Mayweather calls out Pacquiao

[Fibroso]

Mayweather calls out PacquiaoPound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. has had precious little to say about the fight the public has demanded for years, a bout with Manny Pacquiao -- until Friday night.

Mayweather said during a Showtime interview that he wants to fight Pacquiao next and wants the fight to be May 2, the Cinco de Mayo weekend that Mayweather has regularly fought on.
"We are ready. Let's make it happen. May 2. Mayweather versus Manny Pacquiao. Let's do it," Mayweather said in the interview in San Antonio, where his promotional company was putting on a boxing card.

“We are ready. Let's make it happen. May 2. Mayweather versus Manny Pacquiao. Let's do it.
”- Floyd Mayweather Jr. In the days before Pacquiao dropped Chris Algieri six times in a near-shutout decision to retain his welterweight title Nov. 22, he and Top Rank promoter Bob Arum launched a verbal offensive in an effort to kick-start the pressure on Mayweather.
Pacquiao even starred in a Foot Locker commercial mocking Mayweather's supposed reluctance to face him in what would be by far the richest fight in boxing history.
Friday night's interview included Mayweather's first extended remarks on the prospect of the fight in quite some time, and it was the first time he directly said he wanted to fight Pacquiao next and mentioned a specific date.
The fight has been demanded by the public since 2009, and the sides have had various unsuccessful negotiations, most notably in late 2009 and early 2010, when they made a deal on all aspects of the fight except for a drug-testing protocol. The deal fell apart.
"I would love to fight Manny Pacquiao. We tried to make the fight happen years ago; we had problems with random blood and urine testing," Mayweather said. "I just want to be on an even playing field. Now he's in a very, very tight situation. He's lost to [Juan Manuel] Marquez [in 2012], he's lost to [Timothy] Bradley [by controversial decision in 2012 but avenged it in April]. Pay-per-view numbers are extremely low. He's desperate. I wanted that fight a long time ago. I'm just waiting on them."
Mayweather failed to mention that Pacquiao long ago agreed to be randomly tested. He also failed to mention that while Pacquiao's pay-per-view figures have indeed been soft in recent fights, Mayweather's have also plummeted. Three of the four fights that he has had so far under his six-fight contract with CBS/Showtime failed to reach even 900,000 buys.

“He's desperate. I wanted that fight a long time ago. I'm just waiting on them.
”- Floyd Mayweather Jr. Pacquiao and Arum have been pressing for the fight in recent weeks, and Arum has held talks with CBS president and CEO Leslie Moonves in an effort to work out a deal under which Showtime and HBO, which has Pacquiao (57-5-2, 38 KOs) under contract, would produce a joint pay-per-view. The companies did that once before for the 2002 heavyweight championship fight between Lennox Lewis, who was signed to HBO, and Mike Tyson, who was with Showtime.
Mayweather (47-0, 26 KOs), however, perhaps had not heard about the Arum-Moonves talks because he told Showtime, "Of course, we have to make the fight happen on Showtime pay-per-view, because 'Showtime Championship Boxing' is No. 1 and will remain No. 1. I'm the man. I'm here to stay.
"Floyd Mayweather is not ducking or dodging any opponent. Bob Arum is stopping the fight. We have been trying to make this fight happen behind the scenes for years now, but the fans and the people have been fooled because they have been listening to people just on one side. Now it's time for us to talk. We want the fight."
Asked about his chief motivation for wanting the fight, Mayweather said, "I know that he's not on my level. The fans would love to see the fight. And, of course, I want to go out with a bang."
Then Mayweather, in a rant that sounded like he was cutting a WWE promo, spoke directly to Pacquiao and Arum.
"So let's make this fight happen. Manny Pacquiao, Bob Arum, you guys have been ducking us for years," Mayweather said. "We're tired of you guys fooling the public, fooling the critics. You guys didn't want to take random blood and urine testing, so that's why it didn't happen. Then I offered you $40 million, then you didn't want to make the fight happen. You lost twice, now you coming back begging for the same money. That's not gonna happen. Let's make the fight happen for the people and the fans. Mayweather versus Pacquiao, May 2nd, Cinco de Mayweather."
May 2 is already the target date for an HBO pay-per-view fight in negations between middleweight champion Miguel Cotto and former junior middleweight titleholder Canelo Alvarez for what would be the first fight of the deal Alvarez recently signed with HBO after leaving Showtime.

