Manny to fight Valero

Manny to fight in Macau mainer? By Joaquin Henson The Philippine Star 09/11/2006 Manny Pacquiao will likely headline the inaugural pro boxing card at the new Wynn’s Hotel and Casino in Macau this March. Pacquiao’s confidante Rex (Wakee) Salud told The STAR yesterday Bob Arum of Top Rank Promotions is putting up the blockbuster show, featuring popular Asian fighters, for hotel owner Steve Wynn. The $700-million hotel is now under construction on a 20-year concession granted by the Macau government to Wynn. An opponent is still not decided but World Boxing Council (WBC) superfeatherweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera, World Boxing Association (WBA) titlist Edwin Valero and WBC featherweight interim king Humberto Soto are options. "It all depends on what happens in Barrera’s title defense against Rocky Juarez this weekend," said Salud. "A Barrera rematch will mean big money. But the problem is Barrera is managed by Golden Boy which is a Top Rank competitor so I don’t know if the fight can be worked out. If not, Valero or Soto would also be a tough opponent. It also depends on how Manny performs against (Erik) Morales on Nov. 18. While the Macau fight is a possibility, Manny’s not looking past Morales." Valero, a southpaw, has a 20-0 record, with 20 KOs. The 24-year-old Venezuelan has no license to fight in the US and won the WBA crown on a knockout over Vicente Mosquera in Panama last month. "I watched Valero fight in Yokohama last year and he promised to give 100,000 yen to his opponent (Hero Bando) if he survives one round against him," said Salud who is in constant communication with Arum. "Valero kept his money and knocked out Bando in less than two minutes." Soto, a Mexican veteran, boasts a 40-5-2 record, with 24 KOs, and has not lost in his last 18 outings since 2002. Pacquiao, Salud, lawyer Franklin Gacad, trainers Buboy Fernandez and Nonoy Neri and possibly brother Bobby are scheduled to leave for the US on Thursday. They will watch the Barrera-Juarez fight in Las Vegas on Saturday. Then Pacquiao begins hard training at the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles next Monday for his Las Vegas rubber match with Morales. Salud said there are plans to stage an exclusive Philippines versus Mexico card on Nov. 16 at the Orleans Hotel and Casino Arena, also in Las Vegas, as a prelude to the Pacquiao-Morales trilogy climax two days later. Bobby Pacquiao, coming off a knockout win over former world champion Kevin Kelley at Madison Square Garden, is being considered to fight in the Orleans main event. Pacquiao is also winding up training in Gen. Santos City, and is expected to fly to LA this coming Thursday or Friday. Joining him in the trip are associate Wakee Salud, lawyer Franklin Gacal and trainers Buboy Fernandez and Nonoy Neri. After the press conference, Morales will fly to Tijuana. He will have very little time to be with his wife and new-born son before he climbs to the Otomi Mountains to begin training for Pacquiao. The Filipino southpaw, on the other hand, will train at least eight full weeks at the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood.

Comments (20)

I can live with that, for as long as he's not the homo or the one sucking the dick. :D unlike JMM who likes dicks! LOL!

19y ago

eazy_mas

What about Jaruez if he won MAB. but i dont think so. MAB is a strong fighter and i thinking he will win Jareuz and Pac. It will be even Pac-MAB 3 trust me on this one. MAB is a different fighter and he is a type of guy who thinks and uses his mind.

19y ago

Manny_P

Pac KO1 Valero. He's a retard if he wants to fight Pac now. He'd get schooled and massacred at the same time.

19y ago

JoartCC2

19y ago

loui_ludwig

Diaz is in the next higher weight class and I don't see Pacquiao going up until he clears out the 130 weight division. That would be in my mind the toughest fight for Pacquiao since Diaz is naturally bigger. I still want to see it though. :) Pac will probabaly fight the winner of MAB-Juarez fight then have another fight in the super featherweight then move up to lightweight.

19y ago

loui_ludwig

Oh don't mind the chicken phrase that's just a retaliation to the other guy who's always insulting and provoking my fighter. :p Pac greatest nuthuggers? Well maybe they didn't see the post fight conference where the swollen left knuckle was shown close up. :) I'm not taking away anything from JMM on making his adjustments and surviving, my point is that, it was a factor why? If you're going to watch the HBO copy of that fight where they are showing the in between rounds, you'll clearly hear JMMs corner mentioning that Pac not using his left hands as oftenly as he usually does. That should have already given everybody a clue. As I said we cannot argue on the facts. Pac agreed to fight, injured or not. Remember Gatti suffers injury during fights also but he still fights.

19y ago

loui_ludwig

I agree JMM did not want a rematch but he is not a chicken. All I am saying is the arm WAS NOT a factor in that fight. Pac was one dimensional back then and could not make the adjusments neccessary to beat JMM. JMM made the adjustments in that fight by staying outside and boxing and counterpunching. Even Pac's greatest nuthuggers on this site have not used that excuse about the arm or hand whatever. It was not the reason why he couldnt finish off JMM. JMM performed a boxing survival lesson of his life...but yes i agree he did not want a rematch. Since ur one of the decent posters in here. What do u think of EM's comment about JMM in a past issue of Ring mag(february 2006). Morales said "I think Marquez fights scared, he's alway's worried about getting hit. He's not confident. He's always worried about losing. He doesn't have confidence in his skils, and that's why he hasn't achieved much." This coming from the words of warrio Erik "el terrible" Morales. Not hating on JMM, just an opinion about JMM being a chicken, not coming from the mouth of Pac nuthuggers but from the warrior himself, Morales.

