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StumbleFloyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao: The only fight fans want to see
HBO president of sports says actions already taking place to make fight happen
Manny Pacquiao reacts following his WBO welterweight title fight against Miguel Cotto Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009 | 3 a.m.
Pacquiao vs Cotto
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del.icio.usManny Pacquiao captured his unprecedented seventh title in a seventh weight division with a twelfth-round TKO of Miguel Cotto Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
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Las Vegas Sun boxing/MMA writer Brett Okamoto sits down with fellow sports writer Ryan Greene and videographer Christine Killimayer to discuss what they all thought about the history making night for Manny Pacquiao.
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Pacquiao v. Cotto
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As of Saturday night, can anyone think of a single reason why Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao shouldn’t fight?
It kind of seems silly at first. Of course, there has to be some minor, highly insignificant, but ultimately negative thing about the two fighting one another.
But then really think about it. Is there?
Floyd Mayweather Sr. says there is. But he’s not telling anybody.
“Lil Floyd would whoop (him), but to tell you the truth, I don’t think he should fight him,” Mayweather Sr. said. “That would be my advice to him.”
If he’d have no problem beating him though, then why not take the fight?
“I have my own reasons,” he said. “I’ll let you think about it for a second.”
Whatever Mayweather Sr.’s reasons are, chances are they’d have a hard time stacking up against the reasons for why the two should meet in the ring in early 2010.
As Pacquiao’s trainer, Freddie Roach, described it, it’s a fight the world wants to see. Moments after Pacquiao’s historic win over Miguel Cotto for his world title in a seventh weight class, fans from inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena started chanting, "We want Floyd."
Roach says that he’ll take whatever fight is the best deal for Pacquiao, but his pick is Mayweather.
“We’ll fight whoever we negotiate with the best. If Floyd wants a 65/35 split, he’s not going to get that,” Roach said. “We’ll take the best deal that Bob negotiates for, but personally, I want Mayweather.”
Back in September, following Mayweather’s unanimous decision win over Juan Manuel Marquez, his manager and close friend Leonard Ellerbe said that Pacquiao was the next obvious choice from a marketing standpoint.
That much is especially obvious, as the Mayweather and Pacquiao fights — although Saturday’s numbers aren't official, it’s certainly a reasonable assumption — marked the first time since 1999 that a single calendar year sold two pay-per-view fights that reached more than 1 million viewers each.
As Vice President of HBO Sports Operations Mark Taffet will enthusiastically attest, they are obviously the two most marketable fighters in the world.
“The two fighters’ persona and performance in the ring separates them from the pack,” Taffet said. “From a media aspect, they compliment each other. Pacquiao receives a tremendous following from the West and Southwest markets, whereas in Mayweather we see a lot of Midwest and East Coast activity.
“They are two megastars but to very different target audiences, which is what makes it almost a perfect storm from a marketing perspective.”
Even their styles are tailor-made for one another.
Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 KO) is the aggressor, who has shown a willingness to take a punch to give one, as well as a constant desire to finish fights even when he’s well ahead on a scorecard.
Mayweather (40-0, 25 KO) is the tactical defender, whose elusive ability is often referred to as poetry in motion; always the type of fighter that looks to score points and attend a post-fight press conference free of damage.
The trainer in Roach says he has the blueprint to defeat Mayweather — something the undefeated boxer is constantly asserting doesn’t exist.
“We’d break him down and beat him up,” Roach said. “Floyd can’t break an egg; he’s fragile. He hurts his hands all the time. He has speed, but if he lays on the ropes and rolls his shoulders, we’ll take everything he gives us.
“I have a great game plan for Mayweather, and I know how to beat the guy.”
Mayweather Sr., on the other hand, remains unimpressed by the Filipino and the wins he has over opponents that aren’t on the same level as his son.
“We ain’t worried about that fight. Tell me where you see a 5-foot-5 (expletive) hitting someone who’s just standing right in front of him,” said Mayweather Sr., referring to the Cotto fight. “That’s what we saw tonight.
“He hasn’t fought the greatest fighter yet. That might be his next task, but I don’t know.”
One person who doesn’t care about Mayweather Sr.’s withheld reasons for the two not to fight is HBO President of Sports Ross Greenburg, who was already in the media center arguing with Mayweather Sr. on the subject immediately following Saturday’s fight.
