MANNY PACQUIAO VS FLOYD MAYWEATHER

Every Body Watch BOXING FUN and Fight or Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather Live agree to Olympic-type drug tests,The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has been retained to supervise rigorous drug testing for the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao fight, leaving each boxer exposed to serious repercussions if either is found to be using performance-enhancing drugs.

USADA Chief Executive Travis Tygart told The Times the agreement will give his agency full access to conduct unannounced in- and out-of-competition blood and/or urine tests of the fighters at any point through fight night, May 2, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Floyd Mayweather Jr., Marcos Maidana Caption Floyd Mayweather Jr., Marcos Maidana Ethan Miller / Getty Images Floyd Mayweather, right, battles Marcos Maidana during a WBC/WBA unification bout at MGM Grand in Las Vegas on May 3, 2014. Mayweather is considered one of the most successful boxers in the history of the sport. Floyd Mayweather Jr. Caption Floyd Mayweather Jr. Al Bello / Allsports Floyd Mayweather Jr. celebrates his victory over Augustine Sanchez at the U.S. Olympic Box-offs in Augusta, Ga., on April 20, 1996. Floyd Mayweather Jr. Caption Floyd Mayweather Jr. Hans Deryk / Associated Press Floyd Mayweather Jr. looks on as he awaits a decision by the judges following a pre-Olympic tune-up bout against Russia's Viacheslav Smirnov in Miami on June 17, 1996. Mayweather went on to win a bronze medal in the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. Floyd Mayweather Jr., Serafim Todorov Caption Floyd Mayweather Jr., Serafim Todorov Rick Bowmer / Associated Press USA's Floyd Mayweather Jr., right, fight's Bulgaria's Serafim Todorov during their 57-kilogram class semifinal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. Floyd Mayweather Jr. Caption Floyd Mayweather Jr. Paul Morse / Los Angeles Times Floyd Mayweather Jr. reacts after losing to Bulgaria's Serafim Todorov in the 57-kilogram semifinals at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. “It’s a strong statement of the importance of clean and safe competition to have these two fighters voluntarily agree to have a WADA-level anti-doping program implemented for this fight. We commend them for their stand for clean sport and the message it sends to all those who want to compete clean at the highest levels of all sport,” Tygart said.

Tygart said both fighters agreed to stipulations of the World Anti-Doping Agency code, which calls for a four-year ban from competition for any athlete who tests positive for PEDs. lRelated Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach uses fighting words about Mayweather That would be a devastating fall for either the unbeaten, 38-year-old Mayweather or the record eight-division champion Pacquiao, 36. USADA oversees drug testing programs for Olympic sports, including track and field, cycling and swimming, and also has been retained to preside over triathlons and some mixed-martial-arts and boxing matches. USADA also is a founding partner with the U.S. Olympic Committee, Major League Baseball and the NFL in the Partnership for Clean Competition, which supports and funds advancements in drug-testing research. WADA, in turn, establishes international testing standards. Manny Pacquiao Caption Manny Pacquiao Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times Rated as the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world, Manny Pacquiao was already called the best boxer in the 2000s. At the age of 35 with a record of 56 wins, five losses and two ties, Pacquiao shows no sign of slowing down. First punch on American soil Caption First punch on American soil Laura Rauch / Associated Press Pacquiao's professional boxing career started in 1995 and he boxed primarily in the Philippines until 2001. In his 2001 debut in the United States against Lehlohonolo Ledwaba of South Africa, Pacquiao won by TKO in six rounds. Losing his featherweight title Caption Losing his featherweight title Eric Jamison / Associated Press Before facing Mexico's Erik Morales in March 19, 2005, in Las Vegas, Pacquiao had not lost since September 1999. Morales won by unanimous decision to take the WBC international super featherweight title. Another shot at Morales Caption Another shot at Morales Jed Jacobsohn / Getty Images Ten months later, Pacquiao faced Erik Morales again. Pacquiao knocked Morales out in the 10th round. It was the first time Morales was knocked out in his boxing career. Winning the lightweight title belt Caption Winning the lightweight title belt Eric Jamison / Associated Press Pacquiao trades punches with David Diaz during their WBC lightweight championship boxing match June 28, 2008, in Las Vegas. Pacquiao won by knockout in the ninth round. The Mayweather-Pacquiao fight is expected to shatter boxing pay-per-view and live-gate records, and Mayweather said at a news conference Wednesday in Los Angeles that he expects to earn “nine figures for 36 minutes of work.”

