Verbal jabs exchanged as Pacquiao and Mayweather greet their fans in Vegas
American has a swipe at Filipino star for skipping 'Grand Arrival' promotion in favour of his own event
Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather amped up the anticipation for their blockbuster bout, feting fans on Tuesday before they get down to the final, serious preparations for Saturday’s welterweight showdown.
Boxing’s latest “Fight of the Century” – between two fighters reckoned the best pound-for-pound of their generation – has been more than five years in the making.
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But as fight-week swung into high gear, tensions between the camps were evident as Filipino icon Pacquiao and unbeaten American Mayweather made public bows at separate venues.
“So many different sponsors and networks came together to make this big event happen – I think we both should have been here,” Mayweather said after Pacquiao opted out of the “grand arrival” at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
I like being the underdog because my killer instinct and my focus is there