To borrow one of Muhammad Ali's most often used wisecracks, Ricardo Mayorga is not as dumb as he looks.
While the uncouth loudmouth from Nicaragua has been badmouthing fine gentleman and March 12 Showtime PPV opponent Miguel Cotto day and night, Mayorga had nothing but high praise for Manny Pacquiao as he visited New York along with co-promoters Don King and Bob Arum last week.
"I have no interest in fighting Floyd Mayweather," the 37 year old Mayorga told me in a relatively quiet corner of BB King's after he had lambasted Cotto on the dais. "I have no interest because he runs away from all his opponents so the fight would stink, the people wouldn't like it."
"I don't care what some people about Pacquiao, I think he is a great fighter. He's like me, he tries to entertain the fans, he is aggressive and he makes good fights."
Mayorga, who was stopped dramatically at the 2:59 mark of the final round by Pacman's May 7 foe Sugar Shane Mosley, takes a 29-7-1, 23 KOs record into his next bout and figures to be a prohibitive underdog against the younger (age 30) Cotto. Cotto's pro mark is 35-2 with 28 KOs.
Mayorga is not deaf, he's heard the persistent whispers and the back alley allegations that Pacquiao's ring achievements may be tainted by illegal drug use, chemical enhancements such as EPO and the like.
But Mayorga does not buy into such scandalous rumors.
"I don't think Pacquiao is using any drugs. I think it's all natural, all his results come from his great training, his conditioning. I think he is a clean athlete."
What with his handler, King, working with archrrival Arum at least on thisne show at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Mayorga thinks a victory over the Puerto Rican banger would certainly propel him into a Pacman fight along with a huge payday.
With his gift of gab and overall threatrical flair, maybe even a spirited showing against the sliding Cotto can get him a ticket for the Pacman Lottery.
Mayorga clearly remains hopeful.
And he is smart enough not to trash Manny even while trashing all others.
"It would be a great fight, me against Pacquiao," Mayorga said. "I wouldn't have look for him and he wouldn't have to search for me.
"He'd be right in front of me and I'd be right in front of him."
Mayorga might have to drop his overstated smoking and drinking habits to get svelte, to slim down to 147 pounds but if the money is right, you know he would do it.
In the ring, mixing it up with Megamanny, could he worse than Clottey and Margarito? Methinks no way, Don Jose.
Going back to the frantic finish between Mayorga and Mosley, the scoring was close on two of three scorecards, with one judge having Mosley ahead 105-104 and a second favoring Mosley by the same margin.
HBO judge Harold Lederman saw it wider entering the 12th with a 107-102 tally so I guess the Punching Pharmacist and two of the judges were watching different fights but Mosley made it all academic, dropping Mayorga twice for the KO.
With his 38th birthday looming, Mayorga is a pragmatist away from the microphone.
A Pacquiao fight would make for a nice going into retirement nest egg.
I told you, there is a method to the Mayorga madness.
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Michael Marley is an Atty.? No way Jose....He doesn't write like one nor make a good judgement.
U R NOTHING FLOYD.....U R FULL OF BAD MOUTHED WORD...........
NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOU.........BOXING FANS WILL CARE AND PRAISE YOU .....ONLY......IF YOU FIGHT MANNY.
IF YOU ARE COWARD AND NO BALLS TO FIGHT MANNY.......YOU CAN RETIRE FOREVER.....and EVER.
Why so critical, my brother? Pleas explain.
I will agree with you Mr Paksiw_Man that Marley just have a High School Diploma the way He writes-English might be Marley's only language But He writes like a clown.I mean,i have to be honest.The only good thing about Mr Marley is a fan of Manny and Paclanders will just not so critic about him-So i say that most Pac fans are low class,Kevin Iole is a whole lot better and smarter than Mr Marley but is being criticized and condemned by Manny's fans..
You don't need a college degree if you've lived through boxing's golden years.
I say experience is the best teacher, and Marley's got so much of that when it comes to boxing.
He's smart enough to know that boxing needs mega fights to remain significant.
Kevin A-hole on the other hand has the gall to call for a boycott. He's gotten an ego as big as Floyd already. Thinking that he can influence fight fans with his biased opinions.
MIKEY, YOUR IN BIG TROUBLE WHEN YOU NEED RICARDO MAYORGA TO DEFEND YOU OF DRUG ALLEGATIONS..