Mayweather first insisted on USADA testing for his fight against Shane Mosley in May 2010, after Pacquiao declined to participate in blood testing, a stance that led to the scrapping of the first attempted negotiation for a Mayweather-Pacquiao fight. Comments Mayweather later claimed in a video that Pacquiao used performance-enhancing substances, referring to “power pellets,” which led Pacquiao to sue Mayweather and ultimately collect a settlement believed to be in the $5-million range. Pacquiao’s promoter, Bob Arum, said the rigid drug testing announced Friday “stops the rumors and bad speculation. This testing is cosmetic in the sense that it shuts up anyone making false accusations. “We've agreed on the USADA testing, and we've agreed to their rules. I believe a lot of this that was spread around [about Pacquiao's reluctance to test] was unfortunate and nonsensical. There's not any issue with Manny or Floyd. They aren't taking performance-enhancing drugs.” In 2012 Pacquiao suffered a sixth-round knockout loss to Juan Manuel Marquez, who had not been able to knock down Pacquiao in three previous bouts. For the 2012 bout the fighters were subjected to minimal drug testing, with urine tests performed by the Nevada State Athletic Commission only immediately before and after the fight. Following that loss, Pacquiao agreed to random blood and urine tests by the Las Vegas-based Voluntary Anti-Doping Assn. for his bouts in Macao against Brandon Rios in 2013 and Chris Algieri last November, according to VADA's Margaret Goodman. In this fight negotiation with Mayweather, Pacquiao quickly accepted Olympic-style drug testing. USADA said it will inform both the Nevada commission and WADA of test results from Mayweather and Pacquiao. The agency plans to use the advanced Carbon Isotope Ratio process in testing for synthetic testosterone while also testing for the energy-boosting EPO and strength-building human growth hormone.

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FLOYD MAYWEATHER VS MANNY PACQUIAO

Watch: Mike Tyson offers advice for Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao Live Stream, Mike Tyson: How Manny Pacquiao can defeat Floyd Mayweather Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson picks Manny Pacquiao to beat Floyd Mayweather in the fight of the decade,

Mike Tyson offered advice in a YouTube video for Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao ahead of their highly anticipated May 2 bout at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.Citing Pacquiao's active style, Tyson said he thinks Mayweather might not be able to keep up if he doesn't speed up and throw more punches early."When you think about the two fighters and the people that gave Pacquiao the most difficult time in his career, only the people that threw over 100 punches a round—[Tim] Bradley, [Juan Manuel] Marquez—Floyd doesn't throw nowhere near 100 punches a round. You know what I mean? He's more of a scientific fighter, he really plots a lot and he sits around and he pulls it. [Pacquiao's] all over, trading, moving. ... That's just my opinion. I just don't think he's going to be able to play that plodding skill. [Pacquiao's] like perpetual motion."

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Pacquiao (57–5–2, 38 knockouts) has won three straight fights, but his last two losses came consecutively to Bradley in June 2012 and Marquez in December 2012. Against Marquez, Pacquiao was knocked out in the sixth round but threw 256 punches to Marquez's 246. He also landed 37% of those punches to Marquez's 21%. Against Bradley (a 12-round split-decision loss), Pacquiao threw 751 punches to Bradley's 839, but landed 34% to Bradley's 19%.Mayweather-Pacquiao fight the only treatment for Freddie Roach's pain Pacquiao won a unanimous 12-round bout in a rematch with Bradley last April, again being outpunched (627–563) but landing a greater percentage (35%–22%).
In comparison, Mayweather (47–0, 26 knockouts) has thrown 326, 426 and 505 punches in his last three bouts, all 12-round decisions. Earlier this week, Marquez said that although Mayweather's style is different than Pacquiao's, it might not necessarily change for the fight.Cheapest Mayweather-Pacquiao ticket will be $1,500 "Floyd's style and technique has given him 47 wins, so why take a risk in the biggest fight of his career? Floyd is a technical fighter who can make it a boring fight if that suits him," Marquez told ESPN Deportes."But I think for me, in terms of the fight, if it can be a quiet fight for Floyd. He's going to take that and look to get a clear decision."Watch: Jimmy Kimmel sends security guard Guillermo to Mayweather-Pacquiao red carpet Jimmy Kimmel's security guard Guillermo brought his A-game to the red carpet for the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao press conference Wednesday.

