Comments Thread For: Pacquiao, Top Rank Extend Contract To December 2016

[Risen]

It's not about the need, it's about having the option. Pacquaio doesn't no longer has the option/opportunity by extending.

Pacquiao is right up there with Mayweather in providing their opponents huge exposure, payday (except Maidana #ThanksAlHaymon), and better options for future opponents. Haymon and Schaefer bathe in Floyd's ball sweat, but Oscar will bend over for Arum. After all, those two are screwing up his future business.

[radioraheem]

Let that sink in for a minute.

Man sometimes they don't think!

[ShoulderRoll]

You're right. Pac should've done what Khan did- sign with Golden Boy AND Al Haymon. Then, like Amir, he would've been guaranteed a Floyd fight

I'm not even saying that he should have signed with Golden Boy.

He should have just become a free agent, meaning he can do deals on a one-fight basis with any and all promoters as he sees fit.

[fight_professor]

Pac vs JMM 5
Pac vs Alvarado
Pac vs Bradley 3
Pac vs JMM 6
Pac vs Rios 2
Pac vs JMM 7

Will deffo see JMM v Pac 5.

Pac may go on too long.

[Weebler I]

So, 50 and Floyd were negotiating for Floyd? No Al Haymon, huh?

Yes, 50 was pushing Haymon out of the picture. Read his notes to Floyd when he was in prison. They're out there.

[ThePrince]

I will never argue against guaranteed money.
If Pac felt it was better for him and his family to sign an extension and get guaranteed money then he did the right thing for him.

It sucks for us though, because this pretty much guarantees the end of a Mayweather/Pacquiao possibility, and it means we'll be seeing Marquez/Pacman 5 this fall.

Someone really needs to explain to me why that is. What exactly prevents Floyd, a free agent/his supposed own boss/etc, from fighting a guy signed to Top Rank? That excuse will look even more ridiculous if/when Oscar and Arum start doing business again. And doesn't that mean (as anyone with basic sense could see plain as day from the beginning) that Floyd was just blowing smoke with his 'take da test' and other nonsense since Manny was with Arum then too?

[juandabomb]

this sucks for boxing in general

[Beercules]

Look! All the Floyd fans are celebrating now

2009 "take da test"
2013 "leave Arum"

Wait why wasn't Bob an issue before?

[juandabomb]

Someone really needs to explain to me why that is. What exactly prevents Floyd, a free agent/his supposed own boss/etc, from fighting a guy signed to Top Rank? That excuse will look even more ridiculous if/when Oscar and Arum start doing business again. And doesn't that mean (as anyone with basic sense could see plain as day from the beginning) that Floyd was just blowing smoke with his 'take da test' and other nonsense since Manny was with Arum then too?

GREED; al haymon wants a bigger piece of the pie,arum as well.

[kingfaze19]

good, i dont wanna see floyd vs manny anyway, 4 years too late, hope it never happens