Comments Thread For: Arum: HBO, Showtime Pacquiao Proposals Will Be Huge

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example of a butt hurt floyd fan.lol. manny pacquiao fans are non boxing people. oh really where did you get that idea. did you know every manny pacquiao fan on earth. shut your mouth. unbelievable.

MOST genuine boxing fans will not go to extraordinary lengths to deny, condone, or justify, some of the ridiculous situations/opponents/advantages that have been afforded to Manny over the last 3 years. Just saying.....

A large number of them would rather listen to a Manny concert than watch Nonito in a title fight.

[AceBoeing]

Wanna bet ?

Manny Pacquiao's last 7 opponents.....

Lately, a number of observers have commented that all of Manny Pacquiao's recent opponents have either been old, faded, or inept. Let's take a closer look at Pac's recent fights, and see if there is any truth to that allegation.....

Accusations leveled at Pacquiao include.....

* Manny will not fight a skilled boxer
* Manny will not fight a skilled counter-puncher
* Manny will not fight anybody who is in their prime
* Manny will not fight anybody who is on top of their game
* Manny will not fight anybody who is coming off a win
* Manny will not fight anybody without a distinct advantage

Let's apply that criteria to Manny's last 7 opponents, and see how they stack up.

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David Diaz - Not a top fighter, faded, disadvantaged.....
* Manny will not fight a skilled boxer
* Manny will not fight a skilled counter-puncher
* Manny will not fight anybody who is in their prime
* Manny will not fight anybody who is on top of their game
* Manny will not fight anybody without a distinct advantage

Oscar De La Hoya - Shot, drained, and shrink-wrapped.....
* Manny will not fight anybody who is in their prime
* Manny will not fight anybody who is on top of their game
* Manny will not fight anybody without a distinct advantage

Ricky Hatton - Not a top fighter, faded, and disadvantaged.....
* Manny will not fight a skilled boxer
* Manny will not fight a skilled counter-puncher
* Manny will not fight anybody who is in their prime
* Manny will not fight anybody who is on top of their game
* Manny will not fight anybody without a distinct advantage

Miguel Angel Cotto - Badly faded / shopworn, and disadvantaged.....
* Manny will not fight anybody who is in their prime
* Manny will not fight anybody who is on top of their game
* Manny will not fight anybody who is coming off a win
* Manny will not fight anybody without a distinct advantage

Joshua Clottey - Not a top fighter, and strangely innocuous.....
* Manny will not fight a skilled boxer
* Manny will not fight a skilled counter-puncher
* Manny will not fight anybody who is on top of their game
* Manny will not fight anybody without a distinct advantage

Antonio Margarito - Not a top fighter, faded, disadvantaged.....
* Manny will not fight a skilled boxer
* Manny will not fight a skilled counter-puncher
* Manny will not fight anybody who is in their prime
* Manny will not fight anybody who is on top of their game
* Manny will not fight anybody without a distinct advantage

Shane Mosley - Faded, shopworn, and disadvantaged.....
* Manny will not fight anybody who is in their prime
* Manny will not fight anybody who is on top of their game
* Manny will not fight anybody who is coming off a win
* Manny will not fight anybody without a distinct advantage

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All-in-all, that is a damn shabby line-up for a supposed P4P fighter, especially when you consider all of the advantages afforded to Pac during those fights..... e.g. fighting for a vacant JMW title, at catch-weight, against a BUM, and using 8oz gloves

Now, I can understand a top fighter taking the odd bout against a lesser opponent.....
but EVERY opponent in your last 7 fights?

How fkn lame is that ?

The last time Pacquiao fought a live dog was Marquez II, and according to a significant number of trainers/fighters/journalists/analysts..... HE LOST!!

It is amusing that you think Pac has a better recent resume than the fighters I mentioned earlier

With the exception of John, even the green kid Rios has a better recent resume than Manny. Acosta and Antillon posed a bigger threat to Brandon than Mosley/Marquez did to Pac.

