Thursday, April 30, 2015

Mayweather/Pacquiao - Let The World See (The Fight of the Century)

Original music video mashup on the long-awaited mega-fight by DJ Steve Porter for HBO. See Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao live on pay-per-view Saturday, May 2 at 9 PM ET/6 PM PT.

Mayweather vs. Pacquiao Final Press Conference

Watch LIVE! Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao final press conference from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Mayweather vs. Pacquiao happens Saturday, May 2 live on pay-per-view beginning at 9pm

INSIDE MAYWEATHER VS. PACQUIAO | Episode 3

The third episode of an intimate four-part documentary series chronicling the life of perennial pound-for-pound champion Floyd Mayweather as he navigates his collision course with Manny Pacquiao.

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Mayweather vs. Pacquiao: Floyd Mayweather's Grand Arrival in Las Vegas

Before Mayweather vs. Pacquaio, Floyd Mayweather arrived in Las Vegas in grand style on Tuesday afternoon.

MayPac: DAILY

Day 1 of daily coverage from MayPac fight week. Live from the MGM Grand Las Vegas.

Mayweather vs. Pacquiao: The Money Behind the Fight

April 28 -- What makes the Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao boxing match one of the most anticipated fights of all time? Money. Bloomberg crunches the numbers.

Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao full video: Watch Pacquiao's crazy grand arrival - Mandalay Bay

Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao full video: Watch Pacquiao's crazy grand arrival-Mandalay Bay Mayweather vs. Pacquiao video Manny Pacquiao mayweather grand arrival video

Monday, April 27, 2015

MAYWEATHER VS PACQUIAO - FINAL PUSH BEFORE THE FIGHT (Full Training)

Fight week for Mayweather-Pacquiao officially begins on Tuesday. Here’s the skinny on what you need to know about the richest bout in boxing history.

Mayweather vs. Pacquiao: Face Off in Vegas Match

ESPN's commentator urges fans to boycott the match because of Mayweather's history of violence against women.

Saturday, April 25, 2015

Mayweather/Pacquiao: The Legends Speak [Full Episode]

An exclusive HBO special that offers spirited discussions with the five elite prizefighters who have gone toe-to-toe with both Mayweather and Pacquiao and a roundtable discussion with three Hall of Fame fighters. Mayweather vs. Pacquiao happens Saturday, May 2 live on pay-per-view beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT

Jimmy Kimmel Asks to be in Manny Pacquiao's Entourage

Jimmy tries to convince Manny to let him be part of his entourage and they both sing some of Manny’s entrance song.

Manny Pacquiao Talks About Meeting Floyd Mayweather In Jimmy Kimmel Live

Manny explains how running into Floyd Mayweather at a basketball game led to the fight they’re about to have.

INSIDE MAYWEATHER VS. PACQUIAO | Episode 2

INSIDE MAYWEATHER VS. PACQUIAO | Episode 2

Thursday, April 23, 2015

Mayweather vs. Pacquiao | 2015 GP Promo

Well, it's finally here. Two all-time greats that have dominated the pound-for-pound ranks over the past 7 years, are facing off on May 2nd in Las Vegas. Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will create the biggest fight in boxing history.

Mayweather vs. Pacquiao | Celebrity Picks

Who are you picking? Mayweather or Pacquiao? Hear who some of the biggest names in entertainment and sports are picking to win the most anticipated fight in boxing history. Mayweather vs. Pacquiao happens Sat., May 2 live on pay-per-view beginning at 9pm ET/6pm PT.

Sunday, April 19, 2015

HBO: At Last Mayweather vs Pacquiao

HBO Documentary on Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao.

Floyd Mayweather Talks Pacquiao Fight with Jim Gray | MayPac - May 2nd

"I always knew, from day one, that I would go down in history as one of the best fighters." Floyd Mayweather shows no fear of Manny Pacquiao as the historic fight approaches reality. Don't miss Mayweather vs. Pacquiao on pay-per-view Saturday, May 2nd.

Friday, April 17, 2015

INSIDE MAYWEATHER VS. PACQUIAO | Episode 1

The first episode of an intimate four-part documentary series chronicling the life of perennial pound-for-pound champion Floyd Mayweather as he navigates his collision course with Manny Pacquiao.

