Comments Thread For: Mayweather: Pacquiao Fight is Happening Because of Me!

[Ganondorf]

Floyd cherry picked Pac. Expect an old fashion beat down May 2nd.

Cherry picked the next highest ranked fighter in the world besides Wlad I think. Typical NSB nonsense.

[roxy]

By saying this Mayweather is also admitting that fight didn't happen all those year because of him.

[Prime 407]

Floyd Mayweather Jr. says you shouldn’t believe what any of his critics, including members of the media, have said about his desire to fight Manny Pacquiao in the past — or alleged lack thereof.

“We tried to make this fight in the past,” Mayweather told Brian Custer of Showtime at a March 11 press conference for Mayweather vs. Pacquiao, which is finally happening more than five years after negotiations first began, headlining a huge pay-per-view on May 2.
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Mayweather again stating the obvious, it's always been known that the fight was being held up because of Floyd and his excuses, so technically yes, the fight is happening because he had to cave into Showtime and public pressure.