Before any of the fighters had arrived for questioning, Greenburg was heard saying to Mayweather Sr. that he knew the fight should happen and that it was time to make it happen.
“I don’t want to say it’s just a question of money,” Grennburg said. “When you have a situation where you’ve created two big events in the last three months, basically to set up a semifinals in the 147-pound weight class, and the American public demands to see the fight it has to happen.
“And the way it happens is to induce all sides by getting everyone to check their egos at the door, sit down at a table and hash out the terms. Each side has to look at the big picture, which is there is a boat-load of money and a fight too important for this sport not to happen.”
Top Rank CEO Bob Arum, who promoted Mayweather until the fighter bought out his contract in 2006 because of a falling out, confessed that even he was more than willing to put their differences aside to make the fight.
“I’m not going to put up with any kind of nonsense — no trash talk, I’m not going to negotiate a fight in newspapers,” Arum said. “If Floyd Mayweather wants to fight Manny Pacquiao, he knows who to call. Period.
“There will be none of this, ‘I hate him, he hates me,’ — that doesn’t matter. If he wants to fight, let him call me.”
According to Greenburg, that was news Mayweather didn’t need to hear.
Right before Pacquiao emerged from his final medical checks in his locker room, Greenburg walked to the microphone to deliver news.
“I just got off the phone with (Golden Boys Promotions CEO) Richard Schaeffer,” Greenburg said. “He told me point-blank that Bob Arum would be getting that call on Monday and plans to come in and meet with Bob next to week to make the Mayweather fight.
“I think we can all hope and pray that a fight of that magnitude and importance to the sport of boxing can truly be made, because it is time to capitalize on all the hard work that was done over the last three months. We can look forward to one of the biggest events in boxing history. Let’s see what happens, stay tuned.”
Monday can’t come soon enough.
Brett Okamoto can be reached at 948-7817 or brett.okamoto@lasvegassun.com.
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People, calm down and let the excitement from last night settle. I too am a Pacqiao fan, but most of all I am a boxing fan.
Think about it...if Pacqiao fought Marquez again, the result would be much the same, it would have to go to the scorecards. If Mayweather fought Marquez again, it would be the same, an embarrassment for Marquez. Do you seriously think a 5'5 Pacqiao could be successful fighting a 5'11 phenom with the fastest hands on the planet? I know everyone is still passionate about Manny's performance last night. I was impressed as well as surprised as well. Cotto is too slow for either Pacquiao or Mayweather. Everone is too slow for Mayweather.
I hope this fight happens because it must happen for the fans! I suggest a winner take all pot! or perhaps a 50/50 split. Each stands to make $50-$100M.
a lot of boxing fans like you had doubts when pacquiao fought those seasoned fighters. and he proved us all wrong. mayweather has not fought a guy like the pacman. mayweather is 5'8 http://www.hbo.com/boxing/fighters/maywe...
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ARE YOU KIDDING ME I THINK MANNY PACQUIAO WOULD BEAT MAYWEATHER WITH NO PROBLEM OK THEN DID YOU SEE THE FIGHT WITH MAYWEATHER AND OSCAR DELA HOYA MAYWEATHER WON BUT NOT BY MUCH.. AND THEN DID YOU SEE WHAT MANNY DID TO THE GOLDEN BOY OSCAR DELA HOYA??[ENDED HIS CAREER]SO IF THE GOLDEN BOY WAS GOING TOE TO TOE AND BLOW FOR BLOW WITH MAYWEATHER AND PUT UP A GOOD FIGHT MAYWEATHER IS 5'11 INCHES GOLDEN BOY IS 5'10 INCHES .. WHAT MAKES YOU THINK MAYWEATHER COULD HANDLE MANNY PACQUIAOS SPEED AND AGILITY IF GOLDEN BOY COULDNT.. MAYWEATHER JUST DANCES AROUND THE RING..MAYWEATHER WANTS MORE MONEY BECAUSE HE KNOWS HE WILL LOSE WHO DOES MAYWEATHER THINK HE IS 65/35 split MANNY PACQUIAO IS THE NUMBER ONE POUND FOR POUND FIGHTER IN THE BOXING TODAY
It would be better maybe like 40/40 and the winner will be the one to take the remaining 20. So this will prevent mayweather from running because you can't win the fight if you don't punch. tsk tsk tsk. I am for Manny Pacquiao our National Fist! this is the better arrangement I think. Regards to you. Thank you.
