Pacquiao planning to skip MGM arrival in sign of displeasure (The Associated Press)
Manny Pacquiao isn’t feeling much love for the hotel where he will fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. in boxing’s richest fight ever. Pacquiao plans to skip a Tuesday ceremony at the MGM Grand marking formal fighter arrivals, an event that has been standard at the hotel for major championship fights. Pacquiao is staying at another hotel on the Las Vegas Strip, and will have his after fight party at yet another hotel, the Wynn. Promoter Bob Arum – who has been embroiled in a dispute with the hotel over tickets – said Pacquiao will only go to the MGM for the final pre-fight press conference, the weigh-in and the fight itself.