ROACH: "Mayweather is a whole different ballgame. We need time"

[Kevin Jesus]

Freddie The Joke Coach Roach

Early 2009: Floyd would be our toughest fight, stylistically.

Mid 2009: Floyd will be our easiest fight to date.

Negotiations begin: Floyd is a whole different ball game...we'll need more time.

Wtf?

[Ringleader]

no catchweight stuff. Manny is welterweight champion now. Let's stop that. You campaign in the Division, fight at the weight of the division. No more advantages. No excuses.

[punchdrunk7]

So you think Pac is just fighting Floyd for a paycheck?

Of course. That dude cant beat no Floyd Mayweather. When that fight happens it will be so one sided it aint gone even be funny. Watch pacquiao vs marquez 2 and then ask yourself that question again.

[Ringleader]

Of course. That dude cant beat no Floyd Mayweather. When that fight happens it will be so one sided it aint gone even be funny. Watch pacquiao vs marquez 2 and then ask yourself that question again.

Floyd is going to "box" Manny and win the fight. Then there will be excuses. He ran. He would not stand and fight. In the history of boxing plenty of match ups were boxers and brawlers. Many brawlers have cut boxers off and won the fight. Look at the 3 Ali/Frazier fights. No excuses. Manny has to find a way to win. PBF does not have to stand in front of him and exchange. This was Cotto's biggest mistake along side of not picking up Emmanual Stewart for the fight.

[punchdrunk7]

Floyd is going to "box" Manny and win the fight. Then there will be excuses. He ran. He would not stand and fight. In the history of boxing plenty of match ups were boxers and brawlers. Many brawlers have cut boxers off and won the fight. Look at the 3 Ali/Frazier fights. No excuses. Manny has to find a way to win. PBF does not have to stand in front of him and exchange. This was Cotto's biggest mistake along side of not picking up Emmanual Stewart for the fight.

you must know boxing my friend. these wacquiao fans sre hoping for a lucky punch but it wont happen. why? cause floyd has a great chin.

[GTR]

roach is playing mind games again. makin floyd think manny is inferior to him lol

[Ringleader]

you must know boxing my friend. these wacquiao fans sre hoping for a lucky punch but it wont happen. why? cause floyd has a great chin.

That I do bro. I am a boxing fanatic and I call it like I see it man. Floyd is not a reckless fighter. Miguel Cotto became reckless after being hit by Pacman. He felt that he had to come back right away as the crowd cheered on Pac. He should have said just stay on his first round game plan and boxed. The key was his jab but we all know this is not miguel's style. He likes to mix it up. PBF on the other hands loves that game and will do it for 12 rounds. He won't care about the crowd. Floyd will expose the game plan to beat Pacman and then more people will follow that blueprint. Don't get me wrong. Manny is a great fighter and champion but not against Floyd. Adjustments will be made but the come will be the same. Floyd Mayweather gets his legacy points and then fights Shane Mosley.

[Ringleader]

Are you serious or joking?

roach is playing mind games again. makin floyd think manny is inferior to him lol

Everyone in the world knows if they fought tomorrow what the outcome would be. Forget about favoritism and who you like. Strategize the styles of the fighters. Floyd does not care about KOing anyone, so if Manny walks through the punches he won't care. He will just keep punching you ugly and get he win at the end. My main clause in all of this is "no excuses". Mayweather/Pacquiao "No excuses".

[Spacey1991]

Pacquiao, Mayweather camps quiet on deal

By Abac Cordero (The Philippine Star) Updated November 26, 2009 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - Don’t expect to hear anything from Bob Arum or Richard Schaefer in the days or weeks ahead if it’s regarding the negotiations for Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather Jr.

“There’s a gag order and we have to respect it. We are not allowed to talk,” said Arum over the phone yesterday after sitting down and having lunch with Schaefer in Day One of the negotiations.

Arum said he can’t give out details regarding the negotiations which of course would center on how the purse, which could reach $150 million, should be divided between the two superstars.

“I can’t. I really can’t,” said the legendary promoter from Top Rank, who said he’s not even sure how long it would take for him and Schaefer, who’s representing Mayweather in the talks, to negotiate.

“I have no idea. Thanksgiving is coming up and I won’t be back here in my office until Monday,” said Arum from his headquarters in Las Vegas. He said he’s off to a much-deserved break in Colorado.

The gag order, according to Arum, will be in effect “until our negotiations are either finalized or terminated.”

He and Schaefer met in Las Vegas over lunch Monday to see to it whether the fight that everybody wants to see could take place next year. Reports said they’re looking at May 1 as a date for the fight.

But that would depend on Pacquiao’s political schedule because the reigning pound-for-pound champion is seeking a Congressional seat in the May 10 national elections in the Philippines.

Arum had earlier penciled March 13 as the date for Pacquiao’s next fight, in fact it’s already listed at www.boxrec.com, but Freddie Roach said if it’s Mayweather, March is out of the question.

“If it’s Mayweather, we need time to get ready for that fight. We have to come out with a real different style. It’s a whole different ballgame,” he said,

And he’s not even looking at a “tuneup” match by March if that’s what you can call a possible fight with whoever’s out there – like Shane Mosley, Andre Berto or Edwin Valero.

“If we get Mayweather, why risk losing that (tuneup) fight. I’d say he rest for a while, enjoy the holidays, run for elections, and the Congressman Manny Pacquiao will kick Mayweather’s ass,” said Roach.

For the meantime, the guessing game is on as to the venue of the Pacquiao-Mayweather if ever it takes place. Arum had said that just won’t happen in New York because of its high (15 percent) tax structure.

But there’s the Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, a new one that could seat more than a hundred thousand, the Super Dome in New Orleans, another one in Vancouver, Canada, and a proposed outdoor arena that can be built in Las Vegas just for the fight.

The venue, however, will only be taken up seriously once the fight is sealed. For the meantime, there’s a “gag order,” and the world will just have to wait and see.

Can't blame him for being honest to be fair.

[Spacey1991]

roach is playing mind games again. makin floyd think manny is inferior to him lol

He said Manny is gonna kick is ass so what are you talking about?