Comments Thread For: Pacquiao-Malignaggi: Early Fight Talks Have Started

[awara]

A source close to the situation has advised BoxingScene.com that promoters Bob Arum of Top Rank and Lou DiBella of DiBella Ent. have actually discussed the possibility of Paulie Malignaggi replacing Floyd Mayweather Jr. as the opponent for Manny Pacquiao on March 13. I've heard the two sides briefly spoke about the possible fight, and plan to continue their discussion after the holidays. [Click Here To Read More]

IN STEROID WE TRUST

[K-Nan]

Come on guys! Boxing for over 40 years has used the mandatory tests required by NSAC. Why all of it sudden since Lil Floyd Mayweather wants to take a different test, and take them randomly, that this is ok? It's really a slap in the face of boxing and the way things have been done.

Floyd's already said BOXING is nothing without him, well.... looks like to me a new Sheriff is in town and he's moving on if you're not ready to do things the way the way they are normally done.

What type of message is being sent to the Nevada State Athletic Commission? You guys don't know what you're doing because PBF said so...C'mon!

Floyd, Stick to boxing and fight like a man

Do you know how much confusion this could cause for every fighter in the future?

PEE & FIGHT!

Floyd made an (arguably) unreasonable request.

But NOTHING is more unreasonable than Pacquiao refusing to take them and in turn compromising the fight. For what reason? Pride? If he's clean, he's clean. And that makes it worse. And if he doesn't take it, he gives the haters more room to put a cloud over his career with these accusations.

[spinika7]

From a 3 million PPV to a 300,000 PPV buy. Nice job, Bob. In the mean time Mayweather fights Mosley or Berto and draws another million. Who's the idiot now?

I would rather see May vs Shane anyway. SSM deserves a big money fight!!

[lcheezy]

like they say anything can happen in boxing.with all that money to be made in one fight and its not going to happen is a set back for boxing but should rebound.jr welterweight has,holt,urando,alexander,hatton,pac,marquez,torre s,maidana,malignaggi,bradley,and ortiz.looks good.

[Dorian]

Floyd made an (arguably) unreasonable request.

But NOTHING is more unreasonable than Pacquiao refusing to take them and in turn compromising the fight. For what reason? Pride? If he's clean, he's clean. And that makes it worse. And if he doesn't take it, he gives the haters more room to put a cloud over his career with these accusations.

Time to take down your sig

[xAUGUSTUSx]

Good fight! can't wait.

[Sir Tom Jones]

and here we have the only winner from all this fall out between Floyd and Manny.

Paulie Malignaggi

[Boss Don]

Floyd made an (arguably) unreasonable request.

But NOTHING is more unreasonable than Pacquiao refusing to take them and in turn compromising the fight. For what reason? Pride? If he's clean, he's clean. And that makes it worse. And if he doesn't take it, he gives the haters more room to put a cloud over his career with these accusations.

thats the thing Pacquiao not taking the tests is worse than Maywather asking for the tests

[kymira]

Floyd made an (arguably) unreasonable request.

But NOTHING is more unreasonable than Pacquiao refusing to take them and in turn compromising the fight. For what reason? Pride? If he's clean, he's clean. And that makes it worse. And if he doesn't take it, he gives the haters more room to put a cloud over his career with these accusations.

Yup by Pac refusing he's just fueling fire to the Mayweathers. In this situation now, his only option is to agree just to save face. Even If the Mayweathers come back and drop the "extra" testing in the contract... the damage is already done in the minds of the general public, UNLESS he proves them wrong.

40 mill for a couple blood tests, Cmon Pac think of how many ppl that would feed..

[Allucard]

he doesn't look su****ious to me at all.. I see nothing wrong with the way the NSAC tests their athletes and dont see why they should have to go through further tests.

HGH is only blood detected as are many steroids nowadays. That's a fact, not saying Manny is on anything. But why wouldn't he take the freaking tests then?!