Manny Pacquiao is not only one of the two greatest pound-for-pound boxers in the world but a master of understatement . Such is the modesty of the multi-tasking Filipino – he is also a congressman , the world 's shortest professional basketball player , a singer , actor and philanthropist – that he describes the up-coming richest event in boxing history like this : . ' I can say this will be one of the most important fights in my career . ' VIDEOS Scroll down to watch . Manny Pacquiao says the fight with Floyd Mayweather will be one of the biggest in his career . Pacquiao spoke to CNN 's Ivan Watson in an exclusive interview , where he spoke about the May 2 fight . Yes he could say that , since for their exploits in Las Vegas on May 2 he and Floyd Mayweather are expected to share a $ 300million ( £218m ) purse ( $ 180m ( £131m ) to the Money Man , $ 120m ( £87m ) to the PacMan ) . Pacquaio , in an exclusive interview with CNN , also reveals that the eldest of his five children played a major part in urging him to keep pursuing Mayweather for the showdown which is expected to draw a record US pay-per-view audience of four to five million buys . 'My son and daughter really wanted this fight to happen and they will be in the front row , ' he says of the $ 6,000-plus seats he has reserved for them and his wife Jinker at the MGM Grand Garden Arena . Manny Pacquiao trained in the Philippines before jetting to Los Angeles to continue his preparations . Pacquiao shows off his speed and power as he trains at Freddie Roach 's Wild Card Gym . The Filipino star is now in Los Angeles to complete his training regime for his fight with Floyd Mayweather . 'Three years ago they said 'Daddy , I want you to fight Mayweather . I want you to fight Mayweather . ' I said , 'Why ? It 's not my fault he does n't want to fight . ' 'Finally now it 's happened . And they really , really want to watch . 'It 's been five years in the making…and finally it 's happening . The fans deserve it . ' Of his massive pay-day , the PacMan says : ' I feel blessed and I owe a lot to those fans . First to God but also the fans because of their support . ' Pacquiao , who uploaded a photo of his daughter on Instagram two weeks ago , says his children wanted fight . Mayweather began training in his Las Vegas gym exactly two months before fighting Pacquiao . Mayweather , still undefeated at 38 , is training in Las Vegas , where the fight will take place on May 2 . This highest of all his multi-million pay-days – a good proportion of which will be donated to the poor in his homeland - will not result in his offspring being spoiled . To help teach their children to appreciate the life they now enjoy , the man who rose from poverty to an unprecedented eight world titles in different divisions and his wife have moved them from an academy for international students to a school with no air conditioning . He says : ' I want them to experience , so they can meet hungry families . So they will not mistreat other people or treat other people differently . ' Pacquiao was last in action when he dominated Chris Algieri over 12 rounds in Macau on November 23 , 2014 .
Manny Pacquiao will fight Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas on years . Filipino boxer speaks to CNN in an exclusive interview regarding bout . Pacquiao says it 'will be one of the most important fights in my career ' Also claims children have been asking him to fight Mayweather for May 2 . Both boxers have started training for the mega-fight .