If Manny wins, ONLY fight that matters is Mayweather-Pacquiao

LAS VEGAS--With Big Fight Week kicking off today, I want to get this out of the way. On behalf of fight fans worldwide, I am putting everyone involved ON NOTICE--yeah, that means you Bob Arum and you HBO PPV executives and you Al Haymon--that the ONLY fight I want to hear about if Manny Pacquiao can overcome Miguel I'm No Angel Cotto is Manny versus Floyd Mayweather. I know the target date is either March or May of 2010. But please, all you boxing blowhards, spare us the blather about the eminently respectable Sugar Shane Mosley or any other opponent including Juan Manuel Marquez, should Pacman get past the Boricua Banger. As some of you keen observers and Marleymaniacs have noted (like Jon), at 145 pounds or so Pacman would flatten the Mexican Ringmaster like the proverbial pancake. Marquez would be down so often there would be skid mark on his boxing trunks. I've nothing against the trilogy concept but I don't want it immediately following the Cotto contest and I still say a contest this will be come Saturday night. Let me put it another way, if Megamanny wins, the ONLY fight that truly matters is Ali vs. Frazier in minuature, meaning Floyd against Manny. Now I wonder if Floyd will be out of town, conveniently enough, this week or whether he might grace us with a cameo visit to the MGM Grand at least for the fight itself if not for the prefight folderol. Can't imagine that Floyd will be looking to fat the already bulging pockets of his ex-promoter, Uncle Bob, but maybe HBO can harness Floyd and get him to further juice up the proceedings. These two may hate each other but they both hate not making millions even more than doing business together so let's stop wasting time on that poppycock. We're talking about putting the biggest fight of a generation together, not setting up the family picnic. Or Mayweather could pull the old George Foreman trick of coming to ringside and then walking out in mock disgust as if fighting the winner is beneath him. Meanwhile, Mayweather made a cameo at courtside in Sacramento to watch his Vegas pals, the Maloof Brothers' Kings team play an NBA game.

Comments (14)

cosign, Mayweather-Mosley is more important to me imo. floyd would prove alot more beating mosley than beating pac. In what sense? Especially considering this thread is saying "If Manny wins". Mosley is old and near enough done. I predict he'll look his age against Berto... Like he was before the Margarito fight. Pacquiao is a much tougher puzzle to solve than Mosley, regardless of the size difference.

16y ago

keepthemhandsup

this fight anit gonna happen......

16y ago

Bushid333

Mosley vs. Pacquiao would matter

16y ago

RinGhost_

Floyd will agree to 50/50 and I believe the fight will happen. Floyd has no where else to go.

16y ago

Vivid_Intent

I'm a much bigger Pacquiao fan but unless he does big numbers against Cotto Mayweather deserves a little more.. but with the money involved in this fight they'd be mad not to settle on 50/50 because they don't have any better options.

16y ago

Pullcounter7451

this fight isn't happening unless floyd agrees to 50/50

16y ago

freeloada

The fight most likely will not happen. Too many egos. I think the fighters will go 50/50 but Roach is going to cry over other shit in negotiations when he's JUST the trainer. **** 50/50.. it should be a 60/40 split with the winner taking 60..

16y ago

Blue_Heffner

The fight most likely will not happen. Too many egos. I think the fighters will go 50/50 but Roach is going to cry over other shit in negotiations when he's JUST the trainer.

16y ago

el_malo2039

and once Mayweather knocks out manny people will be saying. floyd ain't fight a natural 147'er, floyd was to big, manny was to small for PBF, Money May had better boxing gloves and shorts on etccc the truth is the truth, and cotto is too big for pac too. I see the article dismissing Shane Mosley, without giving any reason. Mayweather-Mosley is just as important to me. cosign, Mayweather-Mosley is more important to me imo. floyd would prove alot more beating mosley than beating pac.

16y ago

freeloada

I see the article dismissing Shane Mosley, without giving any reason. Mayweather-Mosley is just as important to me. Reed you know MAy and Mosely wont behappening anytime soon.. its interesting to find out who Mayweather would fight if it wasnt gonna be Pac, Cotto, or Shane.. Who else is out there that he can fight without everyone going crazy because he's not fighting good fighters.. this is the last straw.. if May doesnt fight a worthy opponent then im sure even the REAL floyd fans will start to realize that he's duckin..

16y ago

THE_REED

I see the article dismissing Shane Mosley, without giving any reason. Mayweather-Mosley is just as important to me.

16y ago

Savino

and once Mayweather knocks out manny people will be saying. floyd ain't fight a natural 147'er, floyd was to big, manny was to small for PBF, Money May had better boxing gloves and shorts on etccc

16y ago

aristotlemoses

It would have been nice if Mayweather took another fight for December and then they fought in the spring. This fight will take a long time to get made but I believe it will.

16y ago

rob6465

Trust me, we are not seeing that fight even if pacquiao wins, which he won't.

16y ago