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Pacquiao must save civilization from Mayweather domination

It will be up to Manny Pacquiao to save civilization if Floyd Mayweather makes easy work of Mosley
It will be up to Manny Pacquiao to save civilization if Floyd Mayweather makes easy work of Mosley
Top Rank (Chris Farina)

Welcome to my nightmare and to yours also if you don't want to see total world domination by Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr.

What if The Mouth That Roars is way too salty for Sugar Shane Mosley, about to turn age 39 and away from the ring for 15 months by the time of their May 1 bout?

What if, then as day follows night, Mayweather plays with Manny Pacquiao, the righteous lad from GenSan?

What if both of these key bouts turn into, as Mayweather thinks they will, easy work?

I don't know about you but I am fully prepared to streak naked, birthday suit only, through Times Square at noon time.

From the wonderful, humorous, creative mind of ART GARCIA (Pacland)

I am also planning on moving to a lower floor, as living on the 11th floor, and throwing myself out the window could be catastrophic.

I figure a self-propelled hurl from the second or even the third floor will just break a few bones, nothing more.

Styles makes fights, friends, it is the dictum that never goes away.

Mayweather's defensive skills allow him to make a monkey out of anyone.

The de la Hoya fight was “competitive” only because the calculating Mayweather did not step on the gas until the fifth round. Forget that baloney about Oscar's jab failing him. The last seven rounds were a clinic in now you see me, now you don't.

If 2010 was 2007 or 2006, then I'd look at Mayweather-Mosley quite differently. And so would you if you know a left hook from a darn fish hook.

I am afraid that Mosley might find himself pawing at the air and falling for all those shoulder rolls come the merry month of Mayweather.

It is a quantum leap going from inexperienced Andre Berto to the oh so polished Mayweather. This long layoff since he dazzled Margocheato doesn't help the Mosley cause, either.

In the old days, a fighter of Mosley's considerable stature would have adhered to the old Ray Arcel warning “to rest is to rust” and taken a 10-round stay sharp bout for mere peanuts or arranged a private gymnasium bout (the old Cus D'Amato routine).

But, no, Mosley has not thrown a competitive punch since the final round against Margarito on Jan. 24, 2009.

If it takes him a few rounds to shake off the rust against Mayweather, Shane will have to play catchup and his pursuit may become more futile with each passing round.

The end result?

Thought you would never ask, shy one.

A comfortable if not wide unanimous decision for the villainous one.

Yes, The Man We Love To Hate takes the victory.

And then it will fall to one man to save civilization as we know it.

Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao, I hope you're up for the task.

Maybe you can get “Wapakman” to help you.

(mlcmarley@aol.com)

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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...

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  • Fred McDonough 2 years ago
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    don't you really think civilization or what is left of it has bigger problems than Floyd Mayweather. You call me a Flomo, fine, but I call you a phony Paul Revere, issuing false alarms on juvenile topics. Go play in your sandbox, keed, you bother me!

  • AVERAGE BOXING FAN 2 years ago
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    EY FRED!!! HE'S GOT YOU READING . . . BWAHAHAHAHA

  • sig357 2 years ago
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    So Floyd was done laying his next generation of EGGS and signed the contract. Good. Now he still needs 3-4 weeks to incubate the eggs (meaning to find a way out of the fight). Lets see May 1st, if he actually shows up without any rib injury, hand injury, lack of Xylocaine, or maybe failed incubation of the eggs.
    As much as I would this is a must see fight, I also have a hunch that this is indeed a GBP scripted fight. Shane take a dive, Part 2 then GBP would say they want 65/35 against Pacquiao. Its already happening with Khan/Marquez fight so they can keep on cashing on with Khan and sacrifice the old man Marquez with a hefty retirement check. They will be doing with Shane, all Shane needs to do is accept the fact that at 40 YO, he is no longer as profitable as he thinks he is.

  • bErNiE vEe 2 years ago
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    Guys, I have a simple question:

    How many times do you have to jump to clear a hurdle?

    Once? twice? thrice?

