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Voted Chocolatito because Ward looked like he lost his last fight.

im just saying whats kovalev done thats so much greater than golovkin? Dot see why 'beating' kovalev means ward suddenly beomes p4p number1 despite doing nothing else in 5years. Wards got to beat kovalev clearly in a rematch and then beat beterbiev to be p4p number 1 in my eyes. currently you have to give the p4p number 1 title to the most dominant champion, and that is gennady golovkin By those standards it'd have to be Lomachenko or Rigo.

Will watch for the lulz. Can't see Chavez winning this one but whatever.

You don't think so? So I'm guessing you think MW is loaded then? I'm not the dummy claiming that HW is loaded, that's all you bud. If you're gonna criticize MW for being weak, at least pick WW to compare it to - not HW you dunce. Say HW is loaded again though, I haven't laughed that hard in days.

You are one racist piece of sh1t loser. Do you know that? The MW division IS weak...WW is a loaded division, HW is a loaded division, etc...it has not one thing to do with the color of someone's skin...fvcking loser. HAHAHAHAHAHHA HW LOADED! Omg....

called nostrils, not that hard you should try that next time I'd expect that one to go over your head, though I shouldn't expect fanboys to have any objectivity. My bad there.

If ESPN is stealing from Yahoo, it wouldn't be the first time. I believe ESPN makes it a habit of stealing from Adrian Wojnarowski. I haven't seen the story on ESPN at all so I don't know the basis of that tweet.

boxing's biggest shame if this fight falls apart Won't fall apart, but damn are they making it difficult for people to get excited about it.

Waiting until Golovkin fights some one good is like waiting until you turn 18 years old to get a job. It just feels like it's so far away. And this guy is looking down to 154lb guys now, after eliminating the garbage that is at 160. His fans actually think defeating Cotto or Canelo will prove his doubters wrong too, that's the thing. Go up to 168 already, damn, every time a new Golovkin opponent is announced, I yawn. Geale? I yawned, he lost to Barker. Rosado, Ishida?, Adama?, Stevens, Rubio, Macklin off a TKO loss and 1 KO win over a journeyman, borrrrrrring. Then there is the most boring and false statement of them all, "Nobody wants to fight him". Yeah, "Nobody" meaning Mayweather, Canelo, Cotto, Pacquiao. Quillin wants an extra serving of GGG, right? Who is at 168 that could possibly give GGG a test right now, other than Ward? Abraham? Froch? Chavez Jr? Sturm? Steiglitz? Either Dirrell? Gtfoh. Even if he did move up and creamed the top 10 there, it wouldn't be enough. "The competition weak doe" The excuses would be the same. The guy fights pretty much anyone willing to step up to the plate at 160, 3-4 times a year, comes to knock people's head off their shoulders, and that's still not enough to earn you fans. Haters gonna hate.

The Redishtri.... The Rebishtru... The Retrisbi... The Reditru... The handling of the tickets is finally settled.

https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/boxing/deal-reached--so-tickets-for-mayweather-pacquiao-bout-on-sale-today-190839016.html "Ellerbe could not be reached for comments" I just get the feeling he got undressed by the real CEO's of the world.

Woot, Gonna end up saving like $15/m now. Schwweeeeeeeet

What he saying @danrafaelespn Yeah, you were told after I tweeted it dude. Nice— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) April 22, 2015

Putting a AP article on there site that every sports site has running on there website has nothing to do with there views ESPN,CNNSI,Foxsports etc have that exact same article on there site. No one from Showtime/CBS has said a damn word publically so stop making it up. Top Rank has put out all the information. If this true and the fight doesn't happen it would be Floyds fault. If Arum were to be lying why would CBS, the parent company, and incidentally one of the major participants of this event, reprint an article if it were inaccurate? They would have the knowledge to be say, wait, whoa, hold up... Listen, at this point I'm pretty disappointed that it seems that the closest we've been to getting this fight seems to be at another impasse, but please let's stop pretending like it's Arum lying this time.

No need for apologies we well atleast I'm shooting the shlt while at work its not that serious. Same here, slow as F today.

It's not just Top Rank saying this stuff. It's Showtime/CBS, HBO, Top Rank. So everyone else BUT Floyd is on board, yet somehow Arum is still lying? The news was even published by CBS ffs, if Arum was lying why would even the parent company of Showtime propagate his lie? JFC, why can't people hold Floyd to the torch for not taking the fight people want to see?

Dan told you his source. Bob Arum. When it's an unnamed source he says it. He actually says, according to a Yahoo article. I see Floyd ain't the only one who can't read. So I was referencing his tweet, said as much, yet you pretend like I said his article, and I'm the one that can't read. Well thanks for the fun anyway.

Just responded to you saying why would they post inaccurate information. They're quoting so it's not inaccurate. No need to jump out the window. I hate feminine reactions from men. It's more like a reaction because people can't hold the party responsible (seemingly, at this point) responsible for boxing fans not getting the fight they want. Even the CEO of CBS is trying to negotiate the fight and somehow, someway it's STILL Arum's fault. If it comes out that Arum is lying, I'll be the first to admit I was wrong, but here are what we have at the moment They concede May 2nd to Mayweather They concede 60/40 in favour of Mayweather They concede USADA instead of VADA to Mayweather They concede Vegas to Mayweather So, Top Rank et all give in to all the demands that Mayweather makes, get a contract signed from Manny delivered to Mayweather, and now Mayweather won't sign. Arum is lying though. How the hell doesn't that infuriate you guys, I'll never know.

