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

Current WBO welterweight champion, Congressman and the Boxing Writers Association of America’s “Fighter of the Decade, ”Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao (57-5-2, 38 KOs) hosted a free fan rally celebrating the kickoff of Fight Week for his May 2 welterweight world championship unification battle against undefeated FLOYD “Money” MAYWEATHER JR. (47-0, 26 KOs), today Tuesday, April 28, at Mandalay Bay.

Alongside Pacquiao were seven-time Trainer of the Year, World-Famous Freddie Roach, Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum, advisor Michael Koncz, assistant trainer Buboy Fernandez and Pacman, Pacquiao’s beloved Jack Russell Terrier and team mascot.

Mayweather vs. Pacquiao is a 12-round welterweight world championship unification bout promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Top Rank Inc., and is sponsored by Tecate con caracter. The pay-per-view telecast will be co-produced and co-distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View® and SHOWTIME PPV® beginning at 9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT.

Manny Pacquiao (57-5-2, 38 KOs), the lone congressional representative from the Sarangani province in the Philippines (he was reelected to a second term, running unopposed in 2013), is the only fighter to win eight world titles in as many different weight divisions. A three-time Fighter of the Year and the Boxing Writers Association of America’s “Fighter of the Decade,” Pacquiao’s resumé features victories over present and future Hall of Famers, including Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales, Miguel Cotto, Shane Mosley and Juan Manuel Márquez. From 2008 to 2010, five of his seven victories were world title victories in five different weight classes, from 130 to 154 pounds. No active boxer has sold more live tickets in the U.S. than Pacquiao, who is also credited with more than 13 million domestic pay-per-view buys. Pacquiao regained the WBO welterweight title last year, on April 12, via a scintillating unanimous decision over Timothy Bradley Jr., avenging his controversial 2012 split decision loss to the undefeated two-division world champion.