    Then, why do you think Mayweather signed the fight contract with Mosley with a rematch clause?

    Mayweather, in his own words, rather die than lose that '0'. So, why would Floyd fight Shane, a fighter who has a big chance of beating him, and risk losing his lossless record, twice? When all it takes to get rid of the risk is to beat Shane Mosley once?

    Is he that crazy to risk his most coveted undefeated record that he is fighting someone not once, but twice? Or, are they trying to pull off the biggest heist in boxing history? Is this fight for real, or is it scripted?

    Judging from what has transpired, from Berto's complete withdrawal from a fight with Shane, to the negotiations going smooth and cordial, to the soundbites fired by the 'players', I believe that the fight between Mayweather and Mosley is a grand scheme to stage the grandest circus in boxing history!

  • bErNiE vEe 2 years ago
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    Judging from what has transpired, from Berto's complete withdrawal from a fight with Shane, to the negotiations going smooth and cordial, to the soundbites fired by the 'players' in press releases, I believe that the fight between Mayweather and Mosley is a grand scheme to stage the grandest circus in boxing history - at the expense of the paying fans.

    Mayweather, as if reading from a script, insinuated that fighters the age of Shane should be a washed-up and over-the-hill, and as if on cue , Shane said that he feels great and that there should be no excuses. It's as if they are molding the public's minds into expecting an old, punched ticket and shop-worn Mosley inside the ring with Mayweather so in the event that Shane takes his 'dive', nobody would shout in remostration and accept the fact that Shane is indeed past his prime.

    Conspiracy? Yes! Theory? No! It's cocksure to happen come May 1st... belee-dat!

  • Lord Huey 2 years ago
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    You really are a pathetic excuse for a writer these days Marley. You realise you can only make a living from this game if you suck up to the Fillipines (you admit yourself that they finance your own web site), so you constantly just try to suck up to their egos.

    Bearing in mind you claim Mayweather:

    1: ducks mosely
    2: ducks top 147 opponents

    Forgive me for finding it hilarious how your journalistic integrity for the subject of Floyd Mayweather is to slowly not try and incinuate that Mosely is:

    A: too old

    B: too inactive

    You are the same guy who has been waxing lyrical about Joshua Clottey and Ricky Hatton as Pacquiao opponents for the last 2 years!?

  • Lord Huey 2 years ago
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    These are the facts. However this hurts your own ego. And your fanbase.

    1: Mosely- 38 is as good as anything Pacquiao has faced in his entire care. Let alone beaten.

    If you think a peak Barrera or a Peak Morales was actually a tougher fight than this, then step into the real world

    2: Mayweather will have beaten the PFP number 2 and PFP number 3, in a row, quite easily no doubts. And if pacquiao follows then he could well beat the 3 PFP top 3 fighters, in a row. Tell me a time that a fighter has ever beaten 3 PFP top 10 opponents in a row. Let alone top 5.

    3: This will more than likely be as tough as any Pacquiao fight. It may be tougher. Don't kid yourself that Floyd probably won't just school both of them.

  • Lord Huey 2 years ago
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    I wasn't expecting you, or Pactard fans to have any class, when Mayweather took on the pFP number 3, as his warm up for Pacquiao. Rather than a Cintron, Malignaggi, Clottey to be honest.

    But please try. Changing your mind on the merits of Mosely, just because a guy you personally don't like is fighting, befits the mind set of a 17 year old. Not a guy in his 60s.

    I realise you have bills to pay, but sucking up to the ego of fillipinos 365 days a year becomes tiresome.........

  • Micky 2 years ago
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    Just imagine if Pacquiao was facing Mosely, and Mayweather Clottey. I imagine it would be from Michael:

    "Yet again, Pacquiao steps up to the plate and takes on the PFP number 3, hall of fame legend, Shane Mosely. Yet again, Mayweather ducks Mosely, and cherry picks an easy fight against the bum Clottey, who's lost every meaningful fight he has ever had"

    With the Pactards singing in chorus:

    "HAHHAHA MAYWATHER FACE BUM! HE DUCK MOSELY! WON@T FIHT PFP FIGHTEr. RUNS AWAY AND TAKE BUM like CLOTTEY HAHAH! MANNNY WARRIOR WHO FACE LEGEND. MAYWEATHER COWARD!"