[Fibroso]

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[rudee]

These two guys have been b.s.ing us for years and years....
They should make them watch film of Leonard vs Haglar or Hearns and Leonard..
Those were champs..
These two clowns are pushing 40 and still making easy money against inferior opponents.
I really don't care if they ever fight.. they are both past their prime anyway.

[Bonzo]

I totally agree with you.
I couldn't care less about this fight(as they are way past their primes).
Now why doesn't Gayweather take on Thurman who has called him out especially after last night repeating that Manny is not in his class.
So I say why would I purchase this fight? Just bs as usual from Fraudweather.
Sorry people, the guy brings out the worst in me!

[Bonzo]

Thurman: I’m looking forward to destroying Mr. Floyd “Money” Mayweather (http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/thurman-im-looking-forward-destroying-mr-floyd-money-mayweather-273351) By Karl Freitag
After his weigh-in on Friday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, WBA interim welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman lashed out at WBA/WBC unified welterweight champ Floyd Mayweather. “Floyd is supposed to be TBE (the best ever) and I want to fight the best,” proclaimed Thurman. “I want to fight the man. It ain’t like Floyd’s gonna knock me out. When has Floyd knocked ANYBODY out in the past several years? So if anybody should be scared it should be him. If anything I’m gonna do, I’m going to get a great learning experience in my career. And to be honest, I’m looking forward to destroying Mr. Floyd “Money” Mayweather. I have a motto: “Burn Money.” In 2015 we’re getting ready to burn Money!”
Before getting to Floyd, however, Thurman must first defend his belt against unbeaten Leonard Bundu tomorrow night.

[rudee]

Ha ha ha! thats a familiar song! Doesn't everyone scream the same thing
before they get in the ring with the Klitscho's????
Whatever happen to boxing for pride??? (and a few million of course)
Manny and Floyd avoid each other like the plague....
Neither one has impressed anybody lately.

[Highwayman]

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First pic b-hop has more damage than both Marquez and pbf he got it shaving
before the fight.Everyone knows pbf doesnt have an offense but is a master of defense
an B.S.

Second pic i still say was a lucky punch Marquez was losing that fight
but no excuse pacman did get caught.If that was pbf on the canvass
his career would have been over.Pacman goes on like a everready battery,

[Fibroso]

Everyone wants a paycheck, only those worth the ride will get it. Thurman should fight. Manny, Danny Boy or even Khan. Canelo will beat him, you all know what Canelo went through, .

[KIDWCKED]

with all due respect..Pacquiao mus be getting tired of trying too make this happen..jmo

[aquariusone]

If I were THURMAN, I'd shut up! Thurman was exposed by a 40 year old last night!

[rudee]

Speaking of,, whatever happen to Danny Boy? what happen to chavez Jr? what happen to Ward?
Cotto has fought once this year.
They make so much money they don't have to fight anymore.
Well,,, thank God I don't pay to see em... ahhhh, streaming!!

[Bonzo]

Mayweather-Pacquiao Camps Reportedly Still Negotiating, Ditto For Canelo and Cotto




