Floyd Mayweather Jr., Manny Pacquiao Exchange Numbers In Halftime Of Heat-Bucks NBA Game
The Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao super fight rumours went into overdrive on Tuesday night (Wednesday night in Australia) when the top pound-for-pound boxers were in the same building watching the game between the National Basketball Association (NBA) game between the Miami Heat and Milwaukee Bucks.
The public appearance of Mayweather and Pacquiao has fuelled the hype of the super fight like never before as never in recent memory that both fighters were in the vicinity of each other. Account of the fans and reporters provided the scenes AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami, Florida on social media Twitter:
Let's get it on: Pacquiao and Mayweather are both at the Heat game tonight, sitting courtside, basically directly across from one another.
— Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) January 28, 2015It's on, tonight, here at AmericanAirlines Arena: Pacquiao vs. Mayweather . . . seated opposite each other for Heat-Bucks.
— Ira Winderman (@IraHeatBeat) January 28, 2015Floyd Mayweather, Jr., gets a much louder reaction than Manny Pacquiao, good & bad. Heat put them on video splitscreen w/ "Coming in 2015?"
— Ethan J. Skolnick (@EthanJSkolnick) January 28, 2015Floyd Mayweather & Manny Pacquiao sitting courtside across from each other at the #Bucks vs #Heat game pic.twitter.com/nLgMHOCoTy
— History Of Sports (@BeforeFamePics) January 28, 2015They should put the kisscam on Manny and Floyd at the @MiamiHEAT game tonight. #PacquiaoMayweather #MayweatherPacquiao @CarlMoretti @TooFred
— Dan Rafael (@danrafaelespn) January 28, 2015Manny Pacquiao and Mayweather talking courtside. This is intense.
— Joseph Goodman (@JoeGoodmanJr) January 28, 2015Mayweather & Pacquiao -- COURTSIDE STAREDOWN ... At Miami Heat Game http://t.co/ygW1saxLM2
— TMZ Sports (@TMZ_Sports) January 28, 2015Mayweather initiating, walking over to Pacquiao's seat just following halftime buzzer.
— Ira Winderman (@IraHeatBeat) January 28, 2015#MayweatherPacquiao Courtside pic.twitter.com/dWKoQjJsYC
— FightNights.com™ (@boxing) January 28, 2015According to a report, via a tweet by AP writer Tim Reynolds, Pacquiao wasn’t supposed to be in the arena but the Filipino’s flight got cancelled so he was at the game. There is no indication that the appearance by both Pacquiao and Mayweather was pre-planned.
At halftime of the Heat-Bucks game, Mayweather and Pacquiao shook hands and talked. The Filipino confirmed later on that the pair exchanged numbers, according to Reynolds.
Pacquiao says Mayweather gave him his cell number and told him it's time for them to work this fight out themselves.
— Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) January 28, 2015There is still no final deal with regards to the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight. But their latest public appearance together will add more speculations that there are indeed serious negotiations between the two boxers.
Pacquiao has reportedly given a deadline— until the end of January, or roughly four days— for Mayweather to finally accept the fight. Pacquiao was seen during his visit to the United Kingdom talking to another opponent prospect in Amir Khan and according to the Pacquiao camp, including Bob Arum and adviser Mike Koncz, the British boxer is a probable “Plan B” if Mayweather doesn't agree to a deal. As for Mayweather, there are reports that The Money Team is having conversations with Puerto Rican boxer Miguel Cotto for a fight on May 2, 2015.
-Could the super fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao finally be happening? The scene at the NBA game should fuel the fire that it’s closer to reality— and fight fans are hoping that Mayweather Jr. and Pacquiao did not just exchange numbers but actually reach out to each other afterwards and talk super fight.
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