LAS VEGAS – After years of frustration and disappointment, following many starts and stops, perhaps the most talked about boxing match in history is finally a reality.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. announced Friday that he's agreed to fight Manny Pacquiao in a welterweight bout May 2 at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas. It's a bout the public has been calling for since late 2009 and pits the two finest boxers of their generation in a historic event. "I am glad my decision to meet with Manny and discuss making this fight happen helped get the deal done," said Mayweather. "Giving the fans what they want to see is always my main focus. This will be the biggest event in the history of the sport. Boxing fans and sports fans around the world will witness greatness on May 2. I am the best ever, TBE, and this fight will be another opportunity to showcase my skills and do what I do best, which is win. Manny is going to try to do what 47 before him failed to do, but he won't be successful. He will be number 48."
The bout is expected to set numerous records, including purse size, live paid gate and pay-per-view sales. The cost of the pay-per-view has yet to be determined and won't be until there are deals with the distributors.

Formal details on the agreement have yet to be announced, but it's expected that Mayweather will have a 60-40 split advantage on revenues, with Mayweather making at least $120 million and Pacquiao, who signed the contract for the bout Thursday, earning $80 million.

"Floyd should enjoy being the A-side while he can," Freddie Roach, Pacquiao's trainer, said. "Because on May 2, Manny is going to put him on his backside."

The two nearly came to terms around the Christmas holidays in 2009, a month after Pacquiao stopped Miguel Cotto at the MGM Grand. It fell apart, though, when Pacquiao and promoter Bob Arum balked at Mayweather's demand for drug testing run by the United States Anti-Doping Agency during training camp.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/done-deal--floyd-mayweather-will-fight-manny-pacquiao-on-may-2-194611430.html

The fight is just for the money, long are gone those days of good boxing match ups.

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Badgers14:
The fight

You already know, Money ready to show the world why he is unbeaten. 47-0, we making it 48 come May 2.

SuperSuave:
Biggest fight in history?? What of moh'd Ali vs mike tyson?

What are you saying? Ali and Tyson are from two different boxing era

Would be epic

I can't wait till both of these fools retire. Its about dam.n time they fought. Let them fight so us "true boxing fans" can focus on the real fighters in the sport.

sirRiddy:
Would be epic

It must be, $260 Million on it

aim5:
I can't wait till both of these fools retire. Its about dam.n time they fought. Let them fight so us "true boxing fans" can focus on the real fighters in the sport.

Oh yea, tell me one real fighter that can command the stage like they do?

Truth234:


Oh yea, tell me one real fighter that can command the stage like they do?

None, but as a die hard I was sick of these two acting like little prima Donna's. It took over 6 good years for them to finally get in the ring.. Well let them fight and leave the sport.. both of them are old news.

aim5:


None, but as a die hard I was sick of these two acting like little prima Donna's. It took over 6 good years for them to finally get in the ring.. Well let them fight and leave the sport.. both of them are old news.

You are right, they are old yet the young ones like Canelo, Victor Ottis, T Bradley etc can't put them down. The issue is not this amazing fighters, the issue is boxing not producing their equals.

Get Wladimir Klitschko to retire first before heavy weight boxing die finally.

Truth234:


You are right, they are old yet the young ones like Canelo, Victor Ottis, T Bradley etc can't put them down. The issue is not this amazing fighters, the issue is boxing not producing their equals.

Get Wladimir Klitschko to retire first before heavy weight boxing die finally.

Oh God, I hate that guy. I hope Deontay Wilder knocks him out so he can go back to Eastern Europe... boring mess.

t0pconnect:

what rubbish?

biggest of its time

manny paccio is now in politics and has responsibilities outside boxing.
this fight should have held 6 years ago

Been waiting for this for so long

Am placing my money on the Philippines PAC man tho

one of them would have a 'foot injury' before that date, and the other would probably 'disagree' on the finances. this fight will never happen. both guys are afraid of each other. for them both, the fear of defeat is far greater than the glory of victory.

Who knows if this fight will not be postponed again. Coz whoever that wins, the other person might want a re-fight for the lost. Am already tired.

winner win...

I love this

And?

Money

That is one fight I can't wait to see.
#TeamManny

Bring it on!!!

Choi fight of the Century...

E no concern me
#teamfootballfans.

At last!

Sirshymexx who are you betting on?