Boxing

Hold off on the campaign ads ... Manny Pacquiao says he's TOO YOUNG to think about becoming the future president of the Philippines ... but says he's not counting out a run for the Senate.

Earlier this week, Manny's promoter Bob Arum said he believes Pacquiao will run for the office in 2022 ... and says he has a bright career in politics -- but clearly, Pacman wants to rack up more experience before gunning for the highest seat in the land.

"I'm not qualified," Manny said at his media day in Los Angeles yesterday ... "I don't have that in my mind. I'm young."

Ex-heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe says his bank account hasn't been knocked out ... telling TMZ Sports his $20-a-tweet-stunt was just a little fun with his nearly half-a-million followers.

Bowe set his Twitter on fire yesterday when he announced to his 451k followers that he'd tweet anything they wanted him to ... if they dropped $20 in his PayPal account.

After Bowe's announcement, his @RiddickBowe account became a series of insanely hilarious nonsense ... and people began to wonder if the champ -- who filed for bankruptcy in 2005 -- had fallen on even harder times.

We spoke to Bowe's reps ... and they tell us that the stunt had nothing to with his finances ... he was just giving his Twitter fans what they wanted.

“He was just trying to help out his fans, they ask me to tweet things and it kinda got spurred out of control.”

He can DEFINITELY afford tickets, but Floyd Mayweather says he WON'T be hitting up Jay Z's post-fight mega-party in Vegas -- there's another place he's already committed to be.

TMZ Sports spoke with Money at his media day workout at his gym near the Las Vegas strip Tuesday night ... when we pointed out all of the post-fight party options ... Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj, Snoop, Jay, etc.

By the way, VIP packages for Jay's shindig are on sale for up to $50k!!! Insane, but a drop in the bucket for Floyd.

With Floyd Mayweather running seriously behind for his big media event at his Vegas boxing gym, there was another huge star who took over the spotlight ... DAVID HASSELHOFF!!

Hoff was swarmed by the horde of reporters who came from all over the world for the event ... and told the media he was totally fired up for the big fight.

Unclear why Hoff hit up the gym ... it's like 2 miles from the strip -- so it's not like he just strolled on over.

Hail to the Pacman?!

Manny Pacquiao wants to be PRESIDENT Manny Pacquiao ... so says his promoter Bob Arum who tells TMZ Sports he expects the boxer to run for the top office in the Philippines in the very near future.

"He's gonna be a president," Arum told us outside Craig's in West Hollywood last night.

"He's gonna run for Senate in the Philippines in 2016 ... and then in 2022 or maybe later, he'll run for President of the Philippines."

Manny is no stranger to politics ... he was elected to the Philippine House of Representatives in 2010 and reportedly filed a handful of bills.

The presidential term in the Philippines in 6 years ... so, if he doesn't run in 2022 ... he'd have to wait until 2028, when Manny would be 49 years old.

But before we see if he can win an election, there's a tiny boxing match he's gotta win first.

Hugo Boss is out ... Nike is in -- at least that's the way it seems when it comes to the "Rocky" franchise ... with Apollo Creed's grandson decked out in Swoosh gear on the set of the upcoming "Creed" movie.

But get this -- there's no official sponsorship deal in play ... it's as simple as Nike sent over a bunch of free stuff to the set and essentially said, "Feel free to use this in your new movie."

A rep for Nike tells us ... their "entertainment team" will often send merch to movie productions hoping producers will use their stuff on camera. If they do, it's great free publicity. If not, no big deal.

Well, the Rocky people bit ... with Michael B. Jordan dressed in Nike clothing in the first official picture from the set -- which Sylvester Stallone eventually posted on Instagram.

FYI -- it's not the first major apparel company to get some love in the Rocky flicks ... Balboa famously cradled a dying Apollo Creed in a Boss hoodie in "Rocky IV."

Tommy Gunn sported an Adidas track suit in "Rocky V" ... and Mason "The Line" Dixon was partial to Under Armour in "Rocky Balboa."

Move over Michael Bolton ... there's a new king of the super emotional music video -- and it's Manny Pacquiao.

The boxer just dropped his music video for his new song "Lalaban Ako Para Sa Filipino" ... which he recorded specifically for his walkout music for the Floyd Mayweather fight.

It roughly translates to "I Fight for the Filipino People" -- and the video is essentially a touching tribute to the people of his home country.

The video has everything from dramatic montages of children ... street fires ... stray pigs ... and of course, all the Manny training footage you could want!

BTW -- Manny directed the whole thing.

Willie Gault was a Picasso on the gridiron ... but Manny Pacquiao thinks Gault's son Gabriel is a regular Picasso ... hiring the kid to capture the Pac Man's essence in two custom paintings.

It went down when Willie got a call from Manny's manager who told him he'd seen Gabriel's artwork ... and he was a HUGE fan.

He spread the word to Manny, who commissioned two pieces from Gabriel about a month ago -- one solo Manny shot ... and one with him and his son.

We're told it took Gabriel about a week to sketch and paint the artwork (speed runs in the family) but then he really turnt it up ... making each painting into a 3D image that "JUMPS" out of the frame.

Gabe did the job for free ... But since Manny signed each piece and gave one back to Gabriel, he now has a piece of memorabilia that could be worth thousands of dollars ... although we're told he plans to keep it.

FYI -- Both Gabe and Willie say they are squarely in Pac Man's corner ... so add another celeb to Manny's stable of supporters.

Adrien Broner only knows one way to celebrate a dominating win -- well 750 ways ... cause TMZ Sports has learned he just scooped up a ton of fresh bling.

