Fight of the century: All eyes on
Mayweather, Pacquiao showdown

Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather will
put boxing back on the cultural map for at
least one glittering night on Saturday, AFP
reports.
Other bouts have been called “Fight of the
Century” but in a sport that once made
regular front-page news it has been years
since one so captured the imagination of
people who are not boxing fans.
“This is the biggest fight in boxing history,”
Mayweather declared this week in a spurt of
hyperbole befitting the occasion.
The welterweight clash at MGM Grand in Las
Vegas is a hot topic on social media.
The massive interest has been fuelled by the
big financial figures surrounding the fight:
revenue perhaps reaching $400m and pay-
per-view purchases surging towards three
million; gate receipts of $70m; all adding up
to what could be $200m for Mayweather and
over $100m for Pacquiao.
Mayweather, 38, puts his WBC and WBA titles
on the line and Pacquiao, 36, defends his
WBO belt. The fight should be an intriguing
clash of styles between men of contrasting
personalities.
Pacquiao, a southpaw who has held “world”
titles in eight weight divisions, is an
aggressive southpaw, famous for fighting toe-
to-toe and one of the hardest punchers in the
division.
If any fighter can neutralise his attack it is
the elusive Mayweather, a consummate
craftsman with vast ring know-how and the
patience to use it.
Mayweather has beaten eight southpaws,
including Zab Judah. He has proved his
ability to make mid-fight adjustments.
The American is known for a defensive style
that critics say could be boring, but Pacquiao
and his trainer, Freddie Roach, expect him to
try to make the most of his size advantage by
engaging early in search of a knockout.
Leonard Ellerbe, head of Mayweather
Promotions, says, “Floyd is going to try to
take Manny Pacquiao’s head off. You can
count on that. Mayweather is looking to finish
him off.”
But Mayweather has scored just one knockout
since 2007. That was in 2001 when he put
down Victor Ortiz in a controversial quick
start.
Sugar Ray Leonard, an Olympic gold
medallist and five-division professional world
champion, says the fight is all about
legacies. “It’s about history; a fight to make
your palms sweat.”
Meanwhile, Mayweather says he is going to
come out swinging and be the aggressor
early against Pacquiao.
“I am going to approach it in a very, very
aggressive way and go out there and press
the attack early,” Mayweather said on the
NBA on TNT.
“Of course I would love to win by knockout. I
am pretty sure he is going to come at me
extremely strong.
“I am facing one of the best fighters I have
ever faced.”
Las Vegas authorities could take the rare
step of barring traffic from the gambling
hub’s famous Strip as they brace the massive
crowds expected to descend on Sin City for
the fight.
The bout at is sold out and hotels are
overflowing with guests as between 150,000
to 200,000 people are expected to pour into
the desert city for the showdown being billed
as the “Fight of the Century”.
“We have handled events like this before
where we had to shut down the Strip,” Erik
Newman, Deputy Fire Chief of Clark County
Fire Department told AFP. “What we are
preparing for is the NBA all-star game in
2007.”

SOURCE: http://www.punchng.com/sports/fight-of-the-century-all-eyes-on-mayweather-pacquiao-showdown/

Actually, by our local time, the main boxing event starts by 2am tomorrow ( i.e 2am WAT on May 3) and you can watch it live, AFAIK, on Supersport 2. If you need more details, you can find them at the link below:

http://www.supersport.com/aa.aspx?t=sport&v=Boxing&view=full

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