Comments Thread For: Mayweather vs. Pacquiao Has To Happen, Says Arum

[MurderDeathKill]

We keep hearing this, but as long as both guys have even marginally acceptable options, it won't happen. They both want it done their way and won't compromise until all other alternatives are used up.

[Pullcounter]

i would love to see all these fights im a floyd fan not a ***** but seriously pwill needs to fight at 154 and above

I think pwill/floyd should be at 147 so *****s (not you) can't use weight as an excuse as to why floyd lost.

[FLY TY]

How about USADA random blood testing until every round of the fight night BUT the fight will be held in Basilan (Mindanao), Philippines. Let see if Floyd really have the balls to go there.

why would he want to?

I'm not saying pac is on anything, and i just want the fight to get made, but i just want to point out for those that don't know that a 14 day cut off for the random testing, like Roach is suggesting, basically makes the whole thing pointless. for the substances that dont show up in the standard urine tests (i.e. HGH, which is said to be used widespread in boxing), it could be taken after the 14 day cut off, improve a fighters performance in training and in the fight, but have passed out of the body enough for it to not show up in a test done immediately after the fight. so if you're agreeing to a 14 day cut off, then you might as well not have the testing done anyway. pac needs to just agree to the same **** that floyd and shane did. like floyd said, if you're clean, take the test, whats the problem?

i think the "post-fight" test is pointless....

Floyd will spank Williams then people will discount Williams. I think Floyd should say **** Manny too because Manny would bring a lot of money but not do much for Floyd's legacy then you have to go threw all the BS to get him in the ring. I say focus on Martinez which would be the icing on the cake. It would be hard to not mention Floyd in the Top 5 All Time Greats after a Martinez win. The only thing that can change that is if Williams beats Martinez before Floyd then it would have to be PBF/Williams. I think Floyd's ability to carry the weight better would make a Williams fight much easier.

yea. floyd beats williams, and ppl will just point out quintana already schooled the kid. whoever floyd fights and beats, besides somebody at 168 or 175, there will be post-fight excuses.

[FLY TY]

We keep hearing this, but as long as both guys have even marginally acceptable options, it won't happen. They both want it done their way and won't compromise until all other alternatives are used up.

i don't think manny has many options....really.

[megas30]

He's right about one thing......keep the negotiations private until both men sign on the dotted line.

But in all seriousness i would not advise Mayweather to fight without OST.........personally i wouldn't even offer a cut-off.....

If Bob is serious he will tell Manny to bite the bullet and stop bitching.

Co-signed....i believe he shouldn't fight him without OST.....something is smells fishy with that camp.

[megas30]

So Floyd can't beat Pac without the test? Comm'n, tell Floyd to drop the BS test and fight. Stop hiding in the skirt of USADA. Trust the NSAC man.

Yes, he can....without the test Pacwill get outclassed, but with the test he'll be utterly destroyed!!

[Brassangel]

The fans on both sides of this fence need to shut up. You act as though you will actually make a difference in the outcome, or as though you have some right to the spoils of victory.

Also, I'd like to see if there's any maturity in the boxing community when the fight is over (assuming there's no rematch).

Whoever wins, there should be no shame for the loser. I mean, is losing to either Mayweather or Pacquiao a shameful thing? They are only the two best fighters of this generation, and possibly two of the 10 best p4p fighters of all-time.

Neither fighter is overrated or a chicken. Obviously, if the loser were overrated, how good of a victory is it for the other guy then?

The logic among sports fans is astonishing some times. They root for the winner who beats a highly-touted opponent. Instead of relishing in the victory of beating a great opponent, they call the other person/team overrated? That's contradictory and only makes you look ******.

This fight will get made. Everything else is simply a part of the greatest promotional job of all time. They are going to make this the biggest sporting event of the last 10 years. Now, if only they'd give it a prime time network spot like the Super Bowl...

[Brassangel]

i think the "post-fight" test is pointless....

The post-fight test is absolutely imperative. For one, it gives Manny a way to stop being all superstitious about the pre-fight tests knowing he can wait. Furthermore, if the tests come back at all sketchy and Manny wins the fight, there's the reason for a blockbuster rematch.

This will be like Ali-Frazier. Hopefully 3 fights and then both guys can retire.

[jtiger78]

floyd will spank williams then people will discount williams. I think floyd should say **** manny too because manny would bring a lot of money but not do much for floyd's legacy then you have to go threw all the bs to get him in the ring. I say focus on martinez which would be the icing on the cake. It would be hard to not mention floyd in the top 5 all time greats after a martinez win. The only thing that can change that is if williams beats martinez before floyd then it would have to be pbf/williams. I think floyd's ability to carry the weight better would make a williams fight much easier.

yeah williams skill level is 74/100 i think floyd would get him only his height would help him

[jtiger78]

i think pwill/floyd should be at 147 so *****s (not you) can't use weight as an excuse as to why floyd lost.

yeah i guess thats fare u know the weight excuse would come if paul won