YEAH, ALLEGATIONS FROM THAT NO GOOD GF BEATER LI'L FA*GOT FLOYD THE SIMIAN MONGOLOID. WHOSE DAD, FLOYD SR, A CONVICTED DRUG PUSHER IS SOOOO SCARED THAT HE ADVISES HIS SON LI'L FLOYD NOT FIGHT MANNY.
JUST EAT MANNY'S SH!T AND DIE N!GGER!!'
Mayorga knows how to hype himself if happens his american Floyd could eat dust to mayorga in terms of hyping themselves.
mayorga want to fight the pacman? hmmm. the dude needs a payday just like mosley , alexander, bradley, berto, marquez and the rest just needs a payday. margo, clottey, cotto, hatton, had thier day. good night mayorga and sweet dreams when cotto knocks you out.
Ricardo Mayorga is the best Boxer in the Universe !!!
your right naper
im you fan michael marley even if you die hahahahahah nah i just like your article
its what i like about mayorga, you always knew where he's coming from.
on another note, pacquiao will need to hone up on his liver punching if he is to face ricardo in the future. i hate to think what could happen to the latter if he pulls his old stunts on MP. he likes to jaw at his opponents and dare them to hit it and that will be detrimental to his health with pacquiao. mayorga is a good guy and always entertaining.
The only reason Mayorga is saying positive things about Pacquiao is in hopes of landing a fight with him. If the fight were actually made, I'm sure Mayorga would begin his usual trash talking like he does with every other opponent. The sad thing is that I really wouldnt be suprised if they chose Mayorga next given team Pac's track record of fighting faded fighters. But to increase the likelihood of being selected, Mayorga should lose his upcoming fight just like every other fighter Pac has faced.
Blah! blah! blah! whatever... still whenever Pacman Fight everybody is entertained (that includes pachaters) compared to boring floid fight.
THIS CRITICS CANNOT PROVE ANYTHING AGAINST PACMAN! ALL ARE JEALOUS!
It is only the Mayweathers who believe Pacquiao's achievement is tainted with PEDs. Others who say Pacquiao is using PEDs are just cuddling up to the Mayweathers. BWAA, Ring Magazine, WBC and others in the long list believe Pacquiao is clean. n fact BWAA, Ring Magazine, & WBC recognize Pacquiao as the Fighter of the Decade.
Pacquiao is clean. period. Floydie sign the contract now. ok?
Good article, Marley. Bad for the Pachaters. But Pacfans vastly outnumber Pachaters and Floydiots combined!
Pacman's popularity is already established and will not be diminished by any fanatic campaign to discredit him. All the bashing and tirades thrown at Pacman is only fattening his stock and boxing aficionados are instead putting their trust on his side. Even an American politician will risk his credibility just to have the Pacman political endorsement.
@ Mayorga is BSing Pactards, at least we're seeing fights from Manny and he's giving fights to other fighters. He even said he would be open to fighting anybody when Devon Alexander was mentioned unlike Floyd who fought 4 opponents in 4 YEARS whereas MANNY fought 9 fights in the same ammount of years!
@Marley When is Cotto's and Mayorga's next conference??
I'll cut Pacquiao's hair make it a Mohawk ,,so he won't give Mosley any fleas at the day of the fight. I've bet he gave some to Roach and pacquiao eats them as if he were a monkey.hahahahahahahaha!
FIGARO!FIGARO!FIGARO!FIIIIIGAAAAAAARRROOOOOOOO!!
@XYLOCAINE BOY Tell your mama she owns me 5 bucks/pesos,because I took out every flea she had on her pekpek and then i shave her bushy pekpek. ;)
@ Pinoy Figaroo!.... You mean you'll cut your mom's pubic hair from her pekpek & you'll glue it to your upper lips coz you can't grow any mustache. Then you allow you dad to kiss you like the f@got you are coz your lips smells like your mom's pekpek. That's why Floyd like hanging around you coz m o n k e y s love that fish smell & he sticks his banana in your mouth while you enjoy it.
@Gago Nope,Your mom actually has a delicious pekpek,jejejejeje! she just needs to shave that bush every week.hahahahahaha!! You know Asian girls don't shave enough like the white American girls do all the way.jijijijijijijijijijijiji!!!!
