Why did Pacquiao vs Zahir Raheem the Dream never happen?

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  • straightleft
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    #41
    Raheem who? That one who fought Morales like a scared little girl? Where he is now?

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    • LeG00N
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      #42
      Originally posted by straightleft
      Raheem who? That one who fought Morales like a scared little girl? Where he is now?
      who the *** cares the question was ...why didn't pacquiao fight him?

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      • TyrantT316
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        #43
        Mayweather Jr. gets slack for moving ahead with a fight with Judah even after Judah lost to Baldomir. Judah was expected to win and be THE formidable opponent for Mayweather as the undisputed welterweight champion. There was still money to be made and intrigue vs a fast, young, talented southpaw with pop in Judah. So he went that route since a lot was probably already setup for that fight before eventually facing Baldomir.

        In Manny's case, Morales lost, yet Manny still went for the loser, Morales because like Floyd/Judah, there was still money to be made, intrigue in the fight vs Morales who had beaten him. Yet Manny and Raheem didn't fight.

        Mayweather gets slack for moving ahead with the originally planned fight that was all but setup, but Manny doesn't?

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        • bojangles1987
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          #44
          Originally posted by MANIAC310
          who the *** cares the question was ...why didn't pacquiao fight him?
          Why would he? Pacquiao had just gotten to 130, he wasn't going to go up to lightweight right away, and he had already signed to fight Morales. People are thinking of Pacquiao right now rather than Pacquiao then. At that time people didn't think Pacquiao could move up past 130. He didn't move up to lightweight for 2 years after the Morales rematch.

          Again, Raheem is just a name people throw out that makes no sense.

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          • SWEETSCIENCE100
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            #45
            I love the way pACMAN FANS make excuses for the overated Pacqiao. He ducked every black American fighter in his career. Raheem was the man to beat at the time of the eric M rematch. If Pacquiao was so great he would have immediatly accepted the challenge to prove it he was the best. Raheem beat the man that beat him easy. Instead he ducKed him. Pacquaio will never fight a young slick Black American boxer. Pacquiao is scared to death now that Mayweather is fighting Ortiz in prep for a Pacquiao fight. I think the choice was great for Mayweather. It prepares him for a dope up Pacquiao , I think hes gonna do away with the test and beat Pacquiaos big headed, no boxing, dope up ass, even with that **** in him. Can't wait here Mayweather speak after he beat Paqcuiao.

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            • The Big Dunn
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              #46
              NO reason for Manny to fight Raheem. Contract with Morales was signed. Manny was on his way to super stardom. Its ****** bad business to put him in with a lightly regarded fighter who sylistically would make manny look terrible.

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              • paypayvay
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                #47
                Originally posted by MANIAC310
                who the *** cares the question was ...why didn't pacquiao fight him?


                and why would he fight him ? you believe in triangle theories ?

                the guys never won a world title , and lost of fcking rocky juarez

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                  #48
                  Originally posted by Big Dunn
                  NO reason for Manny to fight Raheem. Contract with Morales was signed. Manny was on his way to super stardom. Its ****** bad business to put him in with a lightly regarded fighter who sylistically would make manny look terrible.

                  in other words he ducked him?

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                  • paypayvay
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                    #49
                    Originally posted by MANIAC310
                    in other words he ducked him?


                    why move a weight division , not avenge your loss , and fight a lightly regarded bum just to prove that triangle theories don't work ?

                    the guy fought 3 pound 4 pound fighter in a row , barrera , marquez , and morales . manny earned the right to avenge his loss , period


                    stop hating with that ****** ****

                    and also , fight with morales was signed before the morales - raheem fight , and pacquiao had just moved form featherweight to super featherweight , makes no sense to fight a lightweight after only one fight at super F

                    by the time manny moved to lightweight , zahir was a nobody
                    Last edited by paypayvay; 06-22-2011, 10:00 AM.

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                      #50
                      Originally posted by paypayvay
                      why move a weight division , not avenge your loss , and fight a lightly regarded bum just to prove that triangle theories don't work ?

                      the guy fought 3 pound 4 pound fighter in a row , barrera , marquez , and morales . manny earned the right to avenge his loss , period


                      stop hating with that ****** ****

                      and also , fight with morales was signed before the morales - raheem fight , and pacquiao had just moved form featherweight to super featherweight , makes no sense to fight a lightweight after only one fight at super F

                      by the time manny moved to lightweight , zahir was a nobody


                      but he did move to lightweight...and only fought once..


                      and who did he fight? LOL

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