
Mayweather vs. Pacquiao Live Stream: Online Schedule Info for Weigh-in
Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao will meet face to face under the lights of Las Vegas on Friday evening as the world prepares itself for one of the most anticipated weigh-ins of our time.
The talking is over, statements of intent have been exchanged and now all that remains is the formality of each welterweight making the 147-pound limit prior to a collision assured to go down in boxing history.
Anticipation is building in regards to what drama, if any, will be on hand in Friday's penultimate meeting between Mayweather and Pacquiao, with SportsCenter noting just how highly publicised an event this will be:
And fortunately for boxing fans around the world, HBO's official YouTube channel will be live streaming the weigh-in in all its glory, beginning at 6 p.m. ET (11 p.m. BST) on Friday:
Weigh-In Info
Date and Time (ET): Friday, May 1 at 6 p.m.
TV: HBO
Live Stream: Official HBO YouTube channel, HBO Go
Weight Limit: 147 pounds (welterweight)
The journey to bringing Mayweather and Pacquiao into the same ring over the past five years and more has been an arduous one, but the pair will finally do battle for three different welterweight titles.
Mayweather brings the WBA and WBC welterweight belts to the MGM Grand Garden Arena this week, having fought his last two bouts in this weight class—each against Marcos Maidana.
Pacquiao will look to triple up on Saturday as he puts the WBO welterweight title on the line and is far more familiar at welterweight, having not dipped into light middleweight since 2011; Mayweather, on the other hand, fought Canelo Alvarez at 152 pounds as recently as 2013.
Mayweather and Pacquiao have won titles in five and eight weight divisions, respectively, meaning the transition isn't likely to have a great impact on either fighter. However, Ricky Hatton, who's fought both of Saturday's combatants, is quoted by BBC Sport as backing Mayweather to come out triumphant:
"They'll go down as two of the greatest in history. Mayweather has won world titles in five different weights, Pacquiao has won world titles in eight different weights.
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I think it's the accuracy and the timing of when Floyd throws the punch, that's how he gets you. They always say the punches that knock you out are the ones you don't see and when you've got speed like Mayweather, that's the case. I think Manny is a bigger hitter, he's more explosive, he shuffles in and out with his feet and when he lets them go, he lets them go with real venom.
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Manny's very good at that, going in and out at straight lines; I think he's got all the tools to do it, but I think Floyd always finds a way to win—he's so naturally gifted.
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One of the main storylines behind Saturday's clash is, of course, whether Mayweather's 47-fight unbeaten record comes to its end, with Pacquiao having lost twice in 2012, to Timothy Bradley and Juan Manuel Marquez.
According to Odds Shark, it's "Money" who remains the heavy favourite to preserve his winning streak, too, dating back to his professional debut against Roberto Apodaca in 1996:
| Floyd Mayweather Win | 20-57 |
| Manny Pacquiao Win | 9-4 |
Throughout the buildup to this superfight, Pacquiao has taken on the more submissive role, happy to let his opponent do the wealth of the talking, and that dynamic isn't likely to change drastically on Friday.
It's at the weigh-in, however, that reality will start to settle in and the world will realise the magnitude of Saturday's historic head-to-head.


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