Why is it the only ones who don't want Cold War to end are Floyd fans?

[Evol]

So Floyd should agree to fight Manny for free? Yet Floyd is wrong for offering 40 million? Then the word afraid is thrown in there. All in all, Manny rejected drug testing when the fight was at his highest peak, the 2nd negotiation the mediator called out Arum on lying. When Floyd was going to jail, Manny was calling him out saying he would fight him in jail and Arum said they were going to take the May date. When Floyd gets jail time pushed back, all of a sudden a cut needs to heal and a stadium needs to be built. Floyd offers Manny 40 million ( a good start to negotations), yet Manny rejects it and says he will fight for free.

no, manny was talking abuout the money split, he is saying if its such a big deal then lets just fight for free, this way there will be no issues with the money split when it gets brought up.

[A For Honest]

"All of a sudden, he loses to Timothy Bradley, he loses to Marquez … he has tax problems now. So, two losses and tax problems later, now he all of a sudden want to say: 'You know what? I'd do anything to make the fight happen,' when he's really saying: 'Floyd, can you help me solve my tax problems, get me out of debt?'"

-Floyd Mayweather


“I’m not desperate to fight him just for the sake of money or material things. I’m not the one seeking this fight; rather it’s the boxing fans all over the world,” Pacquiao told the Inquirer on the phone.

Pacquiao said he was willing to fight Mayweather anytime, anywhere—even without a single centavo as prize money…

“Above all, I challenge him to include in our fight contract that both of us will not receive anything out of this fight. We will donate all the proceeds from the fight—guaranteed prize, should there be any, gate receipts, pay-per-view and endorsements—to charities around the world.”

Pacquiao said Mayweather should agree to such a fight—if the American was not afraid to meet him…

“I have carved my own niche in the annals of boxing,” the Filipino champ said. “There’s no reason why I should be desperate to fight him. But since boxing fans worldwide are seeking and demanding a Pacquiao-Mayweather fight, I don’t want to disappoint them.”

-Manny Pacquiao

He was offered $40 Million was he not? It really is silly to think that either of these guys want the fight.

[smoothsmg]

yeah u didnt hear the money split because ur volume was too low so after u raised it up u just decided not to go back and re-listen to the part u didnt hear at first? LOL!! and the highlighted part, thought u said on ur post earlier that this means nothing if it wasnt said at the negotiation table? hahah!!!

I did go back and listen, but who cares. Pac said he will do something, again, but never tried to negotiate it. The 40 million was a start of a negotiation that was immediately rejected, so nothing could take place. It was not done through the media, it was a one on one conversation, not manny saying what he will do/give/take through the media. But you win dude.

So you watching the fights tomorrow on FoxPsorts, and the 3 cards on Saturday (2 on Shotime and 1 on NBCSports)?

[boxinggod101]

In 2009, I was so hyped for the fight, eager to see it. That was the last time I wanted to see a certain fight. Now i just watch the fights that happen in the ring. You get your feelings hurt if you hope and wish for a fight and it does not happen, hence why we are still talking about this 5 years later.

Yeah even me I just forget about that fight. Its still a great fight to make. Would be Floyd biggest victory in career or would be Manny biggest victory in career even at this stage. But in 2009, holy **** it would have been huge. Manny was that offensive beast and Floyd was untouchable defensively. What a fight it could have been. Now both of them are on the downside. Manny been KOd, bounced back but now is more of a boxer and Floyd now doesnt have the same movement and gets hit way more often. They past prime so we will never know who would have won in 2009, sadly.

[A For Honest]

actually no, i've been hearing from the pac fans that they want manny to fight floyd. as for the floyd fans they're happy with whatever floyd chooses to do. find me a post where a TR, bob arum, hbo fan is saying hell yeah arum is not gonna work with gbp or schaeffer and haymon, way to go arum! for example the gbp and oscar's beef. pac fans is actually saying this is good now we might get to see tr fighters fight with gbp fighters. as for the floyd fans all u get from them is haha oscar is left with no fighters, TR and bob is running out of opponents, schaeffer and haymon is the future.

