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Manny Pacquiao reveals: I am praying for Floyd Mayweather Jr.

HOLLYWOOD--All the world is Manny Pacquaio's stage and he reconfirmed Wednesday afternoon that he still relishes his role going into his 57th professional fight.

Pacquiao tries for a record eighth world division title (at junior middleweight) against Mexican retread Antonio Margarito on Nov. 13 at Cowboys Stadium.

According to Megamanny himself, he enjoys playing the giantkiller.

It was Media Day at Freddie Roach's Wild Card Gym and the Fighting Congressmany debriefed assembled reporters on various germane topics like so:

FIGHTING BIGGER, STRONGER GUYS LIKE MARGACHEATO:

“My role is to fight a bigger man. Of course I don't have to fight these bigger guys but this is my role in boxing.”

ON CLIMBING EVEN HIGHER TO 160 POUNDS AND TAKING ON SIX FOOT, TWO INCH GIANT PAUL THE PUNISHER WILLIAMS:

“I don't think so (smiling brightly as one scribe described Pwill as being “seven feet tall).

ON FLYING FRIDAY NIGHT TO LAS VEGAS TO APPEAR AT REID'S SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN RALLY:

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“I am going to support Harry Reid, I know him, I know about him.”

ON SPECULATION OF RETIREMENT FROM THE RING, EVEN THOUGH HE WILL ONLY TURN 32 IN DECEMBER:

“I'm not thinking of retirement now. I can fight a few more fights.”

N FIGHTING OR NOT FIGHTING UNDEFEATED MAYWEATHER:

“I don't know if that fight can happen or not but I am fine if it happens or does not happen. I am praying for him (reference to Mayweather's criminal case involving Baby Mama Josie Harris).”

ON COACH ROACH SAYING THEIR TIME IN BAGIO WAS 'WORST PACMAN TRAINING CAMP EXPERIENCE EVER:'

“There were some problems . We can learn from our mistakes on that."

ON HIS RECENT POWOW WITH PRESIDENT NOYNOY AQUINO:

“We only talked about politics, not boxing. He wants to watch my fight but he is too busy (working) for the Philippines.”

ON ROACH NOW BEING A FILIPINO CITIZEN:

“We just passed a bill and made Freddie a citizen. (Manny laughed when I asked if his trainer must pay Filipino taxes now.)

ON HIS CONGRESSIONAL DUTIES:

“We don't have Congress right now, Congres is on vacation. Congress for me is public service and I don't mix it with my other businesses.”

ASKED AT START OF INTERVIEW WHY HE SEEMED GRUMPY (at about 2pm PDT):

(Smiles) “Because I just woke up.”

(mlcmarley@aol.com)

, Boxing Examiner

Michael is a former sports columnist at the New York Post. He is an attorney and worked for sports legends Howard Cosell and Don King. Marley also operates BoxingConfidential.com. Email him your thoughts.

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  • Floyd Mayswagger sr 1 year ago

    GO teampacman and Mr.Marley more power !

  • Expat American 1 year ago

    Manny Pacquiao has no business involving himself in the Nevada Senate race by endorsing Harry Reid. I have lived in the Philippines for 18 years and many Filipinos would take offense if I were to get involved in politics here. Manny Pacquaio backed a loser in the recent presidential race in the Philippines. If he backs Harry Reid, he will be most likely be backing another loser and offending millions of conservative pro-life Americans at the same time. Philippine politics is based on personality, while there is a great and emotional ideological divide in America. Manny would be well advised to keep an unwelcome nose out of American politics. If he supports Harry Reid, I hope Margarito knocks him out in the first round.

  • Expat American 1 year ago

    Manny Pacquiao has no business involving himself in the Nevada Senate race by endorsing Harry Reid. I have lived in the Philippines for 18 years and many Filipinos would take offense if I were to get involved in politics here. Manny Pacquaio backed a loser in the recent presidential race in the Philippines. If he backs Harry Reid, he will be most likely be backing another loser and offending millions of conservative pro-life Americans at the same time. Philippine politics is based on personality, while there is a great and emotional ideological divide in America. Manny would be well advised to keep an unwelcome nose out of American politics. If he supports Harry Reid, I hope Margarito knocks him out in the first round.

  • margacheato 1 year ago

    who gives a fu.k.

  • rodney ramos 1 year ago

    With his attitude right now Manny will fall in the 3rd round by KO... the most is 4th round...

