Social Media erupts to Pacquiao-Mayweather

 

MANILA, Philippines – A legendary bout six years in the making, Floyd “Money” Mayweather and Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao have finally come to terms to fight each other on May 2. It was announced on Friday, February 20.

As expected, many reacted to the announcement with pure glee, as the duel has the potential to go down as one of the greatest ever in boxing, not to mention the most expensive.

Here’s what people had to say on different social media platforms as the fight was confirmed:

The development was announced by no other than Mayweather himself, who took to his social media business Shots to give the world what they’ve been waiting for:

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Pacquiao, on the other hand, used Instagram, saying “Finally, he [signed] the contract:

Finally he sign the contract so the fight is on, this is what im talking about that I sign already before, im just explaining to the fans and to prove that im not lying, i have the fear of the Lord. So this is it! The fight is on fans you deserve it thank you. to God be all the Glory.

A photo posted by Manny Pacquiao (@emmanuelpacquiao) on Feb 20, 2015 at 3:50pm PST

Rappler sports editor Ryan Songalia makes a good point as he talks about how boxing fans who kept campaigning for the fight to take place despite the tiring negotiations deserve credit:

If Pacquiao-Mayweather gets made, the #boxing fans deserve a lot of credit for it. They were unwilling to accept an alternative

— Ryan Songalia (@ryansongalia) February 20, 2015

Yahoo!’s Kevin Lole is right; what a year for boxing:

The #MayweatherPacquiao fight is done. Fights on network TV … What a great year this is shaping up to be for #boxing

— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) February 21, 2015

Bleacher Report’s Jeremy Botter also makes a good point. What are people more happy about, the fight finally being official or the negotiations coming to an end?

Thing that excites me most about Mayweather Pacquiao is that people will finally stop talking about it

— Jeremy Botter (@jeremybotter) February 20, 2015

I’m sure many others had the same reaction as ESPN’s Dan Rafael. “This is not a drill.”

THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!! THIS IS THE REAL THING!!! #MayweatherPacquiao IS ON!!! MAY 2, MGM. I REPEAT. THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

— Dan Rafael (@danrafaelespn) February 20, 2015

ESPN Sports Nation’s jokes have become really lame as of late, but we’ll give them props on this one. Although couldn’t they have photoshopped a better beard for Manny?

How long it feels like we’ve been waiting for Pacquiao and Mayweather to fight… pic.twitter.com/iKQq1sWTTi

— SportsNation (@SportsNation) February 20, 2015

Skip Bayless said, well, Skip Bayless things:

FINALLY for the 1st time in maybe 4 years Manny Pacquiao can get serious about a fight. All he has wanted for 4-5 years was MAYWEATHER.

— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) February 20, 2015

Vegas has Floyd, undefeated in 47 matches, as the early favorite to come out on top:

Floyd Mayweather (-275) opens as almost a 3-to-1 favorite vs. Manny Pacquiao (+235).

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 20, 2015

Let’s not forget one of the biggest events that led to the fight eventually becoming official:

#FlashbackFriday pic.twitter.com/tDbtP6RWcJ

— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) February 20, 2015

To those who think it won’t be that difficult to watch the fight live, think again:

MGM Grand sold out its 17,000 seat arena in 15 minutes for #MayweatherVsPacquiao

— SportsBlogNewYork (@SportBlogNYC) February 21, 2015

– Rappler.com