An Unbiased Look At Pacquiao-Mayweather

[B.U.R.N.E.R]

I understand that. Same with Winky Wright, Calzaghe, and guys that fight below 130. My point was that Floyd has guts claiming not to fight guys because they have a loss or aren't draws when a few years ago he was campaigning on the other side of the fence.

BINGO!!!!!!!

Floyd called out EVERY big star. There was no reward for fighting a dangerous young Floyd. So now Floyd is returning the favor.

[IMDAZED]

I understand that. Same with Winky Wright, Calzaghe, and guys that fight below 130. My point was that Floyd has guts claiming not to fight guys because they have a loss or aren't draws when a few years ago he was campaigning on the other side of the fence.

Every fighter cherry picks once they hit the lotto.

[FaustoGeraci]

BINGO!!!!!!!

Floyd called out EVERY big star. There was no reward for fighting a dangerous young Floyd. So now Floyd is returning the favor.

All the more reason he is a ***** and a hypocrite. Instead of helping boxing like he claims he wants to do, he is worse than the others he criticized.

[BritishBoxing92]

I have avoided this topic since it began, mostly because it was and is beaten to death. But after reading many people claim Pacquiao ducked Mayweather, I felt the need to post this and see what others thought.

First of all, I am a bigger Pacquiao fan than Mayweather. I own both career sets on DVD, and if Mayweather had of stayed with the same style he utlized at Jr. LW and LW, hands down Floyd would be my guy. Regardless, I have a lot of respect for both. They are clearly superior to the majority of their peers.

However, to claim Pacquiao is ducking Mayweather is fairly comical. Since Mayweather moved up in weight, he has hand picked nearly all of his opponents. His "fights" vs De La Hoya and Marquez were hard to watch, even for a hardcore fan. I appreciate the mastery in which he conducts his craft, shutting down opponents and not getting hit. However, his offense is horrible, and his pot shotting is also a disgrace to his talents. His performance vs Corrales (RIP) shows what he is capable of, but he would rather coast and put the audience to sleep.

From his interviews you can see he is in awe of Pacquiao's talents. Claiming he "has to be on something to be doing what he's doing" etc. shows where Floyd's head is at. Talking about the possibility of "dieing in the ring" are comments I have never, throughout Floyd's career, heard him discuss. Demanding olympic style drug tests is bull****. Not the idea itself (it would be great if olympic tests were as accurate as people think, they are not, i.e. Usain Bolt, but still are better than the commission tests). The problem with Floyd demanding that is it sets a precedent for boxers to go outside of their own sanctioning bodies and create their own rules. Hence, making the boxer bigger than the sport.

There is no way Pacquiao is ducking the test. You don't agree to 21 days and say no to 14 because you fear a fail, it's posturing over Mayweather's desire to make himself bigger than the sport. Different cultures bring different beliefs, and Pacquiao is of the age old Phillipino tradition that believes blood loss (even a small dose) makes you weak. It's mental, it's documented, and it should be respected. He was willing to do a test right after the fight as well, so to think he is somehow scared of Mayweather or the test is fairly ludicrous.

Listening to Roger and the rest of the Mayweather clan talk about Pacquiao being on some "secret drug the Phillipino military uses to walk through bullets"" etc. shows you where the true fear lies. If this fight does not get made, it is because Mayweather somewhere along the line (I think the Judah fight where he was getting it for the first 5 rounds) lost his supreme confidence. Look at his performance vs De La Hoya. Even against Hatton before the KO. I expect Floyd to walk through Mosley (a fight he conveniently takes after Mosley has been inactive for 16 months) but I don't expect Floyd to ever take on Pacquiao. As long as he can play the steroid card and make ridiculous demands outside of his own sporting sanctions he will avoid the fight. And the saddest part is the sheep that eat it up and allow him to do so.

interesting thoughts...

[B.U.R.N.E.R]

It will be Mayweather's reputation that suffers, not Pacquiao. Everything Mayweather has done Pacquiao has done better.

Where do you get this stuff from?

If Pac retires people will always ask why he didnt man up and fight Floyd. Goes both ways.

[IMDAZED]

It will be Mayweather's reputation that suffers, not Pacquiao. Everything Mayweather has done Pacquiao has done better.

Floyd's rep will suffer if he beats up Shane and draws 1.5m then asks for a bigger split against Pac?

Unbiased, right?

[Khalid X]

Do you always talk out of your a** or do you just like it there? FYI - Floyd has been a star since 2005. What's your point?

I don't know if he said that in reply to someone else, but what he said is true. May wasn't a draw before Gatti and was in the shadow of guys like Hamed and De La Hoya. Yes he has been a star since 05, but again what that guy said is true.

I also dont get that post.

I get what he is saying, which I agree with 100%. I followed Floyd back then and he wasn't a draw. The whole point of the Gatti fight was to build Mayweather as a PPV draw.

[V.WEBB]

Floyd's rep will suffer if he beats up Shane and draws 1.5m then asks for a bigger split against Pac?

Unbiased, right?

LOL. Man these posts are comical.

[IMDAZED]

All the more reason he is a ***** and a hypocrite. Instead of helping boxing like he claims he wants to do, he is worse than the others he criticized.

Lord have mercy. Unbiased, right?

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

releast **** spoken in this thread. Boxing is a sport of EGO's and too many are involved in Pac vs Floyd. I will bet all my points that even if Pac agreed to the testing, some more bull**** will come up. Sorry for those new to the sport.....but that's how boxing works. Same ****....different day.

Yes but the problem isn't in the fighters it's in the promoters. Promoters have too much power in boxing are the main reason why this sport suffers from the things it does.

I hate to bring it up but look at MMA, it's a good thing that they have a guy like Dana White controlling everything because he makes sure the fans get to see the main fights they want to see.

I wish it was like this in boxing so we can see the real fights when we want to see them.