Comments Thread For: Pacquiao Turns His Back on Mayweather Fight, For Now

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In a way, it's like he's accepting that he's a coward. Well.... if he's a coward, at least he's a rich coward and not a broke one.

And he's also smart because unlike other boxers, he watches out for his health. That's why he refuses to fight Pac, who can possibly hurt him really bad.

Yeah, I suppose that's how a desperate Pac fan would walk away from that. They'd non-listen and make sure to craft what they hear into the ******ed lingo that forms their narrative. Is that good for business for Floyd you think, to "accept that he's a coward?" Why did 2.2 million buy Mayweather the coward's last PPV, but barely 450,000 bought Manny the brave's PPV? That's some smooth marketing campaign you have there, openly admit that you're a coward and hope fans buy your fights going forward.

Every time a boxer/fighter gets in the ring they can be hurt really bad, that's a fact of life they all accept. So when dimwit fans scream from the sidelines **** about cowardice it becomes laughable if not shameful.

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Poor dullard, a statement remarkably free of context. What is Mayweather saying? Is he saying he's a coward or is he saying that if he's thought of as a coward, then he's a rich coward? See, Pac's brain dead army grasp onto words and random phrases while the truth and subtlety of context eludes them.

I can't front. Floyd went about his words the wrong way. All he had to say is that he ain't fighting Manny without the tests. I think he is trying to say he doesn't care if people thinks he's a coward or not because Manny has to take the test but it still sounds suspect.

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Yeah, I suppose that's how a desperate Pac fan would walk away from that. They'd non-listen and make sure to craft what they hear into the ******ed lingo that forms their narrative. Is that good for business for Floyd you think, to "accept that he's a coward?" Why did 2.2 million buy Mayweather the coward's last PPV, but barely 450,000 bought Manny the brave's PPV? That's some smooth marketing campaign you have there, openly admit that you're a coward and hope fans buy your fights going forward.

Every time a boxer/fighter gets in the ring they can be hurt really bad, that's a fact of life they all accept. So when dimwit fans scream from the sidelines **** about cowardice it becomes laughable if not shameful.

your correct let them know manny better step his social media game up before he earns a shot at the richest most popular athlete he is no where near the level of khan who is universally known through out twitter and has a bank account full of euros worth twice the amount of manny's frozen peso accounts

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I can't front. Floyd went about his words the wrong way. All he had to say is that he ain't fighting Manny without the tests. I think he is trying to say he doesn't care if people thinks he's a coward or not because Manny has to take the test but it still sounds suspect.

Pac's fan club looks at statements like this with an eye toward accusing Mayweather of cowardice, so although that clearly isn't the only reading of what he said that's all they see. It sounds suspect if that's what you want to find, far more damning in my opinion is the very real prospect that many fighters are doping.

your correct let them know manny better step his social media game up before he earns a shot at the richest most popular athlete he is no where near the level of khan who is universally known through out twitter and has a bank account full of euros worth twice the amount of manny's frozen peso accounts

Manny's camp is run by an 80 something, what does he know about social media? Arum knows how to milk but he doesn't know everything about marketing in the here and now.

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Pac's fan club looks at statements like this with an eye toward accusing Mayweather of cowardice, so although that clearly isn't the only reading of what he said that's all they see. It sounds suspect if that's what you want to find, far more damning in my opinion is the very real prospect that many fighters are doping.

The only Thing Mayweather did wrong was asking for testing but who the hell would know that asking for both fighters to be tested would stop the biggest fight of our Generation from Happening? I don't think anyone saw that coming. my thing is.... Since Pacquiao has been linked with Mayweather, they have been giving Manny a pass for the most obvious F ups. I just think Manny gives a lot of hopes to his Country and the People from there which is totally cool and positive but in no way does Manny deserve a pass for Walking away from the biggest fight of his life over giving blood. That right there is a sucker move. I don't believe Floyd or Manny are Cowards but what I do believe is that Arum has his agenda. That was using Mayweather's Name to hype Pacquiao up and build this invincible Aura around Manny as the man to beat Floyd. The bookies never bought it though. Manny had 3 solid years on top of the Sport but now he is at a cross roads. He should just take the fight now. The longer he waits the more humiliating it's going to be when he has to negotiate with Mayweather. Never seen anything like this before in boxing.

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Ok I get it, Floyd Mayweather had no part in the fight not happening and still doesn't in your eyes. You're entitled to your opinion and I respectfully disagree.