Thursday, April 16, 2015

David Hassalhoff predicts Mayweather vs. Pacquiao & says boxing coming back

David Hassalhoff predicts Mayweather vs. Pacquiao & says boxing coming back.

INSIDE MAYWEATHER VS. PACQUIAO | Episode 1 Preview

SHOWTIME chronicles Floyd Mayweather's preparations for the biggest fight of his career. Watch the first episode of INSIDE MAYWEATHER VS. PACQUIAO on Saturday, April 18th after Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara at 10p ET/7p PT on SHOWTIME.

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Pacquiao Hollywood Media Day – Wednesday, April 15

Watch Live! Manny Pacquiao from Wild Card Gym in Hollywood as he opens up training camp to media members around the world. It all leads up to his mega-fight against Floyd Mayweather Sat., May 2 live on pay-per-view.

Mayweather vs. Pacquiao- Crazyness as Mayweather arrives for media workout

Mayweather vs. Pacquiao- Crazyness as Mayweather arrives for media workout.

Saturday, April 11, 2015

Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao Betting Odds Preview

Sportsbook Review's Natalie Rydstrom gives a Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao Betting Preview & Odds rundown. Mayweather is presently a 2 to 1 favorite against Pacquiao though these odds are down 100 cents from the opening line.

Mayweather vs. Pacquiao: All Access Mayweather Pt.1 #ADDSketch

Mayweather vs. Pacquiao is less than one month away! Floyd Mayweather is one of the greatest fighters in history. All Def Digital goes inside the champ's preparation for Mayweather vs. Pacquiao, the biggest fight of our generation. In part one of All Access, ADD gets an exclusive glimpse at the dating life of Floyd Mayweather. #ADDSketch #ADDMayweather

Thursday, April 9, 2015

Mayweather vs Pacquiao: Undefeated Money closes in on weight limit ahead of welterweight superfight

Boxers are allowed to weigh 10% over their division's limit in the WBC's mandatory 30-day weight check and Pretty Boy Mayweather tipped the scales at 150.5lbs Floyd Mayweather is close to reaching the welterweight limit - with over three weeks to go before his mega bout with Manny Pacquiao on May 2. The undefeated American tipped the scales at 150.5lbs in the WBC's mandatory 30-day weight check - just 3.5lbs over the 147lb welterweight cap. Both fighters are, at this stage, allowed to weigh 10% percent over the weight limit. They will both next be weighed seven days prior to the fight in Las Vegas when they must be within 5% of the limit. These precautions are put in place to lower the risk of fighters suffering brain damage through fluid loss when they try and lose weight rapidly between the final weigh-in and the fight. Mayweather uploaded a video to Instagram on Wednesday of him undergoing recovery treatment in a -140 degrees Cryotherapy Chamber. This method is used to help the body recover following an intense workout.

Mayweather vs Pacquiao David Sisson of Team Pacquiao

David Sisson about Manny and how he grew up in the Philippines as his parents as missionaries.

Monday, April 6, 2015

Sylvester Stallone to Mayweather & Pacquiao -- Let's Make a Deal

Sylvester Stallone is a regular Monty Hall -- 'cause he's got an interesting proposition for Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather ... and it all has to do with "The Expendables."

Stephen A Smith ESPN Interview with Floyd Mayweather And Touring The House

Floyd Mayweather 'Manny Pacquiao had no Knockouts after Alex Ariza left' - Full Interview with Stephen A. Smith.

FLOYD MAYWEATHER VS MANNY PACQUIAO TV COMMERCIAL OFFICIAL

FLOYD MAYWEATHER VS MANNY PACQUIAO TV COMMERCIAL OFFICIAL.

Sunday, April 5, 2015

Everybody is Betting on Manny Pacquiao to Beat Floyd Mayweather

Everybody is Betting their Money on Manny Pacquiao to beat Floyd Mayweather Jr in Las Vegas (ESPN).

Floyd Mayweather Swimming Training With Alex Ariza

Floyd Mayweather Fantastic Training Mayweather vs Pacquiao 2015.

Tina Duong-"Manny Pacquiao by knockout 20 seconds against Floyd Mayweather"

Interview with model Tina Duong regarding the mega fight Mayweather vs Pacquiao that will take place on May 2, 2015. The fight will be at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada and will air on both HBO and Showtime pay per view.

