Quote of the Day: K.J. Noons: "Would Love to Welcome (Manny) Pacquiao to MMA"
by Kid Nate on Sep 8, 2010 2:22 PM EDT
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"I would love to welcome Pacquiao into MMA. It would be an ideal situation for him because I don't take guys down to the ground, and after that's all said and done in the cage, I would be willing to step inside of the ring with him too, something we all knew Randy Couture wouldn't do with James Toney.
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"I know Floyd (Mayweather) isn't looking to do MMA, but I would still be willing to fight Mayweather and Pacquiao in a boxing match and both camps have been reached, so we will see what happens. I will put it this way, both camps have been reached and both camps were very interested."
K.J. Noons talks to Fight Hype.
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Interesting.
And this isn’t from a UFC fighter, so there’s actually a small chance this could occur.
A paycheck. Granted, KJ Noons is not a big name, but you could imagine Strikeforce building a PPV around this.
Yeah but could Strikeforce really afford to offer Pacquiao even a fraction of a normal payday to do it? Granted, Manny is not all about the money per se, but still I can’t imagine Strikeforce being able to pull this off when they bungle so much easy stuff (like Diaz/Miller instead of Diaz/Noons).
by BurtBacharach on Sep 8, 2010 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, he said that he was interested in trying MMA, but Arum wouldn’t let him. While Pacquaio wouldn’t make nearly as much money as he does in boxing, it could attract MMA fans to his next boxing match.
Zero chance of it happening in MMA, though. Pacquiao and Mayweather would be 20:1 favorites with everything to lose in case of an upset and nothing to gain in victory.
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by eastcoastatlas on Sep 8, 2010 2:30 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs
i was gonna say the same thing
imagine what pacquio would do to this fool
We have a saying back home that if your coming on, COME ON!!!!
Pacuiao would make KJ look like a fool
and make mma look foolish at the same time. I’d only be interested if there was an mma fight first and then the boxing fight months later. That goes Pac or Mayweather.
Mayweather wants to get paid. I doubt the UFC would find it worth his asking price, and I doubt Strikeforce can afford it.
by BurtBacharach on Sep 8, 2010 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I would expect that a boxing promoter would be more
interested in this type than Strikeforce/UFC. Get back at us for the Toney fiasco haha!!
Noons is out of his mind.
Not only is Noons way bigger than Manny, Pac Man would demolish him in a stand up fight.
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
yep
Same reason I’d beat Tyson.
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Sep 8, 2010 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I've been calling out Mayweather since before he signed the Mosley fight.
Fucker is ducking me. I agreed to take a drug test up to 30 seconds before the fight and a 30-70 split. Why you runnin’, Floyd?
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by pdl on Sep 8, 2010 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I’m sick of Mayweather ducking you. He needs to step up like a man.
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Sep 8, 2010 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Who knew beating Jorge Gurgel gave him license to be such a cocky loud mouth? I hope Diaz smashes him.
"I'm gonna go after number one, whoever it is. If it's Anderson, or I gotta go up after the guys at 205, or go on a diet and go after Jose Aldo-- it doesn't matter." -Chael Sonnen
by Blackout612 on Sep 8, 2010 2:37 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
What cockiness?
He didn’t say he’d destroy Pacquiao. He just said he’d be willing to fight him. Rossen had an article (nothing spectacular, but fun to ponder) on Manny fighting Noons as boxing’s counter to the Toney-Couture farce.
by Mint on Sep 8, 2010 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
And I didn’t say this comment alone.
"I'm gonna go after number one, whoever it is. If it's Anderson, or I gotta go up after the guys at 205, or go on a diet and go after Jose Aldo-- it doesn't matter." -Chael Sonnen
by Blackout612 on Sep 8, 2010 4:30 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Nothing wrong with trying to explore other avenues of income
If he beats Diaz, he could get a little more exposure. Even if he does a 90/10 split with Manny or Floyd in a boxing match, it would be far more than Strikeforce (or even the UFC if he bolted) would pay him.
And a fight neither would take
Even in MMA, because in the grand scheme of combat sports, who is KJ Noons? He’s a c-list fighter in a b-list org and he’s even more of a nobody in boxing. He’s trying to pick a fight that he knows he’ll never have to back up with real action, try to get his name on some sports ticker somewhere for three seconds.
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by Worldisart on Sep 8, 2010 3:21 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Noons could be the Strikeforce WW champ
He beat Diaz once (I know it was by cuts, but he was still winning), and could well do it again. Diaz is a top 10 fighter, so Noons would definitely not be a B-list fighter then. Heck, Noons would be a higher ranked fighter in his class than Couture is.
A guy that is built to fight at 140lb taking out a WW title holder would be very impressive.
