Comments Thread For: Pacquiao, Arum Show United Front on Mayweather Terms

[Convicted_Felon]

They would be united considering how they seem to be on the same page in regards to ducking Floyd. Bob Arum commanded his lapdog to roll over and play dead.

[megas30]

Although I'm not extremely excited about this, I see nothing wrong with asking Floyd to accept an end of May challenge. Is Floyd the only one that can dish out demands and want people to accept them? Floyd's been asking for drug testing, May 5th, MGM Grand, etc. All Manny wants is an end of May fight, for whatever reason, right or wrong. IS THIS TOO MUCH TO ASK?

GET THE FIGHT DONE!!!!!!!!!!

You dont see anything wrong with this or u just don't want to see anything that puts Manny is the bad? How can u accept a demand with a demand? That's called posturing and if it continues we will never see the fight. Would u feel good and not shift the blame to Mayweather if he comes with another demand?

[PAC-BOY]

Well he wants to beat on a real woman but Miss Pacman wants no part of it. I don't usually say this about a fighter because I know what it takes to be one but Manny is highly intimidated by Floyd Mayweather and rightfully so cause Floyd will smash his ass. Put up or shut up!!! If I tell you to come outside I don't wanna here no punk ****!!! Manny has been called out but he's hiding behind his promoter and your trying to defend him so what does that make you? I'm just saying. It is what it is. The name calling by you is ignorant and unimpressive just tell your cowardly, b!tchass hero to sign for May 5th so we can get this BS over with. don't worry It'll be quick and simple.

do you notice how you contradict yourself ? lol

[boxingfan76]

pacman knows hell be humiliated in front of the millions and millions of people that are on his back and idolize him,hes afraid of being humiliated in front of his countrymen.mayweather doesnt have that problem hes shameless.a loss to mayweather will be the type where his carefully crafted image would be shattered completley.JMM already did that but jr would do it worse far worse......

[GRUSTLER]

Didn't Pacquiao say prior that he would take less money to make the fight happen? Now all of a sudden Floyd has to find a promoter to guarantee him 40MIL? Arum said "Oscar and Golden Boy can't cover Floyd so the fight won't happen, so it's on Floyd? Arum has officially and totally diminished Manny Pacquiao image and legacy no matter how many Pac supporters try to bend this. Fight ain't happening. All the boxing journalists and sport reporters need to stop covering this non sense.

[Derekm621]

Jesus died for these pathetic men's sins. MAKE IT HAPPEN ALL MIGHTY POWER................ too far?

[Sugar Q]

do you notice how you contradict yourself ? lol

Yes I did but in this case it is warranted. Floyd is calling Manny out and calling him a punk isn't he? That is what this post is all about isn't it? It's not about Floyd's case but his calling your hero out to fight while your hero makes excuses (from behind his promoter of course). Sounds like a b!tchass coward to me. I'm just saying

[hillbilly]

You dont see anything wrong with this or u just don't want to see anything that puts Manny is the bad? How can u accept a demand with a demand? That's called posturing and if it continues we will never see the fight. Would u feel good and not shift the blame to Mayweather if he comes with another demand?

Here's the deal--booking a date (May 5th) with nobody's input but your own and then demanding somebody fight on that date is bush league. If Evander had tried to do that to Tyson, do you think Tyson would have just said, "OK, I'll let Holyfield dictate all the terms of the fight." Hell no. That isn't how it works especially with people with egos the size of continents. Things like that are always negotiated and never dictated (like Mayweather is trying to do). This is especially true given that Mayweather had every opportunity in the world to make this fight in the past two years and refused to do so.

That being said, Pacquiao's people have given two valid reasons why a late May fight is the only option: Money (through further promotion and outside ring) and Cuts (Manny won't be cleared to spar until too close to the May 5 date). What is Mayweather's justification for not fighting late in May? I haven't heard one. Does he have one? Or is he refusing to do it simply because he wants to dictate May 5? I don't know, but I think it is the latter.

Regardless, it is interesting that Mayweather demanded this fight after watching Pacquiao look very beatable against Marquez. That is very disappointing. Pacquaio looks to have faded (which is not surprising given the wars he's been in, his age and the weight he's put on). It is a disservice to all boxing fans that Mayweather wouldn't fight Pacquiao in his prime, but waited until he began his decline. Well, not really surprising though. Mayweather has never beaten a hall of famer in his prime, has he? It is hard to lose you zero when you refuse to fight the best. If he retires undefeated, he's going to smell a lot like Joe Calzaghe to me. How impressive were Calzaghe's wins against faded RJJ and Bernard? Almost as impressive as Floyd's against ODLH and Sugar Shane Mosley.

Hell, I'd much rather see Mayweather fight Martinez now rather than Pacquiao. I think that'd be a much more interesting fight.

[Black Dynamite]

lets say id belive Bob over you. And Couldnt get...i dont belive **** until it happens. What i do know is this. Manny has his guarantee Floyd Dont. And so far...nobody has give it to yet. we'll have to see. State facts.

You believe the PPV KING... doesn't have a guarantee? Hahahahaha Wow! C'mon man, that's just Bob Arum playing tricks on the fans.

[rambov]

Not only will Floyd get his guarantee, he will make a boatload more on top of it.

Very cool article describing Floyds business model in detail.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/17/sp...t.html?_r=2&hp

I know. These guys actually think that this fight will do less than 50 mil.

That's what they're saying. Crazy if you ask me. Floyd made 40 mil for the Ortiz fight alone. If anyone thinks that finding a promoter to guarantee 25mil for a fight that will net 80-100 mil then they have no business sense