Comments Thread For: De La Hoya: Mayweather-Pacquiao Happens, Floyd Will Win

[ivan49]

ODLH dreaming if he thinks he can get involved in the promotion. Arum wont allow it, and Floyd will be greedy enough to deny GBP even a small slice of the pie if he's truly smart. Pac Mayweather should happen, but one promoter is enough.

[Dale Cardon]

Didn't Oscar say he would beat Pacman?

Didn't Oscar say Ricky Hatton would beat Pacman?

Didn't Oscar wear fishnets and embarrass himself?

he is always wrong when predicting Pac fights.
Fishnets??? I thought that was a photoshop trick... damn

[KingOfBox]

Martinez is too big for Manny. He is a small middleweight, sure, but he is still a big fighter with speed. I agree with you that Manny shouldn't have gotten a belt at 154, he should have fought Margarito at 147, but even so, Martinez is an elite middleweight with a huge size advantage over Manny. Keep in mind Pacquiao didn't even fight Margarito at their catchweight of 150; he weighed in at 143 or 144. And Martinez is not likely to go back down from middleweight; he wants to remain the middleweight champion of the world.

The fighters you listed (Cotto, Clottey, Margarito, Mosley) are still the top welterweights with recognizable names and proven skillsets that actually wanted to fight Manny. All these fighters with the exception of Clottey have established fanbases that will buy their fights too. Cotto was favored by a lot of people to beat Manny, Clottey is a tough fighter that could have hurt Manny if not for his covering up, Margarito is an iron-chinned fighter with relentless pressure, and Mosley is a legend of the past decade and still a big threatening boxer-puncher compared to Manny.

Berto is undefeated but unproven and has no real fanbase; nobody knows how good he is because he hasn't fought anybody. Bradley didn't look great at 147 and still has unfinished business at his own weight class, and anyway Arum has already expressed interest in a Bradley-Pacquiao match down the line. It's dumb to bring up Mayweather as an opponent until he expresses real willingness to fight Pacquiao.

Pacquiao is still the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world based on activity, talent, performance, and level of opposition.

WTF??? Martinez is smaller than Margarito!! You're just in denial.. You can't fight for a title at 154 and expect a man to be 147lb. What the hell is this??? Its funny how Pacman gets all these "passes". Bob Arum wouldn't put Manny Pacquiao anywhere near a ring that holds Sergio Martinez in it, Cotto either... I said it before... After Sergio KO'd Paul Williams, Bob told his kids to run in the house as if Sergio was a drive by making its way up the street. Then they wanna say, "well they hit too hard." What?!?! Of course they do!!! Its 154!!!! Pacman can get his 12 titles or whatever ridiculous number he's on (cong**** to his achievements), but Floyd is still miles above him and best fighter on the planet. And everyone KNOWS it.. People just WANT to believe Manny is as good because they hate Floyd cuz he is an *sshole... And to anyone who thinks I like Floyd.. kiss my *ss... He is a piece of **** person with no morals, and i don't care about him personally. But make no mistake... When that bell rings... He is going to make you look more ordinary than people thought you were...

[mrjoeblive]

honestly, this fight is overrated imo anyway, it will be one of mayweathers easier wins, its not gonna be the back and forth action everyone is expecting, manny may have his moments like shane, but he will get outclassed.....

my thoughts as well. manny does well vs fighters that come right at him. he has trouble with boxers. for 2 or 3 rounds the fight might look good. then floyd will make adjustments and take over. manny has never faced a style of fantastic hand/foot speed, fort knox type defense and ko power. floyd has faced far more powerful punchers and emerged uinscathed. plus manny has to get past shane. i think mannies style plays;into shanes power punches.so all fans of pac thinking shane is all washed up due to floyd making him look bad, floyd does that to over 90% of his opponets. pac should concentrate on shane and talk floyd IF he gets past shane. there is a reason roach didnt pac to fight shane. they think shane is finnished. they will see the truth.

[crazyboy867]

oscar dela hoya is gay...

[fastblack]

Mayweather beats Pacquiao as easy as he did Marquez. No American brother is going to lose to a little Pino.

[Rickety Cricket]

Too bad it won't happen, so everyone can just keep saying if it ever does/would have happend this fighter would/would have beat this fighter. Pfff fantasy matchups

[mrjoeblive]

WTF??? Martinez is smaller than Margarito!! You're just in denial.. You can't fight for a title at 154 and expect a man to be 147lb. What the hell is this??? Its funny how Pacman gets all these "passes". Bob Arum wouldn't put Manny Pacquiao anywhere near a ring that holds Sergio Martinez in it, Cotto either... I said it before... After Sergio KO'd Paul Williams, Bob told his kids to run in the house as if Sergio was a drive by making its way up the street. Then they wanna say, "well they hit too hard." What?!?! Of course they do!!! Its 154!!!! Pacman can get his 12 titles or whatever ridiculous number he's on (cong**** to his achievements), but Floyd is still miles above him and best fighter on the planet. And everyone KNOWS it.. People just WANT to believe Manny is as good because they hate Floyd cuz he is an *sshole... And to anyone who thinks I like Floyd.. kiss my *ss... He is a piece of **** person with no morals, and i don't care about him personally. But make no mistake... When that bell rings... He is going to make you look more ordinary than people thought you were...

las vegas had floyd a 3 to 1 fav over manny. you are right people hate floyd based on is ring persona. floyd does a lot for charity and does not brag about it. to say a man has no morals is going a bit too far IMO. unless you have intimate knowledge, live with him or know some one that live with him, you cant say what any mans moral base is. people talk about manny cheating on his wife. well you dont know what the situation was. we dont have a right to judge any boxer IMO lets just enjoy what they do in the ring and talk trash to each other about who we think is the best.

[pboy33]

I think De La Hoya is right…. look what happen to Marquez, and Marquez bit the **** out of Pacquiao ones.

[mrjoeblive]

oscar dela hoya is gay...

this site is about boxing not about what you think of anyones sexual orientation. just boxing