Successes & Messes: Bare-knuckle negotiating

How the Mayweather-Pacquiao match got off the ropes

By PON Staff on June 9th, 2015

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Perhaps it’s no surprise that two boxers, bitter rivals, took many years to negotiate the terms of their hotly anticipated matchup. But the fact that a bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao—held May 2 in Las Vegas—came together at all offers hope that even the fiercest competitors can secure a mutually beneficial agreement.
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