Manny Pacquiao signs extension with Top Rank

[~AK49~]

A 'verbal guarantee' means jack ****, especially coming from arum. That **** needs to be in black and white in the contract.

With that saidd, pacquiao will probably be getting in the ring with mayweather soon, as arum has already milked pac for what hes worth and pac is seemingly on the decline anyways.

[The Big Dunn]

What happens if pac looses to marquez?

sorta tells you this isn't going to happen. thats the thing I don't get. they are trying so hard to make floyd look like he is avoiding manny that they undermine the credibility of the JMM 4 fight.

[tredh]

I got 10 Mill that says the fight doesn't happen in April 2013! Anybody???

[putok]

this will definitely be Floyd's fault if this doesn't happen in 2013.

arum may have prevented manny from fighting Floyd before. but this time I don't think so.

[shade darkar]

well pacquiao is an idiot. bet arum is buzzin with that news, easy money for him.

[RlCKY]

An extension to fight who exactly? What fights can be made, not who should he fight, but what LEGIT fights can be made?

If there is a Floyd fight, it will be most likely be the last fight of this extension. Which leaves us with how many fights before that?

[-Johannes-]

It's all going to turn to shit if he loses to Marquez. This is why Marquez will get not get the nod again even if in the eyes of the mayority he does enough to win.

[hhs661]

So they gave him on guarantee that wasn't in writing? smh

[4Corners]

35 post in and I have a totally different take on the matter than everyone else. If this story is true then to me this tells me the fight will happen in April and everything is already set in motion.

1st of all as someone who has been incarcerated, I thought jail would change Floyd's mindset and make him more open to the fight. 2nd, everyone is saying this is dumb for Pac to sign with Top Rank to get the Floyd fight but I dont think thats really the case. I think he resigned with Top Rank because the Floyd fight is pretty much done.

Pac has always been with Top Rank and loyal to them. Floyd is not getting the big money fight unless he goes through Top Rank, plain & simple. They worked it out and Pac resigned because he's been with them forever and they delivered the one thing he always wanted.

Next is the 50 cent thing. I think we are being played by all the beefin. I dont think Floyd & 50 are beefin. I think its been a media setup and 50 is actually helping make the fight behind the scenes. I think he's still either all the way with Floyd or they are all kinda in it together and are deciding to make money. Meaning, they make this fight and maybe even start making side deals on promoting other fights or endorsments together.

I think the wheels are set in motion and both guys want to go out with a bang. Pac wants to finally end the JMM drama and show that he's clearly the better fighter while ending his career by taking Floyd's O and going into Politics.

Floyd wants a few more fights but some of the guys he wants to fight are at 154 and he doesnt wanna do a constant yo yo in weight so he wants to get the Pac fight out the way now. This is the last chance for it. Pac isnt fighting that much more. Thats clear. Its now or never.

Then add the fact that Pac is now saying he'll take 55/45. I dont think he said that to throw down the gauntlet. I think he said it because he went to Top Rank before the fight was made and said that I want it at all cost. I think he said that he wants Floyd and they have to deliver so tell them we will take less. I think when he made the 55/45 public, it had already been agreed to behind closed doors between Top Rank & Floyd.

Could be trash but this is what Im feeling. They negotiated behind closed doors, Floyd said he'll take 55 and no less. Pac and them eventually agreed. Also agreed with the testing. Now the hard part is to get past JMM

VERY wishful thinking. I don't buy it. Especially with Floyd saying a month ago that he has no idea when he'll fight again and with Ellerbe saying Manny can't tell Floyd s**t.

I doubt this fight happens ever. But damn I hope it does next year.

[IMDAZED]

Floyd's mind isn't on boxing right now and the rift between he and 50 is pretty real. You don't call your best friend "not too bright" to the public and imply that his fiancee is a golddigger for play. Don't think this contract has anything to do with Floyd, quite frankly.