--- title: Manny Pacquiao: Floyd Mayweather must confirm fight by end of month description: Boxing fans have been waiting years for a Pacquiao vs. Mayweather fight and signs are pointing to the match happening in coming months canonical: https://time.com/3674069/boxing-manny-pacquiao-floyd-may-weather-hbo-showtime-sports-boxing-match-pay-per-view/ author: Kevin McSpadden article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-01-20T05:50:14.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T03:41:53.945Z article:section: Sports og:title: Pacquiao: Mayweather Must Confirm May 2 Fight This Month og:description: Otherwise the Filipino says he will look for another opponent. og:url: https://time.com/3674069/boxing-manny-pacquiao-floyd-may-weather-hbo-showtime-sports-boxing-match-pay-per-view/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7fa9054bcb31b59e/69877abcf887dc2c95e899c8/ap459568664404.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Manny Pacquiao, Chris Algieri og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Pacquiao: Mayweather Must Confirm May 2 Fight This Month twitter:description: Otherwise the Filipino says he will look for another opponent. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7fa9054bcb31b59e/69877abcf887dc2c95e899c8/ap459568664404.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Manny Pacquiao: Floyd Mayweather Must Confirm May 2 Fight This Month > Sponsored content. 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[Open an account](/c/ally-2026-q3/open-account?i=883f9df5-7e54-470b-a9e0-6b58dc5b9338&cr=ally-reference-facts-v1) or visit [ally.com](/c/ally-2026-q3/home?i=883f9df5-7e54-470b-a9e0-6b58dc5b9338&cr=ally-reference-facts-v1). **Is my money insured?** Deposits are FDIC-insured up to applicable limits. by [Kevin McSpadden](/author/kevin-mcspadden/) ## Kevin McSpadden Jan 20, 2015 5:50 AM CUT  WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao, center, celebrates after defeating WBO junior welterweight champion Chris Algieri of the United States during their welterweight title boxing match at the Venetian Macao in Macau, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014 WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao, center, celebrates after defeating WBO junior welterweight champion Chris Algieri of the United States during their welterweight title boxing match at the Venetian Macao in Macau, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014Kin Cheung—AP by [Kevin McSpadden](/author/kevin-mcspadden/) ## Kevin McSpadden Jan 20, 2015 5:50 AM CUT Manny Pacquiao has [urged](http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-manny-pacquiao-floyd-mayweather-boxing-deadline-20150119-story.html "undefined") Floyd Mayweather to confirm this month if the boxing legends are going to meet in the ring on May 2. In what would be one of the most anticipated boxing matches in modern history, Pacquiao (57-5-2, 38 knockouts) says he’s already signed on to fight Mayweather (47-0, 26 knockouts) but is just waiting for his opponent to ink the deal, according to the Los Angeles _Times_. “We just want to make that fight happen — for the sake of the fans, for the sake of millions of people around the world who are excited to see that fight,” Pacquiao said. “We have a deadline … this month.” The stumbling block for recent negotiations does not appear to be Mayweather’s camp, but rather how Showtime (which broadcasts Mayweather fights) and HBO (which hold the rights to Pacquiao clashes) can both televise what is expected to be among the most lucrative bouts in decades. \[[_Los Angeles Times_](http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-manny-pacquiao-floyd-mayweather-boxing-deadline-20150119-story.html "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3674069/boxing-manny-pacquiao-floyd-may-weather-hbo-showtime-sports-boxing-match-pay-per-view/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3674069/boxing-manny-pacquiao-floyd-may-weather-hbo-showtime-sports-boxing-match-pay-per-view/"},"headline":"Manny Pacquiao: Floyd Mayweather Must Confirm May 2 Fight This Month","datePublished":"2015-01-20T05:50:14.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T03:41:53.945Z","description":"HBO/Showtime television deal may be biggest hurdle","url":"https://time.com/3674069/boxing-manny-pacquiao-floyd-may-weather-hbo-showtime-sports-boxing-match-pay-per-view/","keywords":["Boxing","Sports topic","HBO","Showtime","floyd mayweather","Manny Pacquiao"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7fa9054bcb31b59e/69877abcf887dc2c95e899c8/ap459568664404.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Kevin McSpadden","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/kevin-mcspadden/"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7fa9054bcb31b59e/69877abcf887dc2c95e899c8/ap459568664404.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Manny Pacquiao, Chris Algieri","caption":"Manny Pacquiao, Chris Algieri","creditText":"Kin Cheung—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/sports/","name":"Sports"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/boxing/","name":"Boxing"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3674069/boxing-manny-pacquiao-floyd-may-weather-hbo-showtime-sports-boxing-match-pay-per-view/","name":"Manny Pacquiao: Floyd Mayweather Must Confirm May 2 Fight This Month"}}]}] ```