January 2nd, 2015



By Sean Crose
Right when it looked like fight fan’s renewed hopes for a Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather showdown were proving futile yet again, a recent article (http://ringtv.craveonline.com/news/372861-adviser-manny-pacquiao-being-updated-on-floyd-mayweather-jr-talks) from The Ring makes it clear that negotiations for the proposed superfight are indeed ongoing.
“We’re still in negotiations with Floyd’s group through Top Rank. I spoke to Manny this morning,” Michael Koncz, Pacquiao’s consiglieri, says in the article. “I gave Manny what is perceived to be a counter offer from the Mayweather people.”
“We discussed it and now I’ve given instruction to Bob (Arum) to counter their counter,” Koncz continues. “We’ve been going back and forth.”
Which is what’s supposed to happen during negotiations.
“I’m never overly optimistic until the contract is signed,” adds Koncz, “but the good thing is that we’re still going back and forth.”
Pacquiao is clearly doing his part to draw Mayweather into the ring. In fact, the man rang in the New Year by taunting his would-be foe on Twitter.
“The ball will drop at midnight to usher in 2015,” he tweeted on New Year’s Eve Day. “@FloydMayweather let’s not drop the ball on fighting each other next year! #LetsMakeFistory”
Pacquiao then took things further on New Year’s Day itself.
“My family and I wish everyone a Happy and Healthy New Year,” he tweeted. “May it be full of blessings. No secret what one of my 2015 resolutions will be!”
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Many in the boxing media are now very publicly rolling their eyes at those who report all of these latest developments, whispers and rumors.
And, frankly, who can blame them?
After all, this match has been a long – a very long – time in coming. Then again, when words and information are given from reliable sources – including the parties themselves – those words and information become newsworthy items.
Yet Floyd and Manny aren’t the only fighters making news during this New Year. For instance, Amir Khan has recently drawn a line in the sand regarding Mayweather.
“Last year I spent months chasing Mayweather,” Sports World News reports Khan as saying.
“That is absolutely not going to happen again. I will give it until the middle of January and if there are no signs he will come to the negotiation table, then I will look elsewhere.”
And, not to be outdone, Saul Canelo Alvarez has publicly called out (http://www.fighthype.com/news/article18913.html) Miguel Cotto. Canelo wants to get it on with with the Puerto Rican legend on May 2nd after all, and clearly feels that Cotto has been dragging his heels during the negotiation process.
“I don’t understand what is happening,” Canelo says. “I already granted Miguel Cotto a lot of what they were asking to make this fight happen. It’s been more than a month and he has not decided to sign the contract.”
Perhaps Canelo hasn’t offered enough for Cotto’s liking. Perhaps, though, Canelo won’t be willing to concede much more.
“Cotto has to decide already,” Canelo added, “but do not waste any more time. If not, he will go down in history as one who ducked a fighter who defeated his own brother (Canelo beat Jose Cotto in 2010).”
If nothing good comes of all is, at least fans know that some major fighters — Pacquiao, Mayweather, Canelo, and Khan — have called out some major competition. Some may doubt their sincerity, but none of these men are ringing in the New Year with excuses.
Here’s hoping 2015 is memorable – in a good way.

[Bonzo]

STEPHEN "BREADMAN" EDWARDS SAYS MAYWEATHER VS. PACQUIAO IS "THE WORST THING THAT COULD EVER HAPPEN TO BOXING"By Percy Crawford| January 02, 2015

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"I think that that fight was the worst thing that could ever happen to boxing and I'ma tell you why, Perc. Because of the statement you just made. You will have people that will disrespect a kid like Kell Brook, who came over here and beat Shawn Porter…You got a kid like Errol Spence that's sitting around waiting on the sidelines. That kid wants to fight. Errol Spence is waiting to fight some tough competition and he gotta sit around and wait because of what's going on with that. That was the worst thing that could happen to boxing; those two guys not fighting," stated trainer Stephen "Breadman" Edwards, who explained why he thinks Mayweather vs. Pacquiao might be the worst thing that could ever happen to boxing. Check it out!

PC: I think that if people stop thinking about Mayweather and Pacquiao, they would see that there are a ton of good fights that can be made, and if they embraced some of the other fights that can be made, they'll see that boxing is in a good spot. The mentality now is, I don't want to see any other welterweight fights unless it's Mayweather vs. Pacquiao. Would you agree with that?

SE: I think so. I think that that fight was the worst thing that could ever happen to boxing and I'ma tell you why, Perc. Because of the statement you just made. You will have people that will disrespect a kid like Kell Brook, who came over here and beat Shawn Porter. Kell Brook is a helluva fighter, but they'll say something like, "Man, I don't want to see nobody except for Pacquiao/Mayweather at 147." Well, this kid is 32..33-0 and can fight. You guys need to be embracing him. Mayweather and Pacquiao is what, 36 and 37 years old? How much longer they gonna fight? You guys need to be embracing him. You got a kid like Errol Spence that's sitting around waiting on the sidelines. That kid wants to fight. Errol Spence is waiting to fight some tough competition and he gotta sit around and wait because of what's going on with that. That was the worst thing that could happen to boxing; those two guys not fighting. And people gotta realize, because they are so much of a fan of both guys that they don't want to give either guy any blame in the situation. But it spawned an era of guys saying, "Well, this is just business," and blaming things on the promoter and this guy and that guy. It's absolutely ridiculous the disposition that this has created in the boxing community. Guys that used to be friends, one will take one side and one will take the other side and it will almost come to blows. "This guys on PED's and this guy is a ducker," it's crazy, man.

