Mayweather-Pacquiao: Both Sides Taking Hard Lines

[SplitSecond]

here i thought cotto was the only one taking hard lines

[jetgeomcx]

And why should Floyd take 40% or less than Pac? Through the whole Cotto Pac build up until the fight and after Mayweather has been the name mentioned the whole time, so in actuality, Mayweather is the draw. Some of you keep thinking Manny will beat Floyd and will be rudely awaken after they fight AND then more excuses will come as to why Floyd won and Manny will just be too small like he was to
everybody before Pac beat Cotto.

you have been saying for some time that pacfans will be awakened since before the oscar and hatton fyts.
yet you haven't been awake until now.
and you kee saying pacfans are delusionals...and you're still on denial !!

then why even ask for the fight at 145?

posturing, leverage, negotiation upperhand....this is freddie and not manny
are you that simple minded??
stretch out your imagination a bit.....just a bit will do you good.

[jetgeomcx]

People don't want to believe that Mayweather Jr. brings in the sales, and people are dying to see him lose so it continue to be that way.

there is always the first time in everything.....the law of averages will catch up one day.

What kind of BULL**** is that when Freddie doesn't even want Pac
to fight Floyd at his best at 147? Didn't you just read Roach say that
he has to prepare Manny for the fight longer than March because fighting
Floyd is a whole different ball game? PLEASE! You guys kill me with this
only one side you want to see. I say Floyd should take the 50/50 split
but just have the fight be at 147 and I guarantee Roach won't want to
take it. How can Manny have a WW title and won't defend it at 147?
I like Pacquiao but sometimes Pacman fans are delusional and blind.

freddie, everybody, acknowledges floyd's boxing ability...
but it doesn't mean freddie is afraid for manny to fyt floyd.
until now you don't know how to read freddie....how he psyche manny's opponents.

pacfans delusional? blind? c'mon....
grow up with your comments, brah.
some outrageous pacfan comments and claims were just to piss off some people....
don't get emotional and tangle with such kinds.

[jetgeomcx]

OK, so your saying that Miguel Cotto would be more dangerous than
Floyd Mayweather Jr? So how come Freddie Roach needs more time
to prepare and teach Manny a new style to approach Floyd? I thought
Cotto's power would play a factor but Manny proved me wrong
BIGTIME, so we know the way to beat Manny is not power, it's defense,
counter punching and footwork and I should of known that from JMM.
Floyd has all that but just on an advance level. No way Cotto would
have EVER beat Floyd, don't care if he fought him or not.

this is very understandable!!
floyd is no doubt slick with great boxing skills.
is that hard for you to comrehend freddie??
and floyd will no doubt prepare more with manny than juanma.....hmmmm
floyd can counterunch all nyt...manny is more versatile now than during his fyts with jmm.
floyd better be prepared with the best game plan, coz he won't be dealing with a unidimensional fyter in manny of today.

[MindBat]

WOW!!! Manny has already proven to all the doubters that he is a welter weight by virtually knocking Cotto out, yet Roach still wants a Mannyweight??? Sorry, I mean a catch-weight??!!!

Very nice.

I would bet Freddie wants to choose ring size, glove make and model and size, AND the most money, not to mention the referee, the judges, and the venue.

And here we're thinking -- according to Roach -- that Floyd will be easier pickings than Cotto ever was.

My, my, my.

I like Manny and respect his demeanor and great compassion for his people, but I wouldn't piss Floyd off too much.

It's not going to be good.

[Rampage1978]

Floyd is such a clown. He constantly contradicts himself. When everyone wanted him to fight Cotto, he said Cotto wasen't a draw. Now he says the only reason Pac-Cotto did such good numbers was because of Cotto! WTF! It is a shame because Floyd is such a talented boxer but in my opinion he will never be in the same category as real legends like Leonard, Ali, Frasier, Robinson because they always fought the best out there. Even De La Hoya, who never won a big fight always fought the best and the toughest challenge out there. A real champion wants to fight the best and beat the best to prove how great they are. This isn't the case with Floyd. Only excuses and more excuses. I hope this fight happens. I would be great for the sport of boxing.

[PAKYO]

WOW!!! Manny has already proven to all the doubters that he is a welter weight by virtually knocking Cotto out, yet Roach still wants a Mannyweight??? Sorry, I mean a catch-weight??!!!

Very nice.

I would bet Freddie wants to choose ring size, glove make and model and size, AND the most money, not to mention the referee, the judges, and the venue.

And here we're thinking -- according to Roach -- that Floyd will be easier pickings than Cotto ever was.

My, my, my.

I like Manny and respect his demeanor and great compassion for his people, but I wouldn't piss Floyd off too much.

It's not going to be good.

Uhhmm... why wouldn't it be not good to piss floyd off too much? I myself would like to piss him so much much more so pray tell me why wouldn't it be good?

Would he clobber to death Roach? Or he will show it in the ring with Pac?

If you say the latter i would be really really happy if he does show it in the ring but if the former, i might as well piss him off some more now.

[steeluv]

50/50, 147, $15 million bonus to the winner. If either one of them cries about that, I don't believe they want the fight.

Sounds good to me should set a date for around May or June me thinks

Floyd definately doesnt get the 60% because Pacquiao is the biggest draw and has more fans than Floyd. If not in Vegas... Yankee Stadium sounds great!

[steeluv]

no way should cortez be the referee and I hope we get a good selection of judges one from Us one from Mexico and one from Europe.

[vanciliro]

I agree with the 40/40 20 deal. If Floyd is so convinced he'll win he shouldn't have a problem with it.