That's what it is. [91][93][94], A large number of Periscope streams were used to broadcast the fight, either indirectly with a focus on reactions from viewing parties, or simply rebroadcasting television feeds of the fight. "I challenge him to include in our fight contract that both of us will not receive anything out of this fight," Pacquiao said. Mayweather then went on to close his comments with, "Let's make this fight happen for the people and for the fans. ", "MAYWEATHER VS PACQUIAO: THE FIGHT OF THE CENTURY", "Pacquiao back in glove he loves, but is Morales?
Articles lacking reliable references from May 2015, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. In a way, the delay was a masterstroke in terms of finances. "[113] Mayweather said he would retire after his next fight, the opponent of which is not yet decided.
I told him I agree with 55 and 45 (split). Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao was held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. "ESPN." [24], After reports had surfaced that both parties had agreed to all terms, Golden Boy Promotions released a press release on December 22, 2009, revealing that Pacquiao was unwilling to comply with the Olympic-style drug testing requested by Team Mayweather. He got back to me in a couple of weeks and told me that he had had discussions with Al Haymon, representing Floyd Mayweather, and that everything looked good and we were nearing a resolution," Arum explained. In continuing WBN’s series on Mayweather’s millions, the focus lands on how he broke away from Top Rank to generate over $1 billion for Showtime. "[40] However, the following day, Pacquiao's top adviser, Michael Koncz, stated that Pacquiao had never agreed to testing all the way up to fight day.
Due to concerns that they may not have been able to recoup the cost of the PPV through cover charges and drink sales, some bars decided against screening the fight at all. [72][73], As both Pacquiao and Mayweather had exclusive relationships with the broadcasters, HBO and Showtime, at the time of the fight, the telecast of the fight was a joint production between HBO World Championship Boxing and Showtime Championship Boxing. Mayweather outpointed Pacquiao in 2015 in what still stands as the richest fight in history. Pacquiao's complaints were that the gloves felt like "pillows" and they did not give him the same power as his Reyes "puncher's gloves. [76], The broadcast was, in most regions, distributed as a pay-per-view event. ET). Pacquiao successfully landed a couple of combinations, but Mayweather appeared to be unfazed. Top Rank promoter Bob Arum expressed optimism that the fight could be finalized by Super Bowl Sunday at the soonest and that there would be no further deadlines for the fight, stating that the negotiations are nearly complete. Both sides agreed to enter into mediation on January 7, 2010, in hopes of coming to an agreement on the blood testing issue. Pacquiao went on the attack, opening up and landing some bigger punches.