Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Manny Pacquiao Master Discussion Thread

[Carpe Diem]

Are you suggesting floyd will make easy work of manny?

I'm not saying that. I'm just saying in comparison to the likes of, Bradley, Margarito, Algieri, Hatton, Cotto, Floyd will be more competent at controlling the distance against Manny than they did.

[Flash13]

I'm not saying that. I'm just saying in comparison to the likes of, Bradley, Margarito, Algieri, Hatton, Cotto, Floyd will be more competent at controlling the distance against Manny than they did.

Okay fair point. Where do you feel this fight is at right now? I'm leaning towards a true 50/50 fight....

[Carpe Diem]

Okay fair point. Where do you feel this fight is at right now? I'm leaning towards a true 50/50 fight....

70/30 Mayweather. I wouldn't be surprised if Manny wins though, but i'm confident that Floyd can/will beat him.

[22k]

Trying to read Floyd's lips I got half of it: "Ok. Here's the issue, I'm trying to make the fight happen, but you have to talk to your promoter...."

I can't make out what he's saying at the end before the handshake. Anyone else?

"Ok. So, it's me that's been trying to make the fight happen, but you have to talk to your promoter.... So...once you talk to Bob, we gonna make it happen"

[hitmanhatton]

"Ok. So, it's me that's been trying to make the fight happen, but you have to talk to your promoter.... So...once you talk to Bob, we gonna make it happen"

Sounds legit.

[PainfromUkraine]

In your opinions, people, what would it do for both fighters if the fight ended in a draw? Would both fan bases be satisfied? Would Floyd have 1 more fight as a rematch or retire with a draw on his ledger?

[AgainstTheRopes]

Koncz said as a result of that talk, he has received confirmation of an agreement between
CBS/Showtime Chairman Leslie Moonves and HBO Chief Executive Richard Plepler that the fight
will feature two broadcasters from each premium network.
HBO***8217;s Jim Lampley and Max Kellerman and Showtime***8217;s Mauro Ranallo and Al Bernstein are the
respective networks***8217; lead broadcasters and analysts, but Koncz declined to say which four would
work the fight.
Koncz said each network also will produce an hour*long show on its fighter, Showtime doing a
Mayweather story and HBO airing a Pacquiao special.
Showtime's ***8220;All*Access***8221; series and HBO's ***8220;24/7***8221; will not exist for this mega*bout, which is
expected to generate a record number of pay*per*view buys, perhaps in excess of 3 million.
***8220;With ***8216;24/7***8217; and ***8216;All*Access,***8217; I don***8217;t believe either are necessary,***8221; Koncz said. ***8220;This is not a normal
boxing match, these two guys are superstars, as they showed just by meeting courtside at the basketball game.
***8220;What more can you add to the fight? We don***8217;t need those programs. So each network will do an
hour special on their own fighter. That***8217;s fair and reasonable.***8221;

http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-boxing-mayweather-pacquiao-20150128-story.html

Actual specific details about the network agreements they made last night. Sounds promising but at the end Espinoza mentioned whether they could come to an agreement- which I dont know what he meant. Is there still some other issues?

[jas]

http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-boxing-mayweather-pacquiao-20150128-story.html

[-MAKAVELLI-]

well they better hurry the **** up and get that Super Bowl commercial/announcement ready

[-MAKAVELLI-]

can you guys imagine; after all this..they finally get the two fighters to agree..and it's the networks that **** it up?