(UPDATED) MANILA, Philippines – Let the hype begin.
Manny Pacquiao isn’t known to talk smack against his opponents, so some observers started hyping his super fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a not-so-subtle way.
The World Boxing Organization, whose welterweight championship belongs to Pacquiao, posted in its Twitter account a photo of the fighting congressman purportedly wearing an interesting shirt in training.
What do you think about WBO Champion Manny's t-shirt? Do you like his chances against Mayweather on May 2? pic.twitter.com/lnYUdOebBF
— WBO (@WorldBoxingOrg) March 2, 2015 The shirt, in maroon, shows an image of Pac-Man, the iconic video game character that’s also known as Pacquiao’s ring moniker, gobbling up a dollar sign – an obvious swipe at Mayweather, who fondly calls himself “Money.”
“What do you think about WBO Champion Manny's t-shirt? Do you like his chances against Mayweather on May 2?,” the WBO tweeted.
However, the said shirt is reportedly said to have been edited.
I knew Manny would never wear that shirt it was photoshopped by guys making these shirts smh @sham_ayub pic.twitter.com/Wk4e2rlUiw
— Boxing-Hype.com (@BoxingHype) March 2, 2015 Regardless of whether the shirt is authentic or not, the hype machine for the much anticipated Mayweather-Pacquiao tussle has started.
Mayweather holds the WBC and WBA welterweight titles, making his May 2 showdown with Pacquiao a unification affair. The Filipino icon will try to deal the undefeated American his first loss after a 47-fight winning streak.
Pacquiao has arrived in the US over the weekend to begin his eight-week training.