Floyd Mayweather Jr. has not stopped teasing 5.5 million of followers on Twitter about the possibility of fighting pound-for-pound rival Manny Pacquiao this coming May.
In his latest post on the micro-blogging site, the Grand Rapids native shared an Instagram video of the 'closed-door' meeting that took place in Pacquiao's Miami suite about two weeks ago. The short flick showed Mayweather apparently showing his earnest intention to stage what many predicted as the biggest fight in boxing history on his Cinco de Mayo date - May 2.
As expected, Money May's purportedly leaked video gained traction on all media platforms and was one of the hottest topics among Twitter and Facebook users on Sunday.
And why not? After all, boxing fans haven't seen the two best pound-for-pound fighters in the world slugging it out inside the squared circle, since Lennox Lewis gave Mike Tyson a rough boxing lesson to stay the undisputed heavyweight champion in 2002.
However, boxing writer Ben Kiely of start-up Sports Site Sports Joe saw something smarmy behind Mayweather's motive to post the video, as he believed it was aimed to convince fans that he's not the 'ducker' but instead the aggressor in terms of negotiating for the fight.
"Mayweather posted a video on his official Instagram on Saturday of a meeting he had with Manny Pacquiao. Admittedly, this talk looked staged and Mayweather's monologue is delivered with such an over-dramatic tone, that he could legitimately pick up a few Razzies this month," Kiely stated in his article.
Whether or not Mayweather deserved an Academy Award nomination, the ongoing negotiations between both camps appears to be legit, per report by Award-winning boxing writer Dan Rafael of ESPN. Still, Mayweather and Pacquiao are worlds apart to declare it a done deal.
"There are a few significant issues remaining on both the fighter side and the network side of this deal," Showtime executive vice president Stephen Espinoza said, per ESPN.com. "While we are optimistic, it's a bit premature to say that the networks are in total agreement."