Saturday, April 4, 2015

Tony Davis Conditing Coach On Mayweather New Unorthodox Training For Pacquiao

Tony Davis Conditing Coach On Mayweather New Unorthodox Training For Pacquiao | Pacquiao Vs Mayweather Subscribe Youtube: Boxing is a combat sport in which two.

Muhammad Ali Pulling For Pacquiao!

Ali’s daughter Rasheda says her dad is “Team Pacquiao all the way” and takes a shot at Mayweather!

Friday, April 3, 2015

Manny Pacquiao Stretching Routine

Watch Manny Pacquiao Stretching and push up routine.

Larry Flynt -- I'm Betting On Pacquiao ... But Something's Fishy

Larry Flynt is not an idiot ... so when he suggests there are dark forces at work behind the scenes of the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight -- it's worth a listen.

Floyd Mayweather Vs Manny Pacquiao HD Promo - Rule The World

A short promo for the upcoming bout between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Jersey Shore's Pauly D breaks down Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao

Pauly D may be best known for his time on Jersey Shore, or as a very successful DJ, but he is also a big boxing fan. He dropped into the Mayweather Boxing Club and we spent a few moments with him and Jeff Mayweather talking about Floyd Mayweather jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao, as well as his own young fighter who he brought out to Las Vegas to work with the best.

Freddie Roach "We will get Mayweather against ropes, land flurries, make him miss & outpoint him

Watch Freddie Roach Interview.

Sunday, March 29, 2015

Mayweather vs Pacquiao Highlight Knockouts

There is a part where Manny says about the drinking of Marquez pee and its funny and he said he forgot to eat his shit lol! After he got knock out with Marquez who's laughing now lol!

Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao - Training Motivation

Watch how Mayweather train and fight.

Beautiful Janey B. talks Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Manny Pacquiao

Beautiful model Janey B. regarding Mayweather vs Pacquiao that will take place on May 2nd on Showtime and HBO pay per view.

Saturday, March 28, 2015

Kevin Heart And Will Ferrell Face Off To Predict Mayweather Vs Pacquiao

Kevin Heart And Will Ferrell Face Off To Predict Mayweather Vs Pacquiao.

Funny People on Mayweather vs Pacquiao

Fans have spoken and we will see what they are saying.

Cuba Gooding Jr. Talks Mayweather vs Pacquiao

Cuba Gooding Jr. visits Wildcard Gym in LA to checkout Manny Pacquiao's training. He talks to us about the May 2nd fight.

Mayweather vs Pacquiao: LA Street Art

Street artist, Allinboxing posting up Manny Pacquiao's image flashing the LA sign at all the Pacquiao workout spots.

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

MAYWEATHER FAN VS PACQUIAO FAN, COUPLES SPLIT ON MAYWEATHER-PACQUIAO FIGHT

Watch this couple split on Mayweather Vs Pacquiao.

Mayweather vs Pacquiao: Signature Techniques #5

Signature Techniques Of Manny Pacquiao Analysis.

MAYWEATHER VS PACQUIAO CAMP LIFE: DAY 22 FLOYD ROUGHS UP SPARRING PARTNER; PACQUIAO BUYS MANSION

MAYWEATHER VS. PACQUIAO CAMP LIFE: DAY 22 FLOYD MAYWEATHER LEAKS SPARRING FOOTAGE WHERE HE ROUGHS UP HIS SPARRING PARTNER WITH COMBOS. MANNY PACQUIAO BUYS A MANSION IN BEVERY HILLS 90210, AND HEAVYWEIGHT LEGEND EVANDER HOLYFIELD PICKS PACQUIAO TO BEAT FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR. #BOXINGEGO #CAMPLIFE

Beautiful UFC Champion Ronda Rousey Joins First Take on Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather

Watch Ronda Rousey's take on Mayweather vs Pacquiao.

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao Abs Workout vs Abs Workout

Who's Abs workout is much more difficult?

BERNARD HOPKINS GETS DEEP ON MAYWEATHER VS. PACQUIAO: "THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME DRAMA"

"Mayweather will be in a tug of war for the first six rounds...Mayweather still has enough - not only energy, not only legs, not only IQ - to be able to figure out every and anything that's been done in the first four or five rounds to overcome some things early and win a decision...I think people are going to be shocked...you'll see the best that you've ever seen in Mayweather...there's going to be some drama," stated future Hall of Famer Bernard Hopkins, who got deep while sharing his thoughts on the highly-anticipated May 2 showdown between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.

