Bob Arum is a piece of trash. No one should eer believe a word he says. He's still very bitter about Floyd leaving him and becoming his own boss. Plain and simple. Bob is a dilusional 85 yr old. Time for him to retire and get the f ck out of boxing!
Wow, you guys are delusional. This isnt WWE. Yes Mosley did it to May, on a Golden Boy Promotions card. No way Top Rank even points the camera at Mayweather or lets him through their security to do such thing.
November 12th is nothing more than a Top Rank Manny Pacquiao 60$ infomercial. I feel sorry for the idiots dumb enough to pay for it.
What is Pacquiao doing right now ?
Fighting a 38 YEAR OLD LIGHTWEIGHT .
Exactly. But somehow Manny gets praised for it. C'mon the guy couldn't win 1 round against Floyd. Manny walks around at 146-148, why not make the fight at 140? Oh that's right..... Because the last time he fought at 144 he had no power or speed what so ever. Smart move team Pactoid.
Who is the baddest man
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No way, Kirkland is too much for him still.
Let Canelo fight Angulo. Thats still a good fight. Or I'd like to see Canelo vs. Margarito regardless if Margarito wins or not against Cotto. Margarito vs. Canelo is a great matchup stylistically
Cinco de mayo isnt a mexican holiday so what does that have to do with anything?
Thank you captain obvious. Canelo vs. Mayweather would sell out Estadio Azteca regardless of what date it is. Notice I said Canelo/Floyd would do huge PPV #'s. That means here in the states. And here in the states 5 de Mayo is a great Mexican American holiday. The majority of Mexican American families are having carne asadas with the familia all weekend long. And if you put Canelo/Mayweather on PPV that weekend guess what . . . the majority of them are going to order it.
He, like Manny should fight the best available at the WW limit, or JrMW or MW if they decide to go up. So at the moment, according to Ring Magazine ratings he should fight:
@WW - Manny Pacquiao, Victor Ortiz or Andre Berto
@JrMW - Miguel Cotto, Alfredo Angulo or Saul Alvarez
@MW - Sergio Martinez or Felix Sturm
If someone comes up from JrWW then it has to be either Tim Bradley or Amir Khan, but at the 147lbs WW limit. No more catch weights, no more cherry picking, lets just have the best fighting the highest ranked contenders they can.
......I must be dreaming though right?..
Your Google search failed to mention that Alfredo "El Perro" Angulo just got knocked out in 6 this past Saturday on HBO. I also didnt put Bradley up on the poll because Bob Arum stated that Pacquiao might be fighting Bradley in the spring time around April. And I honestly think Bradley/Pacquiao is already in the works.
Sergio at 154 or Amir Khan at 147. No one else should even be in the discussion.
I picked Sergio myself @ 150-154. And I would love to see Mayweather/Khan, but I think Khan should have at least 1 or 2 tune up fights @ 147 before he goes up against Mayweather.
I think Floyd should go to Guadalajara, Mexico and fight Canelo Alvarez. DAMN! Big PPV #'s! Mad respect to Floyd if he does this...
Or sell out Estadio Azteca with over 100K fans. On 5 De Mayo that would be the biggest PPV draw, no doubt.
Anyone but Sergio and Floyd is a joke. Khan hasn't even fought at 147,Canelo has barely fought world class opposition and Mayweather would never fight Cotto or Margarito now, as they're Pacquiao's "leftovers".
He had no problem fighting Marquez in 2009. And Marquez had given Manny hell for 2 fights.
The undisputed clown is back at making his circus threads lol. Here some red for you lol nyahahahahahahah lol.
I know you're running out of excuses for your favorite promoter and fighter. But Do your post ever have any form of substance or intelligence?
Im Mexican and rotting for Cotto. I Dont even like Cotto, but I enjoy seeing Margarito being violently beaten. Who knows how long he was cheating for. And it's pretty clear through photographs that he had plaster in his fist against Miguel Cotto. Margarito doesnt deserve to be called a "Mexican Warrior" or be in the sport of boxing for that matter.
He's still crying about Mayweather promotions having a date and te MGM on hold. Does he not remember that he did the exact same thing for Manny after his win over Margarito? Top Rank picked out a date then put Cowboy Stadium and The MGM on hold withou ever having an opponent. Top Rank picked the date and venue and then offered Sugar Shane a fight with Manny. But now he's mad cause Floyd did the exact same thing?
Not saying that he should do it but the only realistic chance he has of becoming #1 P4P would be to move up to 168
Exactly. I obviously dont think he should fight Ward or Bute in his 168 debut. But a warm up fight against a gate keeper like Glen Johnson would be a great fight to see how his body reacts to the extra weight.