And I don't know Floyd or Manny personally, but I'm not getting into no fights over either one of those guys, Perc. It's ridiculous, man. You should see on Twitter, you got people insulting each other, fighters getting involved, members of the media, and it's all spawned from those two guys not fighting. History is going to hold both guys responsible because you don't have the number one and number two fighter pound-for-pound in the same division at the same time, close enough to their primes, and not fight. You can't do that. No matter whose fault it is, both guys deserve some of the blame because you just can't do that. Last time the number one and number two pound-for-pound fighters had a chance to fight was in 1993 with Pernell Whitaker and Julio Cesar Chavez and it was an easy fight to make. That's why people say that the 80's and 90's was so much better than this era. Hell yeah it was! Emanuel Steward told me in Atlantic City before he died in April of 2012 that he made Leonard and Hearns in the airport, bro. It was an easy fight to make and the reason why it was easy to make was because Ray wanted to fight Tommy and Tommy wanted to fight Ray, and when you got two guys that's willing to fight each other, all of the other bull**** is minimized and it's irrelevant. People come up with excuses, but there is more than one way to not fight. You can start saying certain things that you know the other guy is not gonna do and he told me that. He said, "I made Tommy and Ray in the airport. That's how easy it was."

I'm done with the Pacquiao and Mayweather thing. We got a lot of young guys. There are some young guys that maybe can beat either one of them if they got the chance. They won't get in the ring with them at this stage. Who's to say that either one of those guys could beat Keith Thurman or Amir Khan if they got in the ring with them? Who knows if Errol Spence was getting the kind of fights that he needs that he won't be able to do something against one of those guys? Youthful exuberance is a helluva thing, man. If you watch a 22-year-old kid in the gym sparring a 35-year-old veteran 6 rounds, nine times out of ten, that 22-year-old kid gonna get the better of the work. Go to the gyms and ask. And I'm talking about great fighters. It don't have to be just a good fighter, but great fighters. I'm done with that, man. I think too many fighters get disrespected because that fight hasn't been made and I don't think that it's fair to the other guys coming up that the world gets held hostage because these two multi-millionaires have decided not to fight each other. I'm a fan of both fighters. Some people think that they can only be a fan of one guy. To me, that's ridiculous. They are both future Hall of Famers, great fighters; two of the best that I've ever seen. They both deserve some blame for not making the fight and making this era looked at as like a soft, ducking type of era. That's part of the reason why because that fight wasn't made.

PC: I agree with you on how divided it has made the boxing public, which is usually a close-knit small fraternity. Now it's so divided because, like you said, people feel the need to be on one side or the other.

SE: I totally agree. I see people that are supposed to be in objective positions and their comments make them non-objective. They say certain things and it just tells you where they are at. Obviously I can't be objective when it comes down to a fighter that I deal with, but like I said, I don't know Manny or Floyd, neither one of them. I'm not friends with either one of them. I just respect them as fighters. So if somebody is asking me the truth, I just say what I believe as far as the situation is concerned. But you got people in the media and sanctioning body officials and really important people that make decisions in boxing who can't be objective about this subject and then what happens is, Perc, people start trying to align themselves with either guy because they want to be on the right side. They try to buddy up and say certain things about the other guy for their own personal reasons and it's a snowball effect of negativity.

Sometimes if somebody asked me about it around certain people, I don't even say nothing because it's too negative. People start disrespecting each other and saying mean things and I'm like, "Damn man! You can't go to their house and get no meal." I just give my opinion on how good both guys are because I think both guys are exceptional talents. People that say Floyd can't fight or Manny is one dimensional, then they are just dumb. If you can't see that both of those guys are special talents and the two best fighters of the last decade or so, then you a fool. Both of those guys are exceptional, not just one. But if you don't like one, what you'll do is you'll disrespect the other one. I'm from Philadelphia and I'm a Muhammad Ali diehard fan, but you don't think that I know Joe Frazier was a great fighter? I'm a Ray Leonard fan, you don't think that I know that Tommy Hearns is murder? We are in an era now where you're not allowed to like Manny Pacquiao if you like Floyd Mayweather and you're not allowed to like Floyd Mayweather if you like Manny Pacquiao. It's absolutely nuts, man.

[The Cobra]

These 2 still alive??????

[Fibroso]

These 2 still alive??????

Still alive!!! welcome Bro

[aquariusone]

These 2 still alive??????


Damn...and you are still alive! I was going to order some flowers to send out. Gotta cancel that now! (Great to see you here again, pal!)

[The Cobra]

Still alive!!! welcome Bro
Yeah....alive and gouging. TX bud.

