Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Manny Pacquiao: Date, Time, Location & Channel

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Boxing greats Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will face off on Saturday May 2 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The historic match-up will be broadcast live by both HBO and Showtime pay-per-view starting at 9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT. The cost of the pay-per-view is $99.99 for High Definition; $89.99 for Standard.

Manny Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach recently told The Latin Post that he excepts a cerebral and chessmatch-like encounter between his charge and Pretty Boy Floyd.

“It’s a very tactical fight and I have to come up with a perfect game plan for this one,” Roach said. “This is going to be one of the biggest challenges ever. I like challenges and my guy can pull it off. It won’t be easy.”

Floyd Mayweather Jr. (47-0, 26 KOs) and Manny Pacquiao (57-5-2, 38 KOs) have been at the center of months and years of speculation and rumors as the sporting world has anticipated the meeting between the two most dominant and exciting boxers today. The winner of the May 2 bout will emerge as the greatest fighter of our time.

Watch the first episode of a four-part documentary series following No. 1 pound-for-pound champ Floyd Mayweather Jr. as he prepares for his battle with Manny Pacquiao: