Comments Thread For: Bob Arum's Take on Manny Pacquiao vs Paul Williams

[Kamelion]

If Manny Pacquiao is able to get past Antonio Margarito on November 13 at Cowboys Stadium in Texas, the next logical step is a fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. But with Mayweather's recent legal troubles, there is no way to predict when Floyd will be available.

They'll never put Paquiao in with Williams. Williams is fast at any weight, too tall for Paquiao, has good power and a good chin and can throw just as many punches as Paquiao or more. Paquiao will lose by stoppage. Paquiao will take to much punishment just to get inside and he's not an inside fighter. Just like Paquiao overwhelms his opponents the same will happen to him.

[slindee3]

Pacquaio would beat the hell out of Williams. And all this talk about Pacquaio demanding catchweights is hysterical when Williams is demanding a catchweight for the real middleweight championship.

Get you facts straight...Martinez is the one asking for the catchweight. Look at the PWill video around the 4:22 mark, you will see that Martinez camp are the ones asking for the 157 limit.

[Iceta Lives]

The height difference between Hearns and Duran is similar to Williams and Pacquiao and Duran still took his beating like a man, so why do people keep coming up with this shit of Pacquiao is too small. I'm tired of Pacquiao getting free passes like this.

If Floyd acts like Paul Williams never existed like he's done before and got bashed for it, then Pacquiao should be held to the same fuckin standards. I think Martinez might beat Williams but even so, let's say if Williams won the title and Pacquiao decided to fight somebody like Felix Sturm instead for a record ninth title, you guys would give him a pass for that?

[isar]

Get you facts straight...Martinez is the one asking for the catchweight. Look at the PWill video around the 4:22 mark, you will see that Martinez camp are the ones asking for the 157 limit.

Nope, Martinez has even said Williams insisted on the catch weight on all the radio interviews to make the fight. Do some research and you will find the info since People are using that against PWILL. Since he has Haymon he got what he wanted.

"Although their first fight was contracted at the middleweight limit of 160 pounds, the rematch, which will be for Martinez's world title, is contracted at a catch weight of 157 pounds, which is what Williams weighed for the first fight; Martinez came in at 159.

"It's at 157 because we didn't have a choice," DiBella said. "Williams wanted the catch weight. There was an issue on the weight and we gave on the weight."

[isar]

The height difference between Hearns and Duran is similar to Williams and Pacquiao and Duran still took his beating like a man, so why do people keep coming up with this shit of Pacquiao is too small. I'm tired of Pacquiao getting free passes like this.

If Floyd acts like Paul Williams never existed like he's done before and got bashed for it, then Pacquiao should be held to the same fuckin standards. I think Martinez might beat Williams but even so, let's say if Williams won the title and Pacquiao decided to fight somebody like Felix Sturm instead for a record ninth title, you guys would give him a pass for that?

Why not? That is how DLH got his middleweight title. Maybe he will demand a 155 catchweight , he was able to lower the agreed fight with Margarito one more pound to 150, margarito said they wanted to change it from the agreed 151 to 149

[mathed]

Oh, I see ..........another potential scenario that would result in Martinez getting shafted again....when does this crap cease? Why not Pac against Martinez as a big fight if Martinez wins? Who cares about the guy who gets Christmas all year round?

[Iceta Lives]

Oh, I see ..........another potential scenario that would result in Martinez getting shafted again....when does this crap cease? Why not Pac against Martinez as a big fight if Martinez wins? Who cares about the guy who gets Christmas all year round?

Lol. Martinez was being mentioned as a possible opponent for Shane Mosley instead of Paul Williams before he got that draw with Mora. To be fair though, Pacquiao acts like both Williams and Martinez don't even exist.

[Ragnar Lothbrok]

pwill too sloppy & defenseless for Pac. It would be a great fight though. Sam langford was a 5'6 heavyweight. dwight qawi was a 5'5 lightheavyweight. Successful ones too. Pwill's height & reach advantage can be overcome by pac.

if this was the old school pac would have no problems facing pwill. But the fact that he's one of only 2 real cash cows in boxing that's left, he's gonna be protected.

[mathed]

Lol. Martinez was being mentioned as a possible opponent for Shane Mosley instead of Paul Williams before he got that draw with Mora. To be fair though, Pacquiao acts like both Williams and Martinez don't even exist.

I know....Martinez who?? Never heard of him........

[Skype]

Pac couldnt even reach his chin! 5ft7 dude vs a 6ft3 dude LOL
Plus the 15" wing span & the 5" arm reach advantage .. no chance!