[The Cobra]

Damn...and you are still alive! I was going to order some flowers to send out. Gotta cancel that now! (Great to see you here again, pal!)
I`d prefer white orchids and a nice poem.........keep it in mind because if I go back there I may need them. LOL....Great to be back bud TX

[Bonzo]

Mayweather-Pacquiao back and forth negotiations By Rob Smith | January 2, 2015 |

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Manny Pacquiao’s adviser Michael Koncz says he’s still in negotiations with Floyd Mayweather Jr’s management for a fight between the two fighters. Mayweather has made an offer, and Konz, with the help of Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum, has made a counter offer to Mayweather. Unfortunately for the fans, we don’t know what Mayweather’s starting offer was and what the counter offer is from Arum and Konz.
It’s hard to imagine that Mayweather’s offer was a substantial one though because he doesn’t see Pacquiao as being in his class, and he’s well aware that Pacquiao’s pay-per-view numbers have been dropping in the last two years. Pacquiao losses to Tim Bradley and Juan Manuel Marquez don’t help matters either.


“We’re still in negotiations with Floyd’s group through Top Rank. I spoke to Manny this morning. I gave Manny what is perceived to be a counter offer from the Mayweather people,” said Koncz to RingTV.com. “We discussed it and now I’ve given instruction to Bob to counter their counter. We’ve been going back and forth. Bob has been negotiating with the powers that be on Floyd’s side for the past couple of weeks.
There’s been offers and counter offers, and a couple of days ago Bob called me and gave me allegedly where Floyd’s side is, and I discussed that with Manny two hours ago.”
The logical question is what’s going to happen with Pacquiao if Arum negotiates too hard and asks for too much money. Mayweather will go his separate way and leave Pacquiao stuck without a viable opponent. Arum can always match Pacquiao up against one of his Top Rank fighters like Jessie Vargas or Terence Crawford, but how do you ask boxing fans to pay $70 to see Pacquiao fight one of those guys?
Obviously those fights won’t be on regular HBO, but I believe that fans will shy away from paying to see Pacquiao fight either of them. I’m talking about the casual fans who aren’t familiar with those two. This is why Arum should do the utmost to try and make the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight happen because the alternatives are so bad.
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[Fibroso]

Here we go again, if Pac wants to fight why make a counter offer. Just agree and fight Floyd, he said earlier money is not an issue, as he said before needles weren't an issue.

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After this. Pac has no grounds for counter offers.

[Bonzo]

Mayweather blamed by Abu Dabi Group for ignoring $120 million offer to fight Pacman An offer to Floyd Mayweather Jr. to fight Manny Pacquiao in Abu Dhabi this spring for a record-setting purse of $120 million is off the table. M. Akbar Muhammad, president and chief operating officer of Akbar Productions, LLC of New Jersey, said he put Mr. Mayweather on notice approximately one week ago that the offer, made late November by an investment group out of Abu Dhabi, would be rescinded the first week of January.
“We want to deal with serious individuals, individuals who have the ability make a decision,” said Muhammad. “Regretfully, that is not the case with Mr. Mayweather. “The Abu Dhabi group is serious, and I will not allow them to dangle an inordinate amount of time. Now that time has come and the offer is gone.”
Muhammad said he has two take aways from this offer process.
“One, if Mr. Mayweather wishes to pass on, in essence, $120 million net dollars and, instead, fight for hot dog money, all I can say is that ‘The Money Team’ might consider rethinking its nickname,” said Muhammad. “Two, the very best of all time are just that because they overcame adversity; they met and beat their nemeses. That’s (Muhammad) Ali meeting and beating (Joe) Frazier; that’s (Ray) Leonard meeting and beating (Thomas) Hearns.
“To rise to the challenge, first, you must accept the challenge, and that means fighting the very best you can when the opportunity arises,” said Muhammad. “Unfortunately, it appears someone on ‘The Money Team’ has no regard nor respect for the tradition and history of boxing nor, even more unfortunately, the wishes and desires of the fans of our sport.”
“That aside, we’re moving forward with absolutely no hesitation, no reservations and no Mayweather. A world championship card, concerts and tributes will take place in Abu Dhabi during the spring of 2015, and in keeping with the vision and determination of our investment group, it will be a boxing spectacle unrivaled in the history of the sport.
“The boxers and artists who participate in this unprecedented event will be recognized and rewarded for their foresight in working with the newest powerhouse in boxing,” concluded Muhammad.

