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Narrator: IT WAS BILLED AS THE FIGHT OF THE CENTURY.
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Scukanek: EVERYBODY'S BEEN WAITING FOR IT.
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NOW WE GET IT.
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...AN UNPRECEDENTED COMMERCIAL SUCCESS.
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Ropp: ...HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
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...THOUGH PERHAPS ONE THAT FAILED TO SATISFY
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THE PUBLIC'S BLOODLUST.
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[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
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MAYBE IT NEVER COULD.
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THERE'S BEEN SO MUCH PENT-UP ANTICIPATION.
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IT WAS A QUINTESSENTIAL MAYWEATHER PROMOTION
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SET IN THE CITY THAT MONETIZES EXPECTATION...
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TURNING FAME INTO FORTUNE.
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I USED TO SLEEP IN THE STREET, STARVING, HUNGRY.
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Narrator: ...AND SIX YEARS IN 36 MINUTES.
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THE BIGGEST FIGHT IN BOXING HISTORY,
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AND I'M A PART OF IT,
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SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S TIME TO FIGHT NOW.
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Narrator: WHAT IT PROMISED WAS A SPECTACLE.
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WHAT IT DELIVERED WAS MORE SUBTLE...
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FINELY TUNED...
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THE CALCULUS OF COMBAT...
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CALIBRATED, IMPERCEPTIBLE DISTANCES...
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AN INVISIBLE DANCE...
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AN EXPRESSION OF HIS PUGILISTIC GENIUS...
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AN IMPOSITION OF HIS WILL.
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AT LAST, FIGHT WEEK HAS ARRIVED.
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Man: THERE IS A BUS. HE HAS A PACQUIAO BUS.
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THAT IS THE PACQUIAO BUS?
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THERE HE IS.
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[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING, CHEERING ]
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IN EVERY FACET OF THIS PROMOTION,
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MAYWEATHER SOUGHT TO ENSURE THAT PACQUIAO WOULD BE CAST
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AS THE "B" SIDE.
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BUT NOW IN VEGAS, THE CHALLENGER MERRILY DEFIES PROTOCOL,
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SNUBBING THE OFFICIAL ARRIVAL CEREMONY TO BE WITH HIS FANS,
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THOSE WHO REGARD HIM AS BOXING'S BELOVED UNDERDOG.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
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ARE YOU EXCITED?
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[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
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DON'T GET NERVOUS ON SATURDAY.
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I'M THE ONE WHO'S GOING TO FIGHT IN THE RING, SO RELAX.
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TAKE IT EASY.
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THE CONFIDENCE IS THERE 100%.
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THANK YOU, AND GOD BLESS.
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[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
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Woman: BY HAVING YOUR OWN ARRIVAL TODAY,
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DOES THAT ALLOW YOU TO CONCENTRATE MORE?
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ARE YOU HAPPY NOT HAVING TO SEE FLOYD TODAY?
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FLOYD'S DOING HIS THING. WE'RE DOING OURS.
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THIS IS PEACEFUL, AND THERE'S NO DRAMA.
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I THINK IT'S A LOT BETTER FOR US, YES.
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Man: I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW.
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FLOYD MAYWEATHER HAS A STORE ACROSS THE STREET,
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AND HE'S SELLING T-SHIRTS
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THAT HAVE HIMSELF WITH THE FILIPINO FLAG IN THE BACK.
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I LIKE THAT BECAUSE HE WANTS TO JOIN OUR TEAM.
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TMT -- THE MANNY TEAM. SEE? [ CHUCKLES ]
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Narrator: DOWN THE STRIP,
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AMID THE PERCUSSIVE BEAT OF THE MARCHING BAND,
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ENTERS THE CHAMPION.
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IN CONTRAST TO PACQUIAO'S JOYOUS DEMEANOR,
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MAYWEATHER IS ALL BUSINESS.
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Doug E. Fresh: YOU CAME FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO SEE THIS!
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Y'ALL GIVE IT UP FOR OUR BROTHER, YOUR BROTHER,
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FLOYD "MONEY" MAYWEATHER!
