Manny Pacquiao gets pumped up to 'Eye of the Tiger' before Floyd Mayweather fight
The Filipino's pre-fight playlist contains some unexpected classics
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Ever wondered what a world champion boxer gets pumped up to before a match? Well, wonder no more.
Ahead of his major fight against Floyd Mayweather, Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao has put his pre-fight playlist onto Spotify, featuring classics such as “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor, and “Thank You” by Sly & the Family Stone.
Surprisingly, Pacquiao’s playlist also features some more calming records such as Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” and Bombay Bicycle Club’s “Lights Out Words Gone.”
Wiz Khalifa’s tribute to Paul Walker “See You Again” from the Furious 7 soundtrack also makes an appearance, as does Maroon 5’s latest single “Sugar”.
Mayweather vs Pacquiao has widely been billed as the “fight of the century”, with people paying as much as $350 just to watch the fight on a closed-circuit screen in Las Vegas.
Pacquiao will reportedly spend $4m on tickets for his 900-strong entourage to attend the fight, taking place on the 2 May at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
The fights is expected to generate more than £300m for the pair, the split going 60/40 in Mayweather's favour.
Mayweather, 38, is an 11-time, five-weight world champion, while the Pacquiao, 36, has won versions of the world title at a record eight different weights.
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