"The Problem," still feeling euphoric over his butt whipping of John Molina last month ... hit up Avianne and Co. in NYC and treated himself to $750k worth of ridiculous jewelry.

Avianne and Co. has hooked up the likes of Justin Bieber and Chris Brown, but AB's haul of custom pieces has to rival anything they bought.

Owner Joe Avianne tells us he copped 10 icy pieces -- some of the highlights:

- 50 karat diamond chain
- 10 karat diamond and platinum ring
- 30 karat custom Avianne watch with AB's initials
- 10 karat diamond earrings

Understatement of the century alert -- Avianne says Broner is one of his best customers.

It turns out songs about killing people sometimes prevent violence ... 'cause Webbie says his $1 million boxing bet with 50 Cent is settled ... and all it took was 50 spittin' some hot fire on the mic.

As we previously reported ... Webbie's been peeved at Fiddy over a $1 million dollar wager the two made on a fight between Terence Crawford and Yuriorkis Gamboa last May.

Webbie's guy Crawford KO'd Gamboa ... but he claims when it was time to pay up 50 pulled a PSY (remember Gangnam Style?) ... suddenly disappearing without a trace.

It seems like things were gonna go all Biggie and Pac for a second ... (with Webbie actually threatening 50 on a recent track) -- basically telling him to pay up or else.

Well according to Webbie ... 50 paid his debt ... but not in cash -- payback came in the form of a guest verse on a track for Webbie's friend and label mate Lil Boosie.

"I told him we dont need no money man, we need some verses, get on my boy song."

Check out the video -- Webbie says 50 asked for a week to finish the song but Webbie demanded payment by that night or there was no deal ... and 50 acquiesced.

The weekend of the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight will be LEGENDARY for pimps, hos, marks, mark ass marks, trick ass marks, punk bitches and skip skap scallywags alike.

At least according to one of the most famous (and perhaps the most celebrated) pimp of all time ... Bishop Don "Magic" Juan.

The Bishop was hangin' at Berri's Cafe on Third in L.A. when he told us Sin City will be a virtual ho-asis on May 2nd ... because hos go where the money is.

"People are bringing hundreds of thousands [of dollars] just to throw away," Bishop says.

The competition for the hottest Mayweather/Pacquiao post-fight party is over ... cause Jay Z just announced he's getting in the game ... with V.I.P. tables running up to $50k-a-pop.

It's all going down at Marquee nightclub at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Vegas -- just down the way from where Manny and Floyd will be facing off on May 2nd.

We spoke with party honchos who tell us they expect this to be the biggest after-party on the strip -- despite fierce competition from stars like Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown and 2 Chainz.

If you don't have $50k, don't worry ... there are cheaper options.

General admission tickets are $100 -- if you have a penis.

Tickets for females are significantly cheaper ... $30.

Gender equality -- it ain't for everybody.

Brandy's still dishin' out the hits -- only this time, it's in a boxing ring ... 'cause the singer's working on getting her Mayweather on with her good friend Angela Simmons.

Brandy and Rev. Run's daughter strapped on the leather and worked out at Supreme Team Boxing in NYC -- where they've been doing some hardcore pugilist training for a while.

Coach Nelson at the training center tells us the ladies have some real talent -- "If they're really serious about it, they could compete at the amateur level. Especially Angela."

Undefeated boxing champ Danny "Swift" Garcia will have a MAJOR advantage when he steps in the ring this weekend ... AN EXTRA TOE!!!

This video is awesome!!! Garcia was out in NYC -- where he's gearing up for his big PBC main event bout with Lamont Peterson on Saturday -- when he revealed Piggy #6 on his right foot.

"That's why I'm never off balance and I've never been down," Garcia says.

Danny says he used to be embarrassed about the toe situation when he was a kid -- but now, he's learned to LOVE his extra digit ... and says he's super proud of his bonus metatarsals.

We don't know what your diet will be like over the next month ... but Floyd Mayweather might be doing a little calorie counting, 'cause the champ has three lbs. to shed before the May 2 superfight.

TMZ Sports got their hands on a pic of Floyd tipping the scales for his mandatory 30 day weigh in ... and the Money Man came in at 150.5 ... 3.5 pounds over the welterweight limit of 147.

If you're worried about Mayweather making weight ... don't. We spoke with his high class chef not too long ago and she told us Floyd typically ratchets up his diet and training closer to fight date.

As for Manny, we're told the medical board of the WBC has been trying to reach out to the Filipino slugger for his weigh in ... but hasn't been able to make contact.

We saw him a little while ago ... at See's Candies.

Nicki Minaj is cashing in on the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight -- headlining a HUUUGE concert after the brawl ... with VIP packages going as high as $10,000-a-pop!

TMZ Sports has learned ... Nicki -- along with Funkmaster Flex, Sevyn Streeter and Jeremih -- will be performing at Chateau nightclub at the Paris in Las Vegas directly following the fight.

Tickets start at $80 ... but gets more expensive the more baller you get.

The top V.I.P. package runs about $10k and includes 10 tickets, a V.I.P. table, 4 bottles of Belvedere Vodka, 4 bottles of Dom Perignon Rose Champagne, 2 bottles of Hennessy, 24 Waters & 24 Red Bulls.

And get this ... if you can't make it to Vegas, you can still watch the show -- because we're told it will be broadcasting via Pay-Per-View as part of the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight package.

In other words, if you order the fight ... you also get the post-fight concert.