Sunday, March 22, 2015

Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao I Fight For Eternity I Promo

Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao I Fight For Eternity I Promo I HD by Boxing Enthusiast.

Manny Pacquiao, Tim Tebow & Freddie Roach Chat after Training

Manny Pacquiao, Tim Tebow & Freddie roach Chat after Training in LA Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao 2015.

Saturday, March 7, 2015

Mayweather vs Pacquiao Beautiful Sexy Ring Girls Excited About Fight

Watch how the beautiful sexy girls feel about the upcoming Mayweather Vs Pacquiao fight.

Mayweather Vs Pacquiao Richard Schaefer reveals his new plans, predicts Mayweather vs. Pacquiao

Former Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer says what he has been up to since leaving the company, as well as what he has planned for the future. And of course we had to get his prediction for the Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao fight as well

Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather Day 5 Camp Update

Saint Joseph - seeing it as neither floyd nor manny have ever seen anything like each other, and that there really are no sparring partners that can mirror faithfully what it is that each man respectively does, the fight will come down to who makes the quickest adjustments come fight night.

TEDDY ATLAS BREAKS DOWN MAYWEATHER VS. PACQUIAO: "IT'S A DIFFERENT FIGHT...PACQUIAO HAS A CHANCE"

"It's six years too late...doesn't mean it can't be a good fight. It's a different fight...I think Pacquiao has a chance; a good chance," stated ESPN commentator Teddy Atlas, who shared his thoughts on the highly-anticipated May 2 mega-fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.

Friday, March 6, 2015

Mayweather vs Pacquiao Manny am workout in LA day 4 having fun with BasketBall

Manny Pacquiao is having fun with Basketball in his training regimen.

Mayweather vs Pacquiao what Sugar Ray Leonard sees On That Fight

Watch How Sugar Ray Leonard Sees The Fight.

Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao Floyd stops sparring partner What Do You Think

Floyd Mayweather stops sparring partner?

Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao- 12 things we know about

Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao- 12 things we know

KENNY PORTER TALKS MAYWEATHER VS. PACQUIAO: "I GOT MANNY PACQUIAO"

"I'm gonna go out on a limb. I got Manny Pacquiao...he's going to do the things that it takes to win the fight," stated Kenny Porter, father and trainer of former welterweight champion Shawn Porter, who shared his thoughts on the highly-anticipated May 2 mega-fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Mayweather Vs Pacquiao 50 Cent To Bet 1.6 Million Dollars For Floyd.

50 Cent talks about the upcoming Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao super fight. He picks who he expects to win and reveals that he will be betting exactly $1.6m on his pick to win. He also talks about rekindling his friendship with Floyd Mayweather after being caught in a public slanging match with the pound for pound champ for much of 2014.

Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao Floyd Killing The Speed Bag In Camp Mayweather Is Pump Up!

How crazy is that speed ha!

Mayweather vs Pacquiao Why Manny Thinks It Will Be Pro Floyd Crowd Floyd Got The Upperhand

Mayweather has control of the majority of the tickets so he will be giving it to the pro Floyd people.

TRAINER ERIC BROWN TALK ABOUT MAYWEATHER VS. PACQUIAO: "IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF SPARKS"

"I think you're going to see a very, very strategic high-level chess match...it's going to be a lot of sparks, a lot of fireworks...it's a pick 'em fight," stated Eric Brown, world-class trainer of undefeated former champion Peter Quillin, who shared his thoughts on the highly-anticipated May 2 showdown between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.

Friday, February 27, 2015

WATCH OUT FLOYD MAYWEATHER LIKELY REMATCH VS MANNY PACQUIAO!!! SAYS BOB ARUM!

WATCH OUT FLOYD MAYWEATHER LIKELY REMATCH VS MANNY PACQUIAO!!! SAYS BOB ARUM! Are you trusting Bob Arum on this?

ROBERT EASTER ON MAYWEATHER VS. PACQUIAO: "IT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY COMPETITIVE FIGHT"

ROBERT EASTER ON MAYWEATHER VS. PACQUIAO: "IT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY COMPETITIVE FIGHT. What you think? Is he right?

