By Ryan Burton

Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nev. - Eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao held a fan  rally at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center for the throngs of fans that have already begun invading The Strip for his high stakes showdown against Floyd Mayweather that takes place Saturday night at the MGM Grand.

After the rally, Pacquiao met with a select group of media to discuss the mega-fight.  Reporter Kevin Iole asked Pacquiao about a new shirt that has been created with Mayweather's face outlined with the colors of the Filipino flag and his trademark The Money Team (TMT) slogan.

Pacquiao smiled and said, " That's good. That's good that he wants to join our team. TMT, that stands for The Manny Team." Which brought an eruption of laughter from the media in attendance.

Mayweather-Pacquiao is available on HBO/Showtime pay-per-view and will be broadcast live on Saturday May May 2nd.

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