“I'm happy to be back here in New York, it's very cold here, because last time I came here summer time, it's hot. This time, it's cold,” said Pacquiao.
“What can I say? I can't wait for May 7 to fight against Manny Pacquiao, who is a great fighter, warrior, and these are the type of fights I love to be in,” said Mosley.
Filipino fans trooped towards the Chelsea Piers in New York in order to cheer to their boxing idol. Pacquiao is predicted to make a killing from his Las Vegas showdown in May. Team Pacquiao didn't specify the precise amount, but Pacquiao's chief of staff Franklin Gacal said it is not lower than US$15 million.
Obviously, it doesn't include Pacquiao's share of pay-per-view (PPV) buys, that could increase his earnings to about $20 million or maybe more, according to the quantity of paid showtime subscriptions Mosley is said to be assured of at least $5 million.
Although this could be Pacquiao's biggest match in terms of prize purse, it remains a mismatch. According Ryan Songalia, the only Filipino-American member of the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA), Mosley is not as explosive as he was 10 years ago and that Pacquiao could be out of his league.
“I think the reason why Pacquiao is facing Mosley is because it's a beautiful fight. He knows that Mayweather is trying to hold the ball and wait for Pacquiao to get old and get hurt maybe in the fight and then he'll pounce on him…. Pacquiao won't get hurt, he's staying busy, staying in ring, making money while Mayweather sitting in the sidelines waiting for Pacquiao to get old,” said Songalia.
Pacquiao said he is still not discounting the potential of facing Floyd Mayweather since he is not yet retiring. “Wala pa naman, pero malapit na, mahirap magsalita ngayon, pero definitely, hindi pa ako magreretire after this fight, hindi na masyadong matagal,” said Pacquiao.
And while he may be busy with all his fight promotions, the boxer-politician claims he has not neglected his constituents in Sarangani province. “Ok naman at balance naman, at eto, alay ko sa ating mga sambayanang Pilipino, sa ating mga minamahal na mga kababayan. Thank you sa lahat ng supporta at pagdarasal po, maraming salamat,” he said.
Pacquiao didn't forget his spouse duties either. In the news conference which fell on Valentine's Day, the cameras were all rolling as he gave his wife a special cake. He announced that this two of those should go on a date in an undisclosed set upNew York before heading out to Washington D.C.
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