PR blunder: Mayweather winning anti-Pacquiao campaign in U.S.

[The MODERATOR]

by: marv drumon

NBA.com: Floyd Mayweather Interview at All-Star Weekend
The fight fell apart. Most in the ever-so-diverse United States now think that Manny Pacquiao is either at fault, guilty of foul play, or both. In informal interactions with fight fans, perhaps close to three of four - even four of five - think that Pacquiao turned down or declined the fight.
Perception is reality.
Everywhere: "Marv, what's up with Manny? How come he did not want to fight Floyd? Just take the test!"
Fox Sports: I beat Marquez who beat Manny Pacquiao - Mayweather
This stands in contrast to the political winds just four short weeks ago, when it appeared the public mood was split 50-50. One half supporting Pacquiao. The other half, buying Mayweather's antics.
The argument goes like this, being repeated all over the country, in major networks:
He stipulated in the contract that for every pound I go over 147 that I would be penalized $10 million per pound. I agreed. I stipulated that both of us undergo random drug testing leading up to the fight. He did not want to do that. I never knew of any fighter that would refuse to take a $25 million drug test.
The message is succeeding. It cannot be used as basis for a successful lawsuit under U.S. laws. And it implies something nasty. Floyd Mayweather, Jr. is cutting down the pound-for-pound king's luster.
Keep in mind. In leading up to the showdown with Shane Mosley on May 1st in Las Vegas, "Money" will have dozens of interviews on major networks to repeat the message over and over again.

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[Rolling Stone]

this really is a battle pacquiao can't win.....first of all, Mayweather speaks perfect english and its much easier for him to get his point across.....he used the superbowl weekend to attack Pacquiao so that was a smart move.....and he will use the promotion for the Mosley fight to further damage pacquiao's image.......Pacquiao's advisers need to think smart here, get Manny a good translator next time he does interviews cause he is barely understandable and that Brian Kenny interview was terrible.....who the **** are pacquuaio's advisers???? is it Michael Konz that douchebag?

[bestboxingonly]

Well Manny doesn't need this and that. It's the people that need him and want to see him fight. In fact they're using his name to get some attention.

[407BoriKua]

ouch manny pacroid is in trouble

[Prime 407]

Funny how Floyd's gotta bring up Manny and drag his name through the mud at every opportunity, do you see Manny doing the same to Mayweather??? Mayweather's a low class individual....

[-The Glove-]

Wait a minute! Floyd speaks perfect english? Say it ain't so? How can Manny compete with that?

[ROSS CALIFORNIA]

this really is a battle pacquiao can't win.....first of all, Mayweather speaks perfect English and its much easier for him to get his point across.....he used the super bowl weekend to attack Pacquiao so that was a smart move.....and he will use the promotion for the Mosley fight to further damage pacquiao's image.......Pacquiao's advisers need to think smart here, get Manny a good translator next time he does interviews cause he is barely understandable and that Brian Kenny interview was terrible.....who the **** are pacquuaio's advisers???? is it Michael Konz that douchebag?

Man, I think it goes beyond Pacquiao's ability to speak English correctly. I think the guy isn't that smart intellectually. You can clearly see it in many of his interviews. If he had any sense, he never would have used the excuses that he was afraid of needles or that two weeks wasn't long enough to recover from a small sample of blood being taken. He's clearly put him self where he is. And you are dead on about the move Mayweather made to use the super bowl as a stage to get the truth out there. That was very smart. Manny will be forced to submit to testing because of all the talk. I'm sure he will get sick of every reporter or interviewer asking him why he didn't just take the test. He will know he's the one being blamed by that question being repeated over and over. Either he submits or lives in shame. Actually it might not be so bad for him in his country because none of them want to believe he's guilty of anything. All these years they thought they as a race were worthy to compete with any race physically, but now they are being told it was because he is on steroids. There's no way they will want to ever believe it and thats why *******s are going nuts with this whole thing. I think most of them are little pino's in denial. lol

[Valero Is God]

Man, I think it goes beyond Pacquiao's ability to speak English correctly. I think the guy isn't that smart intellectually. You can clearly see it in many of his interviews. If he had any sense, he never would have used the excuses that he was afraid of needles or that two weeks wasn't long enough to recover from a small sample of blood being taken. He's clearly put him self where he is. And you are dead on about the move Mayweather made to use the super bowl as a stage to get the truth out there. That was very smart. Manny will be forced to submit to testing because of all the talk. I'm sure he will get sick of every reporter or interviewer asking him why he didn't just take the test. He will know he's the one being blamed by that question being repeated over and over. Either he submits or lives in shame. Actually it might not be so bad for him in his country because none of them want to believe he's guilty of anything. All these years they thought they as a race were worthy to compete with any race physically, but now they are being told it was because he is on steroids. There's no way they will want to ever believe it and thats why *******s are going nuts with this whole thing. I think most of them are little pino's in denial. lol

is tyson more smarter than pac outside the ring?

[BritishBoxing92]

is tyson more smarter than pac outside the ring?

whats that supposed to mean?

[Valero Is God]

whats that supposed to mean?

RossCA knows the answer