Floyd Mayweather Vs. Manny Pacquiao - Floyd Continues To Push For May Fight
by Brent Brookhouse on Jan 10, 2012 2:13 PM EST
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We're not to the point where the UFC 142 talk is ramping up (that starts tomorrow, and it's going to be good) so now is a good time to follow up on my story from the weekend about the PR battle between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. With Bob Arum having said that Manny vs. Floyd won't happen on May 5 because of a cut suffered by Pacquiao back in November things appeared to have died down until after Floyd served his 90 day sentence in jail starting in June.
But then Manny Pacquiao went ahead and threw Bob Arum under the bus a bit when talking to PhilBoxing:
"I‘ve said this over and over before and I'm saying this again, I want Floyd Mayweather Jr. to be my next opponent and I haven't changed my choice despite recent developments. ... I am meeting with my promoter, Bob Arum on Tuesday and I will insist that the fight with Mayweather be given the preference (over) the four others in the list [Miguel Cotto, Timothy Bradley, Juan Manuel Marquez, Lamont Peterson] I will fight next."
...
"It's not really fair for some quarters to blame me if, in the long run, the fight wouldn't push through. As I have also been saying many times before, I fight for the fans. I want the fans to be happy always."
"Whoever the fans want me to fight, I will face him (in) the ring. I don't choose (who to) fight. It is my promoter who does because it's his job. My job is to fight, everybody must realize that."
Today Floyd hit up Twitter with a few gems to continue pushing for the fight:
@FloydMayweather
Floyd Mayweather Manny Pacquiao I'm calling you out let's fight May 5th and give the world what they want to see.
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@FloydMayweather
Floyd Mayweather My Jail Sentence was pushed back because the date was locked in. Step up Punk.
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This isn't the first time Floyd has stated publicly that he's ready for the fight either. He made it quite clear in a video released a few months back.
Of course, part of the reason for this could be the backlash to reports that Floyd Mayweather vs. Robert Guerrero is in final negotiations. Fans hated hearing that Floyd (fighting at 147 pounds as a welterweight) would dare fight a guy who has never fought over lightweight (other than one horrible fight at 138) and never held a legitimate title above 130 pounds. To top it off, he has been off over a year after having surgery on his shoulder.
This could be a way to make it seem like "well, you guys. I tried my best, now I pretty much have to fight Guerrero" even though there are many better options out there. Which isn't to run down the very talented Guerrero, but rather to point out that he hasn't proven that he deserves the shot. Then again, maybe the public pressure will finally get to everyone involved.
It has to happen eventually...
Right?
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it must be nice to push your jail sentence back because you know you got a fight locked in and all
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He requested it be pushed back for a month due to professional concerns, which isn’t THAT rare.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Jan 10, 2012 2:20 PM EST up reply actions
Sure it’s not rare, especially with celebs/athletes… BUT that doesn’t change the fact that he can push back a jail sentence where he was charged with smacking his bitch up in order to go smack some body else up… Only in America Baby!
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by RECE ROCK on Jan 10, 2012 2:23 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
If it was here in Brazil, he wouldn't even go to jail at all
GSP was the UFC Welterweight champion, until he took an arrow in the knee.
by crucified on Jan 10, 2012 2:55 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs
That’s because Brazilians girls got such nice asses men can’t help but smack that ass… Everybody would be in jail ; )
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by RECE ROCK on Jan 10, 2012 7:45 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
So Pac...
If Arum is the problem, and he works for you, solve the problem.
by Kid Kimura on Jan 10, 2012 2:22 PM EST reply actions 5 recs
At least in Boxing you get to fire your promoter if they're no longer cutting it
Is the ability to do so because of the Muhammed Ali act? If it is, no wonder UFC is lobbying against MMA’s inclusion in it.
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they are lobbying against it because it would destroy their current business model. I think they could still make it work if they got included, but I don’t think it would be the rainbows everyone thinks it will be.
