Mayweather-Mosley, Pacquiao-Foreman Next: Says Hopkins

[ELPacman]

Pac's postfight interview after Cotto, when asked about going up again in weight, Pacquiao replied, 147lbs is his limit that he and Freddy agree with. He's too small for 154lbs he said it himself. I highly doubt both will go on their word for a lame 8th title. I say lame because Yuri who? Don't pull a Jones or Floyd move, please don't.

[Calilloyd]

I don't think Mayweather really wants to fight Pacquiao. Mayweather only wants opponents where he feels he has some type of advantage. He either wants a size advantage as against Marquez or Hatton; a youth advantage as against DeLahoya or a speed advantage as against Baldomir.

I don't think he really wants to face a tough opponent where he has no tangible advantage; as would be the case if he stepped in against Pacman. Pacman is as fast or faster, IMO; he hits harder; he is younger and he has moved up in weight so effectively that Mayweather can't feel he has a natural size advantage either.

It will hard for him to finesse his way out of the Pacquiao fight because the public's desire for this fight is immense. But I would not be at all surprised if he finds some way. He of course will then trash talk about how he "would" have easily beaten Pacman and those "words" will be eagerly echoed by his nuthuggers.

Mosley seems to be a likely opponent because he is highly rated and still has a lot of credibility; but Mayweather would feel more confident against him because he has a big youth advantage.

Ridiculous. You find a way to critisize Mayweather if he fights Mosley but at the same time state that Mosley is highly rated and credible. You can't have it both ways.

[KingVick]

As VP of Golden Boy, of course Hopkins wants Mayweather to fight Mosley instead of Pacquiao!! B-Hop's "prediction" puts more money in Golden Boy and his own pocket!! This has nothing to do with Bob Arum!! B-Hop tells the truth...but this "truth" benefits him!!

Bottom line, Mayweather knows that fighting Mosley is a bigger risk and less reward!!! Mayweather wants nothing to do with Mosley!!! The only fight that financially makes sense and worth the risk to Floyd is a Pacquiao!!!

pacquiao wants nothing to do with mayweather!!! The only fight that is worth the risk to pacquiao is a yuri foreman

[GRUSTLER]

HOPKINS doesn't know anything! THIS FIGHT WILL HAPPEN UNLESS MAYWEATHER IS AFRAID!

Mayweather sent Richard Schaeffer to talk to Arum to make the
fight happen, so how is Mayweather afraid?

[SceneSpectator!]

I'm boycotting Pac if he fights Foreman. He needs to fight Mosley or Mayweather.

One thing is for sure though. Mayweather is not going to fight Mosley. They played basketball together

Pac will possibly fight Foreman provided he would fight Mayweather or SSM first in full 147lbs! That way, his critics will not label him of enticing Cotto to 145lbs catchweight while the truth he can fight even at 154lbs!!! I mean Pac needs to fight by the weight ladder, 140lbs-145lbs-147lbs -and 154lbs! If pac had fought at 147lbs, maybe he can fight Foreman next.. but that was not the case, however.

[IMDAZED]

wow Pacquiao is gonna fight for Yuri Foremans 154 belt!!! thats what you call making HISTORY..........sike..lol these fuggin belts fall outta the damn sky watch them fight at 150 for it too smh...I hope BHop is just jiving us...got a feelin he ain't though. Respect for Floyd though I been dying to see that fight for forever

Seriously. I'd be ultra-pissed if he fought Foreman for that meaningless paper belt.

[TboneNYC09]

Pac n his team must be realy confident of a win against Foreman at 154lbs.I always said it was BS how people make a big deal that Pac was once a 118lber.That was a looong time ago.I always said that Pac can be a welter weight no problemo.Pac gets an advantage that he dont even need in big fights.Pac and Roach got all these fighters thinking there the bigger stronger man but in reality that is all of there downfalls in the ring.They prob say to themselves,"I'm the bigger man","This is my weight","He has to look out for my power"...They take chances or get alil wild and ****!
Pac n his team have a good psych job on these guys with that whole"Pacs the smaller man" or " I know that Cotto is bigger and stronger"-Pac-
I am not taking anything away from Pacquiao,he's a great fighter but his team were realy smart with the whole weight issue and picking fighters at the right time.

[prsi]

I've read a lot of the posts both anti Floyd and pro Floyd...the one thing that I think is being overlooked is the fact that Hopkins said ARUM doesn't want this fight to happen. If the early talk of the purse being a 50-50 split is true, why all this BS from Arum? Hopkins is obviously part of GBP, so he would have an idea of what's going on in negotiation talks. I don't think there's any reason to doubt him.

The early and only talk of a 50/50 purse came from Pacman's side not the other way around. PBF side has yet to say anything about that. They have only said they want 60/40 so yeah there is reason to doubt Hopkins, because PBF sent Schaefer to negotiate with Arum not Hopkins.

Also, it's amazing how much of a pass Pac gets for beating nobodies. He's being called an ATG by some people out there. Why? He's beaten fighters that Floyd has already beaten. It doesn't matter what kind of fashion he did so, he still beat them BEFORE Pac did. Why aren't those calling Pac an ATG, giving Floyd the same respect? He doesn't take risks? BS. He destroyed Diego Corrales when Diego was supposed to be the top challenger at lightweight. Knocked him down 5 times I think. Floyd has beaten everyone he's supposed to beat.

Eric Morales, Marco Antonio Barrera, Juan Manuel Marquez and Miguel Cotto are nobodies????
This right here is enough proof of you lack of knowledge of the sport.

Cotto...real welterweight? Funny, how is he a real ww, when he started out junior welterweight?

So just because Cotto started at 140 he is not now a real WW??

By your explanation Mosley nor PBF are real WW either becuase they both started at a lower weight class.

This was a very bad post Bro!!!!

[GG Marquez]

Pac should do that. Mayweather should at least try to win a WW title to make the Pac fight more meaningful.

Mayweather and Pacquiao are both beyond "titles" at this point. The fight is super-meaningful with or without belts.

If this Hopkins story is true, it is transparent what is happening. IF this is true.

[Calilloyd]

Seriously. I'd be ultra-pissed if he fought Foreman for that meaningless paper belt.

I would too.