Almost immediately after Manny “Pac Man” Pacquiao brutalized Miguel Cotto to capture the WBO welterweight championship last Saturday night at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, fans began clamoring for a matchup between Pacquiao and undefeated former titlist “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
“I don’t think it’s going to happen,” Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 KOs) said about a potentially lucrative battle with the man www.espn.com ranked #48 on their “50 Greatest Boxers of All-Time” list. “I am sure he doesn’t want the fight.”
Pacquiao, 30, who is also the current IBO and Ring Magazine light welterweight champion, was asked to elaborate why he believes that Mayweather (40-0, 25 KOs) will again cower like the yellow clown pocket he has proven himself to be.
“Boxing for him is like a business,” said Pacquiao, the #1 ranked pound-for-pound boxer in the world by Ring Magazine. “Mayweather doesn’t care about the people watching. He doesn’t care if the fight is boring, as long as the fight is finished and he gets plenty of money. I want people to be happy. You have a big responsibility as a boxer.”
Industry sources have speculated that a marquee matchup pitting Pacquiao versus Mayweather could generate in excess of $80 million.
Unfortunately, Mayweather, 32, wrongly contends that he is the more glamorous boxer of the two and he has already demanded a larger share of the proposed purse.
Justifiably, Pacquiao, the first fighter in history to win a belt in seven different weight classes, and his camp have been adamant that they are seeking an even 50-50 split.
“Both sides need to look at the big picture,” said HBO Sports president Ross Greenburg. “That’s a boatload of cash and a fight that America wants.”
Greenburg said he couldn’t fathom why either Pacquiao or Mayweather would opt out of a fight against each other.
“Boxing fans demand it and the sport needs it,” Greenburg said. “If you’re an athlete, do you say you don’t want to play in the Super Bowl?”
Floyd Mayweather, Sr., who has claimed to be “The Greatest Trainer of All Time,” attended last weekend’s highly-anticipated bout and he predicted that his son would decimate Pacquiao.
Floyd’s “Pretty” son has long been criticized for avoiding the most challenging opponents and the loony patriarch of the Mayweather clan already has said he would advise his offspring not to fight Pacquiao.
“I have my own personal reasons,” said Mayweather Sr., a flamboyant dresser who is known to don ridiculously colorful outfits likely designed for pimps. “I don’t think little Floyd should fight Pacquiao. I’ll just say that. I’ll let you figure it out.”
When pressed to identify his “own personal reasons,” Mayweather Sr. said that he is confident that Pacquiao’s ability to absorb Cotto’s powerful blows is proof that “Pac Man” is a juicehead.
“I know Floyd is the best,” said Mayweather Sr., a convicted cocaine smuggler and trafficker. “But when your opponent uses something illegal, even the best can get hurt.”
Keith Kizer is the executive director of the Nevada Athletic Commission and he said that there is no evidence whatsoever that Pacquiao has used steroids.
Pacquiao’s conditioning coach, Alexa Ariza, said that Pacquiao enriched his workouts with whey protein, liver-support supplements and a diet that consisted of consuming 6,500-calories-per-day.
Baseball has been vilified as the sport that has most suffered from the steroids epidemic.
However, there is no question whatsoever that performance enhancing substances have hindered all fields of athletics.
Therefore, it is safe to presume that boxing has been grievously affected by steroids as well.
Nevertheless, for Mayweather to make such a slanderous allegation against Pacquiao with zero proof highlights that the Mayweather’s are a cowardly family who are mortified at the very thought of losing.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. is a truly great boxer who is diminishing his legacy because he is afraid to be contested by premier fighters.
Manny Pacquiao is a pugilistic icon who has fought all challengers without exception and he has battered every man he has encountered in the ring.
“I’ve been around Muhammad Ali, Marvin Hagler and Sugar Ray Leonard,” said Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum. “Manny is the best fighter I’ve ever seen.”
Manny Pacquiao is not “the best fighter I’ve ever seen.”
