At long last, fans of pugilism will be able to see two champions and future Hall of Famers square off in the ring. Word broke a few days ago that Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao signed on the dotted line and will face each other at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas on May 2.
Already billed as "the highest grossing fight in history" by boxing analysts, Mayweather vs. Pacquiao has been a long time in the making. Five years to be exact. The tale of the tape is in Mayweather's favor, but Pacquiao showed he still had his domineering spirit after a win versus Chris Algeri in November 2014. Despite predictions from the boxing elite and not-so-elite that this bout will be a must-see, it seems that the true test will be the public not exploding after witnessing both this fight and Marvel's Avengers: Age Of Ultron on May 1.
Mayweather (47-0-0) is unbeaten in every bout he's taken on. Meanwhile, Pacquiao, the WBO Light Welterweight champion, has fought more times (57) than Floyd, yet has lost five times over the course of his boxing career. With the two embarking on a true clash of warriors (and styles), the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight has sparked excitement in a sport long considered past its prime. As the contestants have ironed out all their issues with drug testing, the location of the bout, and the purse split, the Twitterverse was content in expressing its excitement in the upcoming 2015 Event of the Year in boxing.
Both fighters took to social media to confirm that the fight is a go, so with that said, we took to the interwebs to highlight the most interesting comments about the upcoming #MayweatherPacquiao bout.
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Anyone says they got tickets for #MayweatherPacquiao is lying ticket not printed but @BoxingTravel have allocated section from @MGMGrand
— Spencer Fearon (@Spencer_Fearon) February 22, 2015
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Mayweather-Pacquiao PPV price won't be set until HBO & Showtime do the deals with the distributors. $80 not out of question. — Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) February 21, 2015
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I'm told there's good chance there will be no public ticket sales for #MayweatherPacquiao. Even if there are probably only few hundred tix. — Dan Rafael (@danrafaelespn) February 21, 2015
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#MayweatherPacquiao is gonna give this generation a taste of what it felt like when Tyson was about to fight. Man those were events ... — Fatin (@Fatin10) February 21, 2015
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You thought NBA All Star Weekend in Vegas was bad? #MayweatherPacquiao weekend is going to be all kinds of ignorant.
— Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale) February 21, 2015
Wait is finally over! Boxing’s biggest debate can finally be settled. Sticking w/ my prediction: @FloydMayweather wins. #MayweatherPacquiao — Paul Malignaggi (@PaulMalignaggi) February 20, 2015
literally dreading the publicity antics. #MayweatherPacquiao
— Missinfo (@Missinfo) February 20, 2015
THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!! THIS IS THE REAL THING!!! #MayweatherPacquiao IS ON!!! MAY 2, MGM. I REPEAT. THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! — Dan Rafael (@danrafaelespn) February 20, 2015
can't wait to see Floyd vs Manny... #Waiting4Floyd. #MayweatherPacquiao pic.twitter.com/PbxaYcjm2T
— Jr (@justJr) February 20, 2015
Think @FloydMayweather must be loving how everyone is hanging on his every word right now! #MayweatherPacquiao — Dave Coldwell (@davidcoldwell) February 20, 2015