Who wante to take the word RANDOM out of RANDOM blood testing? Who went to fight Joshua Clottey? Why does it take 4 YEARS of back and forth when all it took was for Manny to say I AGREE to the SAME testing procedure Mayweather will be taking. WHO WALKED AWAY FROM THE FIGHT WHEN THEY WERE BOTH AT THEIR PEAKS? How come Manny is not Held accountable by his fans for Walking away from the fight? Floyd wanted the fight but all he wanted was to have both tested in such a big Event RANDNOMLY. How was that unreasonable? Why do the fans have to put up with the back and forth? I always see Pacquiao fans blaming Mayweather for everything but Manny was the one who didn't want to fight in in 2010.

It was Manny NOT Floyd. Why does Pacquiao fans Keep forgetting this? Floyd called Manny and low balled him but in Business no one tries to pay you what you feel you are worth but rather you have to fight and negotiate for it. Manny said 50/50 or no fight? At that Point Manny did not deserve 50% from a Business stand Point. Back in 09 YES when Floyd agreed but not when he offered Pacquiao 40MIL. Sure he deserved PPV but he didn't negotiate. So much crap has been going on through the media but instead of calling it out People defend it and the fighters continue to get away with robbing us of the best fights. Floyd is a lot of things but one Thing he is not is scared and one Thing I cannot accuse him of is ducking or not wanting the fight because he did.

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The only Thing Mayweather did wrong was asking for testing but who the hell would know that asking for both fighters to be tested would stop the biggest fight of our Generation from Happening? I don't think anyone saw that coming. my thing is.... Since Pacquiao has been linked with Mayweather, they have been giving Manny a pass for the most obvious F ups. I just think Manny gives a lot of hopes to his Country and the People from there which is totally cool and positive but in no way does Manny deserve a pass for Walking away from the biggest fight of his life over giving blood. That right there is a sucker move. I don't believe Floyd or Manny are Cowards but what I do believe is that Arum has his agenda. That was using Mayweather's Name to hype Pacquiao up and build this invincible Aura around Manny as the man to beat Floyd. The bookies never bought it though. Manny had 3 solid years on top of the Sport but now he is at a cross roads. He should just take the fight now. The longer he waits the more humiliating it's going to be when he has to negotiate with Mayweather. Never seen anything like this before in boxing.

Yeah, I agree with this. Who would have thought drug testing would stop a fight and then have most of the people that wanted it blame it on something other than doping?

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People should really just sit back and see what happens. I don't get why this crap will get hundreds of posts over and over...

I co-sign that. Clicked the post, saw 300+ post count, got to 2nd page, saw yours and this is as far as I am going to go seeing how in the 300+ posts, this is likely the most sensible out of all of them. Forget who's to blame, just wait. If the fight happens than all the millions of "whos fault it is" become void. If fight don't happen, THAN complain. SMH.

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Yeah, I suppose that's how a desperate Pac fan would walk away from that. They'd non-listen and make sure to craft what they hear into the ******ed lingo that forms their narrative. Is that good for business for Floyd you think, to "accept that he's a coward?" Why did 2.2 million buy Mayweather the coward's last PPV, but barely 450,000 bought Manny the brave's PPV? That's some smooth marketing campaign you have there, openly admit that you're a coward and hope fans buy your fights going forward.

Every time a boxer/fighter gets in the ring they can be hurt really bad, that's a fact of life they all accept. So when dimwit fans scream from the sidelines **** about cowardice it becomes laughable if not shameful.

bollocks. fans are entitled to say whatever they think, after all, they pay the money. especially when it comes to the sports self proclaimed greateset ever fighter refusing to fight his chief rival.

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Yeah, I suppose that's how a desperate Pac fan would walk away from that. They'd non-listen and make sure to craft what they hear into the ******ed lingo that forms their narrative. Is that good for business for Floyd you think, to "accept that he's a coward?" Why did 2.2 million buy Mayweather the coward's last PPV, but barely 450,000 bought Manny the brave's PPV? That's some smooth marketing campaign you have there, openly admit that you're a coward and hope fans buy your fights going forward.

Every time a boxer/fighter gets in the ring they can be hurt really bad, that's a fact of life they all accept. So when dimwit fans scream from the sidelines **** about cowardice it becomes laughable if not shameful.

Here's how I see it after reading these forums for a while. Manny fans actually want the fight to happen and Floyd fans accept every reason for the fight never happening. I'm a fan of both guys but I know for a fact Manny would fight Floyd tomorrow if Arum said that's the opponent. Floyd, I'm not so sure....