Pacquiao and Top Rank agree to two year deal extension, mayweather fight dead

[DrOfStyleSlick]

Top Rank is still the best promotion in the game

They made Oscar and Floyd who they were period. And last time I checked, GBP and TMT promotions still havn't made a legit PPV star

Pacquiao made the right choice and his phone is still open 24/7 for cherrypicker

ya top rank totally made floyd who he is today...lol....gtfo

[jas]

Top Rank is still the best promotion in the game

They made Oscar and Floyd who they were period. And last time I checked, GBP and TMT promotions still havn't made a legit PPV star

Pacquiao made the right choice and his phone is still open 24/7 for cherrypicker

I guess you haven't seen Mickey bey yet.

[Furn]

Well saves Floyd having to think up another road block.

Anyone who actually thought leaving Arum would make this fight happen is kidding themselves.

[sugarsmosley]

I guess you haven't seen Mickey bey yet.

dude i think you mean Gary Russel JR aka "The Future"

the dude is so nice, he fights homeless people and gives them a chance at earning some money and the chance at beating a future ATG

[Mike D]

While it's bad for boxing fans -- had Manny left TR, he'd be giving into Floyd. Or it would at least surely appear that way, even if that wasn't his sole reason for doing so. If I was a superstar boxer, such as Manny Pacquiao, and this other dude constantly trashed me and then demanded I leave my promoter just so I could maybe possibly fight him (and even then there's still no guarantees), I'd almost out of spite just stay where I'm at.

We can speculate all we want on Bob swindling Pac, but at the end of the day TR is where Pacquiao became one of the biggest names in all of sports across the globe. And he amassed a net worth at one time of like 150 mil or whatever, when once he was living in the streets of a third world country ******* cigarettes for resell and selling homemade donuts to get by. Of course there's going to be some strong loyalty there, even if blind.

Bottom line is, if Floyd and his camp really at some point want the fight, all they gotta do is call. I think it's ridiculous that Manny has to cave and cater to another boxer's demands, especially a demand as huge as leaving the promoter that made you into a global superstar.

[ironmt]

Floyd "Backtracking" Mayweather .... has a believable ring to it!

It does seem to fit.

[The Raw Dog]

Good for Pacquiao

most likely leveraged the idea of leaving Arum to fight Floyd as a tool to get Arum to commit to paying off his tax debt in the Philippines. It's pretty obvious the Rios check went to the US IRS. Manny never planned to fight Floyd, and his fans are even happier than before because they can continue to perpetuate the myth that Floyd actually ducked this guy. Floyd defeating, Khan, Maidana, maybe Thurman and Malinaggi would be a nice way to end a tremendous career by fighting young hungry contenders, instead of recycled stablemates.

[sugarsmosley]

While it's bad for boxing fans -- had Manny left TR, he'd be giving into Floyd. Or it would at least surely appear that way, even if that wasn't his sole reason for doing so. If I was a superstar boxer, such as Manny Pacquiao, and this other dude constantly trashed me and then demanded I leave my promoter just so I could maybe possibly fight him (and even then there's still no guarantees), I'd almost out of spite just stay where I'm at.

We can speculate all we want on Bob swindling Pac, but at the end of the day TR is where Pacquiao became one of the biggest names in all of sports across the globe. And he amassed a net worth at one time of like 150 mil or whatever, when once he was living in the streets of a third world country ******* cigarettes for resell and selling homemade donuts to get by. Of course there's going to be some strong loyalty there, even if blind.

Bottom line is, if Floyd and his camp really at some point want the fight, all they gotta do is call. I think it's ridiculous that Manny has to cave and cater to another boxer's demands, especially a demand as huge as leaving the promoter that made you into a global superstar.

problem is man, logic and common sense escape some people. in order for manny pacquiao to fight floyd, hes gotta get 2 WW belts in a row with no loss, climb mt everest in 30 minutes, leap off the grand canyon with no parachute, drink 3 gallons of milk in 2 minutes, join TMT and say "hard work dedication" in TAGALOG, then maybe THEN floyd would POSSIBLY PONDER a fight with him. just maybe.

but khan and maidana, eh they earned DEY STRIPES

[PAC-BOY]

Good for Manny. And Top Rank. Who needs Floyd? He wont make any money unless he fights Manny for the biggest payday in Boxing history!

Floyds been exposed. Hes fighting Khan for Christ sake. lmfao! Manny still got big paydays. Bradley and also JMM is still on the table and the biggest payday fight out there next to Mayweather and Pacquiao. *** him!

Floyd will always be in Mannys shadows. Always known as the man who would not fight Manny Pacquiao for all the money in Boxing.

[Mike D]

Manny never planned to fight Floyd

You're out of your mind if you don't think Manny would take that fight in a fraction of a second if Floyd called him right now and said after you fight Bradley and I fight Khan/Maidana, you're next. Manny doesn't have any zero to protect, he was KTFO by Marquez, is in trouble financially...why do you think he wouldn't want to fight Floyd? Because he's scared? He has absolutely zero to lose.

problem is man, logic and common sense escape some people. in order for manny pacquiao to fight floyd, hes gotta get 2 WW belts in a row with no loss, climb mt everest in 30 minutes, leap off the grand canyon with no parachute, drink 3 gallons of milk in 2 minutes, join TMT and say "hard work dedication" in TAGALOG, then maybe THEN floyd would POSSIBLY PONDER a fight with him. just maybe.

but khan and maidana, eh they earned DEY STRIPES

Yeah it's ridiculous. Yet it's still Manny's fault by some because he's not leaving his promoter and jumping through the remainder of Floyd's hoops to MAYBE make the fight happen. Lmfao. Boxing fans are f**king ******ed.