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Emmanuel "Manny" Dapidran Pacquiao, PLH (/ˈpæki.aʊ/ PAK-ee-ow; Tagalog: [pɐkˈjaʊ];[5] born December 17, 1978) is a Filipino world champion professional boxer. At 32 he was elected to the Philippine House of Representatives. He has also been involved in basketball,[6] acting, and is a retired singer.[7]

He is the first and only eight-division world champion,[8] in which he has won ten world titles, as well as the first to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes.[9] According to Forbes, he was the 14th highest paid athlete in the world as of 2013.[10]

He was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 2000s (decade) by the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA), World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Organization (WBO). He is also a three-time The Ring and BWAA "Fighter of the Year," winning the award in 2006, 2008, and 2009, and the Best Fighter ESPY Award in 2009 and 2011.[11]

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He is the current WBO welterweight champion[12] and is currently ranked number three on The Ring pound-for-pound list.[13]

He was long rated as the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world by some sporting news and boxing websites, including ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Sporting Life, Yahoo! Sports, About.com, BoxRec and The Ring from his climb to Lightweight until his losses in 2012.[14][15]

Beyond boxing, Pacquiao has participated in basketball, business, acting, music recording and politics. In May 2010, Pacquiao was elected to the House of Representatives in the 15th Congress of the Philippines, representing the province of Sarangani. He was re-elected in 2013 to the 16th Congress of the Philippines.[16]

Pacquiao, while mostly focused on being a boxer and a congressman, is listed as the head coach of the basketball team Kia Sorento. At 36, he also played 7 minutes of one of the team's games and is thus a professional basketball player. He was drafted onto the team that he coaches as 11th overall on the first round of the 2014 PBA draft by the Kia Sorento, making him as the oldest rookie drafted,[17] as well as the shortest player and the first dual-sport athlete in the Philippine Basketball Association.[18] Pacquiao also owns a team in the PBA Developmental League (PBA D-League), the MP Hotel Warriors

Personal life

Pacquiao was born on December 17, 1978, in Kibawe, Bukidnon, Philippines. He is the son of Rosalio Pacquiao and Dionesia Dapidran-Pacquiao.[19] His parents separated when he was in sixth grade, after his mother discovered that his father was living with another woman.[19] He is the fourth among six siblings: Liza Silvestre-Onding and Domingo Silvestre (from first husband of his mother) and Isidra Pacquiao-Paglinawan, Alberto "Bobby" Pacquiao and Rogelio Pacquiao.

Pacquiao married Maria Geraldine "Jinkee" Jamora on May 10, 2000. Together, they have five children, Emmanuel Jr., Michael Stephen, Mary Divine Grace, Queen Elizabeth and Israel. His daughter, Queen, was born in the United States. He resides in his hometown General Santos City, South Cotabato, Philippines.[20] However, as a congressman of lone district of Sarangani, he is officially residing in Kiamba, Sarangani, the hometown of his wife.

Raised in the Roman Catholic faith,[21] Pacquiao is currently a practicing Evangelical Protestant.[22][23][24] He is also a military reservist with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Reserve Force of the Philippine Army.[25] Prior to being commissioned to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, he first entered the Army's reserve force on April 27, 2006 as a Sergeant. Later, he rose to Technical Sergeant on December 1 of the same year. On October 7, 2007, he became a Master Sergeant, the highest rank in the enlisted personnel. On May 4, 2009, he was given the special rank of Senior Master Sergeant and was also designated as the Command Sergeant Major of the 15th Ready Reserve Division.[26]
Education

Pacquiao completed his elementary education at Saavedra Saway Elementary School in General Santos City, but dropped out of high school due to extreme poverty.[27] He left his home at age 14 because his mother, who had six children, was not making enough money to support her family.[27]

In February 2007 he took, and passed, a high school equivalency exam making him eligible for college education.[28] He was awarded with a high school diploma by the Department of Education. Pacquiao enrolled for a college degree in business management at Notre Dame of Dadiangas University (NDDU) in his hometown in General Santos City.

