Pacquiao vs Mayweather: Pac-Man Talks Faith at Final Press Conference
Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao are about to face off in the richest boxing match in history on Saturday night. The big fight should have a start time of around 11 p.m. ET and can be watched on TV on HBO and Showtime PPV. The fight can also be watched online through live stream (details below).
Earlier this week, the two shared the stage at the last press conference for the fight at the Ka Theater at the MGM Grand.
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Both boxers appeared to be very relaxed and were extremely polite to each other, and even Mayweather looked quite subdued, presenting to the world a quiet manner that is far from his normally brash persona, which was noted by many of the media outlets present at the event.
Pacquiao, wearing grey slacks and a navy blue suit jacket for the press conference, thanked the media, the sponsors and the fans.
"It's going to be a good fight," said the Filipino boxer. "There's a lot of questions in your minds that only God can answer for us on Saturday. I just want to mention though that everything that I have accomplished, it is God who gave me the strength. I just want to be an example and an inspiration to everybody how my life, before I became a boxer, I used to sleep in the street, starving, hungry, and now I can't imagine the Lord raised me into this position with blessings I could never imagine. That the boy who doesn't have food and is sleeping in the street can be raised to this level of life."
Pacquiao added that "there's nothing personal" in their fight and that he hopes that after the fight, he can "have a conversation with Floyd about sharing my faith in God."
Mayweather, dressed head to toe in The Money Team apparel, also thanked the sponsors, the media and the fans, and notably, he thanked longtime adversaries Bob Arum and Freddie Roach.
"It's time to fight now," said Mayweather. "You guys came out here to see excitement, you guys came out here to see a great event, and I think that's what both competitors bring to the table—excitement."
The boxers will meet at 11 p.m. ET and can be watched online through Showtime PPV by clicking here.