In all fairness Manny or Floyd beating Martinez @ 150 gets them both respect. Why should they go up to his weight class, when Its Martinez who has been calling them both out for over a year.
Martinez keeps calling them out, yet is unwilling to move up in weight himself and fight @ 168. What kind of sense does that make? Cherry picking at its finest!
LMAO so now as a Pacquiao fan, you're blowing up his opponent to be something he's not just to justify Manny fighting past their prime slow fighters?
No matter how Marquez Youtube videos you post up the Facts are Marquez is 39. Past his prime. The last time he fought at WW he couldnt win a round. And his biggest win in 3 years has been against a part-time boxer in Juan Diaz. #YouDontKNow****AboutBoxing
Yep. Someone takes your zero, he has to be on something. Best to demand OST for the next fight and hire Conte as your conditioning coach. A guy known to administer undetectable roids. Way to go Berto. Five stars for a fantastic move.
Undetectable PED's to Urine when cycled correctly, yes you're right. Which is why Conte has stated that the NSAC's test is a joke and can be easily passed by someone who knows what they are doing. But random blood and urine test during training camp and leading up to the fight should be good enough to detect any of those drugs.
Wow he got suckered punch into gheyness too damn. Now the sport is going to be gayer. Fighters will be weaker and will not put best performances on fight night. Fock Floyd and his mother.
Is that the best you can do? Do you realize that the cut off date is 14 days? And that both fighters have to have the exact same test done? Do you also know that the amount of blood taken is as minimal as possible, and is it scientifically proven that IT DOES NOT weaken the fighter?
It is sad that your god's name wasnt even mentioned, yet you where so hurt for him that you had to come in this thread and be mad that 2 top fighter are willing to do a test that your little man isnt willing to do for 30 million guaranteed.
Its a good thing and nobody can cry about what the winner might have been on after the fight , good for boxing , there will be more and more of this going down in the big fights , I guess Floyd is cleaning up boxing in a indirect kinda way , this would never have happened without Floyds stance on OST .
Great for the sport indeed. Maybe 5-10 years from now blood testing will become as mandatory and common as urine is nowadays. Lets not forget Iron Mike asked for the same type of test from Holyfield in 97, when he suspected Holyfield of being on PED's and Holyfield agreed.
PED's/Steroids are constantly evolving and being tweaked to perfection by science labs, they are a far cry from the steroids of the 90's. Doesnt it only make sense that the testing evolve as well? Yes it does. Anyone against this, is truly not a fan in the sport.
Im not even hating on Manny. But numbers dont lie. The media can say what ever they want to say, but the numbers just dont change. 1-1-1 for a guy who's team and fans claim is the best p4p boxer on the planet and possibly one of the greatest of all times is just ridiculous. I dont get it.
Mosley was the welterweight champ and #1 ranked welterweight in the world.
Exaclty. Mosley was considered the #1 WW in the world at the time because of his complete dismantling of Antonio Margarito, who up until that point looked like the man to beat @ 147.
because hes running out of opponents to fight
His timing is suspect. Why didnt he call out Cotto before the Margarito fight? Or fight Margarito after his big win over Cotto? Or better yet take on Shane Mosley after his 9th round stoppage of Margarito?
Exactly buddy , Im not saying Floyd was the first to ask for blood testing but he did link it with boxing to be big news world wide , its a natural progression for Boxing to invest in better PED testing , the world of sport is going that way so will boxing , if it wasnt Floyd making a noise sooner or later it would have been somebody else to give it some real momentum .
Yes the testing has to evolve plain and simple. Remember the MLB days of Jose Canseco . . . did he ever test positive for steroids in his prime? No. How about when guys like Sosa, McGwire, and Bonds where blasting out 60-70 home runs and breaking records, did they test positive at that time? No. It wasnt till someone blew the whistle that MLB changed its testing methods to match the drugs that where being used. Same thing has to happen to Boxing.
I guess...........
All I know is that my boy Martinez's last 6 opponent's combined records were:
232-10-2........his last 3 opponents were: 66-1-0 coming into the fights with Sergio........why isn't he ranked number 1 P4P again?
Much love and respect to Martinez. The guy is a beast in the ring and great for the sport outside of the ring. But I think Martinez' team/promoters are going in the wrong direction willing to drain their fighter for a payday vs MAyweather or Pacquiao. If Martinez wants to climb the p4p list he should move up in weight like hes asking Manny and Floyd to do and start fighting the best @ 168.