FIGARO!FIGARO!FIGARO!FIIIIIGAAAAAAARRROOOOOOOO!!
Oh yeah tell her that she still owns me 5bucks. bua! jijijijijijijijji!
Mayorga had his time.. he should fight chicken Floyd and then let the sun set on him.
Hoy pinoy gago,Pacquiao chicken out with Marquez in person in the Filipinas..
Hoy loko-loko ka!!
KAPUTAPUTAHAN KA NANG PUTANG INA MO! PINOY NA PINOY KA NAMAN AT PANGAGAP KA PANG CHICANO!.
HOY HINDOT KA! MAMATAY KA NA SANANG PUKING INA MO KA KASAMA LAHAT NG PAMILYA MO!!
Hola Pino no sabe si la palabra no es chicana. Son palabras en italiano, si sabes lo que quiero decir es mejor callar. Boca cerrada no hundir barcos.
@Maharlika Inside that musket ??hahahahaha!
KAPUTAPUTAHAN KA NANG PUTANG INA MO! PINOY NA PINOY KA NAMAN AT PANGAGAP KA PANG CHICANO!.
PA INGLES INGLES KA PA NA PUKING INA MO, MALI MALI NAMANG HINDOT KA!!
HOY HINDOT KA! MAMATAY KA NA SANANG PUKING INA MO KA KASAMA LAHAT NG PAMILYA MO!!
I'm not Energetic you pisot. ISTUPIDO! LAVANDERO!
Hoy loko loko ka!
OK. INGGIT KA SIGURO. WAG KANG MAGALALALA ETO ANG IYO.
KAPUTAPUTAHAN KA NANG PUTANG INA MO! PINOY NA PINOY KA NAMAN AT PANGAGAP KA PANG CHICANO!.
PA INGLES INGLES KA PA NA PUKING INA MO, MALI MALI NAMANG HINDOT KA!!
HOY HINDOT KA! MAMATAY KA NA SANANG PUKING INA MO KA KASAMA LAHAT NG PAMILYA MO!!
Pinoys Just don't let Pakiau fight Mayorga or it will be another cherry pick opponent for the steroid user. and another bullsh!t fight.
HUH? JUST EAT MANNY'S SH!T AND DIE YOU DUMBFUKK WETB@CK!!
I am in my country,you dumbo!. You need to go back to the Crab country Pinas .. Bakla mo!!
KAPUTAPUTAHAN KA NANG PUTANG INA MO! PINOY NA PINOY KA NAMAN AT PANGAGAP KA PANG CHICANO!.
PA INGLES INGLES KA PA NA PUKING INA MO, MALI MALI NAMANG HINDOT KA!!
HOY HINDOT KA! MAMATAY KA NA SANANG PUKING INA MO KA KASAMA LAHAT NG PAMILYA MO!!
ano ‘yang tumutulo sa bibig mo?
a!achuuuu!!!!!!!(sneeze)!!!!!*TAMOD*,hahahahahhahahahhahaha!
Dear:Pacfans
Belts only collect DUST. Remember anyone can be champion they just need to pay some money to be champ or to fight for a belt..
cough,cough *Cottito vs Pacquita* oops! I did it again.lol
paingles ingles kapa gago ka naman.
PAC IS USE STEROID. ITS VERY CLEAR TO HIS BODY. HE BECOME STRONGER AND FASTER IN 2ND MORALES FIGHT.
MABUHAY FLIPTOP TAYO
your head became spheroid by envy. flip ang top mo?
Yes, pac uses steroids just like your tatay uses to try to make his titi bigger. Too bad its too small for him to do anything with it. Yes son, dont be mad coz your titi is small like your tatay! Just accept that the little pac will beat up any fighter you idol. Quit crying & just accept the facts. And if your nanay needs a real man, you can send her my way & I will show her a good time. If she's good, I may even tip big so she can put you through school.
Mabuhay ang P.I.
KAPUTAPUTAHAN KA NANG PUTANG INA MO! PINOY NA PINOY KA NAMAN AT PANGAGAP KA PANG CHICANO!.
HOY HINDOT KA! MAMATAY KA NA SANANG PUKING INA MO KA KASAMA LAHAT NG PAMILYA MO!!
have you seen him train? he also does px90 that's why he looks the way he looks
what do you guys know about writing?
eight belts and still counting. rock on, pacman!
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