MMA does not want to end up like boxing
They should lobby against it. That act favors fighters but ultimately hurts the fans by fighters avoiding each other or promoters refusing to work with other promoters. This is why boxing is at such a bad state. MMA has blown up the way it has this past decade because they don’t have to meet 20 different promotions criteria. Whats next…..each division will have 100 champions?
i'll eat a bug and fanshot the video of this fight ever happens. i'll let yall pick the bug too
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by gspmademegay on Jan 10, 2012 2:23 PM EST up reply actions
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by Earl Montclair on Jan 10, 2012 2:26 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Earl Montclair?
C’mon man. That’s gotta be a fake name too. It’s like me outing myself as Prince Snobbington III.
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by pud333 on Jan 10, 2012 2:28 PM EST up reply actions 7 recs
hahahahahahahahaha!
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by gspmademegay on Jan 10, 2012 2:30 PM EST up reply actions
so that’s what those three 3’s are for!
It's just a world, it's just a life.
by DirtyML on Jan 10, 2012 4:40 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I doesn't have to be.
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*It
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by Earl Montclair on Jan 10, 2012 6:51 PM EST up reply actions
Is Montclair French for Jardine?
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Now i am me and it feels great. Now i know how Chaz Bono feels. Kinda.
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Montclair is French for "give me some fucking cola"
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by Earl Montclair on Jan 10, 2012 6:51 PM EST up reply actions
kid nate is his real name?
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by gspmademegay on Jan 10, 2012 2:31 PM EST up reply actions
if kid nate makes you change your profile pic
this might fit.
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by gspmademegay on Jan 10, 2012 2:35 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Make it bigger
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by Charles Awad on Jan 10, 2012 2:35 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
i hear that often.
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by gspmademegay on Jan 10, 2012 2:36 PM EST up reply actions
thats what she said.
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seriously though, its not 'earl of montclair?'
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by gspmademegay on Jan 10, 2012 2:37 PM EST up reply actions
nope
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by MicahtheCynic on Jan 10, 2012 3:29 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
That’s what she said.
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by Charles Awad on Jan 10, 2012 3:00 PM EST up reply actions
If it EVER happens? OOOOH….that’s good.
Because like…it might happen once they’re old and shot and desperate for one last payday.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Jan 10, 2012 2:23 PM EST up reply actions
yep. if it ever happens.
I trust that they have made goo gobs of money and wont need one last check.
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by Earl Montclair on Jan 10, 2012 2:25 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
This is gonna be terrible for you after you find out you're alergic to cockroaches in three years
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by Charles Awad on Jan 10, 2012 2:26 PM EST up reply actions
I’ve talked about it in the past, Manny needs money ALREADY.
These dudes will always want more money. And somewhere down the road someone is going to say “THE FIGHT IS FINALLY HAPPENING!” and sell it as a huge deal that 50,000 people buy.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Jan 10, 2012 2:28 PM EST up reply actions
so even if the fight in australia for nickels Shamrock/Rizzo style im still on the hook?
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by Earl Montclair on Jan 10, 2012 2:30 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
That’s what “EVER” means in my book
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by Brent Brookhouse on Jan 10, 2012 2:30 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
He's roped in now
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by Charles Awad on Jan 10, 2012 2:34 PM EST up reply actions
alright, Brent
Its on.
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by Earl Montclair on Jan 10, 2012 2:35 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Dude, you'd better not quit on the stool like Fagan did with the syrup.
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i hope i dont.
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by Earl Montclair on Jan 10, 2012 2:40 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Yeah props to him for that
I don’t think I would have gotten half as far.
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by Sugel Mendoza on Jan 10, 2012 2:35 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Exactly
People that say this fight will NEVER happen obviously don’t know much about boxing. This fight will obviously happen at some point, the question is when. PAC is already exiting his prime and mayweather may be also, it’s hard to say with him bc he jas definitely slowed down with his foot work, reflexes and punch output from his younger days he is also fighting way bigger guys who fight in a different style thus changing his style. Until he gets beaten I cant really say he’s past it, same goes for manny I guess. Even though in my eyes marquez once again took him to school in there 3rd fight.
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and if this IS mdh
how the hell did you change your username?