When will Pacquiao step up ? Is that kid any good, or what ?

levz, your blind acceptance of the Manny-circus is the very cause of this problem. Pacquiao is milking his ignorant fanbase dry, and you are gullible for believing Pac and Arum when they p1ss in your pocket and tell you its raining.

the funny thing you are going to be one of those ignorant fan base and shell out 50$ to watch this fight.... who else can he fight out there that will prove to you and all the haters. give this thread a name[/B]...Mayweather? tell him to stop ducking Pac.. the thing is all the Pac HATERS out there has no fighters lined up for him. before the moseley fight got signed people are saying he should fight Berto so looked what happened to Berto against Ortiz. Nobody is at Pac's level right now maybe mayweather. he can fight the whole WW or JWW and win them all and haters like yourself will and always have an excuse to downgrade those fighters. Eg. their inept, too old, coming off a loss or inexperience. and anything else to discredit Pac wins. and you as a mayweather fan will blow him up for fighting a guy like ortiz who had just a great night against Berto. who quit against Maidana.. So in conclusion your knowledge about boxing might be vast but your hate for Pac clouds your reason and fairness in assessing pac fight schedule. Give the guy some credit at least for fighting the top contenders of the WW division at the time he jumped to WW. if you cant't do that you are just a pure hater and your hate makes you look IGNORANT when it comes to PACQUAIO:

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Delahoya was too old when mayweather fought him
moseley was too old when mayweather fought him

[ALG United]

No, Pacquiao did " demand " welterweight for Marquez.

And originally, a catch-weight was out of the question.

They only caved because it would obviously look bad for Manny if he was not prepared to fight the lightweight Marquez unless the fight took place at a higher weight than when Manny won his welterweight title

Arum: Pacquiao vs Marquez Will Be at 147 or No Fight.....

http://www.boxingscene.com/arum-pacquiao-vs-marquez-147-no-fight--33333

Come on man, EVERYBODY knows that Manny is a natural JWW, and that Ariza cannot keep any weight on Pac when he is training. He has to eat 6 meals a day and 3am/6am shakes to remain within the welterweight limit.

It would be FAR EASIER for Manny to fight Marquez at 140, and it is plainly obvious that Marquez is less effective above 135.

So, why do you think Pacquiao insisted upon the highest weight possible ?

" However, this fight only makes sense to me if it takes place at junior welterweight (and I would hope Marquez would weigh-in under 140 pounds). Why Pacquiao and company refuse to even consider fighting Marquez at 140 pounds (instead of the 144 or 147 they stipulate) is a very good question. The answer is obvious: they want every conceivable advantage against their aging but still-dangerous nemesis "

http://ringtv.craveonline.com/blog/124927-dougies-fat-friday-mailbag

Pac is lovely, but lets keep it real here.

This has been debated before, Marquez made a big mistake with Floyd by trying to match Floyd meat for meat, Marquez gained so much weight that he became slow and sluggish. With Manny, Marquez just need to approach it as a lightweight or JWW fighter, disregarding the 144lbs catchweight and by fight night he will be at his healthy 146lbs, while Manny will be at not more than 148lbs... Then we'll have the fight that we wants...

[Check_hooks]

HBO knows that Pac is the biggest cash cow in boxing. No one else in history has sold over 1 million PPV's in one fight for 4 years in a row. Not De la hoya. Not Tyson. Not Mayweather. NOBODY.

And HBO knows that its very likely that this might be the last fight for Floyd ever because hes probably going to jail for felony assault on his baby momma and kids. And Martinez can't sell **** to a flies and GBP can't promote PPV's (unless its mayweather) just look at the numbers Maidana/Morales did or Mosley/Mora. Cotto vs Mayorga doubled both those fights combined.

And HBO had to bring out the big guns aka the chief executives because they know that CBS is one of the biggest sports channels in the fall and would be HUGE for promoting a major boxing event. I'm curious to know what HBO is planning on doing extra to promote this fight that would rival a commercial during a college football game on Sat and a NFL game on SUN. Show 24/7 replays on TBS? Lmao GTFOH because they would have to censor all the curse words and it would look lame

[BoZz]

yea they try to hype up a rubbish fight..jmm has to jump two weight classes to face him ..the fight will have no meaning ..but i guess for duckquaio it doesn't matter he hasn't had a proper fight in 4 years.

[BoZz]

wanna bet ?

manny pacquiao's last 7 opponents.....

lately, a number of observers have commented that all of manny pacquiao's recent opponents have either been old, faded, or inept. Let's take a closer look at pac's recent fights, and see if there is any truth to that allegation.....

Accusations leveled at pacquiao include.....

* manny will not fight a skilled boxer
* manny will not fight a skilled counter-puncher
* manny will not fight anybody who is in their prime
* manny will not fight anybody who is on top of their game
* manny will not fight anybody who is coming off a win
* manny will not fight anybody without a distinct advantage

let's apply that criteria to manny's last 7 opponents, and see how they stack up.

