Low-key Mayweather thanks God for making fight possible | Inquirer Sports

Low-key Mayweather thanks God for making fight possible

By: - Sports Editor / @ftjochoaINQ
/ 05:41 AM April 30, 2015

Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. listens during a pre-fight news conference in Las Vegas, Wednesday, April 29, 2015. Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao are scheduled to fight May 2. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. listens during a pre-fight news conference in Las Vegas, Wednesday, April 29, 2015. Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao are scheduled to fight May 2. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

LAS VEGAS—This was definitely not the Floyd Mayweather Jr. that we are used to.

The flamboyant American, known for his brash attitude and money-flaunting ways, was a picture of surprising humility Wednesday afternoon after taking the podium in the final press conference for his mammoth match against Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao on Saturday.

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In fact, Mayweather pulled a page from the Pacquiao book of public speaking and opened his speech by thanking God, before going to acknowledge the support Filipinos have been giving support to Pacquiao.

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“First of all, I wanna thank God,” Mayweather said. “God made all of this possible.”

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Mayweather and Pacquiao face off on May 2 at MGM Grand here, a welterweight unification bout that is expected to be the highest grossing fight of all time by far.

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Mayweather, who has been part of some of the biggest fights in history, even admitted he was in awe of the interest his showdown with Pacquiao has drawn.

“This has been a truly amazing turnout,” he said.

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