Comments Thread For: Mayweather Jr. To Return on May 5, MGM Grand on Hold

[Big Op]

the fight ain't gonna happen

1.random ost-which manny isn't willing to do

2.floyd always asking for random ost

[Come∂ian]

everything is falling into place

[RL_GMA]

[Come∂ian]

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[sweetscience18]

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You right..finally gonna witness the best boxing match ever IMO.
This has been a great year of boxing.

[MrRolltide91]

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[Bermuda]

the fight ain't gonna happen

1.random ost-which manny isn't willing to do

2.floyd always asking for random ost

pac has confirmed in a couple of video interviews that full random blood testing isn't a problem for him anymore, and now we have floyd saying he will absolutely fight pac after ortiz. so, I have faith that if pac and floyd both win their upcoming fights then we can finally expect to see them go at it for next year.

[-Kev-]

Come May 5th, it will be the 5 year anniversary of the highest grossing and most bought PPV in history, Mayweather vs De La Hoya. Cinco De Mayo parties and celebrations will be already taking place on this Saturday evening. Pacquiao will be coming off of an action packed win against JMM. Mayweather will be coming off of a win against a young power punching southpaw Victor Ortiz. Both of their PPV's will have had 1.3mill+ buys. HBO's 24/7 will be used for the build up to both of their last fights and will also be used for this mega fight. Golden Boy and Top Rank will come together without dispute and the atmosphere will be perfect to create the biggest bout in history.

Don't forget to add that before the fight gets signed, STRUGG will be going around NSB saying Floyd is afraid of Pacquiao. Then when the fight gets signed shortly after, he will say Pacquiao is shot and Floyd only fights fighters he knows he can beat, and will ask for Floyd to fight Sergio Martinez, Paul Williams, or Miguel Cotto.

[ronnie_N.]

so this means floyd-ortiz is a fixed fight?...

[Come∂ian]

Dan Rafeal: "May 5, 2012. MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The return of Floyd Mayweather"

From Heavy D's twitter "May 5, 2012. MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The return of @FloydMayweather. No 16-month vacation this time."

Edit: heres the article

Floyd Mayweather Jr. does not plan on taking another 16-month vacation from the boxing ring, like he did after easily outpointing Shane Mosley in May 2010.

Instead, Mayweather, who knocked out Victor Ortiz on Sept. 17, will make a relatively hasty return: May 5 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, adviser Leonard Ellerbe told ESPN.com on Wednesday night.

Mayweather's opponent has not been determined but Ellerbe said, "We're looking to make the biggest fight possible and everyone knows what that fight is, the little fella."

Ellerbe was, of course, referring to Manny Pacquiao. The welterweight champions and the top two pound-for-pound fighters in the world have been on a collision course for years. However, negotiations have fallen apart over drug testing protocol.

Pacquiao fights Juan Manuel Marquez for the third time on Nov. 12 at the MGM Grand and is a heavy favorite.

"Floyd made it very clear that he wants to give the fans the biggest fights that are out there. He wants to stay active," Ellerbe said. "We're going to do everything in our power to make the biggest fight out there for the fans and we all know what the fight is."

Mayweather, a five-division champion, has fought only five times since 2007.

Ellerbe said Mayweather informed him and fellow adviser Al Haymon on Wednesday of his decision to return in May.

"We had a discussion, Floyd, me and Al," Ellerbe said. "Floyd made it very clear to us what he wanted to do. He told us he is looking to make the biggest fight that is out there and to make it in May."

Ellerbe also informed Golden Boy promoter Richard Schaefer, who does not have a contract with Mayweather but has promoted his last five bouts, of the plan.

"I'm very excited that the sport's biggest pay-per-view star is going to be back on May 5," Schaefer told ESPN.com. "We have informed the pay-per-view industry and I have the arena on hold. I'm excited to continue my relationship with Floyd and his team. It's always fun to work with Floyd."

Although May 5 is seven months away, Mayweather's fights have typically been promoted for several months in advance of the fight. The first weekend of May is traditionally a weekend for a major pay-per-view fight.

"We have to plan any time you're the biggest star in the sport," Ellerbe said. "You have to plan in advance because his fights are events. In order to maximize the exposure you want to plan as far in advance as you can to make your event as big as possible. May 5, that is the date Floyd is fighting on. We have secured May 5 at the MGM. Floyd is excited to make his return."

Mayweather (42-0, 26 KOs), who turns 35 in February, reclaimed one of his old welterweight titles with his knockout of Ortiz in a fight that Golden Boy said generated 1.25 million buys and $78.44 million in domestic pay-per-view revenue. The buys tied the fight for third place all-time among non-heavyweight pay-per-views and gave Mayweather his third consecutive 1 million-plus pay-per-view fight and fourth in his last five bouts.

Although Mayweather plans to fight, he still faces several legal cases. He was acquitted last week of misdemeanor harassment charges alleging that he had threatened the lives of two security guards in the gated community in Las Vegas where he lives. But he faces a Nov. 4 trial for a misdemeanor battery complaint alleging he poked another homeowner association security guard in the face during a different confrontation over parking tickets in November. Mayweather has pleaded not guilty.

In the most serious case, Mayweather faces four felony and four misdemeanor charges stemming from an alleged domestic dispute with his former girlfriend, who is the mother of two of his children.