Manny Pacquiao Records Entrance Song for Mayweather Fight, He Will Sing His Own Song On Fight Night

Manny Pacquiao Records Entrance Song for Mayweather Fight. So how personal is that? Lalaban ako.....(I Will Fight)

PROMOTER MICK HENNESSY TALKS MAYWEATHER Vs PACQUIAO & GIVES HIS FIGHT PREDICTION Who Wins?

MICK HENNESSY TALKS MAYWEATHER Vs PACQUIAO & GIVES HIS PREDICTION ON WHO WILL WIN / MAYWEATHER Vs PACQUIAO


 

Roach Predicts Manny will knock out Mayweather Very Late in the Fight.

Here is an article by Skip Bayless: http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/12387642/bayless-mayweather-pacquiao-fight


My view is that Floyd Mayweather Jr. finally couldn't win. Damned if he did or didn't.

He could keep running, retire undefeated and live with the shame of THIS GLARING ASTERISK: Never Fought Manny Pacquiao.

Or he could be dared and goaded and mocked into facing his greatest fear: 47-1.

Pride won and Mayweather finally chose the latter. He finally gave in to the father/trainer he was named after and to all those he pays to tell him how great he is -- all of them telling him, "Floyd, you can take this guy, easy."

Deep down, Floyd knows better.

He will lose to Pacquiao, by knockout, on May 2. As Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach, told me by phone: "Manny wants this fight more than Floyd."

Pacquiao has wanted it more for five long years as he waited (and waited) on May-(or May Not)-weather, who counterpunched with excuse after excuse. At first Mayweather's camp slung mud that Pacquiao was a PED product, simply because he grew from a light flyweight (up to 108 pounds) at age 16 to a power-punching welterweight (140-147 pounds). Pacquiao sued Floyd, his father and others in his camp for defamation.

Next Mayweather and Pacquiao went back and forth over how close to a potential fight they would have their blood drawn for testing. Pacquiao and Roach protested they didn't want Manny weakened too close to the fight. Deals kept falling apart.

Again and again I wondered: If Mayweather is as all-time great as he keeps saying, why would he care even if Pacquiao were doing steroids the way Mayweather does M&Ms? No doubt Mayweather is the greatest defensive fighter ever. So as long as he and Pacquiao weigh the same, what's to fear?

Far more than steroids.

Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr.
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Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather's fight on May 2 has been five years in the making with a lot on the line for both fighters.
Mayweather has boxing genius. But it takes one to know one, and he knew right away Pacquiao also has rare boxing IQ -- an equalizing gift for setting up and taking down an opponent. Mayweather's other dominant advantage over every other opponent has been hand speed. Yet he could see Pacquiao's hands are as scary quick as his. Worse, Mayweather knew all too well that Pacquiao was blessed with far more natural punching power than Floyd ever had.

"Floyd is a decent puncher," Freddie Roach said. "He walked Ricky Hatton into a nice left hook. But he doesn't sit down on punches that often. Bad hands. All the Mayweathers [his father and two uncles were all champions or contenders] ... small bodies, small hands."

Yes, Mayweather constantly has struggled with sore hands that don't lend themselves to throwing lots of knockout punches. Advantage, Pacquiao.

Mayweather also has struggled some with left-handers. Pacquiao is left-handed. Pacquiao's promoter, Bob Arum, who promoted Mayweather for 10 years, flat out says Floyd is "afraid of left-handers." Roach told me Mayweather chose to fight a few lefties just because he knew one day he would have to fight the best and baddest lefty. Advantage, Pacquiao.

Mayweather Sr. counters that his son's advantages in height (5-8 to 5-6) and reach (72 inches to 67) make this an unfair fight. He told Fighthype.com that Pacquiao "is so damn short. Floyd's going to make him look like a baby."

Yet as his son continued to duck Pacquiao, Floyd Sr. said several times that Floyd Jr. "doesn't know it yet, but he can beat Pacquiao."

Does he even know it now?

About two years ago, Pacquiao joined us at the "First Take" debate desk and revealed two more whatever-it-takes concessions. He said he would accept the lower end of a 60-40 split and he said he would agree to a day-of-fight blood test. I did not see dollar signs in Pacquiao's eyes that day. I saw the cool, hard look of a competitor who truly believes he can beat a man he truly believes is afraid of him.

