LAS VEGAS — The fight is finally here.
Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao face off in their long-anticipated showdown sometime between 11 and midnight ET (main card coverage begins at 9 p.m. ET) Saturday night at MGM Grand Garden Arena.
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Jamie Foxx sang the national anthem; Michael Buffer did the intros; Pacquiao walked out to I will Fight for the Philippines; Mayweather walked out with Justin Bieber. Tickets on StubHub as the fight started were listed for as low as $23.31.
And it’s on:
Round 3
Floyd lands a low blow that referee Kenny Bayless warns him on. Manny getting Floyd on the ropes, and Floyd ties him up again. Manny’s trying to make a fight of it, and Floyd won’t engage. Manny is going for it. Just before the bell, Manny gets him on the rope but Floyd counters with a right.
Round to Pacquiao. 2-1.
Round 2
Floyd with a right, and Pacquiao comes back with a combination in the corner as Floyd ties him up. Floyd lunges forward and misses a right, then ties Manny up. Manny comes back and throws a hard flurry in the corner. Floyd throws a hard left, then Manny comes back to get him on the ropes with a flurry. Bell ends.
Round to Pacquiao, 1-1.
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He who joyfully marches in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice.
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