-Man decided to terms for the boxing fight. The Bob Arum claimed that now only Mayweather’s camp was holding up an official contract.
On 27January 2015, Mayweather & Pacquiao finally met each other face-to-face for the 1st time during an NBA sport between the Miami Heat and the Milwaukee Bucks in Miami. The Pacquiao said they exchanged phone numbers and would converse with each other. Manny Pacquiao’s counselor, Michael Koncz, supposed that the 2 features Hall of Famers later met at Pacquiao HOTEL FOR
about an hour to discuss the awaiting big-fight and work out the residual issues. The Top Rank promoter Bob Arum spoken optimism that fight could be finalized by the Super Bowl Sunday at soonest and that there would be no additional deadlines for the fight, stating that the discussions are nearly complete.
about an hour to discuss the awaiting big-fight and work out the residual issues. The Top Rank promoter Bob Arum spoken optimism that fight could be finalized by the Super Bowl Sunday at soonest and that there would be no additional deadlines for the fight, stating that the discussions are nearly complete.
On Feb 20, 2015, Floyd Mayweather announced that the boxing fight was official and had finally been signed to take place on May 2, 2015. Pacquiao and Mayweather will face-off at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas (USA). The big-fight is expected to shatter pay-per-views buy records and gross millions of dollars with the ticket prices ranging from $3,500 to $250,000 and PPV is likely to cost US$89.95-SD and US$99.95-HD. The Boxing experts say this match could be the richest big-fight in the boxing history and could generate $300 million.
Mayweather & Pacquiao agreed for Drug Testing:
Both fighters have agreed to undergo US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) Olympic-style drug testing. So, this drug test program consists of both random blood and urine test, with fighters approving to let their whereabouts be known at every times during training so that random pre-fight testing can be controlled. Both fighters will also be tested directly after the fight. Neither fighter has failed a drug test during his career. If also fighter tests positive for use of the PEDs, that fighter will be disqualified from the game of boxing for a minimum of 4 years.
On Mar 11, 2015 in Los Angeles the 1st and only press conference was held featuring head promoters Leonard Ellerbe Bob Arum (Top Rank Promotions) and (Mayweather Promotions) , Showtime and HBO representatives, the fighters themselves, and the fighters’ trainers. This will be the simply time before the week of the big-fight Mayweather-Pacquiao are scheduled to see each other.
Showtime:
The Pacquiao vs. Mayweather big-fight will be distributed by the HBO PPV and the SHOWTIME PPV on Sat, May 2 opening at 6:00 p.m. PT/ 9:00 p.m. ET from MGM Grand Garden Arena in the Las Vegas (U.S).
The world will be watching and craning its neck to see whether one side walks away with an early advantage. The making of “Money” against Pacquiao dates back to 2009, when talks 1st began, but arguments over the drug-testing and the details scarpered talks twice.
But the egos have been soothed, rival promoters have come together – Mayweather and his old impresario Bob Arum – and respective rival broadcasters HBO and the Showtime have put down their swords for the betterment of the game, and, of course, an obscene amount of money which is going to be generated. This fight is so big has been talked about so much already, there was hardly the need to publicist it over a number of days when they could be in camp.
