David Avila: "Pacquiao wanted Mosley but Bob Arum refused"

[$partacus]

Mosley is one of the best in this division but Manny would have clearly won

Sure he would have, that's why Roach said Mosley was too good is it?

[JoeyNumbers]

Mosley vs Pac would be a tremendous action fight. It would probably be a fight of the year type fight, and the hype would be huge if Mosley can beat Mayweather. It would be a true dream fight and it would live up to the hype... something you cant say about most huge ppv events.

[Thread Stealer]

"Shane came to the gym twice to ask me to let him fight Manny," Roach says. "I told him no both times, and both times for the same two reasons: First, there isn't enough money there, and second, you're too good a fighter."

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-...3406797.column

Roach may be a good trainer, but his words often fuel ammo for Pacquiao critics.

He says "Manny will have no problems taking any tests" and later says "no blood tests within a couple days". Then the official position in court was no blood tests within 24 days.

Roach said AFTER Manny beat De La Hoya that Oscar was drained and talked about the IVs. He also said AFTER Manny beat Hatton, that Hatton "wasn't very good" for a world champ. This isn't merely trash talk before the fight to get inside someone's head. Then later on I read about him complaining that Pacquiao doesn't get enough credit for his wins and people always look for reasons to diminish the win. It's not hard to diminish it when he's the one saying it, after the fight. If he's upset with Pacquiao detractors, why did he share that last bit of info about Mosley being "too good"? That just makes it easier to criticize him then.

The trash talk before a Mayweather-Pacquiao fight between him and Roger would be entertaining.

[pasawayako]

if an old mosley win against floyd then yes it will happen.

[Dirt]

Arum and Roach didnt really want it, but I'm pretty sure that Pac wanted it.


May/Shane are fighting for the chance to fight pac.

[DeanoFlash]

Pacquiao can't beat Mosley. HE CANT BEAT MOSLEY. Straight up and down, only way that would be possibly is if Manny made Shane chase him and Manny simply can't fight like that. He's got that whole macho lets trade thing going and flat out he can't **** with Mosley. I've said this before Mosley would do Pac like he did Margo. Pac has no answer for right hands...wait till he feels Mosley's!!!

[$partacus]

Arum and Roach didnt really want it, but I'm pretty sure that Pac wanted it.


May/Shane are fighting for the chance to fight pac.

Mayweather is fighting Mosley to make some money, he was going to fight Pac, but Pac ran away to fight a much easier opponent in Clottey.

[pasawayako]

Pacquiao can't beat Mosley. HE CANT BEAT MOSLEY. Straight up and down, only way that would be possibly is if Manny made Shane chase him and Manny simply can't fight like that. He's got that whole macho lets trade thing going and flat out he can't **** with Mosley. I've said this before Mosley would do Pac like he did Margo. Pac has no answer for right hands...wait till he feels Mosley's!!!

LOL, pac will be the first one to stop mosley, he will show to world how to destroy an opponent that out of your league.

[Hannibal Barca]

LOL, pac will be the first one to stop mosley, he will show to world how to destroy an opponent that out of your league.

Not according to his trainer. Obviously, according to Pacs own camp, he isn't good enough to fight Mosely.

[DeanoFlash]

LOL, pac will be the first one to stop mosley, he will show to world how to destroy an opponent that out of your league.

Mosley would make Buboy cry