====================================

david diaz - not a top fighter, faded, disadvantaged.....
* manny will not fight a skilled boxer
* manny will not fight a skilled counter-puncher
* manny will not fight anybody who is in their prime
* manny will not fight anybody who is on top of their game
* manny will not fight anybody without a distinct advantage

oscar de la hoya - shot, drained, and shrink-wrapped.....
* manny will not fight anybody who is in their prime
* manny will not fight anybody who is on top of their game
* manny will not fight anybody without a distinct advantage

ricky hatton - not a top fighter, faded, and disadvantaged.....
* manny will not fight a skilled boxer
* manny will not fight a skilled counter-puncher
* manny will not fight anybody who is in their prime
* manny will not fight anybody who is on top of their game
* manny will not fight anybody without a distinct advantage

miguel angel cotto - badly faded / shopworn, and disadvantaged.....
* manny will not fight anybody who is in their prime
* manny will not fight anybody who is on top of their game
* manny will not fight anybody who is coming off a win
* manny will not fight anybody without a distinct advantage

joshua clottey - not a top fighter, and strangely innocuous.....
* manny will not fight a skilled boxer
* manny will not fight a skilled counter-puncher
* manny will not fight anybody who is on top of their game
* manny will not fight anybody without a distinct advantage

antonio margarito - not a top fighter, faded, disadvantaged.....
* manny will not fight a skilled boxer
* manny will not fight a skilled counter-puncher
* manny will not fight anybody who is in their prime
* manny will not fight anybody who is on top of their game
* manny will not fight anybody without a distinct advantage

shane mosley - faded, shopworn, and disadvantaged.....
* manny will not fight anybody who is in their prime
* manny will not fight anybody who is on top of their game
* manny will not fight anybody who is coming off a win
* manny will not fight anybody without a distinct advantage

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all-in-all, that is a damn shabby line-up for a supposed p4p fighter, especially when you consider all of the advantages afforded to pac during those fights..... E.g. Fighting for a vacant jmw title, at catch-weight, against a bum, and using 8oz gloves

Now, i can understand a top fighter taking the odd bout against a lesser opponent.....
but every opponent in your last 7 fights?

how fkn lame is that ?

The last time pacquiao fought a live dog was marquez ii, and according to a significant number of trainers/fighters/journalists/analysts..... he lost!!

it is amusing that you think pac has a better recent resume than the fighters i mentioned earlier :d

with the exception of john, even the green kid rios has a better recent resume than manny. Acosta and antillon posed a bigger threat to brandon than mosley/marquez did to pac.

When will pacquiao step up ? Is that kid any good, or what ?

Levz, your blind acceptance of the manny-circus is the very cause of this problem. Pacquiao is milking his ignorant fanbase dry, and you are gullible for believing pac and arum when they p1ss in your pocket and tell you its raining.

this is all true ..but pacfarts are not boxing fans they don't care who he fights...the next fight against jmm is rubbish too will mean nothing.

[eklok]

LOL at the butthurt *****'s , if hbo had to choose between floyd and pac , they'd probably choose pac

[ronnie_N.]

Wanna bet ?

Manny Pacquiao's last 7 opponents.....

Lately, a number of observers have commented that all of Manny Pacquiao's recent opponents have either been old, faded, or inept. Let's take a closer look at Pac's recent fights, and see if there is any truth to that allegation.....

Accusations leveled at Pacquiao include.....

* Manny will not fight a skilled boxer
* Manny will not fight a skilled counter-puncher
* Manny will not fight anybody who is in their prime
* Manny will not fight anybody who is on top of their game
* Manny will not fight anybody who is coming off a win
* Manny will not fight anybody without a distinct advantage

Let's apply that criteria to Manny's last 7 opponents, and see how they stack up.

====================================

David Diaz - Not a top fighter, faded, disadvantaged.....
* Manny will not fight a skilled boxer
* Manny will not fight a skilled counter-puncher
* Manny will not fight anybody who is in their prime
* Manny will not fight anybody who is on top of their game
* Manny will not fight anybody without a distinct advantage

Oscar De La Hoya - Shot, drained, and shrink-wrapped.....
* Manny will not fight anybody who is in their prime
* Manny will not fight anybody who is on top of their game
* Manny will not fight anybody without a distinct advantage

Ricky Hatton - Not a top fighter, faded, and disadvantaged.....
* Manny will not fight a skilled boxer
* Manny will not fight a skilled counter-puncher
* Manny will not fight anybody who is in their prime
* Manny will not fight anybody who is on top of their game
* Manny will not fight anybody without a distinct advantage

Miguel Angel Cotto - Badly faded / shopworn, and disadvantaged.....
* Manny will not fight anybody who is in their prime
* Manny will not fight anybody who is on top of their game
* Manny will not fight anybody who is coming off a win
* Manny will not fight anybody without a distinct advantage