[aquariusone]

Only a fool would see Pacquiao, #2 or #3 P4P boxer in the world with an illustrious career that would likely never be matched in the history of boxing - ever, climb into the ring against his adversary, with a guillotine over his head. All those who believe Pacquiao should crawl on the floor begging to fight Mayweather for food scraps under the table, while the coward chomps on steaks and lobsters above on a silver platter, ought to check themselves in at the Bridgewater Mental Institute for some serious psychiatric evaluation.

Even a little child learns a sense of fairness very early in life. Try coaching two little children to dance, offering one a cup full of strawberry sundae as reward and the other one two tiny pieces from a bag of Lay's Barbecue Potato chips, and see where it gets you. PITY the fool!

Les Moonves did not get anywhere. Akbar Muhammed pulled out the Abu Dhabi offer. And what has the egotistical, woman beater, ex-convict, done so far? Oh, so sorry - let me add a single other attribute, to be fair: best pound-for-pound undefeated welterweight, light middleweight boxer - coward. (Ops!) Show off his private jet and collection of expensive cars! Who the hell cares?

Does wealth supplant legacy and pride? Joaquin Guzman Loera's is one of the world's wealthiest billionaires, the 10th richest man in Mexico, with a net worth of more than $1 billion (Mayweather's net worth is a pittance in comparison.) But does all that really matter, now that he is behind bars in a maximum security prison? (Go ahead, look him up!)

Now, back to the coward. Like Rudee says, this is not worth talking about. So I'll shut up. I have made my point. He will never accept the risk of being beaten! Especially by a small man.

[Fibroso]

Good read as always, you can probably hold a job at espn as a sports writer. Everything said about Floyd is history, he will not accept any offers from Abu Dabi cause he's an African American and owns Vegas. Why fight elsewhere and keep his people out. Going back to the subject.......the truth...... 40 millions is not food scraps!!!!

Here we go again, if Pac wants to fight why make a counter offer. Just agree and fight Floyd, he said earlier money is not an issue, as he said before needles weren't an issue.

[Condor]

Only a fool would see Pacquiao, #2 or #3 P4P boxer in the world with an illustrious career that would likely never be matched in the history of boxing - ever, climb into the ring against his adversary, with a guillotine over his head. All those who believe Pacquiao should crawl on the floor begging to fight Mayweather for food scraps under the table, while the coward chomps on steaks and lobsters above on a silver platter, ought to check themselves in at the Bridgewater Mental Institute for some serious psychiatric evaluation.

Even a little child learns a sense of fairness very early in life. Try coaching two little children to dance, offering one a cup full of strawberry sundae as reward and the other one two tiny pieces from a bag of Lay's Barbecue Potato chips, and see where it gets you. PITY the fool!

Les Moonves did not get anywhere. Akbar Muhammed pulled out the Abu Dhabi offer. And what has the egotistical, woman beater, ex-convict, done so far? Oh, so sorry - let me add a single other attribute, to be fair: best pound-for-pound undefeated welterweight, light middleweight boxer - coward. (Ops!) Show off his private jet and collection of expensive cars! Who the hell cares?

Does wealth supplant legacy and pride? Joaquin Guzman Loera's is one of the world's wealthiest billionaires, the 10th richest man in Mexico, with a net worth of more than $1 billion (Mayweather's net worth is a pittance in comparison.) But does all that really matter, now that he is behind bars in a maximum security prison? (Go ahead, look him up!)

Now, back to the coward. Like Rudee says, this is not worth talking about. So I'll shut up. I have made my point. He will never accept the risk of being beaten! Especially by a small man.

Damn!!! Aqua.. You sure said a lot without talking about it......I couldn't have said all those nothings any better.......Lol....

[aquariusone]

Damn!!! Aqua.. You sure said a lot without talking about it......I couldn't have said all those nothings any better.......Lol....

Actually, it's tough to keep silent about the subject particularly when sports media clutters the web with "It's on/It's not"; "It's not/It's on" predictions/assumptions/prognostications! Thomas Hearns, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, are among many who are all clamouring for the egotistical braggart to take his place in history by signing on...but to no avail.

But enough is enough! I am reserving a luxury suite at MGM Grand so that I could invite you all, (including you COBRA) to celebrate a momentous occasion I never imagined would ever take place - I was paid a compliment by Fib! ("You could probably hold a job at ESPN as a sportswriter."

No, no, no, but wait a minute. It could be a setup. (Who knows what he is up to!) I am waiting for the other shoe to fall. RUDEEEEE....where are you?