It’s perfect timing. Noons would be by far the biggest, most decorated MMA fighter that Pacman would have a chance of beating. Noons would have trouble against several
Strikeforce LWs and WWs (and many in the UFC), but he happens to be a competitive matchup for Diaz.
I know this whole argument hinges on Noons beating Diaz, but I don’t seem has any more than a 2:1 underdog in that fight.
Beating Diaz
Isn’t going to rocket KJ Noons into money fights with the two biggest boxers in the world. It’s not going to launch him into money fights with mixed martial artists.
If someone came to Mayweather with this idea he would slap them and ask them who the hell KJ Noons is.
KJ Noons is not now, nor will he ever be fighting Pacman or Mayweather. Anyone who things there is even a remote possibility of that happening needs to get their head checked and then come back to reality where even if he beats Nick Diaz again, KJ Noons will still be a nobody.
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Why on earth would Pacquiao say that he’s interested in MMA if he really isn’t? Would anyone think any less of him if he simply said “no, my passion is boxing”?
Accepting that, who would Pacquiao rather fight instead? Name someone that wouldn’t embarass him by taking him down, that is as highly ranked as Noons will be after beating Diaz, AND would bring more money.
It’s simply the best fit. All that matters is whether Pacquiao was serious or not, and he’s not the type to yank our chain. He’s a competitor that would like to at least try the form of prizefighting preferred by the next generation.
GTFO Noons
Don’t talk about what Randy would or wouldn’t do. Besides, you’re a boxer first and MMArtist second. I’m hoping Diaz is the first of an epic losing streak.
This guy’s approaching Sonnen level shit talk.
When some wild-eyed, eight-foot-tall maniac grabs your neck, taps the back of your favorite head up against the barroom wall, and he looks you crooked in the eye and he asks you if ya paid your dues, you just stare that big sucker right back in the eye, and you remember what ol' Jack Burton always says at a time like that: "Have ya paid your dues, Jack?" "Yessir, the check is in the mail." - Jack Burton
don't even try to compare Sonnen and KJ
Sonnen is on a whole other level than everyone else when it comes to shit talk and fight hype. KJ is looking for a payday and there are two guys that can give it to him. Manny and Floyd
Whatever KJ is smoking
Nick Diaz wants some.
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by hobbie on Sep 8, 2010 3:05 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
What is with all the Noons hate?
FFS, let the man make his living. If he earned 5% of what Manny will in his upcoming fight, it would far exceed years of continuing to fight in Strikeforce or even joining the UFC. Do you really think he cares if he loses?
He’s not talking shit about either boxer. Pointing out the obvious difference between him and Couture is not trash talking.
Even if it was an MMA fight, think about what Noons-Pacquiao paired with Overeem-Fedor would be like. A perfect card for Strikeforce to kick off its first PPV. Even if Pacquio/Arum took 30% of the PPV, it would be worth it.
by Mint on Sep 8, 2010 3:14 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
im down with all that
But I think your missing the point. Nothing wrong with chasing a fight and a big payday. Its more that Noons is completely divorced from reality with these comments. I mean he might as well call out Barack Obama as well and make it a triple threat match for all the likelihood that it’ll happen.
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by hobbie on Sep 8, 2010 3:43 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
A fighter wants to take a huge money fight
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You guys are really drinking the boxing koolaid here. These aren’t supermen and a lot of the techniques don’t cross over.
Noons could easily leg kick Pacman to death in MMA striking, even without doing any takedowns.
Chael Sonnen: Last time I defeated the myth, this time I'll defeat the man.
So...hyped...
To those who don't get it:
Rossen summed it up nicely 4 days ago
Put Karl James Noons in the ring with him and you’ll see a boxing match with five-ounce gloves. Better: you’ll see Noons willing to give Pacquiao a rematch under boxing rules if things don’t go Pacquiao’s way. It’s a way of salvaging egos and cashing in on a fight series instead of a single-night take; it restores some of boxing’s mojo in the face of MMA’s rising popularity; it appeals to two different sports-fan demographics; it makes Pacquiao a ton of cash without being dependent on a bratty Floyd Mayweather; and if Noons beats Nick Diaz in October, he’ll even have the stroke of being a current world champion, lending everything an air of legitimacy.
Why would Mayweather be interested? Well, other than Mayweather, who’s left for him to fight? He doesn’t even have to train for this if it’s a boxing match.
I meant "why would Manny be interested"
I’m a fucking dyslexic today.
I guess.....
Answering the phone is what the term “very interested” means these days.
by KidThunder on Sep 8, 2010 5:43 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Then hanging up on them
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congrats to kj noons.
is willing to fight a boxer in the boxing world. takes balls. and the what if he wins factor. good stuff kj.
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