Still, Pacquiao is a superior talent and, if the viewing public is not afforded the opportunity to see him battle “Pretty Boy,” every fight fan will lose.
If Mayweather is in possession of any stones, he will force his family to stop fabricating stories to the media about Pacquiao and he will scrap the “Fighting Pride of the Philippines.”
Unfortunately, knowing the Mayweather's, they won’t “think little Floyd should fight Pacquiao” and boxing fans will be robbed of excitement yet again.
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“I know Floyd is the best,” said Mayweather Sr., a convicted cocaine smuggler and trafficker. “But when your opponent uses something illegal, even the best can get hurt.”
Keith Kizer is the executive director of the Nevada Athletic Commission and he said that there is no evidence whatsoever that Pacquiao has used steroids
BETWEEN THIS TWO PEOPLE ON STERIODS ISSUE WHO YOU YOU THINK IS THE CREDIBLE, BELIEVABLE, CONVINCING, REALISTIC AND PLAUSIBLE PERSON?
So what the man was convicted and done his time and as long as god forgives him that's what matters to me. He has a right to his opinion and he's worked with boxers for years he sees something in Pac that less skilled eyes might not. Just because Alot of people don't like the way Floyd brag's doesn't mean he's a coward he would be a fool to step in the ring with a doped up boxer just to please a blood thirsty crowd praying for his downfall. Floyd is the best and at the end of the day all of you know it, just hate to admit it, Floyd will beat the breaks off of Manny.
Wow this has to be the most biased article iv'e ever read, I wonder why pacquiao wont succomb to a blood test for the fight against mayweather? Kinda odd that he thinks hes special enough to not need it. He thinks its useless, and unhealthy, why can lance armstrong, lebron james, kobe bryant and every other super athlete do it before a big game/match but he can't? seems to me he's hiding something. He said he's there for the people and wants to entertain, but he's going to let this fight go to waste and never happen because he wont take a blood drug test. sounds to me like he's a steroid user, and a liar, he's not here for the people, he just wants to look good. hes a punk
oh and HGH can only be found using a blood drug test for your information
Little mayweather will go down asap, Pacquiao has agreed to the blood test, he just does not want blood to be drawn 48 hours before the fight.
Any fool that's in sports, know's that this is a way for mayweather to back out. Pacquaio, hand's down will beat Mayweather. Everyone knows this, his father know's it, and they saw pound for pound what he is capable of doing after Cotto's beat down. HE is afraid and yella.
Yep very fishy Pacman is hideing something.
Mayweather is not running, Pacquiao is running by not taking the blood test. Take the blood test ant the fight is on. Must be hiding something. His little voodoo doll under the bed telling him he will be weak if he gives a tiny amount of blood is completlely bull____t. Pacquiao has not faced anyone close to the abilities of Mayweather. Like knocking him in the head before he gets off.
he already agreed to it a long time ago. floyd is making so many excuses.
Pacquiao and Arum agreed to any BLOOD TEST..the same type of blood tests conducted by the NBA or NFL...but not the USADA..because that agency has close ties to Golden Boy.
Mayweather camp insists that the testing be done by USADA.
Why are they insisting on USADA? For sure, they are up? to something. They want to cheat on the blood tests.
Pacquiao team wants a neutral agency to do the blood testing.
(I think the only ones on crack are FLoyd Sr. and Roger. They should be investigated.)
No one can tell me after watching Manny knock out Hatton and destroy Cotto with straight-arm punches, you wasn't sort surprised or stunned. I've always felt since the fight with Dela Hoya that Manny punching power was freakish. I've been a boxing fan for many years and I’m not impressed easily; I don’t mind seeing a guy with great skills and talent, but freakish strength with a 30lbs muscular build created over a period of 4 months should raise question. A fighter only train 2 months give or take. But wait, Manny stated he only trains 4 weeks and would think about training 6 weeks for Mayweather. With only 4 weeks of training per each fight with Dela Hoya, Hatton and Cotto, that is 3 months. That’s not enough time to do what Manny has done. I'm not sure what type of training he does when he is not training for a fight, whatever it is makes him super strong with lots of muscles, and that raises question. I agree with the Mayweather's, make him take the test.