[Fibroso]

Actually, it's tough to keep silent about the subject particularly when sports media clutters the web with "It's on/It's not"; "It's not/It's on" predictions/assumptions/prognostications! Thomas Hearns, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, are among many who are all clamouring for the egotistical braggart to take his place in history by signing on...but to no avail.

But enough is enough! I am reserving a luxury suite at MGM Grand so that I could invite you all, (including you COBRA) to celebrate a momentous occasion I never imagined would ever take place - I was paid a compliment by Fib! ("You could probably hold a job at ESPN as a sportswriter."


No, no, no, but wait a minute. It could be a setup. (Who knows what he is up to!) I am waiting for the other shoe to fall. RUDEEEEE....where are you?


I doubt rudee will make a statement on this, he said he wouldn't write about this subject repeatedly.
My complement to you over the way you write is very well stated in other occasions. Making Pac the innocent, nicest little man in boxing just don't cut it. He's done many bad things in his life to be consider a saint. If the spiritual laws did take effect over him, I would say that his KO from JMM was the result of his behavior. Growing from a skinny tiny man to a welterweight that took blows from bigger fighters and just stood there like a concrete wall, is consider cheating to any conscious sportsman in boxing. Something was making him that strong to carry on such a task. Putting bait in his path was someone else's fault (Arum) to accomplish what we all know. The result is they moved to China. He can't beat Floyd, not after losing to JMM the way he did. Not without

[Fibroso]

Pacquiao agrees to fight Mayweather

The fight the world has wanted to see for the better part of six years -- a long-awaited summit meeting between welterweight champions Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, the two top boxers in the world -- is not done, but it has cleared a major hurdle.
Pacquiao and Top Rank, his promoter, have agreed to terms for a May 2 bout, Top Rank vice president Carl Moretti told ESPN.com on Tuesday night, although Mayweather has not yet agreed to terms and it remains to be seen if he will.
"Top Rank and Manny have agreed to the terms on our side. I don't know about the other side," Moretti said.
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Nobody from Mayweather's camp could be reached for comment. Yahoo! Sports initially reported the development.
Top Rank chairman Bob Arum has been negotiating the bout for the past couple of months through Leslie Moonves, the president and CEO of CBS, which has two fights left on a six-fight contract CBS and subsidiary network Showtime signed Mayweather to in early 2013. Moonves, according to Arum, has been acting as a go-between in trying to hammer out Mayweather's end of the deal with adviser Al Haymon.
According to a source involved in the negotiations, Pacquiao has agreed to a 40 percent cut of the revenue, leaving Mayweather with the remaining 60 percent of a fight most believe will shatter every boxing box office record, including the all-time pay-per-view buy record of 2.4 million (Mayweather-Oscar De La Hoya), the pay-per-view revenue record of $150 million (Mayweather-Canelo Alvarez) and the all-time gate record of $20 million (Mayweather-Alvarez).
If the fight is finalized, it would take place May 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Moretti said. Mayweather has had his past 10 fights there, and Pacquiao has had five of his past seven bouts there.
Top Rank initially wanted to go in June to leave May 2 open for another major fight it is trying to finalize -- middleweight champion Miguel Cotto against former junior middleweight titlist Alvarez, a date Alvarez desperately wants to fight on because it is Cinco de Mayo weekend and he is Mexico's most popular active fighter.
But Top Rank gave in on the date, one Mayweather has insisted on, along with a host of other aspects of the fight.
The sides are so far along that they have drafted contracts, according to the Pacquiao side. While the Pacquiao camp agreed to terms, the attorneys on Mayweather's side indicated there were still open issues, although what they are is not clear, according to a source.
According to the Pacquiao side, everything was agreed to, including the gloves and drug testing. As far as the gloves go, each fighter would be able to select their own brand of 8-ounce gloves. Mayweather typically wears Grant gloves and Pacquiao fights in Cleto Reyes.
The drug testing protocol was the one open item that caused the fight to fall apart when it was first negotiated in late 2009 and early 2010. Mayweather wanted Pacquiao to submit to random Olympic-style drug testing, and he declined to do the kind of testing Mayweather (47-0, 26 KOs), who turns 38 in February, wanted.
However, Moretti said Pacquiao (57-5-2, 38 KOs), 36, who has subjected himself (and his opponents) to random testing by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association for his recent bouts, has gone so far as to agree to use the United States Anti-Doping Agency, which has randomly tested Mayweather (and his opponents) for years.
"I think that Manny agreed to USADA testing shows you his eagerness to make this fight," Moretti said.
Mayweather and Pacquiao have been on a collision course since late 2009. Mayweather ended a nearly two-year retirement to easily outpoint Juan Manuel Marquez in September 2009, and two months later Pacquiao knocked out Miguel Cotto in the 12th round to win a welterweight title. Everything had been agreed to but the drug testing, including a 50-50 revenue split.
There have been various attempts over the years to try to make the fight, but it has never been as close as it was in 2009 as it is now.
Back then, Mayweather and Pacquiao were both associated with HBO, even though neither was under contract. In early 2013, Mayweather signed his contract with CBS/Showtime and still has two fights remaining with guarantees of at least $32 million per fight while Pacquiao is now under contract to HBO/Time Warner. Still, the networks are not an impediment to a deal.
Both networks have said that they are willing to work together for what would be a joint pay-per-view telecast, similar to what they did for another fight that had been demanded by the public for years -- the 2002 heavyweight championship fight between then-champion Lennox Lewis, who was under contract to HBO, and Mike Tyson, who was with Showtime.