  • jack2x 1 year ago

    seems that you cannot comprehend a simple sentence like "pac's gonna take the test" and if pac's didn't say that hae's gonna take the test then floyd's loud mouth including his father and uncle will be shouting and berating pac's declining the test until now...its7 days random test not 14 days you have to be updated for you to have a good argument. and again, roger mayweather said the he will not allow his fighter to be tested 7 days before the fight thats why you did not hear from roger about pac's agreeing to 7 days blood test .i see that your running out of argument thats why you want out like your boy floyd "vacationing" maynever..

  • bootlicker 1 year ago

    It's hard not to like this guy..he says some funny shyt.."I just woke up?" thats my excuse! GO cheatorito! it doesn't matter who wins...My boy (Floyd) will kick both yall a s s e s..and no it wont be exciting...it's gon be a one sidded bore fest.

  • joebentvice 1 year ago

    yeah...this will happen when floyd's balls stop shaking at the mention of pacman...hey wait, didn't he duck margarito, too? yeah, he was supposed to get his first 8$M fight but he tucked tail and run.

    what bullcrap was floyd saying in fight hype yesterday, "if it (pacquaio fight) happens it happens, if it don't it dont". what happened to the 'line 'em up and i'll fight 'em"? suddenly floyd is now so concerned with his health in his senior years. just retire floyd and have mercy on your nuthuggers.

  • dirtysouth 1 year ago

    Well, well, well...if it aint my old friend Joe bent face...Look here dork...Floyd fought the linear champion instead for 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 million okey d1ckf ah I mean bent face...What he meant by "If it happens it happens" was If Pacman doesn't get k t f o is what hes saying...You think Floyd would want to fight him then? In your m**thaf**kn dreams duchebag....You all saw what Floyd money skills..did to papa Mosley right? Then what makes you think hes scared of the guy who got chin checked by the old man huh? Your living in a land of make belive Joe dirt....Floyd may be scared of somebody...but his name aint Fanny Manny..ya dig? lol

  • Clean North 1 year ago

    @ Bootlicker and DirtySouth

    We're Not Paying Attention To Your TRASHTALK Coming From Your Stinking Mouth...I Notice Your Starting To Call Your Man Your BOY HA! HA! HA! ( Your Little Boy Floyd )

  • jackjack 1 year ago

    @dirtysouth: bcoz floyd knew before that baldimor is an easy fight than margarito who was a relentless boxer....and why would floyd wait for the outcome of the pac vs. margo fight before he decides to fight pac (if ever he got ktho by margo ) were in fact he was supposed to be the one facing pac on nov 13 until he tucked his tail in between his legs..

  • dirtysouth 1 year ago

    Oh...im sorry...I thought this was Twitter! lmao....You're not paying attention but you coment anyway? lol....Oh so the Examiner posters have thier own spokes person now and thats what you mean by "we?" lmfao...hahahaha.....Were "boys" alright.

  • dirtysouth 1 year ago

    Jackjack they said the exact same thing about Mosley...until he lost...and then he was old...You heard what Koncs said...Boxing is a buisness....Why fight for one belt, when you can fight for two? why fight for 8 million when you can fight for 12? Fanny Pac would have done the same thing...as a matter of fact...he IS doing the same thing....What not Sergio Matinez? He's number one right? lol

  • jackjack 1 year ago

    @dirtysouth: set your facts straight ..floyd never got 12 million in the baldomir fight . even ra the rugged man owned floyd jr on this baldomir fight..and don't changed the subject about what you stated earlier that floyd will not fight pac if he got ktfo by margo...as i stated earlier floyd should have been the one facing pac if only floyd didn't chicken out ...now that pac is fighting the one that floyd ducked before he now gives another excused not to fight pac in 2011..

  • jack2x 1 year ago

    @dirtysouth: mosley is not the same with floyd's issue bcoz there is no negotiation between pac and mosley while floyd and pac had 2 failed nego already wherein terms are asked by both parties..pac agrees on this terms while floyd went on vacation.......................by the way you said boxing is a business then why did floyd run away from 40 million dollar purse ?

