'This fight is not good versus evil' - Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao focus on game plan not hype

Floyd Mayweather Jnr and Manny Pacquiao appeared more focused on conserving energy and downplaying animosity than stirring the pot for their upcoming fight as the two boxers eased their way through a low-key media conference on Wednesday.

Back in the same room for the first time since March 11 when they came together to promote Saturday’s welterweight championship bout, the two fighters traded compliments rather than jabs and even shared a laugh during the traditional “stare-down” photo opportunity.

“This fight sells itself, I don’t have to do that,” the undefeated Mayweather (47-0) said of taunting his opponent.

“This fight is not good versus evil, [it’s] one fighter who is at the top going against another fighter at the top.”

Any buzz surrounding the event was sucked out of the glitzy MGM Grand Ka theatre as a dozen other people involved in the fight promotion took turns at the microphone before Mayweather and Pacquiao finally had a chance to speak.

Even Pacquiao manager Freddie Roach, who can normally be counted on for a provocative comment, offered up a bland cliche.

“Floyd, I wish you the best of luck; Manny, I wish you the best of luck, may the best man win,” Roach told a wall of over 100 television cameras and hundreds of reporters before quickly taking his seat.