WBC Gives Pacquiao a Week To Accept Barrera's Challenge

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THE WBC will not hesitate to replace Manny Pacquiao as Marco Antonio Barrera’s mandatory challenger if he refuses to officially declare his intention to honor the order of the organization. [details]

[Papa Ace]

there's something fishy the way the offer is made, most especially the timing since pac is just about to promote the larios fight and a possible 3rd money bout with erik. and to give such a short time to pressure pac to commit immediately after already committing to future fights other than barrera is definitely su****ious. they either want to throw pac off-balanced or to say pac is the chicken if he decides not to commit to it.

[JOM'S]

i hope team pac go for it ...

[MlLkMan]

I'd say go for it too, **** Larios, This will be HUGE.

[flipside]

i just hope this fight happens

if something goes awry and pac's tema is not able to answer in a week they pac will be labeled as ducking barera for sure

[grayfist]

I find it a little odd that the champion should be issuing the challenge. Contenders are called "contenders" because they are supposed to do the challenging. As far as that goes, Pac has been craving for MAB for two years and was just told to buzz off because Barrera had no desire to face Erik's left-overs. The challenger, i.e., contender, had been challenging. The champ was not in any mood to give the challenger even the time of day.

Equally odd is that if Pac is MAB's mandatory, he being the #1 contender, why is WBC giving Pac only a week to reply? Does this mean that if Manny refuses to face Barrera at this time, Pac would lose his ranking and, thus, his right to being MAB's mandatory?

This whole scheme smacks of the very same thing that was done right before the Morales-Pac II meeting when Barrera's camp, already committed to face Chavez, called Pac out. The call was cancelled soon after Manny won, and Barrera eagerly resumed plans against Chavez. When Chavez was injured in training, a pall of silence descended on the Barrera camp, only to be broken when announcements were made that Pac was about to prepare for Morales III by taking on Larios. Something smells and it's not sweet. The way it looks, it's like dead salmon under the moonlight: it glows but it sure does stink!

Be that as it may, here's hoping that Pac would simply shelve Larios and take on the dare. Let's see if MAB's camp shall not put un-meetable demands.... If MAB doesn't, then, they should just get it on!

[SLIMZ]

many factors affects this fight. but imo, it all boils down to one thing, money, and people around the 2 great fighters knows that. they are seeing $$$ in this rematch. and the fans loves to see these 2 lions fight again the second time.

redemption, or glory.

[GunStar]

i hope team pac go for it ...

Yea I agree, I hope Pac takes this fight, this fight can only help Pac's career more. But I think the timing for this is wrong, isn't Pac fighting Larios & Morales next??? I really doubt this fight will happen before the Morales fight in September.

[SAN D13GO VILLAN]

I dont know why manny's hesitating if he allready beat barrera, whats the problem? What is he worried about?

[AintGottaClue]

ahhh whats the matter u pionys? u been calling barrera chicken **** a ***** a ducker, now he is finally giving u guys your wish, he wants to fight pac!!!! now u think barrera wanting to fight pac is fishy? u guys are the worst fans of a fighter i have ever seen. worse then all the lewis fans. all the rocky fans all the tito fans, u guys are rock bottom low