A unanimous decision versus Canelo was the worst thing that could have happened for Floyd, Golden Boy and Showtime. With how big the fight was this weekend, and how crazy it was in Vegas, and how easily Floyd beat Canelo where their is no chance of a rematch, this leaves Floyd and golden boy and showtime with no big ppvs left. Floyd versus Khan or Garcia or alexander or anyone other than pacquiao will result in most likely around 1 million buys, still good but not what they want. The fact he beat Canelo so easily who was supposed to be a decent threat, most people aren`t going to be excited about a Garcia or Khan ppv where they know these guys have no chance whatsoever. The best thing would have been a competitive fight where they could have a huge rematch. Nobody in Golden Boys staple will challenge Floyd, and after this week even casual boxing fans understand no one can beat him. So you will see a drop in ppv numbers as anybody that Golden boy has will instill zero confidence in the large amount of ppl who buy these PPVs, especially those who buy these ppvs in hopes of seeing floyd lose.
Pacquiao, I know what you all are thinking, this fights dead and will never happen. But.......what other big fight is out their to make?. After this huge weekend for boxing (I was there watching the fight at twin peaks at Planet Hollywood, had to pay $100 dollars to front door guy to get in before anyone else) in which no one had ever seen in Vegas, and with the expected massive PPV numbers, they will want another huge fight. If Pacquiao beats Rios and looks good then that is the only fight that can match and top what we all saw this weekend. That would cement Showtime as well as being number 1 in boxing over HBO. I think Floyd maybe didn`t want the fight as much in 2009 because he wasn`t quite the star he is now and he wasn`t making as much money as he is now, Pacquiao at that time represented a potential roadblock into him becoming the megastar highest paid athlete in sports today. Now that he has accomplished everything he wanted I think he would love a Pacquiao fight.
If Pacquiao beats Rios and looks good then people will still see him as a guy with a decent chance of catching Floyd. His footwork (better than Canelos) His speed (far superior to Canelos) and his power as well as the awkward angles in which he throws some of his punches represents something Floyd hasn`t really seen. Regardless if you are a Floyd fan or not this would be a whole new style for us to watch and see how Floyd deal with it. We all know size and power ìsn`t beating mayweather, but a combination of speed, footwork and power is something really only Pacquiao has out of all the potential Floyd opponents.
I actually think that Mayweather BRADLEY is extremely marketable, provided Bradley does his part and takes care of Marquez. Bradley will still have the '0' on his record, and it will rise the interest in Mayweather and Pacquiao again because of the common foe, and it would be a very interesting matchup IMO. Win-win on all fronts.
I don't think it is. Bradley doesn't have a hope in hell against floyd.
If Marquez knocks out Bradley put Floyd vs Marquez 2 on and watch the millions flow. Casuals are stupid, most these guys dont even remember how one sided the first fight was and Mexicans buy everything when one guy hells viva Mexico in the mic.
1. leave Arum
2. take the tests
3. take 0 ppv cut
4. sign a contract with TMT making him owned by Floyd
once PAC agrees;
5. leave his kids
6. convert to islam
7. cant be trained by Roach
once PAC agrees;
8. give 30% of the corrupt political money that PAC gets
9. tattoo a penis on his forehead with Floyd's name on it
10. allow Ellerbe to have sex with him while he trains in the Mayweather gym
Seem like fair terms to me.
Manny Pacquiao past prime is still the best fighter Mayweather will have ever fought. It drives me crazy that anyone would deny that.
We'll see what happens against Rios.
Yes and everyone here saying that this fight MUST happen would give Mayweather full credit for winning right? Please. They can't for the Mosley and Hatton fights without the caveats. You think they will for Pacquiao? Some can't even give Marquez his dues for the knockout without being negative. They have a disease this fight just won't cure. Especially now.
Mayweather will never fight Pacquiao.
He won't risk a fight against a guy with elite level stamina and chin because his hands are so brittle.
He'll break his hands before he hurts Pacquiao and Pacquiao will never stop going for the KO. That spells disaster for Floyd.
Did you not watch the last Pacquiao fight? Definitely not an elite chin.
He was scared for years, now he's brave. Typical Mayweather, wait til they are a sure win and then sign. He wouldn't fight Cotto either til he was knocked out a couple times and then he wanted the fight. He also Made Mosley and Oscar wait. It is why he has good names on his record but a weak resume for having all those "names" on his record.
The bold makes your whole post sound bias. I'd love to see the fight, like many I believe styles makes fights. See Ali vs Frazier vs Foreman vs Ali for an example. Pac needs to do his part by winning impressively against Rios then avenging his robbery againt Bradley since Marquez wants no part of him.
That should set up the hype for 2015 when Pac is rumored to be out of his contract with HBO/TR. If Manny remains with TR I doubt the fight ever gets made.......
he does need to fight him to really prove who's the best of this era ppl will discredit it but pac was knocked out before
hell hagler fought hearns after he was knocked out guess that means hagler sucks
He was scared for years, now he's brave. Typical Mayweather, wait til they are a sure win and then sign. He wouldn't fight Cotto either til he was knocked out a couple times and then he wanted the fight. He also Made Mosley and Oscar wait. It is why he has good names on his record but a weak resume for having all those "names" on his record.
Have you ever heard of Sugar Ray Leonard? Google.
anyone who thinks mayweather is scared of pacqiao is an idiot.. mayweather would embarrass pacquiao.
He was scared for years, now he's brave. Typical Mayweather, wait til they are a sure win and then sign. He wouldn't fight Cotto either til he was knocked out a couple times and then he wanted the fight. He also Made Mosley and Oscar wait. It is why he has good names on his record but a weak resume for having all those "names" on his record.
anyone who thinks mayweather is scared of pacqiao is an idiot.. mayweather would embarrass pacquiao.
"I'm a coward, a rich coward"
"Health comes first"
"How he gonna just walk through fighters like Miguel Cotto"
"If you take a look at the pictures, first his head is small, and then all of a sudden it just grew?"
"Cotto can't knockdown Mosley but he can? Cmon maaan"
"Floyd is smart, Floyd is smart, my health is important"
- Floyd Mayweather Jr
pacquiao-mayweather is possible in september, 2014 because pacman contract with arum will expire in feb, 2014.
i hope you are correct which is why they rushed the canelo may fight so soon showtime needed to make some money since they are dumping tons of money in example 42 mill to watch floyd spar
Fanboys are content about how Mayweather and Pacquiao will never fight each other, and are satisfied with spending their lives trolling on the forums.
I actually want to see two of the greatest boxers meet in the ring and give us an exciting fight. I don't think it'll ever happen though, which is disappointing for true boxing fans.
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