    Let's be honest. Manny has cherry picked a nice warm up bout. Mayweathers stepped up to the plate this time

  • Marvin Marley 2 years ago
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    Mike Mike. It's your cousin...........Marvin Marley.........

    Your web site incomings have taken a hit since mayweather signed against Mosely. A fighter you've constantly said he ducked, as he was too dangerous.

    Our new tactic is to subtedly hint at Mosely age in every article, and his inactivity, to try and take away praise from Mayweather when he wins. Get your excuses in now.

    We need to raise our Piloy numbers on the site by 10% to break even. Praising Mayweather won't achieve this.

    So make some nice subtle cheap shots. While at the same time, not making it obvious that you have totally changed your mind on Mosely, just because a guy you don't personally like is fighting him!

    Also add in a few Flomos and Gayweathers. Our Piloy fan base only have 2 years of schooling, so respond favourably to 12 year old terminology

    Stay lucky!

    marvin marley

  • Teddy Marley 2 years ago
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    Hey Marvin, this is your mistress, Joan. Get off Marley's ass, you pervert! No matter how you bang, the cows aren't coming home!

    It was Floyd himself who said insinuated that Shane is an punched ticket, shop-worn and over-the-hill fighter, you moron!

    Floyd will beat a 39 year-old Mosley, for sure!

    Sorry but, this fight is too little, too old, too late.

  • milagros.solidarios 2 years ago
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    SUPER-XYLOCAINE girl vs MEGA-BALCO boy
    .
    May 1 (?)
    .
    Battle of the SUPER JUICERS.

  • Mighty Duck 2 years ago
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    I'm afraid that you might be right that it will come to a point that Wapakman must save the civilization from arrogant Mighty Duck.

  • bErNiE vEe 2 years ago
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    If Mayweather's injecting Xylocaine to numb his hands making him punch stronger isn't cheating, then I don't know what is.

    "By numbing something up you can't feel it. If you can't feel it, you gonna get harder with it" - Margaret Goodman, M.D. - Nevada Chief Ringside Physician, on the use of Xylocain on a fighter's hand.

    Go straight to the 1:51 mark(delete the space before '//'
    http: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAIQBcpHpSs

  • guest 2 years ago
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    The Mayweather groupie of bilge rats have come out of their xylocaine-flooded holes and now infest Marley's hemingway-esque fields of wit and lawyerly humor, something that these despicable dropout rodents and flaming flomos won't even attempt to understand simply because it's beyond their imbecile IQ and comprehension.

    Prepare the pesticides, people! Flomicide (i.e., extermination of Floydie's flomos) is justified.

  • Nena 2 years ago
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    Pacquiao will breakdown Mayweather defenses and Mayweather knows it. That the reason why he won’t fight Pacquaio with his 100% power intact because Pacquaio got the recipe for destruction.
    However, I rather not see the fight with Mayweather.

  • Packy 2 years ago
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    Fraud, you stay there at number 2.

    Just call me when you're ready.

  • Andy 2 years ago
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    if Floyd does win only because of his boring, running defensive style, period !! he'll be too scared to attack and open up against Sugar.

  • crafty liar obama 2 years ago
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    "Mayweather's defensive skills allow him to make a monkey out of anyone" truly this willy,crafty loudmouth coward is nothing but a monkey, he should emulate mega-manny as a true warrior and not a monkey fond of making hide-and-seek to his opponents.

  • juan 2 years ago
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    FLOYD'S A SOLID PAC FAN, ssshhh... but don't tell anyone. ;>

    google it "mayweather cheering pacquiao"

  • Ex Floyd Fan 2 years ago
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    Nice article here as always Mr. Marley. I think that Manny Pacquiao is the only one who could defeat Fraud Gayweather

  • Reading101 2 years ago
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    KFC only wants a rematch with Mosley if Mosley beats him. So Bernie, if KFC wins on May 1st, there won't have to be a rematch.