The PAC already agreed that he's ok if his blood will be tested after the fight (like minutes after the fight). There's no way any boxer or athlete for that matter can hide something illegal inside his blood that fast after a fight. So it only proves 3 things.
"The Mayweather's are doing everything they can to avoid the fight from happening and rob all boxing fans"
"They are afraid because there's no way Floyd can win over the Pac"
"The Money is ducking again"
It's not that hard to understand what SR and JR have in mind, they are toying with the boxing world and making sure that this one creates controversy that moght ruin this mega fight. C'mon guys, here in the US, we don't take SR's word seriously, would you really believe and buy SR's allegations? They've always been loudmouths since day one. And now this? Pacman is in to something? that's pure BS.
The Money is afraid of The Pac coz he'll be knocked out for sure. Talk is cheap, and all The Money does is talk crap.
“I know Floyd is the best,” said Mayweather Sr., a convicted cocaine smuggler and trafficker. “But when your opponent uses something illegal, even the best can get hurt.”
A convicted cocaine smuggler that should shank Colin Linneweber, the douch-bag that wrote this article. I like how he threw that in thier to discredit Mayweather SR, even though is has nothing to do with SR's credentials or knowledge of boxing. Colin Linneweber is the a-hole that should be sued for writting a terrible article. Oh ya, and Manny is on steroids.
Why wont Pacquiao accept olympics style testing?
If he has nothing to hide, let him be tested anytime anywhere.
Mayweather has accepted to olympics style testing. Why wont Pacpuiao accept too?
Colin Linneweber, obviously knows absolutely nothing about Boxing, and this is made painfully clear to anyone that has read this article. What does a person's "personal" background has to do with their Boxing expertise and/or credentials? If that's the case, then I could probably dig up a bunch of dirt on Colin Linneweber, and use it to discredit his examination abilities, although the two wouldn't be parallel and would have nothing to do with one another. Because that's exactly what he is trying to do in this article with Mayweather Sr. This is the most biased piece of s**t I've ever read in my life, as far as boxing is concerned.
Point blank, Manny Pacquiao is on some kind of Enhancement drug. Anyone, that knows anything about boxing and fighters coming up in weight, knows exactly what I'm talking about. Most people, especially Colin Linneweber, Do NOT know S**T about boxing and need to keep their biased comments to themselves. You only end up sounding stupid, TRUST ME.
This is a horrible article. I agree with many here, not only is it biased, but is a smoke screen just to bad mouth. I understand if you dont like floyd and wanna say he is ducking and all that. But to put personal business in an article that has nothing to do with the article proves you really need to get fired as a freelancer.
this article is so biased. Who ever wrote this is a clown
Manny will KTFO Floyd. Only retards think otherwise. Seriously! My cousin is a big Mayweather fan. He says Floyd is the man and would beat Manny. My cousin also never graduated high school and is known in my family as "the crackhead" cuz he's been smokin that stuff since we were in the 9th grade. No wonder he idolizes the Mayweathers! They're all cut from the same cloth hahaha!
come fight night, Pacquiao will expose Mayweather if the two ever meet. why do you think he use a shoulder roll defense? if you are a boxer, you should cover your face, I think he is covering something on his chest. Once Pacquiao keeps on pounding that part, you'll see, dont be surprise and be shock because there will be 2 bulge appear on Mayweather's back, yah you right! THAT'S AN IMPLANT, A SILICON".
And that thing in his throat? do you remember when Zab Judah gave him a low blow? oh! thats his ball got stock when he was hit down there, it went up, suprisingly he did not spit it out. well I guess that could give him a little manly look.
Floyd will whip mannys' punkass
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