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It's very regal
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by Charles Awad on Jan 10, 2012 2:27 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Full disclosure; my name is Charles
…but my last name is not Pumpernickel.
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by Charles Awad on Jan 10, 2012 2:35 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Are you at least "in charge?"
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by pud333 on Jan 10, 2012 2:52 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Of our days
…but not our lives.
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by Charles Awad on Jan 10, 2012 3:00 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
thank you.
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by discoandherpes on Jan 10, 2012 6:41 PM EST up reply actions
not too bad
at least its a happy bug. camel spider, anyone?
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Not poisonous. Aptly called the Happy Face Spider.
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This is pretty much the ONLY boxing fight I want to see. C'mon guys. Why don't you like money?
"You've got Floyd Mayweather making $25 million. He can't stop a double-leg..." Nick Diaz.
The build up for this fight and all the ups and downs of the negotiations over the years has built such a high expectation and such a huge bubble of speculation that I think once the fight actually happens it will be one of the biggest let downs in sports history… epsecially for casual fans whom don’t get that these guys styles aren’t exactly the greatest to match up against each other… Definitely going to be a money make BUT at what long term expense to the sport and future PPVs…
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How is this relevant to MMA?
(Just kidding… kinda… mostly…)
by Shnak on Jan 10, 2012 2:30 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
b/c mma constantly matches up the best fighters in the best fights
and now boxing might do it…maybe…perhaps.
but probably not.
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by gspmademegay on Jan 10, 2012 2:32 PM EST up reply actions
can't this just be
a way for pac man to get some cred back, he’s putting the blame on arum, who nobody likes anyway, but he’s also stating that he doesn’t choose who to fight, so mabye he knows arum won’t make the fight and now he’s just saving face?
Now I've switched signature to this one.
by the guy with the big nose on Jan 10, 2012 2:31 PM EST reply actions
Irony
I love how Floyd manages to call Pacquiao a punk while mentioning his own jail sentence in the same sentence without a shred of self awareness.
by Jabroni on Jan 10, 2012 2:42 PM EST reply actions 7 recs
In all fairness he did tell his wife
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What weight would they fight at?
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by Psychic Octopus on Jan 10, 2012 2:46 PM EST reply actions
Mo meant that to mean he'll fight at whatever weight he can make money fighting at
147 is a specific weight class considered to be “moneyweight” in boxing due to Pacquiao and Mayweather being there, and a fight with either of them means a shitload of money.
What has this got to do with MMA?
Seriously, I thought this was an mma news site, but this boxing shit gets posted all the time.
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by gspmademegay on Jan 10, 2012 2:57 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
seriously
still with this?
Now I've switched signature to this one.
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Both sports have referees?
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by dgonz on Jan 10, 2012 3:30 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Because it is mixed martial arts
Implying that it involves multiple styles, and since boxing is one of the styles most often used it makes sense you would cover one of the biggest stories. Same reason MMA sites should post stories about NCAA wrestling or grappling tournaments.
I imagine a decathlon site would also cover a story about someone breaking a record in the 100.
by Continental Op on Jan 10, 2012 3:59 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
It's sad that if this fight happens...for the loser this will mark the beginning of their career's decline
This will be the biggest fight of their lives. No other fight will ever sell as well or be given the promotion of this fight. Thus they will never make as much money fighting as they do in this fight. And the loser will never again be seen as the best in the world so that luster will be lost….
I hope to god Pacquiao wins if it does take place
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i think thats whats supposed to happen when the 2 best fight/play
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by gspmademegay on Jan 10, 2012 3:23 PM EST up reply actions
I'm rooting for Floyd.
But yeah that’s what I’m thinking. I know that I may get stoned here, but I actually think that it may be best for boxing if they DON’T fight. *ducks
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by SentientAndroid on Jan 10, 2012 3:59 PM EST up reply actions
I'll be cheering for PBF
You’ve got to think if it’s a close fight they will fight again, there would be more money to be made in a rematch.
JMM may have already signalled the start of Manny’s decline, which is why we are seeing floyd pus for it now and why Arum is doing everything he can to kill it.
I'd rather see him fight Aldo
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