Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Manny Pacquiao Master Discussion Thread

[fabie]

Here's my little take to all of these "DRAMA" regarding the "hate" between Mayweather and Arum: SO FREAKIN' WHAT?!!!

This is a sport of pugilism and please don't hold the sport in hostage and rob the spirit of competition so that others can have their opportunity to compete and willingly show that they want to be the best BOXER in the ring!

• Don't care who has more money
• Don't care who has the A side and more power
• Don't care about the past issues between them
• Don't care who has a boss and who is his own man

The most important thing is about FIGHTING and FIGHTING within the ring while giving fair chances to others to showcase their skills, heart and talents because that's the bottomline of this competition: BOXING.

I just hope that someday, there will be an organized sport that oversees the competition for the sake of the competition and the competitors. Not the politics while not shunning the economic and business side of it.

Notwithstanding the amount of dollars being "fought" for and the perks, it is about promoting general-manship, ringmanship, sportsmanship and within the four posts and the ring.

[SkillspayBills]

From everything I have seen it seems like Floyd is waiting to see the Showtime-HBO deal and to make sure it favors Showtime before he signs off. He is a pretty loyal guy, and it's nerve racking for everyone waiting on him but let's be real here, once the fight is signed none of us will care how long it took lol.

[hitmanhatton]

Floyd's plan is to win the 160 lineal title a a catchweight, and then force Manny to come to 160 to fight for it. Floyd will put in the contract that for every pound less than 160 that Manny weighs under, he will be fined a million dollars. But Floyd can weigh in at 154 as part of contract.

[AgainstTheRopes]

Arum says Ariza is a peon with no insight into the negotiations, Sugar Ray Leonard just said sources tell him the fight is on. Is it possible Mayweather's tweet was just meant to incite a reaction? To solidify himself as the bad guy and the negotiations are really being finalized? A man can dream can't he?

I wonder that Leonard's sources are. I know he was with PBC/Haymon guys a lot over the last week doing the press conference and photo shoots for NBC Boxing so perhaps from someone there? Lets hope

[fabie]

Floyd's plan is to win the 160 lineal title a a catchweight, and then force Manny to come to 160 to fight for it. Floyd will put in the contract that for every pound less than 160 that Manny weighs under, he will be fined a million dollars. But Floyd can weigh in at 154 as part of contract.

So IF that is the case, they are against Catchweight and use the very same tactic? LOL

[kjohn211]

idk if this update has been posted on here yet

Lance Pugmire @latimespugmire · 4h 4 hours ago
Still believe at this hour that @FloydMayweather priority is to fight @MannyPacquiao and recent work on the TV front has been positive.

[kjohn211]

Malignaggi Breaks down Mayweather Pacquiao negotiations

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me22E4rayTM

[Lullaby]

*yawns* Mayweather is a Official Coward if he ducks Pacman and even a bigger coward if he ducks Amir Khan too and fights Cotto.

[King Flow]

Question for non-Floyd fans

If the fight gets agreed to and everything checks out will you guys stop slandering him or is he forever a ***** in most of your eyes.

[kjohn211]

Andrew F (@andrew88fields) tweeted at 3:10pm - 22 Jan 15:

@MilesAhead99 @KevinI @deanbalexander I agree. Bob Arum told NY Daily News yesterday "the fight is going to happen, both fighters signing (https://twitter.com/andrew88fields/s...938427904?s=17)

Kevin Iole (@KevinI) tweeted at 3:16pm - 22 Jan 15:

@andrew88fields @MilesAhead99 @deanbalexander He's full of it. (https://twitter.com/KevinI/status/55...624114176?s=17)