Not unless that reporter is privy to negotiations. Do you have a job? Are you privy to everything upper mgmt does? Yeah, I could see how that would be beyond you. Yeah, none of the major reporters at ESPN, Yahoo, etc have inside sources. None of them. Nope. None of those non-existent inside sources decided to speak on the condition of anonymity to their preferred major reporters either. What's beyond me is the part where you decide to overlook this stuff for some weird reason. Then, I'm the idiot because I can put A and B together, for being able to actually deduce something. "Hey this guy can come up with an unbiased opinion based on the information at hand" "Yeah, what a tool"

None of this has anything to do with what we were discussing. You said why would CBS post inaccurate information? I said it's not inaccurate if it's a quote. End of story. They're quoting Arum. If you choose to believe him, cool. Get over it. They have a major interest in the fight. They could easily say if it were inaccurate. How you fail to see that is beyond me.

Man I'll take Jim Lampley over Al Bernstein and Mauro every single day of the week. Lampley and Grey, that'd work for me.

When did anyone say Floyd won't sign. He hasn't yet so that means he won't? Jesus calm your tits. Again no one from his team said anything yet He won't sign as of yet, and now with Oscar's and Dan's tweets I'm doubtful it happens. Say what you will about Dan, but the man has his sources. That much is undeniable.

There is nothing to sign yet on either side. I think that is what people are not getting. They are just agreeing to certain points and if those points are agreed to then and only then should things continue. They can't sign when HBO & Showtime haven't come to an agreement yet on broadcasting. Ya my bad, they drafted some contracts.

Moretti from Top Rank. Yup. Now that we're getting somewhere, let's break down the article. Source Moretti: Pacquiao and Top Rank, his promoter, have agreed to terms for a May 2 bout, Top Rank vice president Carl Moretti told ESPN.com on Tuesday night, although Mayweather has not yet agreed to terms and it remains to be seen if he will. Source unknown, involved in negotiations: According to a source involved in the negotiations, Pacquiao has agreed to a 40 percent cut of the revenue, leaving Mayweather with the remaining 60 percent Moretti: If the fight is finalized, it would take place May 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Moretti said Moretti The sides are so far along that they have drafted contracts, according to the Pacquiao side unknown the attorneys on Mayweather's side indicated there were still open issues, although what they are is not clear, according to a source. 5 points of contension; 3 cleared by Moretti, 2 by unknown sources. @tredh What don't you get about they are agreeing to points that will be in the final contract? You see, when lawyers draft a contract for a deal, they draft one, I sign it, and send it over to the other side. If it's agreeable, other side signs and sends it back. If it needs amendments, they amend, they sign, and if I agree, then I sign. That's usually how it works. If it's how it works in this case, I don't know. I'm sure there are particulars still that need working out. If they got so far as to Manny signing one, I don't know, and I made a mistake and apologized. If that's not good enough for you, sorry. So they are drafting one to the major points of contention that Mayweather wanted, but apparently there's still points of contention, as per the 3rd source from above.

It's not inaccurate. They're saying "this is what Arum is saying." They're not saying, "what Arum is saying is true." OK, CBS has no knowledge of the negotiations, no one on their side is involved, this is just another Arum ploy. Floyd is the GOAT, he would never duck Manny. You've convinced me. :bukkake:

Let's just go with Arum is negotiating with Les Mooves the head of CBS. - would you believe Floyd Mayweather was negotiating the Manny fight with Ted Turner - Why would the head of CBS only be talking to Arum to make the fight he would be talking to his counterpart of Ted Turner since it would have to be a Co-PPV -If Mooves is threatening to get rid Floyd/Haymon/Esponiza if the Manny fight doesn't happen why are saying the Cotto rematch will happen. -since when does a head of a major company negotiate a boxing match he does negotiate Bama vs Auburn now he's a boxing promoter Um, Moonves is talking to their side, as a mediator. Because that sometimes happens to able to have a constructive conversation when there's animosity between two sides.

Who from Showtime/CBS has said anything name one person unless there name is source now. Oh ok, so now the CBS website doesn't actually represent the views of said parent company. Thanks man, your journalistic integrity has opened my eyes. It's like being objective is too hard for you guys.

Oh ok. You used the tweet to invent imaginary sources. Par for the course. No, thank you. The article says according to sources (not named, therefore anonymous), not according to Arum, and he got the information from Moretti. Par for the course indeed.

Both Mauro and Al make me wish I was listening to someone scratching a chalk board. It's just a preference thing, I find their voices highly irritating. Paulie is just as biased a shill as Lampley. I just find HBO's team better at doing blow-by-blow, and a fight of this magnitude without Letterman's highly emotional voice would seem almost a crime (even though he'd probably have Manny winning every round). I feel they do a better job at getting the viewers at home more excited about a fight, that's all.

Ellerbe is a busy man. He leaves Haymon to take care of the things he doesn't know how to do and does the things he does know how to do. Ellerbe is probably at the Mayweather Gym. https://38.media.tumblr.com/c26b20d3523d58572c00a59fabfc6650/tumblr_mtzmeqC16Z1qcga5ro1_500.gif I Lol'd. Now people at the office are staring.