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Mayweather: WITHOUT YOU GUYS, I WOULDN'T BE WHERE I'M AT,
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SO I'M VERY, VERY THANKFUL AND VERY APPRECIATIVE.
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Man: FLOYD, HOW ARE YOU?
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MANNY LOOKED VERY, VERY CALM
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OVER AT HIS GRAND ARRIVAL AT MANDALAY BAY.
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Woman: WHAT DOES IT SAY THAT PACQUIAO'S NOT HERE?
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YOU KNOW, I CAN'T REALLY SPEAK
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ON MANNY PACQUIAO, WHY HE'S NOT HERE,
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BUT WE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS EVENT.
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SO, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID BEFORE,
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IT'S ALL ABOUT BEING A PROFESSIONAL.
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[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS, LAUGHTER ]
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Narrator: THOUGH HE'S WELL ACQUAINTED
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WITH THE ROUTINES OF FIGHT WEEK,
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FLOYD'S NEVER BEEN QUITE LIKE THIS,
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LIMITING ACCESS TO HIS CORE GROUP
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AND ELIMINATING DISTRACTIONS.
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GET THESE FANS. GO DOWN THERE AND GET THEM FANS.
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WHOEVER THEM PEOPLE IS, GO DOWN THERE AND CLEAR THAT OUT.
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CLEAR THEM OUT. CLEAR THEM OUT.
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SOMEONE ASKED ME A QUESTION THE OTHER DAY.
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WHAT'S MORE IMPORTANT -- HAVING AN UNDEFEATED RECORD
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OR, YOU KNOW, A 9-FIGURE PAYDAY?
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I MEAN, I SAID, "MY CHILDREN CAN'T EAT IN THE BOXING RING
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FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES."
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IT'S BUSINESS FOR ME.
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Buffer: HELLO, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!
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DO WE HAVE ANY MAYWEATHER FANS IN THE HOUSE?
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[ AUDIENCE BOOING, CHEERING ]
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DO WE HAVE ANY PACQUIAO FANS IN THE HOUSE?
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Crowd: [ Chanting ] MANNY! MANNY!
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MANNY! MANNY! MANNY! MANNY! MANNY!
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Narrator: A DAY BEFORE THE FIGHT,
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MAYWEATHER FANS AND PACQUIAO FANS COME TOGETHER
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IN ANOTHER FIRST -- A SOLD-OUT WEIGH-IN.
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WHILE FLOYD MAY BE THE HOMETOWN FIGHTER,
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IT'S NOT A HOMETOWN CROWD.
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[ AUDIENCE BOOING, CHEERING ]
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Mayweather: FLOYD FIGHTS FOR FLOYD,
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'CAUSE WHEN MY CAREER IS LONG GONE...
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THE PEOPLE AND THE FANS AND THE CRITICS
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ARE GONNA MOVE ON TO THE NEXT.
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Buffer: 145 POUNDS -- MANNY "PAC-MAN" PACQUIAO!
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Lennon: FLOYD MAYWEATHER WEIGHS IN AT 146 POUNDS!
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Mayweather: MY CAREER IS OVER IN SEPTEMBER.
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49-0.
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WELL, YOU KNOW, WHEN PEOPLE TALK ABOUT BREAKING
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ROCKY MARCIANO'S RECORD,
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I JUST SAY THAT I'M HAPPY WITH HOW MY CAREER HAS WENT.
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I'LL SLEEP COMFORTABLE EVERY NIGHT.
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Man: HE'LL KNOCK THE...OUT!
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HE WILL KNOCK THE...OUT!
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THE BEST OF THEM! YOU'RE GONNA BEAT THIS BOY UP!
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[ AUDIENCE BOOING, CHEERING ]
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YOU'LL GET KNOCKED OUT, LITTLE MAN!
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Gray: MANNY PACQUIAO SAID, "THANK YOU."
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DID YOU RESPOND? NO.
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AND I'M GOOD.