That's the word Pacquiao used when I pressed him. Why won't Floyd fight him? He shrugged as if it was obvious and said, "He's afraid."

This did not come off like pre-fight hype. There was no fight.

Pacquiao eventually resorted to daring and taunting Mayweather in a Foot Locker commercial and via Twitter. My debate partner, Stephen A. Smith, was incredulous at this dangerous disrespect, saying, "Manny Pacquiao has the audacity to dare Floyd Mayweather Jr.? The nerve!"

Of course, it was easy to dismiss these dares as desperation. Over the past few years, several reports have indicated Pacquiao has been in financial trouble, in part because of his philanthropy in his home country. Even Roach has said, "He can't say no." So it's certainly possible this record payday was one reason Pacquiao wanted this fight.

But the feeling I get from Roach and another source in the Pacquiao camp is that Manny has wanted "Money" Mayweather for far more than money, that he badly wants to show the world he can out-will and even out-box Mayweather. Pacquiao, I'm told, loves being a 2-to-1 underdog.

"Look," Roach said, "this will be a very difficult fight. Floyd's style will be very hard for Manny. Manny likes guys to come to him, and Floyd will run and he will box. He's very clever. You have to avoid his traps."

Yet Mayweather is now 38, Pacquiao 36. Which brings us to this irony from Roach: "Five years ago, maybe Floyd would've beaten Manny. ... [But] Manny has more heart right now."

Mayweather fans will laugh out loud at that contention. Wait, they'll say, in 2012 Pacquiao suffered back-to-back losses! He lost to Timothy Bradley! And he got "put to sleep" by Juan Manuel Marquez with a sixth-round knockout! Pacquiao hasn't knocked out anyone in six years!

Excuse me, but the split decision by which he lost to Bradley was the most outrageously inexplicable judging I've ever witnessed (the first fight I covered was Ali-Spinks in New Orleans, 1978). Pacquiao soundly whipped Bradley in their rematch.

And that was the fourth time Pacquiao had fought Marquez! With 1 second left in Round 6, Pacquiao let his mind wander and he wandered right into a right hand that momentarily separated him from his senses. But here's the point: Pacquiao didn't want to be fighting Marquez again or to be fighting Bradley either time. He wanted to be fighting Mayweather.

Freddie Roach Manny Pacquiao
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Freddie Roach thinks Pacquiao will approach the fight with Mayweather with more heart and desire than his opponent.
Pacquiao's heart hasn't really been in a fight for about five years. Now, if you want to argue his heart hasn't been in inflicting punishment on another man, you could have a point. That's my only concern about Pacquiao-Mayweather: A spiritual conversion Pacquiao experienced about five years ago might have softened his spirit a little and melted some of his warrior's ferocity. He might have become too nice a guy.

It's also possible that while waiting on Mayweather, he allowed himself to be too distracted and drained by his political and singing careers. No doubt the strategically brilliant Mayweather monitored Pacquiao's life changes, waiting for the moment Manny was finally ripe for the taking.

When Mayweather approached Pacquiao at a recent Miami Heat game and asked to meet with him in Pacquiao's hotel room, it's possible Floyd just wanted the opportunity to look into Manny's eyes, maybe even into his soul, and gauge just how much fire was still burning.

My guess: Manny fooled him.

When Manny wants to, he can come across as the nicest, nonthreatening non-fighter you'll ever meet. There's at least some truth to this thought from a source in Pacquiao's camp: "The third-world ghetto fighter [Pacquiao left home at 14 because his mother could no longer afford to feed him and five siblings] is not intimidated by the American inner-city fighter [Floyd grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan]. The third-world fighter has seen worse things. So Floyd cannot win this fight before the fight."

There is much truth to Roach's point about preparing for Pacquiao. Floyd Jr. and Sr. can watch all the tape they want, but: "You really don't realize just how fast Manny is or how hard he hits until you actually get hit by him."

Deep down, Floyd surely has an idea.

Roach predicts Manny will knock out Mayweather "very late in the fight. ... It will be a process of breaking him down. He'll get a little tired and ..."

Boom: 47-1.

Manny finally shamed you into it, Floyd.