Floyd is 5'8" (http://www.boxinggurus.com/mayweatherf.h...)
Floyd is the consumate counterpuncher and he is as quick as Pacquiao so the matchup will ne interesting. What helps Floyd with his counterpunching strategy is incredible ability to cover-up his head and his body when his guard is up. His long arms and I suppose a short torso is the reason for this. This will make it difficult for Pacquiao to connect. His quick combinations and counterpunching agsinst Cotto will not work with Floyd. Conversely, I don't think that Floyd has the punching power of Pacquiao so it will not cost Pacquiao to maintain his attack style. In the Cotto fight Pacquiao found openings when Cotto attempted to counterpunch. I don't think he will find those openings with Floyd given his ability to cover-up and I believe his counterpunching will be more effective because of his wuickness. However, I still give Pacquiao the edge although a very slight one. It will be a good fight.
I AGREE 40/40 AND THE WINNER TAKE THE REMAINING 20 that sounds fair
mayweather jr. vs pacquiao?
that would be such a cool fight.
i can't wait!
Mayweather beat up the Big Show so he shouldn't have a problem with Pacquiao (ahem) right?
Mayweather sr is full of hot air. Nothing he says makes any sense, I think he is slow in the head. The mayweather camp is scared of Manny. But, I think Mayweather-Pac would be a tough assignment for Manny.
Despite Mayweather's public persona of being arrogant and a loudmouth, I understand he is a great father and generous with his friends and family...everytime I have doubted Mayweather, he has won, begining with his fight against Diego Corrales (RIP) who everyone thought was going to beat him.
After seeing Pacquio I don't think Mayweather will win unless he changes his usually strategy and goes toe to toe with the Filipino until one of them goes down. Mayweather prides himself on his defense and doesn't like to get hit, because of his speed he has been successful with this strategy; however now he faces an adversary who is as fast, or faster than him and he must win by truly fighting. Win or lose Mayweather must now face the reality that he will be hit often, and hard in a ight against Pacquio...in the end Pacquio has more power and should "walk thru" Mayweather as Freddie Roach stated...however, I would never bet against Mayweather.
mayweather would kill pacman you think marquez kicked his ass wait to see what floyd does to him
Manny Paquiao deserves to be the number one pound for pound fighter given his recent resume.
There will always be excuses for every fight (Oscar was dehydrated, Hatton was washed up, Cotto was spent after the Margarito beating/scandal).
The lightning fast and deceptively strong filippino phenom is number one.
Is he better than Mayweater is an entirely different topic.
Some will say Manny destroyed Oscar while Floyd won by decision. This is true, but did everyone forget that Oscar refused to fight Floyd at 147 and instead they fought at Oscars advantageous weight of 154? Did everyone forget that it was Floyd who knocked out Hatton while Hatton was undefeated?
Could that have left a blueprint for a way to fight Hatton and also that it could have made Hatton more susceptible to being knocked out again?
If you answer no, than you should also answer no to the Marquez fight.
We know how Manny looked and we know how Floyd looked.
Truth is, this one should be a pick em.
i give Manny the number one spot ONLY because he has a more impressive recent resume and not because I think he will walk over Mayweather like most people seem to think.
It also has to be pointed out that Floyd Mayweather, for all the reasons he gives to dislike him and how cautious he seems to fight when the outcome is determined, is an undefeated fighter.
He has no losses, carried his belt for over ten years, retired for a long spell and still came back to dominate Marquez.
I am not saying Floyd is better, rather what I am saying is, all that the stats and comparisons do is this... ADD up to the fight of the decade.
In my opinion, the fight of the last 30 years.
I hope it happens, I will pay the PPV price unless I win some free tickets.
What I wont be doing is BETTING on this fight.
This is one I am just going to sit back with a cold beer, turn off my phone and enjoy..
Aloha
Marquez is a warrior but he was too small for floyd. Manny's style, for whatever reason, fits better with a jump up in weight than JMM.
Manny is tougher than floyd.
but it will be a hard fight.
FACT: Mayweather is scared of the Pacman!