[The Cobra]

Hopefully this all works out.....however being the pessimist I am .....I wait for the inevitable wrench to get tossed into the wheel of progress.

[The Cobra]

Floyd Mayweather’s Limited Reading Skills Hamper Manny Pacquiao Bout


January 13th, 2015

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By Ivan G. Goldman
The long-awaited welterweight superfight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao may finally emerge from the closed-door negotiations that are clearly being conducted as we speak. If Floyd’s reading skills were better, the fight might have happened long ago.
Mayweather has basically conceded that the nasty literacy-related accusations from rapper 50 Cent, his former friend, had some degree of truth. I don’t say this to belittle the champ. Forms and degrees of illiteracy are no joke. When they occur among Americans they demonstrate that our country has failed some of its citizens.
“Reading will not define my place in boxing history,” Floyd told a New York radio station. As another answer he posted online two checks from Golden Boy to Mayweather Promotions that totaled more than $72 million.
If Mayweather were more in touch with the products of the swirl of media around him, he’d have a better understanding of his image around the boxing world and how much respect he lost by stepping back from the Pacquiao match-up. For years he’s been surrounded by an entourage that to a great extent interprets the world for him in a bizarre fashion that he finds more pleasing.
Of course Mayweather also sees bits of media himself, but given his limitations, what he sees is skewed and not the same as what others see.
Floyd has proved over and over that he has a somewhat unhealthy passion for fantastic wealth and the luxuries it will buy, posing repeatedly with piles of cash. Yet at the same time he’s been choosing fights that pay far less than he’d earn against the Philippines congressman. His explanations made sense to the people paid to be around him, to his hard-core fans, and to the uninformed, but not to anyone else.
All this transpired as the mass media endured a transformation that to a great extent has greatly diminished the number of decently paid journalists. They’ve often been replaced by various degrees of ignorant hobbyists who provide Mayweather with an even less reliable gauge of public attitudes.
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Competing in the top bout on Cinco de Mayo has, over the years, come to be seen as an invisible boxing crown. This year will be no exception. So naturally all heads turn toward Mayweather and Pacquiao, and they and their principals are not saying much. It takes months to prepare for that particular Saturday night card, so we know the announcement has a time stamp.
This superfight that’s never happened has left an immense pile of cash that might or might not be picked up. Some would argue it’s already too late. Mayweather would be 38 and Pacquiao 36. Compare that to the first time Sugar Ray Leonard fought Thomas Hearns. That was on Sept. 16, 1981 and also a much-sought welterweight match-up. Sugar Ray was 24. Hearns was 22. No dilly-dallying there.
Location, money, network participation, money, and more money all must be sorted out before contracts are signed. And if the Big One is not put together, that leaves the door open for others to jump in, but it won’t remain open long.
50 Cent’s barrage of accusations regarding Floyd’s reading abilities came while the champ prepared for last September’s rematch with Marcos Maidana.
“Making fun of a person because they can’t read is not funny,” Floyd said. “It’s tragic. If I really couldn’t read, it would make my accomplishments even that much more amazing.” A great answer.
The accusations brought to mind physical trainer Alex Ariza, who repeatedly mimicked Freddie Roach’s Parkinson’s-affected speech. Such a campaign is ugly, and unbeknownst to the speaker, strips away all pretense from the hideous core of his soul.