Where does the bold equal "hell yeah, Schaeffer/Floyd/Haymon is not gonna work with Arum, way to go TMT!" You can't, all you have here is fans who are taking sides for 2 wrong parties. If this is a good v. evil battle for you then have it, just know that that doesn't make any sense. Whoever you're siding with is half of the reason the sport is in the hole it's in right now.

[A For Honest]

no, manny was talking abuout the money split, he is saying if its such a big deal then lets just fight for free, this way there will be no issues with the money split when it gets brought up.

But isn't that a little silly?

[boxinggod101]

Where does the bold equal "hell yeah, Schaeffer/Floyd/Haymon is not gonna work with Arum, way to go TMT!" You can't, all you have here is fans who are taking sides for 2 wrong parties. If this is a good v. evil battle for you then have it, just know that that doesn't make any sense. Whoever you're siding with is half of the reason the sport is in the hole it's in right now.

There should be no side. We the good side... the fans. But hey we will never boycott events so they dont care what we think or feel at the end. I dont like watching UFC but at the end of the day, they have one promoter and makes the best fight possible. How great it would be if boxing was like that...

[Evol]

I did go back and listen, but who cares. Pac said he will do something, again, but never tried to negotiate it. The 40 million was a start of a negotiation that was immediately rejected, so nothing could take place. It was not done through the media, it was a one on one conversation, not manny saying what he will do/give/take through the media. But you win dude.

So you watching the fights tomorrow on FoxPsorts, and the 3 cards on Saturday (2 on Shotime and 1 on NBCSports)?

how can pac do anything about it when floyd says he wont do business with arum??? what pac is doing is putting it out there letting floyd knows that he has agreed to everything floyd is asking so its up to floyd if he wants it or not. and u bringing up the 40mil offer, i thought u said this means nothing if it wasnt brought up at the neogtiation table? LOL. u see what i mean, when pac says something u go that means nothing he didnt say that during negotiation, and now u're here bringing up floyd's 40mil offer to pac? LOL

[Deevel916]

So Floyd should agree to fight Manny for free? Yet Floyd is wrong for offering 40 million? Then the word afraid is thrown in there. All in all, Manny rejected drug testing when the fight was at his highest peak, the 2nd negotiation the mediator called out Arum on lying. When Floyd was going to jail, Manny was calling him out saying he would fight him in jail and Arum said they were going to take the May date. When Floyd gets jail time pushed back, all of a sudden a cut needs to heal and a stadium needs to be built. Floyd offers Manny 40 million ( a good start to negotations), yet Manny rejects it and says he will fight for free.

Prior to that Pac said he'll take a lesser split in case you forgot to remember that.

http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id...otential-fight

"I'm waiting for that fight to happen," said Pacquiao, boxing's only eight-division world champion. "I don't know what's the reason why that fight has not happened. ... It's OK for me if he gets a higher percentage than me."

In January, Mayweather (43-0, 26 KOs), a five-division champion, and Pacquiao (54-4-2, 38 KOs) spoke on the phone about a possible deal during which Mayweather offered to pay him a flat fee of $40 million for a proposed fight but would not allow him to share in the revenue. In the original negotiation, Mayweather agreed to a 50-50 split.

"I spoke to Floyd ... and he offered me an amount," Pacquiao said. "He didn't talk about the pay-per-views here and that's it. I can't agree with that. I told him I agree with 55 and 45 (split)."

[A For Honest]

There should be no side. We the good side... the fans. But hey we will never boycott events so they dont care what we think or feel at the end. I dont like watching UFC but at the end of the day, they have one promoter and makes the best fight possible. How great it would be if boxing was like that...

It would be fantastic, but we're boxing fans lol, we'll find anything to complain about.