  • dirtysouth 1 year ago

    r a ragged mans an idiota...he said Floyd was scared of Mosley and Mosley would knock him out...lol Okey I lied about the 12 million it was 8 plus a percentage of the PPVs...thats still better then what he was offered to fight Cheatorito...as for ducking Fanny Pacgirl...Floyd made it clear that he wanted randam drug testing all the way up to the fight and if you saw Pacgirl/Cheatorito 24/7 he said he wouldn't go any lower than 7 days. So there you have it...No test...no dinero. 40 million aint shyt...Floy made more then that vs Mosley.

  • jack2x 1 year ago

    even your 8 million + percentage is a lie coz floyd got lessser than 8 million...and regarding blood testing a week stated in hbo by koncz , if this term is not in conformity with floyd then why did he said in his rant in ustream video the "pac 's gonna take the test" and also his uncle roger stated that there's no way that a boxer will take the test a week before the fight?? you know why ?? bcoz even in olympic drug testing, they do not test boxers a week or two before the fight (also stated by amir khan a former olympian during one of his interview) thats why floyd and mosley was tested 18 and 19 days before the fight ..it must be so hard for flomos to accept reality that your boxer is ducking a midget and one dimensional fighter who accdg to floyd as an easy fight .

  • dirtysouth 1 year ago

    actualy, I got 8 million from an old Dan Rafael article...but im not going to look for it right now you just better belive it...would a respected journalist like Dan make that shyt up? I think you know the ansewer to that...as for that Ustream rant, I belive his exact words were "Pacquiao will take the test" but that doesn't realy prove anything...How do you know he didn't mean "Pacquiao will take the test" (or else no fight) huh? The thing is...you don't! Floyd and Mosley were tested 18 days or 19 days prior to the fight yeah...but Mosley also mentioned they turned up on the day of the weigh inn...wanting blood...remember that? Yeah...you do....Theres nothing wrong with fanny Pac asking for a 14 day window but how is that Random? and heres a hint...it's not! Call it what you wanna call it but all I know is fanny Pacs the one who balked from talking a 25 million dollar drug test and couldve made 40 on the side...burk, burk mafaka..Im out.

  • jack2x 1 year ago

    1 second ago
    seems that you cannot comprehend a simple sentence like "pac's gonna take the test" and if pac's didn't say that hae's gonna take the test then floyd's loud mouth including his father and uncle will be shouting and berating pac's declining the test until now...its7 days random test not 14 days you have to be updated for you to have a good argument. and again, roger mayweather said the he will not allow his fighter to be tested 7 days before the fight thats why you did not hear from roger about pac's agreeing to 7 days blood test .i see that your running out of argument thats why you want out like your boy floyd "vacationing" maynever..

  • dirtysouth 1 year ago

    Round 2 is it? lol....hey...Floyd IS still crying about fanny Manny not wanting to take the test...didn't you see it on fighthype? What hapened was...Not long after Pacgirl ran away from the first negotiation Floyd made public that he wants everyone who gets in the ring with him to be radmoly tested for PEDs up to the fight...Fastforward the clock to a few months later Pacgirl now wants a 7 day window? wait a minute.....didn't he tell Marley that he agreed to be tested right up to the fight? lol....So the truth finaly emerges....I don't think that you realize FMjr and uncle dribble mouth Roger are two different people....just because Roger said something doesn't mean he talked about it with his nephew...Roger has ZERO controll over jr....Tell your Pacgirl to agree to FULL random drug testing, stop bullshyting everybody...stop lying to the media....sign the m*f*kn contract and well have ourselves a real fight.

  • jack2x 1 year ago

    fygithhype you said? the one they interviewed floyd lately?..lol ! floyd didn't even answer directly the question by ben thompson when he asked if floyd is notified about pac accepting blood testing (7 days )..why didnt floyd answer or refuted this 7 days bloodtest if is not good enough for him??(bcoz he knew that wada and usada wont test a boxer close to the fight) all he said is about his so called greatness and pac's loses..and prior to this question, floyd was just talking about the 14 day blood test which is already a non issue since pac is already agreed on 7 days testing..c'mom man give me some reliable proof and realistic argument that floyd isn't a chicken.

  • dirtysouth 1 year ago

    Maybe you can't tell the difference between 7 days and zero days...Floyd asked Pacgirl to agree to full random blood/urine right up to the fight...not a 7 day window like Pacgirl is insiting...What part of that don't you understand? agree to the test (sign the contract) and we have ourselves a fight...it's not complicated...it's maf*kn simple...and for the record...Floyds been complaining about that 14 day window Pacgirl asked for since January 2010...Now don't come back at me with Pacquiao agreed...because a 7 day window is NOT what Floyd asked for. Pacgirl determend the weight, the size of the gloves, 10 million dollars a pound...the least he could do was agree to an even playingfeild....Pacgirls one big pu**y, waiting to get f*kd.

