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Mayweather: I Had To Face Marquez Once, Not 4 Times

Mayweather: I Had To Face Marquez Once, Not 4 Times

BoxingScene Staff

•Mar 12, 2015

Floyd Mayweather has declared his bout with Manny Pacquiao on May 2 as "the biggest fight in boxing history". Mayweather and Pacquiao went head to head for the first and only time prior to their mouthwatering Las Vegas super-fight at a press conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday. And, with the contest clearly so easy to sell to an expectant worldwide audience there will be no pre-fight press tour - with the fighters not expected to meet again until the usual fight week preparations.

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Video: Peter Quillin on Lee, Mayweather vs. Pacquiao

Video: Peter Quillin on Lee, Mayweather vs. Pacquiao

BoxingScene Staff

•Mar 12, 2015

Los Angeles - Radio Rahim caught up with middleweight contender Peter Quillin, who was present for the kickoff press conference to announce the mega-fight between welterweight champions Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. The much-anticipated mega-fight will take place Saturday, May 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Top Rank Inc., the pay-per-view telecast will be co-produced and co-distributed by SHOWTIME PPV® and HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/ 6:00 p.m. PT.

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Video: Ray Beltran on Mayweather-Pacquiao, More

Video: Ray Beltran on Mayweather-Pacquiao, More

BoxingScene Staff

•Mar 12, 2015

Los Angeles - Radio Rahim caught up with lightweight contender Raymundo Beltran, who was present for the kickoff press conference to announce the mega-fight between welterweight champions Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. The much-anticipated mega-fight will take place Saturday, May 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Top Rank Inc., the pay-per-view telecast will be co-produced and co-distributed by SHOWTIME PPV® and HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/ 6:00 p.m. PT.

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Video: Manny Pacquiao Shooting Rapid Fire Punches

Video: Manny Pacquiao Shooting Rapid Fire Punches

BoxingScene Staff

•Mar 11, 2015

In the eight day of his training camp, WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao working hard on his hand speed and rapid combinations, as he continues to prepare for the upcoming mega-fight with WBC/WBA welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. The fight is scheduled for May 2nd from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Pacquiao is training, with Hall of Fame coach Freddie Roach by his side, from the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood, California. Almost everyone is expected the fight to break every existing pay-per-view record in existence.

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Video: Roach Talks Sparring Bribes, Strategy, More

Video: Roach Talks Sparring Bribes, Strategy, More

BoxingScene Staff

•Mar 11, 2015

Los Angeles - Radio Rahim caught up trainer Freddie Roach., who was present for the kickoff press conference to announce the mega-fight between welterweight champions Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Pacquiao. The much-anticipated mega-fight will take place Saturday, May 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Top Rank Inc., the pay-per-view telecast will be co-produced and co-distributed by SHOWTIME PPV® and HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/ 6:00 p.m. PT.

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Video: Bob Arum on Getting Mayweather-Pacquiao Done

Video: Bob Arum on Getting Mayweather-Pacquiao Done

BoxingScene Staff

•Mar 11, 2015

Los Angeles - Radio Rahim caught up with Top Rank's CEO Bob, who was present for the kickoff press conference to announce the mega-fight between welterweight champions Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. The much-anticipated mega-fight will take place Saturday, May 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Top Rank Inc., the pay-per-view telecast will be co-produced and co-distributed by SHOWTIME PPV® and HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/ 6:00 p.m. PT.

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Video: HBO Sports Prez Talks Mayweather-Pacquiao

Video: HBO Sports Prez Talks Mayweather-Pacquiao

BoxingScene Staff

•Mar 11, 2015

Los Angeles - Radio Rahim caught Ken Hershman, President of HBO Sports, who was present for the kickoff press conference to announce the mega-fight between welterweight champions Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. The much-anticipated mega-fight will take place Saturday, May 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Top Rank Inc., the pay-per-view telecast will be co-produced and co-distributed by SHOWTIME PPV® and HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/ 6:00 p.m. PT.

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Video: Floyd Sr. Confronts Erik Morales Over Pac Pick

Video: Floyd Sr. Confronts Erik Morales Over Pac Pick

BoxingScene Staff

•Mar 11, 2015

Los Angeles - Radio Rahim caught up trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr., who told Mexican legend Erik Morales that Manny Pacquiao would get crushed on fight night. Mayweather Sr. was shocked that Morales picked Pacquiao to win in an earlier BoxingScene interview. Both were present for the kickoff press conference to announce the mega-fight between welterweight champions Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Pacquiao. The much-anticipated mega-fight will take place Saturday, May 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Top Rank Inc., the pay-per-view telecast will be co-produced and co-distributed by SHOWTIME PPV® and HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/ 6:00 p.m. PT.

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Video: Erik Morales Sides With Pacquiao Over Maweather

Video: Erik Morales Sides With Pacquiao Over Maweather

BoxingScene Staff

•Mar 11, 2015

Los Angeles - Radio Rahim briefly caught up with Mexican legend Erik Morales, who was present for the kickoff press conference to announce the mega-fight between welterweight champions Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. The much-anticipated mega-fight will take place Saturday, May 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Top Rank Inc., the pay-per-view telecast will be co-produced and co-distributed by SHOWTIME PPV® and HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/ 6:00 p.m. PT.

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Mayweather-Pacquiao PPV Will Be Collaborative Effort

Mayweather-Pacquiao PPV Will Be Collaborative Effort

•Mar 11, 2015

The night of May 2nd will be a historic one in many respects when Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao finally meet at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. One of the issues that had to be settled for this fight to come together was how the broadcast would be handled by Showtime ( which has a long-term exclusive deal with Mayweather) and HBO( long the home of Pacquiao). It would be best to call the broadcast 'collaborative' as it will be as split crew of announcers (said to be the team of Jim Lampley, Al Bernstein and Roy Jones) much like the way it was in 2002 when HBO and Showtime got together to make the fight between Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson.

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