We wont see this fight ever!, becouse Mayweather is scared to fight Manny period. Mayweather said "Hatton was the hardest fight he ever had and best boxer he ever faced". then Mayweather saw what Manny did to Hatton, destroyed Hatton, bullied Hatton around the ring like Hatton was a school girl then knocks him completly out cold in the 2nd round sending doctors rushing to the ring to resusatate Hatten and basicly bring him back to life. publicly ebarresed him.
He knows this will be a loss for him and he will take a brutal and embarrassing beating, he is scared of being knocked out cold in an early round and being completly embarrased just like Hatton.
FACT: Mayweather is scared of the Pacman!
60/40 split. Winner gets 60%
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ???
Here world lets face the truth, mayweather is a black man with a big mouth. So its very easy to see why so many dislike him. But at the end do you really matter, cause it seems as if las vegas loves him. In all honesty your probaly the same fools that dog him before every fight and have your feelings hurt every time because the man is GREAT. With manny beating cotto...... what was that cotto never have or has he the potential to be a number one fighter. He didn't honestly beat shane. Manny did not beat floyd for any belt that he has. Shane is gonna have his own problems with berto so he should stay off to the side. An people always say that mayweather can only win by desicion...... at the end of the fight is there really one to be made?? So my money is on floyd. But when he does come away with this fight he should retire cause no one else has a chance. He has fought big name wether they were over rated or not an is still carrying a flawless record so a good fight this will be, an a fairly easy one for floyd.
there is always someone trying to take it to black and white, Please no one is worried about black people anymore get over it, this is boxing and the truth of the matter is that the reason why this fight has to happen and its big is not because Mayweather is a great fighter but simply because he talks so much garbage and takes so much advantage of his set up fight with mini great fighters and old great fighters (which still amounts to less than 5 if that), that someone has to show him that he is really not a fighter but simply a used car salesman who knows how to make money, Cotto is too slow yet he wouldnt fight him, Mosley (also black) called him out on PPV and still he wont fight him, Lets face the real truth Mayweather will not fight anyone who is a real threat unless they force him and they will have to in order for him to fight a true champion, with real fights under his belt like pacman, he isn't and has never deserved to be called the best pound for pound having 4 or 5 fighters out there he always avoided, apparently a lot of people out there fall for his garbage talk about him being the best, but if we simply look at the facts we'll conclude Mayweather is the biggest chicken pound for pound in boxing, not to mention dirty as hell probably come weighing over 150 pounds just like he did in the fight with Marquez refusing to get weighed on fight night, if you are so big why did you have to do that to beat a little man, simply because he was scared and needed reassurance, imagine how he's pooping his pants and what he will do to try and guarantee a win against pacman.
LMFAO...May is scared of Pacman??? Have you asked Floyd if he is afraid to fight Pac? I pose the question, since you (rabidrob) stated this to be fact. This is not Michael Spinks vs. Mike Tyson. Even if he was scared, he would fight for the 45+million he is going to receive after PPV #'s are tallied.
Spy7722...All fighters have a mandatory weight-in date. Matter of fact they have several weight-ins before the fight. However, there is only one official weigh-in. You do not have to weight in of fight night. Having said that, 90% of "so called" boxing fans know little about the sweet science. Go watch MMA!!!
First off as a Filipino, I'm going to back up Pacquiao regardless who he is fighting. But I am a fan of boxing first, and watch fights without bias. And with Cotto, I knew Manny was in for a tough battle. Probably the biggest test of his career. No disrespect to Cotto, he is a warrior and is still one of my favorite fighters to watch. I thought the fight would go to the scorecards and split in favor of Manny. When Saturday night came... I must say I was surprised. The way Pacquiao gradually dismantled Cotto was impressive.
It gave me some confidence about who Manny could fight successfully. I'm not comparing Cotto to Mayweather. I'm just saying the fight last Saturday night gave me reason to believe that Manny would give PBF a run for his money, pun intended. Whoever you're cheering for, this fight should be one you can't miss. I have much respect for Money May and what he's accomplished, but I think he'll be caught off guard (just as I was) whenever this fight comes to fruition.
IMHO: May is not man enough to challenge Pacman. YUP the challenger is May not Pacman because Pacman has 7 titles.
