Manny Pacquiao: The True Cash King of Boxing

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Manny Pacquiao: The True Cash King of Boxing
By Joey Liam
Wed, 19 Aug 2009



In just two days, tickets for the anticipated welterweight championship battle between the current pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao and the Boricua Bomber Miguel Angel Cotto, billed as Fire Power, almost sold out; this is not so surprising because Cotto and Pacquiao are two of the best pugilists of the sports today.


Now there is another welterweight fight brewing prior to the Pacquiao-Cotto clash: the Number One/Numero Uno, which features the former pound for pound king Floyd "Money" Mayweather against the current WBA/WBO Lightweight champion Juan Manuel "Dinamita" Marquez. This scrimmage was originally scheduled on July 18, but it was almost scrapped due to Mayweather's unforeseen rib injury suffered during training. Despite the brief delay, the bout will now push through and it is now scheduled to air on HBO pay-per-view on Sep. 19, in conjunction with the independence day of Mexico. Still... the ticket sales are meager and slow.

Meanwhile the Fire Power match-up of Cotto and Pacquiao does not rely on undercards to sell. It is already perceived and recognized as an important and momentous saga in the history of boxing by most sports pundits even without the supporting bouts. This vintage skirmish is no doubt a best-seller: a novel so engaging that sports fans and HBO subscribers will never miss it even if it costs a fortune.

Floyd Mayweather constantly claims that he is the money-maker: the cash king of the Sweet Science, but figures and results do not lie--both facets point to the real cash king, the true money-maker, Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao. With his historic battle against Miguel Cotto, Pacquiao aims to solidify his legacy even further by capturing his seventh title in seven different divisions; a feat that has not been achieved by any pugilist: not the great Muhammad Ali, not the flashy Sugar Ray Leonard, not the legendary Sugar Ray Robinson, and definitely not the overhyped Money Mayweather.

So who is the certified cash King of boxing? It's none other than the pound for pound best and the new Golden Boy Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao.

[Shattered Jaw]

People want to see Pac fight because that's what they'll get - an exciting FIGHT. Look at Mayweather's two big PPV successes. Watching Hatton hug him for 10 rounds before a KO and one of the worst 'Super Fights' (against DLH) that has ever been inflicted upon the boxing world and general public.

With Pac we got two BRUTAL stoppages against those two guys, not to mention the WARS we got against top Mexican opposition. Win or loose - Pac has the BALLS.

Also, why is it Pac is fighting Cotto? Shouldn't Mayweather be fighting Cotto? HAHA.

Pac > Mayweather is every single regard.

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People want to see Pac fight because that's what they'll get - an exciting FIGHT. Look at Mayweather's two big PPV successes. Watching Hatton hug him for 10 rounds before a KO and one of the worst 'Super Fights' (against DLH) that has ever been inflicted upon the boxing world and general public.

With Pac we got two BRUTAL stoppages against those two guys, not to mention the WARS we got against top Mexican opposition. Win or loose - Pac has the BALLS.

Also, why is it Pac is fighting Cotto? Shouldn't Mayweather be fighting Cotto? HAHA.

Pac > Mayweather is every single regard.

Come on, how can you say that Mayweather vs. Oscar De La Hoya was one of the worst fights in boxing?

Seriously lad, your hate towards Mayweather is affecting your post, obiously.

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People that want JMM vs PBF to fail or are openly happy about it struggling need to think about why they watch boxing...and if the sport is really for them.

[LA BAD BOYtake2]

PACQUIAO is true cash king,Floyd is a bum.

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Shame on Floyd for demanding the bigger slice against Pac.

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So...

Where are the Floyd Nuthuggers in this thread?

I think that when the truth comes out, they run. When it's easy to lie, they appear.

I'm not a Floyd hater, I'm a Floyd Nuthugger hater .

[Sandro17]

Come on, how can you say that Mayweather vs. Oscar De La Hoya was one of the worst fights in boxing?

Seriously lad, your hate towards Mayweather is affecting your post, obiously.

Well, the truth is that it didn't live up to its hype. I mean for a fight to sell 2.5M buys and for it to be "Boring" is just wrong.

I personally thought the fight was good, not because of the action, but the tension in the air. If there was no tension in the air at the time of the fight, the fight can be considered boring.

One guy was tired and the other guy was barely throwing. It was nail biting but not exciting. And the only reason it was nail biting is because I was very into the fight. If I were a normal boxing fan or an average Joe, I would have thought the fight would have been actionless and dry.

I know that you should know the sweet science to see the beauty (even if there wasn't too much) of the mega fight between Mayweather and Oscar, But a mega fight is a mega fight. And it should be AWESOME regardless of whether you are a boxing fan or just an average Joe.

Even people who know the sport of boxing think that Mayweather - DLH was somewhat of a cruddy fight.