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Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather: Mike Tyson confirms he is not having a fight night party at 'Mike Tyson Mansion'

The former heavyweight champion of the world has taken to Twitter to deny the rumours

Jack de Menezes

Saturday 02 May 2015 23:38 BST

Mike Tyson spoke in Las Vegas (UCN)

Sorry boxing fans, but the rumours and flyers are not true. Mike Tyson is not having a fight night party to watch Floyd Mayweather v Manny Pacquiao.

The former heavyweight champion of the world took to Twitter to confirm that rumours of a party at “Mike Tyson Mansion” were false and that he no longer lives at the address. Tyson has already caused a stir in Las Vegas after making comments about Mayweather following his claim that he is the greatest boxer in history.

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Flyers had also been created and distributed to advertise a fight at Tyson former home.

Mayweather or Pacquiao? Boxing greats and current fighters make their predictions

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Mike Tyson (Pacquiao)

Iron Mike thinks Pacquiao will win because he throws more punches. "Floyd doesn't throw anywhere near 100 punches a round. He is more of a scientific fighter, he really plots a lot, he poses whereas Pacquiao is feinting and moving around. That's just my opinion, Pacquiao has perpetual motion he's all over the god damn place."

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Mayweather or Pacquiao? Boxing greats and current fighters make their predictions

George Foreman (Pacquiao)

"If we’ve got good judges this time, it's go Pacquiao," said Foreman. "Mayweather starts off early kind of looking for his timing and ... Pacquiao will pot shot him and get ahead on points and he’ll stay ahead. He’ll slow down later on and Mayweather will take on the more aggression but he doesn’t have a right hand. He’ll hurt his right hand. He can't get a knockout. So he’ll just have to cruise on in and win or lose the fight just by a couple of points."

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Oscar De La Hoya (Pacquiao)

De La Hoya, who has fought both, nods in Pacquaio's direction...but only "if he can start well in the first two rounds, then the fight can go in his direction."

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Ricky Hatton (Mayweather...just)

Hatton said: "Manny has been in some real wars and that gives Floyd the slight advantage."

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Nigel Benn (Mayweather)

Benn: "This fight is going to make Mayweather who he is. I believe that he has not got the recognition."

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Kell Brook (Mayweather)

"I'm leaning towards Floyd Mayweather," Brook said. "He's never lost before, he knows how to win and it's in Vegas. I think Mayweather is going to control the pace and I think he's too clever for Manny Pacquiao."

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Amir Khan (Mayweather)

"Mayweather will be smart and keep moving, so I think he will get a good unanimous win," Khan said.

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Shane Mosley (Mayweather)

"I think Mayweather’s going to out-point Pacquiao by moving, evading punches, and being able to do combinations and stuff like that," Mosley said.

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Miguel Cotto (Pacquiao)

"I'm rooting for Manny Pacquiao. I think the quickness of Manny is going to have a big impact on Floyd's performance," he said.

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Ronda Rousey (Pacquiao)

The unbeaten UFC fighter is backing Paquiao.

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Taking to his Twitter account, Tyson said: “I am NOT hosting a party fight night at ‘Mike Tyson Mansion’. If you got a flyer & was misled into thinking I would be there it's not true.

“People call the Vegas house I use to live in Tyson Mansion & it's misleading. I moved yrs ago & never plan on stepping foot in there again,” he added in a second tweet.

Former heavyweight world champion Mike Tyson (Getty Images)

Tyson has already made his prediction for the ‘Fight of the Century’ with the 48-year-old retired boxer putting his faith in Pacquiao to seal victory in the £300m-plus mega-fight, which takes place in the early hours of Sunday morning.

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