• Boxer Manny Pacquiao arrives on Wednesday at the press conference in Los Angeles for his May 2 fight with Floyd Mayweather. Frederic J Brown / AFP
    Boxer Manny Pacquiao arrives on Wednesday at the press conference in Los Angeles for his May 2 fight with Floyd Mayweather. Frederic J Brown / AFP
  • Floyd Mayweather poses for the media as he arrives for Wednesday's press conference to hype the Mayweather v Pacquiao May 2 fight. Stephen Dunn / Getty Images / AFP
    Floyd Mayweather poses for the media as he arrives for Wednesday's press conference to hype the Mayweather v Pacquiao May 2 fight. Stephen Dunn / Getty Images / AFP
  • Boxer Floyd Mayweather speaks at the podium on Wednesday during the press conference for his May 2 fight with Manny Pacquiao. Frederic J Brown / AFP
    Boxer Floyd Mayweather speaks at the podium on Wednesday during the press conference for his May 2 fight with Manny Pacquiao. Frederic J Brown / AFP
  • Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao speaks at the podium during Wednesday's press conference to promote the May 2 Pacquiao v Mayweather superfight. Jonathan Alcorn / EPA
    Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao speaks at the podium during Wednesday's press conference to promote the May 2 Pacquiao v Mayweather superfight. Jonathan Alcorn / EPA
  • Floyd Mayweather speaks during the press conference on Wednesday for his fight against Manny Pacquiao on May 2. Stephen Dunn / Getty Images / AFP
    Floyd Mayweather speaks during the press conference on Wednesday for his fight against Manny Pacquiao on May 2. Stephen Dunn / Getty Images / AFP
  • Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao stare each other down on Wednesday at their press conference in Los Angeles to hype their May 2 superfight. Jonathan Alcorn / EPA
    Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao stare each other down on Wednesday at their press conference in Los Angeles to hype their May 2 superfight. Jonathan Alcorn / EPA
  • Boxers Manny Pacquiao, right, from the Philippines and Floyd Mayweather from the US gesture while posing during their Wednesday press conference in LA to promote their much-anticipated May 2 bout. Frederic J Brown / AFP
    Boxers Manny Pacquiao, right, from the Philippines and Floyd Mayweather from the US gesture while posing during their Wednesday press conference in LA to promote their much-anticipated May 2 bout. Frederic J Brown / AFP

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Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao appear together for first time ahead of superfight – in pictures

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Images from the circus-like press conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday night with Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao hyping up their long-awaited megafight on May 2. It was the first, and will be the only, time they appear together prior to the week before the fight. Click the arrows above to scroll through the photos.

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