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Admit it, (almost) everybody is getting crazier and crazier
because of this thing called “Fight of the Century”. People wants to know the
details and updates, the tickets, the sides of Hollywood celebrities including
their bets.
Well, I am not a sports enthusiast, I don’t even have a
sports (though I play billiards with my handsome guy, and started to try darts
2 weeks back). But for some reasons, maybe the guy behind this famous fight is
a Filipino, not just a Filipino but considered in some ways as OFW. Yes, that’s
our guy, Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao, fighting against TMT’s Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Some Sports analysts say that Pacman is the underdog in this fight. Maybe.
Maybe it’s because they made 47-0 standing of Floyd the basis of the term
“underdog”. But some says that this will be the best time for Pacman to show
what he really got in the ring, and shock the world.
Anyways, I will not talk about how they fight, why they
fight (probably because of pressure, and chiching – money!). I blog this
article to gather the information why this fight is the most controversial
sports headline these days. I checked some websites and summarized the reasons,
the stories, the histories and all that, about this fight. Some might be
exaggerated, don’t worry, I wrote down all my sources at the end of this
article. You can ask them if you want to. +_+
#OneforPacman
#isangbayanparakaypacman
| First Negotiation | Saturday, December 05, 2009 | |
| Second Negotiation | Thursday, May 13, 2010 | |
| Continued Negotiations | Thursday, September 02, 2010 | |
| Successful Negotiation | Friday, February 20, 2015 | |
| Fight of the Century | Saturday, May 02, 2015 | |
| Contract Terms | Mayweather will receive the lion’s share of a 60-40 money split in a fight that could gross up to $400 million. | |
| His name will be first—"Mayweather-Pacquiao"—on the fight bill. | ||
| He will walk to the ring second and be introduced second. | ||
| Mayweather will also have his choice of ring corner and locker room in the arena. | ||
| Official Sponsor | Tecate Beer with 5.6M USD beating Corona 5.2M USD | |
| Announcers | Michael Buffer (HBO) and Jimmy Lennon (Showtime) | |
| Referee | Kenny Bayless (earning for this fight: 25,000USD) | |
| Judges | Burt Clements, Dave Moretti, Glenn Feldman (earning for this Fight: 20,000 USD each) | |
| Belt | 1M USD value with thousands of Emeralds. Also contains faces of Mayweather, Pacman, WBC Pres Sulaiman and boxing legend Muhammad Ali | |
| Tickets | 1,500 ~ 10,000 USD for 16,800 capacity of MGM Grand. (Sold Out in 2 minutes) | |
| Floyd Mayweather Jr | Manny Pacquiao | |
| Wins (W-L-D) | 47-0-0 (with 26 K.O's) | 57-5-2 (with 38 K.O's) |
| Titles | 5 Division World Champion | (First and Only) 8 Division World Champion |
| Gloves | 8oz Grant Gloves (Color TBD) | 8oz Red Cleto Reyes Gloves |
| Promoters | Mayweather Promotions (Lead) | Top Rank Promotions |
| Corners | Floyd Mayweather Sr (Trainer) | Freddie Roach (Trainer) |
| Rafael Garcia (Cutman) | Justin Fortune (Cutman) | |
| Roger Mayweather (Asst) | Buboy Fernandez (Asst) | |
| Trunks | Dapper Dan (Harlem) with Fan Duel Logo | Nike under "MP Fight Night" Brand |
| Shoes | Reebok | Nike Latest flywire technology |
| Socks | The Money Team (TMT) | Nike |
| Entrance Cap | The Money Team (TMT) | |
| Headband | Motolite | |
| Mouthguard | Dr Lee Gause design worth 25,000USD with diamond dust, gold flakes and 100USD bill cut out | a gift from Dr Ed dela Vega of New York with an extra layer of Polyvinyl Acetate for additional protectio, water color isnpired from the Filipino flags red blue, yellow and white |
| Sponsors | Fan Duel | Motolite, Nike, Café Puro, Air Asia, Organo Gold Coffee |
| Known Celebrities | P Diddy (Rap Singer) | Mark Wahlberg (Actor) |
| Shaquille O' Neal (retired NBA) | Muhammed Ali (Retired Boxer) | |
| Tom Brady (Football Player) | Adriana Lima (Victoria Secret Model) | |
| Jamie Foxx (Actor) | Charles Barkley (NBA Player) | |
| Justin Bieber (Pop Singer) | Liam Neeson (Actor) | |
| 50 Cent (Rap Singer) | Justin Timberlake (RnB Singer) | |
| Lil Wayne (Rap Singer) | Michelle Rodriguez (Actress) | |
