From Fat Dan's chat today...
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Chris (Los Angeles, CA): Did Golden Boy settling the defamation lawsuit signal that Manny had a really legit case and that the Mayweathers should now be really worried?
Dan Rafael (12:30 PM): When the judge allowed the case to go forward I think Golden Boy got a little spooked by it. Pacquiao has a very powerful lawyer working the case and Mayweather has said far worse things than Schaefer or De La Hoya said, so I think, as a laymen, that Mayweather and his family should be worried.
http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/38669/boxing-with-dan-rafael
No sh*t they should be worried. The clowns on this board who said this was a joke got slapped back to reality when Golden Boy was forced to grovel at Manny's feet and give up undisclosed terms after the judge told them to go f*ck themselves when they tried to have it dismissed. And Floyd Sr just can't help himself everytime a reporter's around, he just keeps adding more material and digging himself deeper and deeper.
People need to understand that Boxers/athletes on Manny's level are more than just private individuals, they're brands, almost like corporations. What do you think would happen if say Burger King went on a public smear campaign of McDonald's and claimed (without a shred of tangible evidence) that Mickey D's was using rat meat instead of chicken? That's right, the King would get the pants sued off him and would have to fork over millions of dollars.
Same scenario here.
perfect analogy.
Floyd may not be worried but the Flomos sure does lol. If Floyd lose this case its another bump in the head for the Floyd fans. And it sure is looking that way and this early in the case too. Expect Flomos be barking louder than ever.
Main point is can Floyd prove his claim? Well currently he doesn't. And the way he acted like a total idiot proves it.
It's a free country, they should not be worried because of their beliefs.
DLH/Schafer apologized for the sake of boxing and making fights with Top Rank. Mayweather couldn't care less about the lawsuit, in fact on the day DLH/GBP apologized, Mayweather came out with those Take The Test shirts. Looks like Mayweather wants to go through with the whole lawsuit.
So is it ok to accuse a neighbour of pedophilia and spread rumors about him despite not having any evidence to support your beliefs?
There's freedom of speech, and then there's defamation. The Mayweather's have brought an innocent and hardworking man's career into question simply because they are too chicken to accept a fight on equal terms.
He dosent have to prove Pac is on or used PEDS as it cannot be proven , he only has to prove why he believes he is and that he answered in his professional opinion when a reporter asked him .
unwillingness to be tested casts big doubt over him being clean , especially when he refused to be tested to duck the biggest fight in history and a 50 mill pay check , and then offer publicly such lame reasons why he refused that his lame reasons look like blatant lies , this whole case is about circumstantial evidence from both sides and will be dropped just like the other one .
Oscar and Schafer did not apologize for saying what they did , get that fuken straight ,, DID NOT APOLOGIZE FOR WHAT THEY SAID THEY DID NOT TAKE IT BACK !
They apologized for people misunderstanding and miss construing what they said , it was the lamest fake settlement in history lol .
You have dug a hole so deep and you are not even aware of it. Pitiful.
Refusal for 50 mill to be tested the same as his opponent
Rapid rise in weight with all the classic PED signs , more muscle mass low fat , big head , power speed all went up in only 2 yrs , PEDS will do this .
Wanting Shane to be tested when he said sure but you will be too , then Team Pac dropped blood testing for a second time .
Trying to water down a PEDS test , why would an athlete try to weaken a test that is designed to stop cheating while all the others would agree to it to get a fight with Floyd in a hot minute , the testing is good for both sides .
Pac has a proven history of deception and lying ask his wife .
Lots of circumstantial evidence against Pac , easily enough to form a belief that he is hiding something .
Do you by any chance have been diagnosed of being BD or PD? Just asking.
pactard is a fact tha video is olddddddddd
the last time somebody ask to your GOD pacman about the test
he forget to speak english again
TRA EN TU CARA pactard
Man, this is too easy... Never mind.
You dont get it , its not a criminal trial they only have to prove their belief and there is enough circumstantial evidence for them to form that belief , Pac must prove the Mayweathers intent to defame , and they can call Manny to the stand to be cross examined ,,,,,,
Trial wont go ahead , I said it before and now one has been dropped , this one with the Mayweathers will not go ahead you will see :)
This is the second time that you have insisted that you do not believe that there will be a trial. Please find out what a deposition is for before you make the same blunder.
i mean how old is mayweather and how many more fights does he plan to fight? probably one or two. at this point he should be thinking about leaving the sport in a positive note. there is such thing as diplomatic means to settle contentious issues. mind games are over. pacman already won in that department a long time ago.
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They have to prove the intent was for the purpose to defame and not just a professional giving his opinion when it is asked for ,,,, very hard to prove , its not like any of the Mayweathers have approached the media to tell the story , its the media asking them for a professional opinion , big difference .
I cant see this case going to trial , like Oscars public apology that wasnt an apology just a denial they said anything lol .
If you don't see the possibility of this going to a trial, what are the depositions for then?
why should floyd be worried? they have not invented these accusations in 2009. pac will need to define how exactly floyd defamed him. it could be as hard as proving pac is on peds. ridiculous case anyway.
ps. also 'they have a good lawyer working on the case' - just proves how badly pac is desperate in finding SOMETHING - ANYTHING to win this case.
So Pac should have used a cheap incompetent lawyer to handle his suit..yes?
http://2getdtv.com/directv/taxes.html
:stupid:
13.17% CST (Communications Services Tax) on PPV is the problem by far the biggest in the land.
Good advice maybe you should listen to it
boy your very stupid
They tax the ppv money, if Floyd's fight generates 80 million from ppv, over 10 million will be going direct to the tax man.
Only if he fights in Vegas
You aren't understanding Florida doesn't have state taxes on your wages, retirement funds etc; what you are talking about is something different.
They tax the ppv money, if Floyd's fight generates 80 million from ppv, over 10 million will be going direct to the tax man.
http://2getdtv.com/directv/taxes.html
13.17% CST (Communications Services Tax) on PPV is the problem by far the biggest in the land.
You aren't understanding Florida doesn't have state taxes on your wages, retirement funds etc; what you are talking about is something different.