Pacquiao is afraid of Mayweather

[baracuda]

..... the miracle came true......and then floyd's gone on to say he needs a what he calls a tune up before fighting this midget....who ducked who now?......not sayin floyd wont fight him but he could've made a fight with pac easily but chose jmm nstead.....

[ßringer]

when im reading those posts, its funny how you guys diss Pac so excruciately
nowadays it looks like Floyd is ducking Pac with his outrageous money split demand

Don't get it twisted ; I respect the hell out of Manny.

The thread title and the way I was discrediting him was meant merely as a baiting tactic ; but my original point of them being nearly identical in size and weight, and that they should fight stands firm.

And how can Floyd be ducking Pacquiao right now? He's already scheduled to fight Marquez.

He put out the word just a few weeks ago or so that if Manny wanted it, he'd pay Marquez to step aside and they could get it on.

But Manny opted for the easier fight with Cotto. A guy he's going to wipe the damn floor with, no doubt.

And who cares about the financial demands of either guy?

Let them settle that bull****, it's none of our concern. Our only concern should be seeing the two of them scrap, not counting their cash or negotiating their purse split.

[Frank Martin]

Don't get it twisted ; I respect the hell out of Manny.

The thread title and the way I was discrediting him was meant merely as a baiting tactic ; but my original point of them being nearly identical in size and weight, and that they should fight stands firm.

And how can Floyd be ducking Pacquiao right now? He's already scheduled to fight Marquez.

He put out the word just a few weeks ago or so that if Manny wanted it, he'd pay Marquez to step aside and they could get it on.

But Manny opted for the easier fight with Cotto. A guy he's going to wipe the damn floor with, no doubt.

And who cares about the financial demands of either guy?

Let them settle that bull****, it's none of our concern. Our only concern should be seeing the two of them scrap, not counting their cash or negotiating their purse split.

Co-sign

[BawK]

Don't get it twisted ; I respect the hell out of Manny.

The thread title and the way I was discrediting him was meant merely as a baiting tactic ; but my original point of them being nearly identical in size and weight, and that they should fight stands firm.

And how can Floyd be ducking Pacquiao right now? He's already scheduled to fight Marquez.

He put out the word just a few weeks ago or so that if Manny wanted it, he'd pay Marquez to step aside and they could get it on.

But Manny opted for the easier fight with Cotto. A guy he's going to wipe the damn floor with, no doubt.

And who cares about the financial demands of either guy?

Let them settle that bull****, it's none of our concern. Our only concern should be seeing the two of them scrap, not counting their cash or negotiating their purse split.

Oh cmon, everyone knows Floyd contradicts himself
That step aside money is bull****, he's just hyping his postponed fight with JMM
We will never see this fight unless Floyd let go of his egocentric delusion of not accepting below 50/50 split

[aether]

16.

Mayweather weighed 106 or 108 when he was 16 as well.

Here's how it breaks down.......

Manny Pacquiao turned pro at the age of 16 after just basically getting his **** wet when it comes to boxing ; he had no real experience. He debuted at 106lbs as a pro, at the age of 16.

Floyd won the golden gloves back in 1993 at 106lbs, at the age of 16.

Manny jumped up to 114 after a year or so of his professional career. Which made him 17 at the time.

Floyd won the golden gloves at 114lbs in 1994, also at the age of 17.

The only real difference between the two as far as weight goes is this ;

Manny turned pro straight out the gate, while Floyd stuck to the Amateurs to perfect his craft.

Anybody who made a big deal about the "huge" size difference only looks a further fool now in hindsight.

if you're gonna give credit to floyd for fighting at 106 same as pacquiao, you should consider his losses at amateur level.

give it a rest. pacquiao's climb at the weights is far more impressive than floyd's.

[ßringer]

Oh cmon, everyone knows Floyd contradicts himself
That step aside money is bull****, he's just hyping his postponed fight with JMM
We will never see this fight unless Floyd let go of his egocentric delusion of not accepting below 50/50 split

You're probably right ; it probably was just bull****/hype.

But he's the one mentioning Manny's name.

I haven't heard Pacquiao express any intrest in fighting Floyd whatsoever.

As for the purse split ; that's their business. Manny has his demands. Floyd has his.

Floyd does have more of a claim for the bigger split though when you compare both of their numbers against Oscar and Ricky. But it seems his drawing power is vastly overrated by himself because the Marquez fight most likely won't do very well, and would do even less if not for Marquez's fanbase.

Pacquiao is in a privledged position to be fighting Cotto though because you know that one is going to put up a nice set of numbers due to Cotto's Rican following.

Both fighters are multi-millionaires. They both need to check their damn heads and realize this isn't about what they want, it's about what the fans want.

Without the fans they would be nowhere.

[shade darkar]

Seriously, Mayweather has 1 inch on him and 4lbs. Pacquiao is all about staying in the lower weight divisions, then balooning up to almost Welterweight size before he has to fight somebody. He's completely content to avoid the Welterweight division (a division he could easily make) altogether.

I can't say I blame him either, I'd rather stay below Welterweight and fight a bunch of retiring legends and overhyped prospects until I retire too. It beats having to step in the ring with serious threats and risk the dreams of an entire Nation.

Here's Pacquiao's reaction if he ever finds out he must face Mayweather......

lol, mayweather is the 1 who is scared of fighting welterweights.

[ßringer]

if you're gonna give credit to floyd for fighting at 106 same as pacquiao, you should consider his losses at amateur level.

give it a rest. pacquiao's climb at the weights is far more impressive than floyd's.

Floyd was 84-6 as an Amateur if I remember correctly.

The Amateurs have absolutely nothing to do with the professional ranks.

Why would anybody hold a few losses as an Amateur against a fighter once he turned Pro?

They're two totally different worlds.

What about Manny's 2 knockout losses in the Professional Ranks to tomato cans?

I'm not saying I hold those against him because he clearly wasn't the same fighter then, as the fighter he's evolved into, now.

But it needs to be mentioned if you're going to dig up Floyd's Amateur losses.

[ßringer]

lol, mayweather is the 1 who is scared of fighting welterweights.

It does seem that way to a lot of people.

But that has literally nothing to do with the subject of Pacquiao vs. Mayweather.

Manny is no longer considered a "small" man.

He's fought at 147 and dominated Oscar De La Hoya.

That was a stellar win, wasn't it?

I mean, I always see Pac fans talking about how Oscar wasn't drained and Manny was just superior that night.

So that means he's capable of fighting at 147 then, right?

And what about Ricky @140? Flattened the poor prick in 2 rounds.

Surely he could fight Floyd @ 147 or a catchweight of 144 or 145 like he's fighting Cotto at, right?

[BawK]

Manny had no prob fighting Floyd at any weight
Then, fans have no idea whatsoever that Pac can compete 3 to 4 divisions above his natural
They thought Manny would retire at lightweight