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First off, I'm a Pacfan.
The interview with Brian Kenny struck me as more of the
same double/tripletalk that I'd earlier blamed on differences
within Team Pac. Now I see it can be blamed on but one person:
Manny Pacquiao.
Yes, he'll do blood tests, just not on fight night...
Yes, he'll do blood tests, but 14 days will ruin training...
Yes, he'll do blood tests, but 30 days is the minimum....
Fuck that ****.... lol...
Is he afraid of Floyd? Floyd isn't a power puncher, and
Manny's gone into brutal wars, so maybe no. Manny can't
be afraid of an L either: no loss-****** is he. Is he juicing?
I dunno, but he's had roughly the same ring weight since
he KO'd Erik Morales in '06, and he's had power since he
first put on gloves.
So what's Manny's problem, you ask?
I'll tell you what I think is the root of his triplespeak:
He has all the integrity of a thieving, hustling streetkid,
but without a hustler's smarts. He's always holding out
for a better deal, never commiting to anything if it curbs
his access to possibly better terms, but he hasn't the
skill to hide his intentions.
It's been on full display for YEARS, and most of us have
ignored it or dismissed it, because we prefer to hail the
fighter, than to harangue the fool:
He signed with Top Rank, and signed with GBP, happy to
take signing bonuses from both, until the harsh reality of
the law forced a firm choice from him. Why didn't he
just sign with Top Rank, period?
He signed exclusive TV rights to one network, and then
shopped the same rights to a network rival, taking money
from both, until the law again forced a choice.
Why didn't he sign with just one of them?
He says he'll fight ANYONE up to 147, then is happy to
watch Mosley and then Cotto subjected to ridiculous
catchweight stipulations. Why not stick to his declared
"147", especially since he's now willing to face Clottey
at proper weight --or have all the allegations forced him
to abandon the questionability of catchweights?
In the past, his contradictory behavior has been excused
because he's a star, and he gives us good fights. Now, his
contradictions have deprived us of a great fight.
From his past pattern of behavior, Manny would have had
to be forced, by legal or public pressure, to live up to
his declaration of "just not on the day of the fight itself".
Whether the blood tests were just or not, he'd said it.
I'm no streetkid, but I'm no trust-fund baby either.
A man's word ought to mean something.
Anyway, I hope Pac-Clottey and Mayweather-Mosley do
good numbers and give great entertainment. The sport
badly needs to make it up to the fans.
h.
The interview with Brian Kenny struck me as more of the
same double/tripletalk that I'd earlier blamed on differences
within Team Pac. Now I see it can be blamed on but one person:
Manny Pacquiao.
Yes, he'll do blood tests, just not on fight night...
Yes, he'll do blood tests, but 14 days will ruin training...
Yes, he'll do blood tests, but 30 days is the minimum....
Fuck that ****.... lol...
Is he afraid of Floyd? Floyd isn't a power puncher, and
Manny's gone into brutal wars, so maybe no. Manny can't
be afraid of an L either: no loss-****** is he. Is he juicing?
I dunno, but he's had roughly the same ring weight since
he KO'd Erik Morales in '06, and he's had power since he
first put on gloves.
So what's Manny's problem, you ask?
I'll tell you what I think is the root of his triplespeak:
He has all the integrity of a thieving, hustling streetkid,
but without a hustler's smarts. He's always holding out
for a better deal, never commiting to anything if it curbs
his access to possibly better terms, but he hasn't the
skill to hide his intentions.
It's been on full display for YEARS, and most of us have
ignored it or dismissed it, because we prefer to hail the
fighter, than to harangue the fool:
He signed with Top Rank, and signed with GBP, happy to
take signing bonuses from both, until the harsh reality of
the law forced a firm choice from him. Why didn't he
just sign with Top Rank, period?
He signed exclusive TV rights to one network, and then
shopped the same rights to a network rival, taking money
from both, until the law again forced a choice.
Why didn't he sign with just one of them?
He says he'll fight ANYONE up to 147, then is happy to
watch Mosley and then Cotto subjected to ridiculous
catchweight stipulations. Why not stick to his declared
"147", especially since he's now willing to face Clottey
at proper weight --or have all the allegations forced him
to abandon the questionability of catchweights?
In the past, his contradictory behavior has been excused
because he's a star, and he gives us good fights. Now, his
contradictions have deprived us of a great fight.
From his past pattern of behavior, Manny would have had
to be forced, by legal or public pressure, to live up to
his declaration of "just not on the day of the fight itself".
Whether the blood tests were just or not, he'd said it.
I'm no streetkid, but I'm no trust-fund baby either.
A man's word ought to mean something.
Anyway, I hope Pac-Clottey and Mayweather-Mosley do
good numbers and give great entertainment. The sport
badly needs to make it up to the fans.
h.
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