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January 5th, 2010 By Kevin Perry
TELL MANNY TO GO FIGHT JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ!
Los Angeles, CA- The attention garnered by the potential welterweight match between Las Vegas resident Floyd Mayweather Jr. (40-0, 25 KOs) and Filipino phenom and ‘pound for pound’ king Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 KOs) has turned the boxing and sports world upside down. Negotiations have faltered, or depending on who’s talking, come to a screeching halt due to various demands by both camps. Unless you live under a rock, anyone who follows the sport in the slightest knows that “Scary Boy” Floyd “I Need Money” Mayweather had some ridiculous demands for Pacquiao requesting that both be relegated to random blood testing during training. Manny refused and resented the fact that Floyd, Floyd Sr., Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer and Oscar De La Hoya were making various innuendos and/or claims that he uses steroids or performance enhancing drugs. The Filipino countered with a lawsuit against his accusers. Now that this potential blockbuster seems dead in the water, Floyd still has a viable option for a big money fight. That opponent ironically is not named Shane Mosley (46-5, 39 KOs) , is not Paul Williams (38-1, 27 KOs) and is not even a welterweight.
FLOYD V. PAVLIK: THE FIGHT OF 2010
If Floyd would move up to 160 pounds and defeat undisputed middleweight king Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik (36-1, 32 KOs) his status as one of the all-time greats, win or lose, is sealed. Even with the magnitude of a huge with the Filipino still looming, beating Pavlik would be a monumental feat. Based on the styles, Floyd’s fast feet and boxing IQ might cause major problems for the sometimes robotic and one-dimensional Pavlik. The Ghost’s obvious advantages are size and power, but against a foe as elusive as Mayweather one might think Kelly’s slow plodding style would be a perfect contrast for Mayweather’s side to side movement and speed. The 6′1 Pavlik would try to impose his size on the much smaller 5′8 Mayweather. As we’ve seen before in all of Floyd’s fights, executing a game plan against him is easier said than done.
COULD NEVER QUESTION FLOYD’S FORTITUDE
If Mayweather had the stones to agree to this challenge that puts a feather in his cap right there. As unlikely as the prospect of this fight happening seems, the amount of money this would generate is huge. Both are American. Pavlik has an exciting offensive style, and Floyd while not too exciting inside the squared circle is flamboyant outside of it. This promotion if executed properly could possibly exceed the expectations of Pacquiao versus Floyd. Think of Marvin Hagler versus Leonard. This fight could be of that magnitude, and should be considered a real possibility in 2010.
TELL MANNY TO GO FIGHT JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ!
Los Angeles, CA- The attention garnered by the potential welterweight match between Las Vegas resident Floyd Mayweather Jr. (40-0, 25 KOs) and Filipino phenom and ‘pound for pound’ king Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 KOs) has turned the boxing and sports world upside down. Negotiations have faltered, or depending on who’s talking, come to a screeching halt due to various demands by both camps. Unless you live under a rock, anyone who follows the sport in the slightest knows that “Scary Boy” Floyd “I Need Money” Mayweather had some ridiculous demands for Pacquiao requesting that both be relegated to random blood testing during training. Manny refused and resented the fact that Floyd, Floyd Sr., Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer and Oscar De La Hoya were making various innuendos and/or claims that he uses steroids or performance enhancing drugs. The Filipino countered with a lawsuit against his accusers. Now that this potential blockbuster seems dead in the water, Floyd still has a viable option for a big money fight. That opponent ironically is not named Shane Mosley (46-5, 39 KOs) , is not Paul Williams (38-1, 27 KOs) and is not even a welterweight.
FLOYD V. PAVLIK: THE FIGHT OF 2010
If Floyd would move up to 160 pounds and defeat undisputed middleweight king Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik (36-1, 32 KOs) his status as one of the all-time greats, win or lose, is sealed. Even with the magnitude of a huge with the Filipino still looming, beating Pavlik would be a monumental feat. Based on the styles, Floyd’s fast feet and boxing IQ might cause major problems for the sometimes robotic and one-dimensional Pavlik. The Ghost’s obvious advantages are size and power, but against a foe as elusive as Mayweather one might think Kelly’s slow plodding style would be a perfect contrast for Mayweather’s side to side movement and speed. The 6′1 Pavlik would try to impose his size on the much smaller 5′8 Mayweather. As we’ve seen before in all of Floyd’s fights, executing a game plan against him is easier said than done.
COULD NEVER QUESTION FLOYD’S FORTITUDE
If Mayweather had the stones to agree to this challenge that puts a feather in his cap right there. As unlikely as the prospect of this fight happening seems, the amount of money this would generate is huge. Both are American. Pavlik has an exciting offensive style, and Floyd while not too exciting inside the squared circle is flamboyant outside of it. This promotion if executed properly could possibly exceed the expectations of Pacquiao versus Floyd. Think of Marvin Hagler versus Leonard. This fight could be of that magnitude, and should be considered a real possibility in 2010.
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