  • patgaer 2 years ago
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    what u pointing out is ducking is the name of the game, a boring fight that boxing fans dont want..

  • Rob Thomas 2 years ago
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    I always read Marley's article and its always bias.

  • Philthy Rich Records #1 Radio Single 2 years ago
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    Xylocaine I need dat sht
    if i dont have it imma be a btch
    fck da fans im jus tryna get rich
    money money money this is my hit

    im da best boxer alive now & 4ever
    if you didnt kno now da names mayweather
    and whether u think im da best or not
    at least to me im still at dat number 1 spot
    so fck all da fans & all da haters
    i dont do it for boxing, only for dat paper
    yea ill fight da top dudes but much much later
    its all bizness man so dont hate da playa
    Imma wait till they old & gray
    im da king of this sht so of course imma have my way
    dont care what the boxin world say
    imma fight da wackest dude wit da biggest payday

    Xylocaine I need dat sht
    if i dont have it imma be a btch
    fck da fans im jus tryna get rich
    money money money this is my hit

    1st verse only more to come

  • Rob Thomas 2 years ago
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    So why do I even read it?

  • pedro 2 years ago
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    thats a funny picture. fastest hands meets the biggest mouth. dont forget he's mouth is also fast, not the just big. you know what? now i'm wondering who has more irretaiting mouth, floyd or chris tucker?

  • brian 2 years ago
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    one way to defeat the bad boy of boxing is to boycott all his fights with the media not giving him any attention at all.

  • G.I. Joe 2 years ago
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    Xylocaine should be banned in boxing. Don't worry, that shoulder roll technique by the fastest and biggest mouth in the world will be dismantled by the fastest hands in the world

  • Floyd's Money will be Manny's 2 years ago
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    In terms of Game Theory, Pacquiao has nothing to worry about. Yes-The-Man-We-Love-To-Hate-takes-the-victory is just a "Debt Theory". All-dollars-goes-Manny is the real "Game Theory". Manny will win the drug legal battle, and all of Floyd's money winnings will settle it.

  • new era 2 years ago
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    Mosley-Mayweather is another fight of the defense specialist. Waiting and running is quite boring to watch unless one adjust his style to make the fight a true fight. IF Floyd wins, we will have the chance to witness the richest and much anticipated battle of the decade vs Manny. If Shane emerge victorious, his biggest payday is coming soon against the real PPV KING and #1 P4P Manny Pacquiao.

  • Ted Lepcio 2 years ago
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    it is extremely hard to take seriously some "Imbie" (short for imbecile) who does not know difference between "Pinoy fan base" and whatever "Piloy" means....right Marvin??

  • #1floydfan 2 years ago
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    I think that it would be a good idea for you to move to a lower floor marley because floyds going to make mosley look the whole 39...i also agree that should floyd beat mosley you should run through times square at noon naked

  • G.I. Joe 2 years ago
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    We need this kind of articles with sense of humor once in a while. I don't want that KFC to spoil my days. He waited 10 long years for Mosley to get old and accept the fight. Nice try. I'm not sure if Mosley can beat this twisted guy but I do hope so.

  • FUCKING SHIT 2 years ago
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    One way also to defeat Chicken Gay KAKAKAK Weather is make him Chicken Barbecue mix with Tecate beer let's enjoy the night with Flyda Chicken KAKAKAK will be the POLOTAN!

  • Floyd'smomma 2 years ago
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    My son floyd jr and moseroid is may 1st. Signed and ready to go. Come May 2, my jr will be 43-0. I see jr winning the 1st and 2nd round coz moseroid needs a couple of round to shake off the rust. Rounds 3 to 11 would be like watching the cartoon Tom and Jerry. Ofcourse my jr knows he is way ahead on the score cards and do what he does best...run around and around ....and around. And round 12 will just be like a replay of rounds 3 to 11 with moseroid's tongue hanging out from exhaustion. So there you another sensational display of running around from my jr....43-0 baby!

