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Floyd Mayweather sells 'The Best Ever' T-shirts following Manny Pacquiao fight

Floyd Mayweather is a confident fellow, isn't he? Following his unanimous victory over Manny Pacquiao on May 2 — the fight the world waited over five years for — Mayweather wants to revisit the conversation about whether he's the greatest boxer of all time. To do it, he's selling a new shirt on his web site that states his opinion loud and clear. MORE: Who's next for Mayweather? |  Mayweather calls Pacquiao a "sore loser"  | Mayweather shows $100 million check The limited edition shirt costs $24.99 and will be "gone forever" on May 21. We know Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali won't be placing an order anytime soon. Source: Bleacher Report View the original article here

Two men claim to have crashed Mayweather's entourage at Pacquiao fight

Getting a good seat to the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao fight was difficult, but two men claim they sneaked past security by pretending to be members of Mayweather's entourage. Ifran Ahmed, 29, and Chris Stowe, 30, wore Mayweather track suits and managed to get prime seating. MORE: Must-see photos | Should Manny have postponed fight? | Pacquiao sued over silence about injury | Chances of a rematch? 'We got some nosebleed seats on the cheap, then dressed up in all the gear," Ahmed told The Sun. "When Floyd's entourage arrived we piggybagged them to get ringside." The ringside seats gave them an opportunity to hang out with some big Hollywood names. The two took photos of themselves posing with celebrities like Justin Bieber, Nicole Scherzinger, Mark Wahlberg and Verne Troyer. Essex chancers blag their way into Mayweather's inner-circle at Las Vegas fight http://t.co/AYfQnzFhpQ pic.twitter.com/XQI1K3NCon — Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) May 5, 2...

Female demographic dominates social media during Mayweather vs. Pacquiao

The highly anticipated Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao fight was much-criticized before, during and after it. While much of the immediate post-fight discussion centered on Pacquiao's injured shoulder, much of the pre-fight build-up and in-fight conversation focused on Mayweather's history of domestic violence. ESPN's Michelle Beadle and CNN's Rachel Nichols reportedly had their credentials revoked on the day of the fight because of their previous criticism of Mayweather's actions. MORE: Victim sues Mayweather | Rematch? | Fixed fight? | Fans suing Pacquiao All angles of the fight generated much debate on social media. According to Twitter Data, tweets about the fight were seen more than 2.8 billion times on Saturday, with 5.8 million tweets sent by 1.8 million people. Those numbers pale in comparison to the discussion that took place on Facebook, with more than 115 million posts sent by 37 million people. For context, the fight discussion on Facebook almost...

Mayweather vs. Pacquiao: Boxing's $180K golden ticket

No? Ah, well then you might have a problem.Yes, while most of the tickets for the highly-anticipated clash have sold out, there are still some floating around on secondary sites with ringside seats going at crazy money.A ticket at ringside will cost you $180,000 -- a knockout price which might have you seeing stars.As of lunchtime Friday, the most expensive seat on sale through the StubHub website, was retailing for a mammoth $128,705 but has since skyrocketed.Tickets were released last Thursday, just eight days before one of the biggest fights in history after legal wrangling between the two camps.However only around 1,000 were available to the general public, the rest of the estimated 16,500 tickets split between the fighters' camps and the casino as well as promoters and sponsors.Not long after some were made available on resale websites at a mark up that could only be dreamed about even by the sharpest financial trader.Those at the lower end of the eye-watering scale -- priced ...