Athletes have been tweeting about the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight for years

Published Apr. 29, 2015 4:21 p.m. ET

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Jimmy Traina

When someone mentions this Saturday's Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight, the words "much-anticipated" or "long-anticipated" usually get used in some way.

According to Twitter, athletes have been using the social media site to express their desire to see Mayweather-Pacquiao duke it out in the ring as far back as 2010.

Here is a sampling:

Mayweather and Pacquiao also have a history of tweeting about the bout, with Mayweather taking the first jab in 2011.

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