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I JUST WANT TO TELL ALL YOU GUYS
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THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, MAN, THANK YOU.
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YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB.
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Man: LET'S GO, STONE! LET'S GO, STONE!
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LET'S GO, BABY! YOU DON'T WANT IT!
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YOU'LL GET KNOCKED THE...OUT!
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Woman: HE'S NOT READY! THAT'S WHY HE'S DOING ALL THAT EXTRA STUFF!
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[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
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Woman: I NEED YOU SIGN IN BOTH PLACES, DATE IN BOTH PLACES.
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YOU'RE GONNA TURN THIS OVER. START WITH YOUR NAME.
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ANSWER THE QUESTIONS TRUTHFULLY AND HONESTLY
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AND WITH YOUR SIGNATURE.
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HAVE YOUR CORNERMAN SIGN AND PRINT HIS NAME.
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THIS IS WHERE YOU WANT YOUR MONEY SENT BACK.
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DO YOU WANT A CHAIR?
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YEAH. THANK YOU.
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HERE. YOU CAN JUST SIT HERE.
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NO ONE ELSE IS COMING BEHIND YOU.
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Narrator: PRIOR TO THE BOUT,
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THE FIGHTERS ARE REQUIRED TO FILL OUT A SERIES OF FORMS.
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ALL PREVIOUS AND ONGOING MEDICAL CONDITIONS
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MUST BE DISCLOSED
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TO THE NEVADA STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION.
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WHICH M.R.I. I HAD?
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I GOT AN M.R.I. BEFORE FOR MY HEAD,
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BUT FROM WHICH FIGHT WAS THAT?
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Man: WASN'T THAT VICTOR ORTIZ?
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I'M GONNA SAY -- I'M JUST GONNA PUT "YES."
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30 HOURS BEFORE THE MAIN EVENT,
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NEITHER FIGHTER DECLARES AN INJURY
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THAT WOULD BE CAUSE FOR CURRENT CONCERN.
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[ MID-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS ]
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♪ BUM, BUM, BUM, BUM, BUM, BUM, BUM, BUM ♪
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♪ BUM, BUM, BUM, BUM, BUM, BUM, BUM, BUM ♪
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♪ DREAMIN' ♪
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♪ DREAMIN' ♪
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♪ DREAMIN' OF COME WHAT MAY ♪
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♪ DREAMIN' ♪
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♪ SCHEMIN' ♪
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♪ HOPIN' THAT YOU'LL BE MINE SOMEDAY ♪
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Lampley: WELCOME TO FIGHT NIGHT IN LAS VEGAS.
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TONIGHT HISTORY WILL BE MADE
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WHEN THE TWO MOST POPULAR FIGHTERS IN THE SPORT OF BOXING
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WILL ANSWER THE QUESTION...
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♪ DREAMIN' ♪
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...WHO IS THE BEST FIGHTER OF THIS GENERATION?
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♪ HOPIN' YOU'LL BE MINE SOMEDAY ♪
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[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
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Mayweather: I WAS ALWAYS THE DREAMER.
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I WAS ALWAYS A BELIEVER,
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AND NOW THIS IS THE BIGGEST FIGHT IN BOXING HISTORY.
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I WANT PEOPLE TO BE A PART OF THIS WITH ME,
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BE A PART OF THIS WITH HIM, ALSO.
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THIS IS HISTORY.
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WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE,
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IT COMES DOWN TO THE TWO FIGHTERS.
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WHAT TIME WE WANT? WHAT TIME WE START WALKING?
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Woman: I'M TRYING TO FIND OUT.
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NO, NO, I CAN GO ON ANYTIME, ANYWHERE, BUT THIS IS MY SHOW,
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SO I DICTATE THAT.
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WELL, THEN, BE READY BY 8:00.
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NO, I'M NOT GONNA BE READY BY 8:00.
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I'M GONNA BE READY BY 8:00-SOMETHING.
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Narrator: NEGOTIATIONS FOR THIS BIGGEST OF ALL FIGHTS
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INVOLVE THE SMALLEST OF ALL DETAILS,
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RIGHT DOWN TO THE HAND WRAPS.
