The plug was pulled on Manny Pacquiao ’ s last conference call as the Fight of the Century continued its bitter way towards a half-billion dollar fortune . Bob Arum , the PacMan ’ s veteran promoter , ordered an end to the discussion when he realised that many more than the promised tight-knit group of leading sportswriters were jamming the lines . Arum has always doubted the worth of mass telephone talk-ins , during which the same questions are often asked over and over again by different callers , many from the social media . Manny Pacquiao answers questions from the assembled media at his open workout day last week . Bob Arum ( centre ) addresses the media at Pacquiao 's open workout day in Los Angeles last week . Pacquiao with his wife and children ( left to right ) Michael , Israel , Emmanuel , Princess and Queen Elizabeth . Mayweather visits SubZero Recovery in Las Vegas , a new-age version of the ice bath . ‘ They ’ re a waste of time , ’ says Arum. ’ I don ’ t want Manny tied up for hours like this. ’ Pacquiao had just said ‘ very good ’ in response to an opening question about how well training camp was going . At first , the camp had blamed the log-jam of callers for overloading the system . Floyd Mayweather is due for his final conference call this Wednesday . The wrangling goes on and on . And still the tickets are not on sale !
Bob Arum pulls plug on phone interview after too many people on the call . Manny Pacquiao answers 'very good ' to a question before interview ended . Floyd Mayweather is due for his final conference call last week . Mayweather : I am better than Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Robinson . READ : Mayweather-Pacquiao weigh-in will be first ever with paid-for tickets .