When the SNL writers decided to craft a sketch mocking the boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, they had no idea that the “fight of the century” would turn out to be a huge bust that would leave sports fans enraged. This adds a level of meta-humor to an already funny sketch. In many ways, SNL’s very silly take on this fight is significantly more interesting than the real thing.
Floyd Mayweather relied on his defense to slip punches and beat Manny Pacquiao in 12 rounds via unanimous decision in their much-anticipated boxing match at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas late Saturday night.
Tonight (May 2), one of the biggest boxing matches in recent history will take place. The fight is between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. I'm not a huge boxing fan, but hey I did play 'Mike Tyson's Punchout' a lot and bought a George Foreman Grill, watched Rocky a lot, but even I'm curious who will win this fight...
The latest BIGGEST FIGHT OF ALL TIME EVER TILL INFINITY!!!! will get started around 9 p.m. local time in Las Vegas on Saturday night, featuring the top two pound-for-pound fighters of their generation, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. Let's watch some highlights.
Only pre-fight hype remains before the long-awaited Floyd Mayweather–Manny Pacquiao match in Las Vegas on May 2 (9 p.m. ET; PPV). After tickets for this most recent "Fight of the Century" sold out in an hour on Thursday afternoon, we thought it would be a good time to look back at other bouts that have captivated the interest of the sports world.
Mike Tyson is one of the most controversial and bizarre figures to emerge out of the sports world in the past few decades, so it's not surprising that a biopic about his life is finally being made. What is slightly surprising is the amount of talent backing the project. Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx signed on to play the former boxing heavyweight champion and Terrence Winter, fresh off an Oscar nomination for writing 'The Wolf of Wall Street,' is set to pen the script.