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[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
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WE USE ONE ROLL OF TAPE FOR BOTH HANDS?
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MM-HMM.
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DAMN.
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AS IS CUSTOMARY, A MEMBER OF THE OPPOSING CAMP
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IS PERMITTED TO INSPECT.
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IN THIS CASE, PACQUIAO'S HEAD TRAINER, FREDDIE ROACH,
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HAS ELECTED TO PERFORM THE DUTY HIMSELF.
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I'M GONNA START.
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THAT TAPE IS TOO THICK. YOU GOT TO --
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HE CAN USE 2 1/2.
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IN THE RULES, IT SAYS HALF-INCH ONLY.
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YOU'RE ARGUING ABOUT THE TAPE,
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ARGUING ABOUT MY HAND WRAP ALREADY.
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WHAT'S GOING ON, FREDDIE?
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YEAH, YEAH.
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RIGHT HERE.
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LET FREDDIE SEE 'EM.
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THESE ARE TWICE AS THICK AS THE ONES WE USE.
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[ SIGHS ] Y'ALL CAN USE THE ONES Y'ALL GONNA USE.
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OH, MY GOD.
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EVERYTHING -- THE TAPE, MY GAUZE.
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THESE DON'T FEEL THICKER THAN THE ONES YOU GUYS HAVE.
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OKAY.
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Narrator: WAS IT A MIND GAME OR SIMPLE VIGILANCE?
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IT MATTERS NOT TO FLOYD.
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[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
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EVEN AS THE ARENA IS ENGULFED IN ANTICIPATION,
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FLOYD'S DEMEANOR REMAINS UNCHANGED.
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Gray: YOU'VE DONE THIS SO MANY TIMES NOW -- 47.
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DO YOU STILL GET NERVOUS AND ANXIOUS THIS TIME?
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IT'S WORK.
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YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE,
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AND I KNOW WHAT IT TAKES
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WHEN IT'S A FIGHT OF THIS MAGNITUDE.
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Lennon: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, HERE WE GO!
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THE WAIT IS OVER!
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IT'S "GO" TIME!
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[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
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Pacquiao: EXCITED FOR -- FOR THIS FIGHT.
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IT'S BEEN, YOU KNOW, SIX YEARS WAITING FOR THIS FIGHT,
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AND, FINALLY, IT'S HAPPENING,
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AND I HAVE SOMETHING TO PROVE.
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Buffer: "PAC-MAN" PACQUIAO!
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Bernstein: MANNY PACQUIAO IS AS RELAXED AND AS ENGAGING
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LEADING IN TO THIS FIGHT AS WE'VE EVER SEEN HIM.
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THIS CROWD'S A PRO-MANNY PACQUIAO CROWD.
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Lennon: AND NOW HERE IS BOXING'S
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UNDISPUTED NUMBER-ONE ATTRACTION,
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FLOYD "MONEY" MAYWEATHER!
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Lampley: IF MAYWEATHER WAS SAYING HE'S TIRED OF BOXING,
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HE'S NOT TIRED OF A NIGHT LIKE THIS, TRUST ME.
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GREAT FIGHTERS, GREAT ATHLETES, LIVE FOR MOMENTS LIKE THIS.
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Mayweather: I KNOW HOW TO FIGHT.
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I KNOW HOW TO WIN.
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THIS BIG STAGE WAS MADE FOR ME.
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IT GETS NO BIGGER THAN FLOYD MAYWEATHER.
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Lennon: FIVE YEARS IN THE MAKING,
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AND THE TIME HAS COME
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FOR THE BOUT YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR!
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I WANT YOU TO KEEP THIS FIGHT CLEAN AT ALL TIMES,
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SHOW GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP,
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PROTECT YOURSELVES AT ALL TIMES,
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AND WHAT I SAY, YOU MUST OBEY!
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GOOD LUCK TO BOTH OF YOU!
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TOUCH 'EM UP! GOD BLESS!