Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao
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Mayweather vs. Pacquiao is a proposed boxing match between undefeated, five-division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. and eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao. Despite predictions that this fight would be the highest grossing fight in history,[1][2] disagreements between the two fighters' camps on fight terms have prevented the bout from coming to fruition since negotiations began in 2009.[1]
Background
A few months after his TKO victory over Ricky Hatton on December 8, 2007, Mayweather announced that he would retire from boxing.[3] During Mayweather's retirement, Manny Pacquiao earned superstar status in much of the western world after his career-defining victory over Oscar De La Hoya. Though the fight had yet to be made, Pacquiao opened as an 8-5 favorite in Las Vegas casinos.[4]
First Negotiations
The first negotiations for the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight began in late 2009. On December 11, 2009, Golden Boy Promotions sent a fight contract on behalf of Mayweather to Top Rank, Pacquiao's promoter. The contract reportedly stipulated a March 13, 2010 fight date, and proposed a 50-50 financial split between the two sides.[1] Mayweather also demanded that Olympic-style drug testing be conducted by the United States Anti-Doping Agency, which would entail random blood and urine testing through the day of the fight. This stipulation would prove to be the point of contention between the camps.
References
- ^ a b c Iole, Kevin (1 June 2012). "Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao nearly agreed to a 2010 fight, documents show". Yahoo! Sports.
- ^ "Bob Arum calls Pacquiao-Mayweather fight dead". GMA Network. 25 December 2009.
- ^ "Undefeated Mayweather announces retirement". Daily News Wire Services. 7 June 2008.
- ^ Rafael, Dan (16 November 2009). "Pacquiao looking to Mayweather fight". ESPN.