FINALLY! After all the b.s. and nonsense, we can now believe the mega fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao is happening. Why is it different this time compared to all the other false rumors in the past? Because this time Floyd himself made the announcement which is all he really wanted to do in the first place via the “Shots” app that he is a partner in. He posted a picture of the contract with the signatures of BOTH fighters. This is no longer just a rumor or a bad source, this is the real deal!! This will without a doubt be the biggest fight in the history of the sport, and that is saying alot! The hype is going to be so real the next couple months. Check the gallery for the contract!
@IamJoeSports
(Update)
So here is everything you need to know about the mega fight scheduled for May 2nd between Floyd & Manny:
Mayweather made the announcement on Friday afternoon on a social media platform called Shots, of which he is an investor.
Many involved expected the announcement to come on Thursday but Mayweather was upset because Top Rank, Pacquiao’s promoter, was leaking word of the impending announcement and he wanted it to be a surprise.
According those familiar with the agreement, the contract Mayweather signed for the fight gave him the right to be the one to announce the fight, even though he was obligated to notify Top Rank of when he would do it. On Friday afternoon, Top Rank was notified and Mayweather made the announcement about an hour later.
Floyd opened up as a almost 3-1 favorite, which is about 71%…..not surprising.
The fight will be at the 147 weight pound class and there is no rematch clause, which was surprising because in the event Floyd loses, you know he wouldn’t want to just take that without a rematch.
In addition to the future Hall of Famers finally hammering out a deal for their welterweight title unification bout — one that will see Mayweather receive the lion’s share of a 60-40 money split in a fight that could gross around $400 million — rival premium cable networks Showtime, which has Mayweather under contract, and HBO, which has a deal with Pacquiao, went through a brutal negotiation and will come together to produce and distribute a joint pay-per-view telecast, which is expected to cost a record-high $89.95 (and probably $10 more for high definition). $100 for HD! I actually expected that to be the price.
The fight is expected to shatter every revenue record in boxing history, including the pay-per-view buy record of 2.4 million generated by Mayweather’s 2007 junior middleweight championship fight against Oscar De La Hoya; the all-time pay-per-view revenue record of $150 million generated by Mayweather’s 2013 junior middleweight championship fight against Canelo Alvarez; and the all-time gate record of $20,003,150.
I hope you guys are ready. Who you got??
