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Theories abound that Mayweather recognized his enduring marketability when Pacquiao fought astonishingly well in a draw against WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios in 2025.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

Appeared in the December 24, 2025, print edition as '2025’s Conspiracies and Theories'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

Theories have ranged from hand carving to casting or blowing.

From Science Daily • Dec. 16, 2025

Theories have multiplied in the decades since—many credible, some veering into conspiracy and folklore.

From Slate • Nov. 10, 2025

Theories that these kids were being expelled for this thing or that.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton