Floyd Mayweather Jr. has yet to sign the contract allowing the megafight the world has been dying to witness. But it seems that the undisputed boxing superstar devotes a bit of his time taking and sharing snaps of his extravagant world. After asking help from his fans in choosing which of his 80 pairs of redbottoms (well, these are the only ones that could fit the 512 x 512-pixel Instagram photo) to put on, Mayweather Jr. has showed off what is believed to be a small part of his not-so-run-of-the-mill garage.
The boxing champion welcomed Instagram to his "toy world," which includes luxury cars he so gladly enumerated: Bugatti Veyron, Bugatti Veyron, Bugatti Gran Sport, Ferrari 458 Spider, Ferrari 458 Spider, Lamborghini Aventador, Porsche 911 Turbo S and Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano. But behind those wheels is an expensive-looking private jet.
While fans have been in awe of the glitziness of the man living by his nickname, others, along with his gritty challenger, are relentlessly inviting him to make "fistory."
In an Instagram photo that shows the Filipino boxer in front of a log fire, Manny Pacquiao virtually jabbed his rival by captioning a photo with "Floyd brags about his lifestyle and everything! I don't care! I'm just waiting here for him to sign the contract! #fightpacquiao."
However, convincing Mayweather Jr. may take long as he already expressed that he "does not mind being a rich coward."
Nevertheless, Top Rank's Bob Arum and Golden Boy's Oscar De la Hoya are reportedly in discussion to make the megabout happen. The latter reached out to the Pacquiao's promoter from the other side to seal the deal. Although there are chances that Mayweather will end up dealing with Amir Khan next, as he is deemed to be the most appropriate alternative, De la Hoya knows it's now or never for the biggest boxing foes to settle it all.
"As a boxing fan first and foremost I understand completely that Floyd versus Manny is the fight all of us most want to see," said De La Hoya, per Powell's piece. "It has to happen soon, for the good of boxing."
Mayweather has shouted out to Pacquiao in an interview with Showtime at the end of 2014 but his signature has yet to grace the official papers. Pacquiao has also been ardently calling for the 37-year-old boxer to raise their fists in the same ring but Mayweather seems to be difficult to win over.