Joshua Clottey - Not a top fighter, and strangely innocuous.....
* Manny will not fight a skilled boxer
* Manny will not fight a skilled counter-puncher
* Manny will not fight anybody who is on top of their game
* Manny will not fight anybody without a distinct advantage

Antonio Margarito - Not a top fighter, faded, disadvantaged.....
* Manny will not fight a skilled boxer
* Manny will not fight a skilled counter-puncher
* Manny will not fight anybody who is in their prime
* Manny will not fight anybody who is on top of their game
* Manny will not fight anybody without a distinct advantage

Shane Mosley - Faded, shopworn, and disadvantaged.....
* Manny will not fight anybody who is in their prime
* Manny will not fight anybody who is on top of their game
* Manny will not fight anybody who is coming off a win
* Manny will not fight anybody without a distinct advantage

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All-in-all, that is a damn shabby line-up for a supposed P4P fighter, especially when you consider all of the advantages afforded to Pac during those fights..... e.g. fighting for a vacant JMW title, at catch-weight, against a BUM, and using 8oz gloves

Now, I can understand a top fighter taking the odd bout against a lesser opponent.....
but EVERY opponent in your last 7 fights?

How fkn lame is that ?

The last time Pacquiao fought a live dog was Marquez II, and according to a significant number of trainers/fighters/journalists/analysts..... HE LOST!!

It is amusing that you think Pac has a better recent resume than the fighters I mentioned earlier

With the exception of John, even the green kid Rios has a better recent resume than Manny. Acosta and Antillon posed a bigger threat to Brandon than Mosley/Marquez did to Pac.

When will Pacquiao step up ? Is that kid any good, or what ?

levz, your blind acceptance of the Manny-circus is the very cause of this problem. Pacquiao is milking his ignorant fanbase dry, and you are gullible for believing Pac and Arum when they p1ss in your pocket and tell you its raining.

LOL! its obvious that this dude is more obsessed on pacquiao compared to all *******s combined... LOL!

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the funny thing you are going to be one of those ignorant fan base and shell out 50$ to watch this fight.... who else can he fight out there that will prove to you and all the haters. give this thread a name[/B]...Mayweather? tell him to stop ducking Pac.. the thing is all the Pac HATERS out there has no fighters lined up for him. before the moseley fight got signed people are saying he should fight Berto so looked what happened to Berto against Ortiz. Nobody is at Pac's level right now maybe mayweather. he can fight the whole WW or JWW and win them all and haters like yourself will and always have an excuse to downgrade those fighters. Eg. their inept, too old, coming off a loss or inexperience. and anything else to discredit Pac wins. and you as a mayweather fan will blow him up for fighting a guy like ortiz who had just a great night against Berto. who quit against Maidana.. So in conclusion your knowledge about boxing might be vast but your hate for Pac clouds your reason and fairness in assessing pac fight schedule. Give the guy some credit at least for fighting the top contenders of the WW division at the time he jumped to WW. if you cant't do that you are just a pure hater and your hate makes you look IGNORANT when it comes to PACQUAIO:

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Delahoya was too old when mayweather fought him
moseley was too old when mayweather fought him

The post that you replied to never even mentioned Mayweather, not once.....
and neither did the previous post, so I dont know why you replied with an anti-Floyd rant?

Nah, I'm not buying that fight. I havent paid for a Pac fight since Clottey, and still havent seen the Mosley fight. I doubt that I ever will watch it.

Why would I pay $50 to watch an old guy who is clearly shot and can no longer pull the trigger?

And why would I pay $50 to watch another old guy jump two divisions, when it is clearly obvious based on his previous attempt at welter that Marquez is largely ineffective above 135?

" who else can he fight " ?

Victor Ortiz, the third best welter on the planet.

It is absurd that Manny thinks that Victor Ortiz is " not ready ", and yet the midget Marquez, who has already failed at 147..... is ready

" give the guy some credit at least for fighting the top contenders of the WW division "

When did that happen genius ?

FACT: Pac has only ever fought TWO welters at 147, one was an old man and the other one was a bum. Neither were ranked higher than 4, and neither should have been in the top 5.

Where the hell do you get this stuff ?

Cotto was likely the 4th ranked welter when Pac fought him, but Manny would not fight him without a catch-weight.

You are drinking the cool-aid there buddy.

It is amusing that Manny ducked Shane TWICE, but then fought him when EVERYONE could see that Shane was shot and that he could no longer pull the trigger

Wake up, Pac has a largely manufactured resume, he has been a " made man " since Marquez II. He has " tip-toed through the tulips " with impeccable timing. It is all about timing and styles.

[javysouthpaw]

I don't understand why Pacquiao is still with TR. He is big enough to sell fights on his own just like DLH and Floyd.