‘Stop Lying,’ Mayweather tells Pacquiao at Heat game – report

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‘Stop Lying,’ Mayweather tells Pacquiao at Heat game – report
What did Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao say to each other at Tuesday’s Miami Heat game? According to one report, Mayweather went on the offensive against the Pacman

MANILA, Philippines – What did Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao say to each other at Tuesday’s Miami Heat game? According to one report, Mayweather went on the offensive against the Pacman.

The two most celebrated fighters of this generation were courtside at the American Airlines Arena as the Miami Heat played the Milwaukee Bucks and met briefly during halftime.

(WATCH: Pacquiao, Mayweather meet at Miami Heat game)

According to a report by media outlet FightHype.com, the unbeaten American boxer wasted no time in setting the record straight when he spoke with the Filipino ring icon and adviser Michael Koncz.

Citing an unnamed source, Mayweather allegedly told Pacquiao to “stop lying” about signing a contract regarding their long-awaited showdown, telling boxing’s only eight-division world champion that his promoter Bob Arum is feeding him with fabricated information.

In addition, the same report stated that Pacquiao and Koncz chose to be silent during Mayweather’s tirade, with Mayweather being attributed as saying “if you’re not going to tell the truth, it’s best to stay silent.”

The article likewise alleges that Mayweather made it a point to attend the NBA game upon receiving word that Pacquiao would be in attendance.

It’s worth noting that FightHype is Mayweather’s preferred source for leaking exclusives, and the site is known for releasing stories that are decidedly pro-Mayweather.

Pacquiao told the Associated Press that Mayweather “gave his number to me and said we will communicate with each other.”

Earlier this month, Pacquiao already gave his approval to the terms that were presented to him by Mayweather for a 12-round encounter on May 2 (May 3 in PH) at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena, with a 60/40 purse split that would favor the sport’s pound-for-pound king.

Aside from the date, location and purse split of the heavily-hyped confrontation, the renowned southpaw from General Santos City accepted the drug testing protocols to be followed for the fight as Pacquiao and Mayweather are likely to undergo Olympic-style random screening.

However, the 37-year-old Mayweather has yet to commit to a marquee match-up that has been more than five years in the making.

Still standing as the crucial point of the negotiation would be securing the pay-per-view network partner as Mayweather maintained on numerous occasions that that the bout should be broadcasted on Showtime, while Pacquiao is hooked with HBO.

Last week, Pacquiao stressed that he is only giving Mayweather by the end of January to seal the deal.

On the other hand, Mayweather asserted that Pacquiao does not have the right to call the shots and blamed Arum for the delay of the mega-fight. – Rappler.com

 

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