As of Saturday night, can anyone think of a single reason why Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao shouldn't fight?
why should they fight?
mayweather has no title. well except for his new feather weight title he won from marquez. (so floyd, how does it feel beating up a smaller guys eh? i mean referring to both hatton and marquez.) they can't fight... i mean why?
mayweather is not pound for pound fighter. floyd is so boring and has no creativity. no creativity because he nicknamed himself as "money" so that it will sound like "Manny" whom he's dying of envy. they can't fight because floyd jr. and sr. had both of their mouths on steroids and are now talking nonsense.
Manny doesn't need Mayweather... Mayweather has ducked off Cotto and Mossley and other champions. i say let mayweather get a championship title first. mayweather has nothing.
If Mayweather is man enough... make him fight Manny in a 90% to 10% split... 90% would go to the winner of the fight.... and the losser goes home weeping with his 10% share. if mayweather is really good then beating manny won't be a problem for him and would easily take this 90% - 10% SPLIT.
what mayweather proposes is so absurd... he has no championship title whatsoever. his last two fights are against smaller weight classes than his (Hatton is a junior welterweight and then marquez is a featherweight. no wonder he doesn't lose). mayweather's next fight is against a bantamweight then before the year ends next year, mayweather will fight a flyweight or a lightweight to secure his unblemished record with superblemished ego. his proposal is really absurd because it's no use for Manny to win the fight but lose on his share of the prize winnings. Manny's not dumb like you floyd. go fly a kite floyd using your own wind.
First thing first. I am a Filipino American and I question all of this Pinoy Nationalism hoopla with pac-man. Yes he's a very skilled and formidable fighter but like himself, he hasn't fought anyone in their prime.
You all dare to compare Mayweather vs Dela Hoya to Pac vs Dela Hoya. At least Dela Hoya was still active boxing somewhat when he fought Mayweather. Pac fought Dela Hoya after he's been out the game for a few years. Who are you all kidding.
Barrera, Cotto, Hatton? They were all at the end of their careers. Even Cotto is pretty much done. Mayweather vs Pac? I could care less. The only reason people want to see that match up is because of Mayweather's trash talking and rightfully so. The truthe is neither Mayweather nor Pacquiao wants to fight Mosely and they''ve been both ducking away from him though Mosely has openly challenged both.
Mosely will beat Berto and unify the belt. Next stop, Either Mayweather or Pacquiao to fight Mosley to become the undisputed Welterweight champ. Pound for pound best? For what? Just because Mayweather and Pacquiao both won and jumped weights.
Well, here's a prediction for all of you. Mosely ends the weight jumps here against either of them. Next thing you know all of you are going to say Pac or MW jump another weight division and take on Ronald Hearns (Thommy's son)!!!
People think they know the fight game and never fought in the ring ever. Regardless whether it's boxing, kick boxing, wrestling or MMA.
And please please please; STOP THIS PINOY PRIDE BS HERE IN AMERICA!!!!! As a Filipino that grew up here all my life in the US I've learned that my people are opportunistic bandwagon jumping fools that have no true pride for PINOY POWER before Pacquiao. Pathetic!!!
I was born and raised here and I know more about Pinoy culture and history than majority of my cousins and elders that are still in the Philippines. All the way into the indigenous period prior to the spread of Islam and Christianity in PI!!!
escrimadorhm:
you did say that barrera, hatton and cotto are all in the end of their career when beaten by pac... here's the fact for you to know: when barrera was beaten by underdog pac on 2003, he's on peak at that time and underestimated pacquiao. and theres only 2 boxers who won over him, and remember he's just 29 yrs old and still fighting at 35... hatton has only 1 loss when pac knock him out and he's as old as pacquiao... cotto is still on his peak at this time, dont you know that he's being avoided by many boxers including mayweather? he got only one loss (to margarito) when he fights pac, and he's just 29 yrs old... how can you say its downfall of their career? what about mayweather on marquez? is marquez in his prime? is he young? think of this..
and....................
dont ever say you are a FILIPINO when you dont know, dont care, and dont even take pride of being true FILIPINO... how could you know more on PINOY culture when you are born and raised there than to your cousins that who are here? try to stay here even just in a month and know our culture... then speak what you want to speak...
Please promise me one thing people, when Mayweather beats Manny don't use the same excuse you guys used when Mayweather destroyed Marquez which is he was too small.Give the man the credit he deserves, simples. Peace and Love.
