Boxing website lists Pacquiao-Mayweather as upcoming event

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Boxing website lists Pacquiao-Mayweather as upcoming event
Boxrec.com already removed the listing after a massive reaction by boxing fans on social media

 

MANILA, Philippines – BoxRec.com, a website dedicated to holding updated records of professional boxers and future fight cards, has listed the highly-anticipated clash between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. in its upcoming events section.

The update regarding the bout on the aforementioned boxing website created a ripple on social media, and even more so when it appeared on the respective BoxRec profiles of the two fighters.

Pacquiao vs Mayweather happening? Screenshot from boxrec.com
 
Although there is no confirmation from either camp that the super-fight is set to come into fruition, the BoxRec page relayed that the 12-round encounter between Pacquiao and Mayweather is dated to take place on May 2 (May 3 in PH) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Boxrec has already removed the listing but screenshots of the listing continue to spread in social media.

The marquee match-up would serve as a title unification contest as Mayweather stakes his World Boxing Association, World Boxing Council and The Ring welterweight belts, while Pacquiao puts the World Boxing Organization’s 147-pound top prize on the line.

BoxRec, which was founded by John Sheppard in 2000 with the sole objective to document every boxing match from the instigation of the Queensberry Rules up to the present times, has been criticized for having conflicting or incorrect records of boxers on its roster.

The website applied to become the official record keeper for the Association of Boxing Commissions in 2005, but the governing body turned down its application in favor of its counterpart Fight Fax.

However, BoxRec received abundant plaudits from boxing personalities since its inception, including former world champion David Haye, promoter Lou DiBella, manager Cameron Dunkin and historian Mike Silver.

According to various reports, the Pacquiao-Mayweather showdown is still under negotiation and nothing remains certain until both men finally sign the contract.

There have been dialogues between the two parties in the past, but for several reasons, the talks always collapsed.

The first negotiations in 2009 fell through after Mayweather demanded Pacquiao to undergo blood testing up to the official weigh-in, which was initially turned down by the Filipino boxing icon.

Mayweather offered Pacquiao $40 million for the fight in 2012, but the brash American refused to give the latter a share of the pay-per-view revenue, which was viewed as unfair by the Pinoy pugilist.

With the potential to break pay-per-view and gate attendance records, the Pacquiao-Mayweather meeting has long been considered the richest bout that can be made in the sport.

Pacquiao seems to clear a number of obstacles that had previously been hampering the discussion of dancing with Mayweather in one ring.

Prior to his championship scuffle against previously unbeaten Chris Algieri last November 23, boxing’s only eight-division world champion had submitted himself to random drug testing through the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association.

Among the hurdles that remain is how much each boxer will receive as prize money, who will be the principal promoter, and which network will air the pay-per-view.

The 37-year-old Mayweather maintained that he should face Pacquiao under the banner of his company Mayweather Promotions and stressed that the fight should be broadcasted on Showtime.

Pacquiao’s contract with Bob Arum’s Top Rank Promotions is good until the end of 2016, and it is most likely hooked with HBO.

If sealing the deal with Mayweather remains elusive this year, Arum reportedly has plans of having Pacquiao compete in April on United States soil and one Macau fight in November.

Meanwhile, Mayweather will return to the squared-circle in May regardless of the opponent, with Miguel Cotto and Amir Khan as the two top candidates to battle the undefeated fighter. – Rappler.com

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