Video: Floyd Mayweather makes his grand arrival for Manny Pacquiao fight

The Fight of the Century is finally upon us! Mayweather Promotions kicked off Mayweather vs. Pacquiao Fight Week with a star studded grand arrival this afternoon from the MGM The MGM Grand Garden Arena. The event was hosted by renowned entertainment personality Doug E. Fresh with performances by stand-up comedian Ricky Smiley and world famous The Southern University “Human Jukebox” Marching Band.

Boxing’s pound-for-pound king and the current WBC welterweight champion Floyd “Money” Mayweather (47-0, 26 KOs) will step into the ring to face the current WBO welterweight champion and the Boxing Writers Association of America’s “Fighter of the Decade, ”Manny “Pac-Man” (57-5-2, 38 KOs), in an epic welterweight world championship unification bout. The much-anticipated mega-fight will take place Saturday, May 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Top Rank Inc., the pay-per-view telecast will be co-produced and co-distributed by SHOWTIME PPV® and HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/ 6:00 p.m. PT.

One of the most decorated fighters in the history of the sport, the undefeated Floyd Mayweather (47-0, 26 KOs) is an 11-time world champion in five weight divisions and is universally recognized as the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world. With his trademark speed, defensive prowess and ability to read his opponents Mayweather has amassed wins over 20 world champions in his already legendary 19-year career. In addition to his in-ring accomplishments, Forbes, Fortune and Sports Illustrated have named Mayweather the world’s highest-paid athlete multiple times. His events average more than one million pay-per-view buys per fight, which is the highest average of any boxer in history. Mayweather holds the all-time record in gross pay-per-view receipts and has participated in three of the top six highest grossing pay-per-view events of all-time. Thus far, Mayweather is the only fighter to have participated in two events that generated more than 2 million pay-per-view buys each. Mayweather has been decorated with awards for “Best Male Athlete” and “Fighter of the Year” by various organizations including five ESPN ESPY Awards and two Boxing Writers Association of America awards.