LOS ANGELES – While few could dispute that boxing’s seminal contest between its brightest stars, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, belongs nowhere other than amid the shimmering madness of the Las Vegas Strip, the tale of how the long-awaited bout finally came together has its roots firmly entrenched in Tinseltown.
When Mayweather and Pacquiao go head-to-head at the MGM Grand on May 2 it will be because of a conversation that took place in Hollywood, involving a guy trying to make it in Hollywood, in a tale fit for Hollywood.
The “guy” is Gabriel Salvador, an actor good enough to have recurring roles on Fox’s Bones and CBS’ Blue Bloods, but who stills waits tables at Los Angeles hotspot Craig’s, thanks to the acting profession’s top-heavy pay scale and infrequent nature.