  • jack2x 1 year ago

    fact no.1) ring and glove size are standard nevada commission so you can't used this against pac .
    fact no.2) 10 million weight penalty is asked by pac's team bcoz floyd " CAUGHT CHEATING" on his weight during the marquez fight.(see the difference when pac ask for terms bcoz there is a precedent of cheating while floyd blood test and calling pac a peds user has no precedent since pac is not caught using peds) ......your argument against 7 day blood testing is also lamed bcoz last may 2010 floyd's team asked balco (victor conte) for help regarding bloodtesting thats the reason why floyd changes his mind on 14 days bloodtesting.."http://www.examiner.com/filipino-sports-in-national/i-was-contacted-by-m... but when pac offered for a 7 day test. floyd didn't refute this test window.you know why? bcoz floyd knew that balco can easily refute his all the way test since floyd knew that balco is agreeable to 7 day test by pac's team. and this leads to the fighthype interview on why floyd did not answer ben thompson's question regarding pac's agreeing to the test. .excerpts from balco's victor conte:. Not that all fighters should be regarded with a raised eyebrow if they resist blood-testing. Even big, strong guys have been known to faint at the sight of needles. Others are queasy if taken to a high place. Hey, it happens.

    “I think you could do blood testing up to five days of a fight with no physical detriment to a participant,” Conte says. “A compromise of 10 days would be all right. But as soon as you go 14 days or more, that’s enough time to use EPO and build up your red blood cell count. At 24 days, there’s all sorts of things that can be done with thyroid medication, fast-acting forms of insulin, EPO, testosterone. "from article:http://www.thesweetscience.com/boxing-article/7653/conte-volunteers-catc... guess this will enlightened you and quit kissin floyd@## your embarassing your self here.

  • dirtysouth 1 year ago

    Hang on, didn't Floyd ask Pacgirl for a fight at 154lbs? Don't they use 10oz gloves? How come Pacgirl is willing to fight cheatorito at 154 well 150lbs but not Floyd? Scared perhapes? You're starting to crack me up with all your excusses....faint? scared of needles? Queasy even? lmao...What next? Superstitious? oh wait....he already used that one....Now here we go with Balco...It's not up to Balco...it's intirely up to Pacgirl weather he wants this fight or not...and it starting to sound less and less like he does...Where was Balco and Victor Conte when sugar Shane Mosley agreed to full random drug testing? Where was Balco and Victor Conte when they came looking for blood on the morning of the weigh inn? Just admit it...Pacgirls got a p*ssy...ha ha ha...I don't get embarassed guy because nobody around here knows who I am or what I look like...Okey? jock, jock? lol

  • jack2x 1 year ago

    hahaha' your really losing your ground in here... you see before the margo fight there was the pac / floyd negotiation and do you know what is negotiation means? its to trade your on terms if it is acceptable to other parties and 147lbs was decided with both parties and if you insist on 154 then there is no other person to blame but fraud..UNDERSTAND?...blaming pac about scared of needle? hmmm pac never said that , i can bet whatever bet you want that you cannot provide a source regarding that..superstition,yes .to each his own you know.. even m.jordan used his old uniform underneath when playing basketball.....BALCO?..your descrediting balco with the way you disregard the articles by conte that i provided that team fraud asked advice from..are you better than victor conte now since your belittling his adviices regarding bloodtest that even fraud cannot question/refutes pacs 7 day cutoff ...YOU REALLY ARE DELUSIONAL FLOMO..before you refute this make sure you got a better/logical responce coz beginning to lmao with your arguments.

  • tHE ONE 1 year ago

    RIP MANNY PACMAN

    RIP MANNY PACMAN

    RIP MANNY PACMAN

    RIP MANNY PACMAN

  • BAR-B-Q 1 year ago

    R = Real
    I = International
    P = Pound 4 Pound

    MANNY PACMAN

  • The Undertaker 1 year ago

    @ The One

    You Must Be Very Lonely Being THE ONE....Better look for the other ONE so you could proudly call yourself THE TWO

  • The Real Juan 1 year ago

    @ The One

    Cause Two Is Better Than ONE....MORON....Oohh ! ! ! that rhymes One,Moron

  • LAPULAPU WARRIOR 1 year ago

    @tHE ONE WELL SAID!!!!!!!!....................Pacroid doesn't know how to box going backwards.He will get tko on the middle rounds or in the late rounds.

