Mayweather, Pacquiao: All Set For 'Fight Of The Century', Richest Bout Ever

Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will put boxing back on the cultural map for at least one glittering night on Saturday with a welterweight title showdown dubbed the 'fight of the century'.
Prize-fighting has seen plenty of those, but in a sport that once made regular front-page news it has been years since a bout so captured the imagination of non-fight fans.
"This is the biggest fight in boxing history," Mayweather declared on Wednesday in a spurt of hyperbole befitting the occasion.
Pacquiao-Mayweather is a hot topic from late-night chat shows to breakfast television and a sensation on social media.
Even the Kentucky Derby, traditionally America's marquee sports event on the first Saturday in May, is playing second-fiddle, runner Itsaknockout reduced to a four-legged billboard with a blanket emblazoned with the fighters' names and the horse's connections wearing similarly inscribed attire.
--HT