The diffeence in the fight will be the arm length advantage for Mayweather. Cotto and Pacquiao each have a 67" reeach. Mayweather has a 72" reach which is a clear 5" advantage. Imagine if they had equal speed and puched at the same time...who would get there first? And most often? Mayweather is one that wastes no enrgy during a fight. His punches are pin point accurate. He can connect whenever he decides to punch. Pacquiao has to leap, lunge and throw 8 at a time. Then maybe one ore 2 will land. That was on Cotto, even fewer on Floyd.
Because of the racist comments I have seen from the various blogs, I am angered and saddened. I hope Mayweather causes Pacquiao great pain and embarrassment for his countrymen. USA, USA, USA!
To make this a real fight, Pacqiauo should not submit to Floyd's style of running around like a chicken. Pacquiao should sit and wait until Floyd start fighting head on like a real boxer should.
Those who call Floyd's style intelligent I think are being too nice. As a boxer, you know what you're there for: to beat the crap out of the other guy. Floyd is too chicken to do that because he'll take a good beating himself.
Like in battlefield, the only sure way to survive is to run the other way. Floyd is a master runner the other way. No wonder he's 40 and 0.
In my mind, unless he proves he can go toe to toe with anyone, he'll always be the running scared chicken in the ring.
Now, Mayweather is facing a dead end street. At the end of that street is Pacqiauo. Even before stepping into the ring he's already trying to run. Even Floyd senior is trying to help come up with bogus reasons not to fight Pacquaio. Those reasons are suppose to be secret.
It's no secret. The boy is scared.
I am Filipino from Mindanao. I love Manny, but I think Manny he will lose because he is not that smart in ring. He is also fighting black fighter, so you know they are always faster than the Mexicans and other brown fighters. And Manny is brown fighter. I also think that Manny has been spending too much time in Manila with all kinds of different "bar girls". His energy will be all used when fight happens. He will not be able to touch Floyd in the fight. Floyd is too big also. He is going to pepper Manny with lefts and rights and make him drop to his knees before the end of 8th round. Manny will be KO'd. This will make all the Filipinos, including me, very sad. Manny is "OVERRATED", Manny has fought many old fighters like Morales, Barrera, and Marquez, after their best years when they are old. He waited until they were old then beat them up. Also he has 7 titles because he skips dangerous fighters. He does not conquer entire divisions the way old school fighters did (He never hod all 3 belts at one time of any division), he only fights the old fighters, takes their titles, and says he has 7 titles in 7 different divisions. In the end I wish Manny wins. But I am a realist fan, not a FLIP "fanatic", and I know Manny has no chance against Pretty Boy. He will get beat up come the fight. Then all the "fanatic" Filipinos will be placed in check.
This will be a great fight. I cant wait for it to happen. Both great fighters. Well I think Mayweather will win decision. Wouldnt be surprise if they tie. Theres been many great fighters like Manny in the past. When they fought fighters with the style of Mayweather they loose or tie. Examples P.Sweet P Whitaker,Hector El Macho Camacho they fought great boxer, Whitaker tied with Chavez he fought another great fighter with punching power Asuma Nelson,Whitaker ran for 12 rounds but still manage the WIN the fight. List goes on. He fought Oscar when Oscar was at hes prime still mange 12 rounds. fighters like Maywether dont get beat.
Pernell Whitaker Vs Julio Cesar Chavez
Pernell Whitaker vs. Azumah Nelson
Pernell Whitaker vs. Oscar De la Hoya
theres many examples. People that know about boxing have ask them selves how can Manny do this,win at higher weight classes like he has done usually they win in 2 or 3 weight classes. Maybe we dont need weight classes anymore just DOLLARS to make super fighters. It will be a great fight POWER VS BOXER w POWER Mayweather showed this in the Hatton fight. Just an opinion I would love to see PACMAN win.
It will be a good fight but I'm sure Floyd will take it.. Manny is good but Mayweather is better, faster,longer reach and he is very smart.. Manny is aggressive he is always going forward that is why Floyd going to beat him up...
Cant wait for a Pacquiao / Mayweather fight!!
I am hoping to actually attend to the fight in Vegas, would be my first live fight :D
I will also be rocking my new SportsEnemy Pacquiao shirt >> JUST DOING MY JAB - hilarious!! :D