On February 18, 2009, Pacquiao was conferred the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humanities (Honoris Causa) by Southwestern University (SWU) at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino in Lahug, Cebu City in recognition of his boxing achievements and humanitarian work.[29]

In preparation for his career as a lawmaker in the House of Representatives, Pacquiao enrolled in the Certificate Course in Development, Legislation and Governance at the Development Academy of the Philippines – Graduate School of Public and Development Management (DAP-GSPDM)

Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (born Floyd Joy Sinclair; February 24, 1977) is an American professional boxer. He is currently undefeated as a professional and is a five-division world champion, having won ten world titles and the lineal championship in four different weight classes. Mayweather is a two-time Ring magazine Fighter of the Year (winning the award in 1998 and 2007); he also won the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) Fighter of the Year award in 2007 and the Best Fighter ESPY Award in 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2014.[1][2]

FLOYD MAYWEATHER

Mayweather is the WBC,[3] WBA and Ring[4] welterweight champion, and the WBC Super, WBA, and Ring[5] junior middle weight champion. He is also rated as the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world by many sporting news and boxing websites, including Ring, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, BoxRec, Fox Sports, and Yahoo! Sports.[6][7][8][9][10][11] Mayweather topped the Forbes and Sports Illustrated lists of the 50 highest-paid athletes of 2012 and 2013, and the Forbes list again in 2014,[12] listing Mayweather as the highest paid athlete in the world

Early life and education

Mayweather was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on February 24, 1977, into a family of boxers. His father, Floyd Mayweather Sr., was a former welterweight contender who fought Hall of Famer Sugar Ray Leonard. His uncles (Jeff Mayweather and Roger Mayweather) were professional boxers, with Roger – Floyd’s current trainer – winning two world championships. Mayweather was born with his mother's last name,[15] but his last name would change to Mayweather shortly thereafter.

Boxing has been a part of Mayweather's life since his childhood and he never seriously considered any other profession. "I think my grandmother saw my potential first", Mayweather said. "When I was young, I told her 'I think I should get a job'. She said, 'No, just keep boxing'".[16] "When I was about eight or nine, I lived in New Jersey with my mother and we were seven deep in one bedroom and sometimes we didn't have electricity", Mayweather said. "When people see what I have now, they have no idea of where I came from and how I didn't have anything growing up".

It was not uncommon for young Mayweather to come home from school and find used heroin needles in his front yard.[17] His mother was also addicted to drugs, and he had an aunt who died from AIDS because of her drug use. "People don't know the hell I've been through", he says.

The most time that his father spent with him was taking him to the gym to train and work on his boxing, according to Mayweather. "I don't remember him ever taking me anywhere or doing anything that a father would do with a son, going to the park or to the movies or to get ice cream", he says. "I always thought that he liked his daughter (Floyd's older stepsister) better than he liked me because she never got whippings and I got whippings all the time".

Mayweather's father contends that Floyd is not telling the truth about their early relationship. "Even though his daddy did sell drugs, I didn't deprive my son", the elder Mayweather says. "The drugs I sold, he was a part of it. He had plenty of food. He had the best clothes and I gave him money. He didn't want for anything. Anybody in Grand Rapids can tell you that I took care of my kids".[18] Floyd senior says he did all of his hustling at night and spent his days with his son, taking him to the gym and training him to be a boxer. "If it wasn't for me he wouldn't be where he is today", he maintains.

"I basically raised myself," Mayweather says. "My grandmother did what she could. When she got mad at me I'd go to my mom's house. My life was ups and downs". His father says he knows how much pain his incarceration caused his son, but insists he did the best he could. "I sent him to live with his grandmother", he says. "It wasn't like I left him with strangers".

Boxing became Mayweather's outlet – a way to deal with his father's absence.[citation needed] As the elder Mayweather served his time his son – with speed and an uncanny ring sense – put all his energies into boxing, dropping out of high school. "I knew that I was going to have to try to take care of my mom and I made the decision that school wasn't that important at the time and I was going to have to box to earn a living", Mayweather says

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