Rick Ross is scheduled to walk Manny Pacquiao to the ring next Saturday, May 7 for his fight against Shane Mosley in Vegas. The Miami boss confirmed the news yesterday via Twitter. But how do these two even know each other?? Hit the jump to find out!!
(AHH)–Both men became acquainted with each other after participating in Nike’s 2010 â€Boom†commercial campaign.
Last week, Pacquiao’s lifelong friend and assistant trainer Buboy Fernandez endorsed Ross’ Maybach Music brand via a Youtube video.
Ross has engaged in public feuds with both Floyd Mayweather, Pacquiao’s main rival, and Mayweather’s close friend 50 Cent over perceived slights in Ross’ “Mafia Music.â€
50 has publicly supported Mayweather in several fights, most notably accompanying him to the ring for his record-breaking 2007 showdown with Oscar De La Hoya.
High-profile boxers have sought out rap figures to enhance their ring walks since the mid 90′s, including Naseem Hamed (Diddy), Roy Jones Jr (Method Man and Redman), Cory Spinks (Nelly) and Mike Tyson (Tupac Shakur).
May 7 will mark the first time Pacquiao has done a ring walk with a rapper.