  • #1floydfan 2 years ago
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    Heres a senario..what if clottey beats pacquiao? YUP! i definately think you should move to a lower floor marley

  • Mike 2 years ago
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    Let's not forget also Mosley's trouble with the tight defense of Winky Wright. He had zero answer for Wright's defense which isn't slick, but hard to get through which made Mosley so fusturated he practically gave up in the 3rd or 4th round in BOTH fights. Granted he was smaller than Winky, but still, he gets fustrated when he can't land. Big difference from Margacheato who has zero defense, to Floyd whose defense is his weapon.

  • theBLUR 2 years ago
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    @Marley:
    You're showing the color of your balls! Damn you to insult Pac to need Wapakman should he fight against Floyd the Chicken. Be realistic, old man, and quit clucking like Floyd the chickenshit.

  • floydcaine 2 years ago
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    why can't you be more american, marley?

    americans must love their fellow americans, hey, i'm fighting for money.......and america.

  • #1floydfan 2 years ago
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    i'm js kiddin man, we all know clottey aint gonna beat Manny,I just cant wait till Mayweather gets ass whoopin when he faces Pac...

  • bobby 2 years ago
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    If the floyd vs manny fight will be revisited, a compromise for the random drug testing within the 24-day period could be had. Random blood test could be had until the 24th day before the fight. After the random blood test and up to the fight night, each camp should have an observer at each fighter where all substances taken by each fighter should be monitored by their respective observer. I think that would be fair.

  • 187inyourA§§ 2 years ago
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    Top Rank has the best fighters & lots of champions compare to Golden Gayz Promotion!!!

  • sanc 2 years ago
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    At this stage of Pacquiao's career am very optimistic Pacquiao will KO Mayweather. On the Hatton fight, after I predicted that Manny will kill Ricky. I was almost correct. I based that prediction by just comparing the two against the heavy bag. The power and the speed was so mismatched I was afraid for Hatton.

    My basis for Manny winning over Floyd is Cotto. Is Cotto stronger than Floyd? I think Cotto is stronger. He beat a prime Mosley who beat a prime Dela Hoya. If Pacquiao can withstand Cotto's best shot, he can negate Floyd's offense and overwhelm his defense. There might even be the possibility that Floyd will bust his fragile hand on Pacquiao's iron chin.

    Gone are the days when a JMM can counter Manny for 12 rounds. At this stage of Manny's career you can't run all night.Sooner or later that artillery of a left will land and the dancing is over.

  • #1floydfan 2 years ago
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    Hey ive got an idea..why dont we stop talking about pacquiao vs mayweather and talk about mayweather vs mosley instead...who said mayweather needs pacquiao? this is going to be without a doubt the biggest fight of the year second only to mayweather/delahoya....forget pacquiao/clottey thats small town...i agree with Mike floyds tight defence is going to frustrate the hell out of mosley...if mosley cant knock him out i predict an easy victory

  • #1floydfan 2 years ago
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    Pacquiao will make Mayweather his Chicken dinner!

  • #1floydfan 2 years ago
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    funny thing is some people dont agree that mosley won the second time against delahoya...dont take it from me but i heard that soon after the bout the FBI raided bob arums office...and like someone said floyd slamed on the gas pedal after the 5th round vs oscar...who the heck would compare cotto to floyd mayweather? i dont see the resemblance at all...totaly diferent styles

  • Mike Marley supot 2 years ago
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    Marley your balls true color are showing. Why dunn you let a chicken lick it as like KFC style...."Chicken lickin' good"

  • emeritus 2 years ago
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    A prime mosley before failed twice againts a defensive specialist w. wright...now old man shane must throw everything he has in his arsenal to break KFc defense, just like paul williams throwing everything even looping underneath againts winky... sad though...smm must make some catchin of the running chicken all night.....smm hands are fast alright againts margacheato...question is...are they good enuff for floyd...can his legs catch up with the duckin and running chicken? How boring it might get, Floyd will potshot him all night en route to unanimous decision...forget the KO!

  • sandugo 2 years ago
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    Who is the fighter of the decade? It's floyd mayweather, in his dreams.

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