Why Mayweather didn't need Pacquiao

Floyd Mayweather is going to make a lot of money Saturday night. Like, A LOT. How much? Take a look in this breakdown.

Caption: Fans cheer before the official weigh-in for Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao on May 1, 2015 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The two boxers will face each other in a welterweight unification bout on May 2, 2015 in Las 

Caption: Fans cheer before the official weigh-in for Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao on May 1, 2015 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The two boxers will face each other in a welterweight unification bout on May 2, 2015 in Las 

Though I've written a history of boxing trainers as well as a novel set in the boxing world, I will not be one of the millions paying just south of $90 to watch Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao square off in Las Vegas on May 2 in what reportedly

A legacy of an immensely talented athlete — I have never seen a fighter train more intensely or look as coordinated in the ring as Mayweather in my 35 years of covering the sport — cherry-picking opponents, fighting for bogus belts offered by shady