They've been posting lines in vegas and offshore for this fight off and on every time negotiations happen which had been at least 4 different occasions the last 5.25 years
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WBC/WBA welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. sits in his corner between rounds during his title fight against Marcos Maidana of Argentina at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada September 13, 2014. Reuters
Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao agreed Saturday to stage a long-awaited boxing match worth an estimated $250 million, according to a Sunday Telegraph report. If confirmed, the fight is expected to be the richest in boxing history.
Pacquiao agreed to the deal’s terms and has already signed a contract, a source close to the 36 year old told the newspaper. Mayweather, who is currently in New York, has agreed to the deal, but has yet to sign the agreement the source said, adding that Mayweather could sign the deal on Sunday and announce the fight at the NBA All-Star Game at New York City’s Madison Square Garden.
“Manny has 100 percent signed his side of the deal,” the Pacquiao source told the paper. “It is now over to Mayweather to close the deal and announce the fight.”
A potential Mayweather-Pacquiao fight would be held May 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, according to the Sporting News. The two camps were engaged in negotiations for years, with each side accusing the other of holding up the match. Concerns over pre-fight drug-testing and how the record-setting pot would be split derailed negotiations on numerous occasions since 2009.
But talks intensified in 2015, particularly after Mayweather and Pacquiao met for the first time at halftime of a Jan. 27 game between the NBA’s Miami Heat and Milwaukee Bucks. Two days later, the two men met for more than an hour to discuss the potential bout’s terms face-to-face.
"It was a business meeting, but it wasn't a tense business meeting. I think that's because they both have mutual respect for each other. We'll determine what will happen over the next couple of days,” Pacquiao representative Michael Koncz said at the time, according to ESPN.
Mayweather will reportedly receive a 60-40 split of the fight purse, according to ESPN. The two sides have also agreed on pre-and-post-fight drug tests, as well as the type of gloves that will be used in the match.
Mayweather has two fights remaining on a six-fight pay-per-view contract with Showtime, while Pacquiao is under contract with HBO/Time Warner. Pacquiao promoter Bob Arum told the Associated Press earlier this month the two sides had already reached an agreement to simulcast the bout, a claim that Showtime executive vice president Stephen Espinoza denied Feb. 6.
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I've been reading about the fight and negotiations for the fight every day for the last 23 days. Multiple times a day.
Only msn is reporting it. That uk site can suck a fat dikk. This fight has not been made yet. When I say it's been made then it's been made. Right now this fight has not been made.Comment -
I'll be shocked if mayweather signs the contractComment -
Espinoza says no contracts have been signed for Pacquiao-Mayweather fight
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By Chris Williams: Earlier on Saturday there was a report that Manny Pacquiao had already signed the contract for his fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr on May 2nd. This in turn got a lot of boxing fans excited and thinking that the fight was on the verge of being signed. However, Stephen Espinoza, the vice president of Sports for Showtime, says that no contracts have been signed because the contracts aren’t even ready.
So in other words, the talk of Pacquiao having signed the contract for the fight is totally meaningless because there is no contract yet.
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”Not sure what anyone is signing since no agreement has been finalized yet. Mayweather-Pacquiao #boxing,” Espinoza said on his twitter. ”An imaginary contract, maybe. Real one not finished yet. Sorry for telling the truth.”
This is obviously sad news for many boxing fans, because they were hoping that the information about Pacquiao was actually legit. I’m not surprised that it was false info because obviously there couldn’t be a contract being passed around when they’re still dealing with a deal memo. If Pacquiao is signing a deal memo then you’ve got to worry about him because those aren’t contracts.
“Manny has 100 per cent signed his side of the deal,” a source told the Telegraph.co.uk. “It is now over to Mayweather to close the deal and announce the fight.”
There never was a contract for Pacquiao to sign, and that’s the unfortunate part. Whatever contract that Pacquiao signed, it wasn’t a contract for the Mayweather fight. If this source is a legitimate one, then Pacquiao much have signed a deal memo, and that’s pretty sad. There won’t be a fight with Mayweather taking place if Pacquiao is signing deal memos or imaginary contracts.
The negotiations are still going on, and it’s unknown when the contracts will be ready. As Dan Rafael reported earlier today, the negotiations are getting closer to being finished. But there obviously aren’t any finished contracts yet to be signed.
I think some people want to be the ones that are the first to release the news about the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight, and because of that they start jumping ahead of the negotiation process by taking about signed contracts and deals being done. First it was TMZ, and now we’re seeing a number of UK sites saying it’s almost done.