19y ago

loui_ludwig

Your a pretty decent poster but that is just a pathetic excuse. Please man, the arm was not an issue in the JMM fight. JMM's boxing skill and survival skills made the difference. Pac through that left hand consistenly throught that whole fight. The arm is not an issue. Agree with u. Never heard of the arm being hurt.

19y ago

loui_ludwig

Manny Pacquiao will likely headline the inaugural pro boxing card at the new Wynn’s Hotel and Casino in Macau this March. Is this assuming that he beats El Terrible ? 4 months after a war with Morales seems a littel too soon. Also , come November Pacman will be recovering from a loss. :D Ur right Pacman will be recovering from a loss after his win over Morales. A loss of the boxing world cuz Morales will retire after his defeat in the hands of Pacman :D Bro, in the new World Boxing mag issue Winter 2006, there's an article about the upcoming fight of Pacquiao and Morales. They gave 5 reasons why Morales might win. Just for ur info.

19y ago

DiegoFuego

LOL so now its because he hasnt faced anyone known? HAHAHA He should be mentioned for the fact that he schooled Pac, not cause of who he has recently faced you're delusional

19y ago

kg21mvp

Notice how Marquez isnt even mentioned? Whos the pussy now? PAC! JMM should earn his hot against pac..what has JMM done in his last fights? losing to an unknown and making love with a repoter LOL!

19y ago

czars_salad

http://www.crazyshit.com/site/pics/images/bunny_chicken.jpg barrera and marquez doing their thing.... guess who's the chicken?

19y ago

czars_salad

Thats not my point you dumbshit, whos worth more money? you just got owned cocksucker! :p

19y ago

Vanilla_Gorilla

Well you can claim that because the rematch never happened. That is exactly why Pacquiao wanted the immediate rematch, to prove his point if it's not an issue or not. Just like the gloves issue dude, Pac wants to prove his point that's why he asked for the immediate rematch. Problem is JMM goddam chickened out, that's why until now people like you can claim it's not an issue. It should have been solved by now. I'm not saying Pac could have won the rematch, what I'm saying is we should already have a result who won. I agree JMM did not want a rematch but he is not a chicken. All I am saying is the arm WAS NOT a factor in that fight. Pac was one dimensional back then and could not make the adjusments neccessary to beat JMM. JMM made the adjustments in that fight by staying outside and boxing and counterpunching. Even Pac's greatest nuthuggers on this site have not used that excuse about the arm or hand whatever. It was not the reason why he couldnt finish off JMM. JMM performed a boxing survival lesson of his life...but yes i agree he did not want a rematch.

19y ago

JOMS

Nah 4 months is not too soon and he won't be recovering from any loss, Morales would be seriously thinking of retiring by that time. :D 4 months is very tight not to mention it will be the holidays in between, but I guess PAC can rest, relax and enjoy up to end of Dec., then train for eight weeks from 2nd week of January... tight schedule, coming from a WAR in November to possibly another WAR in March...

19y ago

JOMS

Manny Pacquiao will likely headline the inaugural pro boxing card at the new Wynn’s Hotel and Casino in Macau this March. Is this assuming that he beats El Terrible ? 4 months after a war with Morales seems a littel too soon. Also , come November Pacman will be recovering from a loss. :D its assuming PAC beats Erik this Nov, and I agree with you March is too soon ... your last statement ... we will see what we will see this Nov... PAC by Late Rounds KO/TKO in a give and take WAR!!

19y ago

Vanilla_Gorilla

Well again because you're dumb enough not to know and realize that Pacquiao has an injured left arm. That's the reason why gay boi JMM run away from the rematch because he fully knows that at 100% Pac would finish him off completely. He knows he won't be as lucky as the first time xcarriot. :) Your a pretty decent poster but that is just a pathetic excuse. Please man, the arm was not an issue in the JMM fight. JMM's boxing skill and survival skills made the difference. Pac through that left hand consistenly throught that whole fight. The arm is not an issue.

19y ago

Vanilla_Gorilla

19y ago

loui_ludwig

You and your "judge" Pac "mexican assasin" couldnt finish someone he KD 3 fucking times. Did Mike Tyson finish all his wins by KO? Did EM even knockdown Pac, while Pac has a cut on his eye? U just can't accept the facts.

19y ago

loui_ludwig

WHO COULDNT BEAT JMM? PAC! And he hasnt even mentioned him after that fight, only thing he says is "hmm uhhh hmmm", scared pussy. Well JMM couldn't beat Pac either. hhh uhh hmm, let see again, if that one judge is competent to score the 1st round 10-6 instead of 10-7, who would have won? Obviously not JMM. I guess ur right if Pac does not want to fight JMM. Pac does not want to: 1. Get an incompetent judge again. 2. earn $30,000 in 1 fight. 3. Pac does not want to fight in what Morales said about JMM, "has no confidence".

19y ago