  • Unanong Hindi Duling 1 year ago

    I'm praying for Ilocanos to stop feeding their children their own Kulangots. For crying out loud, feed them your neighbor's Kulangots.

  • Obama 1 year ago

    i'm praying for Unanong Hindi Duling to be free from his mental illness

  • guest 1 year ago

    so what can you say about that? grow up, your just showing yourself how stupid shit you are..

  • LAPU LAPU 1 year ago

    MAGBIGTI KANA KASI SAKA BARILIN MO NA SARILI MO PARA TAPOS NA BITTERNESS MO AT MAGKITA NA KAYO NG AMO MONG SI SATANAS

  • plague 1 year ago

    nyahahahahahaha!!!!

  • Unanong Duling na Duling 1 year ago

    updated signs at Wild Card gym doors;

    "Ilocanos will be allowed on Sundays only but eating their own Kulangots inside will be forbidden."

    nya ha ha ha ha ha!!!!

  • LAPU LAPU 1 year ago

    MAGBIGTI KANA KASI SAKA BARILIN MO NA SARILI MO PARA TAPOS NA BITTERNESS MO AT MAGKITA NA KAYO NG AMO MONG SI SATANAS

  • SHEEP 1 year ago

    POTANG INA AND DAMING BUM NA ILOCANO TUMATAMBAY SA WILD CARD GYM. NAG AANTAY ABUNAN NG PERA NI MANNY ANG MGA HAYOP NA ILOCANO.

    PURO NAMAN NAKA SSI SA GOBYERNO TONG MGA HINDOT NA ILOCANO.

  • LAPU LAPU 1 year ago

    MAGBIGTI KANA KASI SAKA BARILIN MO NA SARILI MO PARA TAPOS NA BITTERNESS MO AT MAGKITA NA KAYO NG AMO MONG SI SATANAS

  • makata ako 1 year ago

    bubog sarado sigurado si pacman kay margarito.
    daming iiyak sa pinas.
    dami din aatakihin sa puso sa pinas

  • LAPU LAPU 1 year ago

    MAGBIGTI KANA KASI SAKA BARILIN MO NA SARILI MO PARA TAPOS NA BITTERNESS MO AT MAGKITA NA KAYO NG AMO MONG SI SATANAS

  • ANG PILIPINO AY AKO 1 year ago

    DULING NA NGA LOLO PANG MADUDULING ANG KAWAWANG UNANO. HAHAHA

  • LAPU LAPU 1 year ago

    MAGBIGTI KANA KASI SAKA BARILIN MO NA SARILI MO PARA TAPOS NA BITTERNESS MO AT MAGKITA NA KAYO NG AMO MONG SI SATANAS

  • ANG PILIPINO AY AKO 1 year ago

    MARGARITO BY SUPER SLOW MOTION KO 11 ROUND.

  • LAPU LAPU 1 year ago

    MAGBIGTI KANA KASI SAKA BARILIN MO NA SARILI MO PARA TAPOS NA BITTERNESS MO AT MAGKITA NA KAYO NG AMO MONG SI SATANAS

  • Anum 1 year ago

    Lets pray Floyd will go to prison to teach him a lesson and humility. It will save his soul. Let's pray that while in prison he'll learn to become a man and finally face Pacqauio in the ring and get beat up like a battered biitchh.

  • Sheep Sheep 1 year ago

    I went to Wild Card. What i saw are as follows:

    - Ilocanos picking their noses in public;

    - GIs scratching their balls;

    - 2 Ilocanos fighting over who should NOT pay when they go buy some hot dogs and drinks for snacks

    Mga tamul-mul ang mga lahi ni Marcos - nya ha ha ha ha

  • LAPU LAPU 1 year ago

    MAGBIGTI KANA KASI SAKA BARILIN MO NA SARILI MO PARA TAPOS NA BITTERNESS MO AT MAGKITA NA KAYO NG AMO MONG SI SATANAS

  • Anonymous1 1 year ago

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  • Anum 1 year ago

    Sigmund Froid. you must be one of those think-he-is and pretentious elite sheithead!!!!

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