Mayweather isn’t going to sign any contracts until he is totally 100 percent happy with the contract. It might take more time for him to be pleased. Pacquiao, Top Rank, Michael Koncz and the boxing world is going to have to wait on Mayweather until he’s happy with what he sees.
Once he agrees to what he sees on the deal memo that’s being passed around, then we can start talking about Espinoza coming up with the contracts to be signed.
It’s nice that Espinoza is around to slice though all the BS that is floating around the boxing world in terms of contracts being signed and the fight being a done deal for May 2nd at the MGM Grand in LasComment -
So much drama here
What is the hold up?Comment -
I do not think Pac can beat him
Is he strong enough??Comment -
Homie it is no secret Manny was dabbing in stuff. The proof is ur vision. If u couldn't see it i can't help ya. Just like the last Marquez fight. Marquez was so juiced up it took Manny by surprise. Even tho Manny was winning that fight pretty handily Marquez kept coming like he was possessed. Manny needed a mac truck to take Marquez out of that fight. By the way your love for Manny is really cute.Comment -
Been hearing about Floyd losing for 8 years now....ricky hatten got knocked the penetrate out.....nig pleaseComment -
Ive never once predicted floyd would lose because he's had the style to beat every guy he's ever fought. True story I am 7-0 betting floyd including 2-0 when he fought maidanaComment -
Floyd took 8 rds to ko hatton. Manny did it in 2. Hatton sukks donkey balls I give neither guy credit.Comment -
Some people were so sure that the fight would be announced during the nba all star game
RotflmfaoComment -
It's impossible to happen in May now
Who knows what to believe anymoreComment -
Pacquiao vs Marquez 4Comment -
The hat size proof came from the same guy who told me Floyd wanted Manny to do valiums and smoke weed before the fight. It is called sarcasm. By the way the only way Pacman can win this fight is by a knockout. At those odds all the money will be bet on Pac and when that happens no matter how good Pac looks he won't win a decision. Then everyone could scream for a second fight if the big boys in Vegas want another one. Now if all the money was on Floyd he would be the one who needs the knockout and would have no shot at a decision.Comment -
Many insiders say Floyd is afraid of him
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I agree JJהמוסד
המוסד למודיעין ולתפקידים מיוחדים
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the odds dropped on floyd after last nights interview from -300 down to -280 at 5Dimes. bettors saw the fear in his eyes lmao
<small>Welterweight 12 rounds - MGM Grand Garden Arena - Las Vegas, Navada - PPV</small> Sat 5/2 601 Manny Pacquiao <input id="editx" name="M1_21" size="4"> +240 11:00PM 602 Floyd Mayweather Jr <input id="editx" name="M2_21" size="4"> -280 Comment -
Can Manny take a good punch?Comment -
you are more confident than floyd is. 2009, 2010, 2011, manny beats him easier than you think. what good is counterpunching when you don't have the KO power? who's the last guy mayweather KOe'd? i'll answer it, it was ricky hatton in the 8th rd or so, manny KOed that guy in 2. i am not impressed by either KO as i always said from day one that hatton is a chump.
manny will hit floyd 3 times for every one time he gets counterpunched. JMM is roided up that's why he KOed manny. you know it and i know it. manny's muscular weight gain happened from age 24 to 33 which is much more believable than JMM doing it in his late 30's and now 40.
today, manny is a decent live dog but nowhere near the live dog he was in 2009 or 2010 or 2011 when the line was floyd -140, manny +125
i, too, favor mayweather NOW and would likely bet on him, but he is too chickenshittt STILL to take the fightComment -
watch Floyd duck Amir Khan as well as Khan is lightning fast and has decent power with both hands.
Floyd wants nothing to do with a precision, high volume puncher, who has power. those 2 guys right now are Manny and Amir.
he will avoid both of them and fight Cotto once again, who although he gave Mayweather a great fight about 3 yrs ago, is not the style type of fighter to beat Mayweather because he does not throw volume punches and is not very fastComment -
You talking ko's what does that have to do with anything. I'm talking strategy and winning. Bro me and a buddy saw how to beat Manny ten years ago its no different than what Marquez did all four fights, Manny lunges gets off balanced and is countered. You're sounding like a casual fan.Comment -
Just ridiculous
I will always love boxing
But the UFC does a few things better than boxing that boxing could learn from
First, UFC champs fight the #1 contenders. In boxing, they fight whoever the hell they want to fight. And a solid example is Mayweather. Amongst every other belt holder right now.
Man I miss me some Frazier, Ali, Foreman, Duran, Hagler, Hearns etc....
Those guys just wanted to fight the best.
Boxing is honestly a shell of what it used to beComment
