Pacquiao and Mayweather

Three days of a new "Fight of the Century" in the world of boxing, Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather met Wednesday in Las Vegas (Nevada) for the traditional press conference and exchanged some small pikes. But for provocations, threats and insults will require ironing.

Eye to eye, Pacquiao and Mayweather competed gaze for a few seconds, but their face-to-face for the objectives of photographers and television cameras has not degenerated. Yet it's been five years they expect to do battle in this struggle, which many times seemed impossible to organize.

Even if they do not carry in their heart, they exchanged a few pleasantries. "I can not deny that this will be an interesting fight, Pacquiao has not arrived there without fighting great fighters" , insisted that Mayweather had appeared a few days earlier as the best boxer in history."Our goal for both is to give pleasure to the audience, I hope Floyd and I will give our maximum and enter both in the history of boxing" , replied Pacquiao (57 wins, five losses and two draws).

As if the stakes of this "fight of the century" , sporty - three belts (WBC, WBA and WBO welterweight) and unbeaten Mayweather, who won his previous 47 fights - and especially financial - 300 to 400 million dollars expected revenue, grants of 120 and 80 million for Mayweather and Pacquiao - paralyzed them.The American, 38, the highest paid athlete in the world, has advanced another explanation for this atmosphere respectful indicating with electric standby aroused fighting: experience.


"Speak loudly, cause I've done in the past, I am older and wiser, useless to add" , insisted the one who is nicknamed "Money".  "Before I was doing my show, I was the flamboyant "Money", no need to do that now " , continued Mayweather will end his career end in 2015 after a last fight in September and, he hopes, a blank palmares of any defeat."I want to be an inspiration" , for his part insisted Pacquiao, who recalled his improbable journey, from street kid to fortune and first deputy of the Philippines. Former gambler and womanizer, Filipino 36 years recalled that he "drew its strength from God" .

"Not a duel between good and evil"
Pacquiao's speech and the constant reminders by the press Mayweather in trouble with the law for repeated acts of domestic violence eventually annoy the American. "We should not make this fight a duel between good and evil , it is primarily two boxers who compete at the top , swept 'Pretty Boy' (literally, handsome), his current nickname. I believe in myself and I believe I will win, I'm the strongest and beefier of us. "

The answer came immediately. Freddie Roach, Pacquiao's trainer, has cracked the only real (small) provocation of the day "I wonder if [Mayweather] will answer present " , he has pretends to question."He did not want to fight" , said Roach, who has led in the past Mike Tyson, Virgil Hill, Oscar de la Hoya and Bernard Hopkins. A he hit the nail or otherwise tenfold Mayweather motivation? Answer Saturday around 22 am local time before 16,800 spectators, including a celebrity audience and tens of millions of viewers worldwide.