Max Kellerman (HBO): Floyd Just Using Pacquiao As Pawn For May 2nd Date

[Reloaded]

Who cares , the May 2nd date is open , take it Manny

[SCEN3RY]

Floyd and Arum are both liars. I do believe Arum wants May 2nd for Canelo-Cotto whether Pac-Floyd happens or not. And Floyd wants to take May 2nd with or without Pac, his name is nothing more than leverage at this point. Anybody that can't see both sides frankly has their head too far up Arum's or Floyd's ass.

Floyd doesn't say I want Manny, let's negotiate, no, everytime he says's Pacquiao's name he mentions May 2nd twice as much, he's promoting the date more than the fight.

I actually hope Cotto-Canelo gets signed for May 2nd because Floyd is more likely to fight Pacquiao on a different date than he is to try and sell Amir Khan on some other date besides a Mexican holiday.

[radioraheem]

Floyd and Arum are both liars. I do believe Arum wants May 2nd for Canelo-Cotto whether Pac-Floyd happens or not. And Floyd wants to take May 2nd with or without Pac, his name is nothing more than leverage at this point. Anybody that can't see both sides frankly has their head too far up Arum's or Floyd's ass.

Floyd doesn't say I want Manny, let's negotiate, no, everytime he says's Pacquiao's name he mentions May 2nd twice as much, he's promoting the date more than the fight.

I actually hope Cotto-Canelo gets signed for May 2nd because Floyd is more likely to fight Pacquiao on a different date than he is to try and sell Amir Khan on some other date besides a Mexican holiday.

Good luck on trying to convince Team Cotto to fight Canelo not only on a Mexican holiday, but at a pro-Mexican venue (Vegas, Dallas).

[DoubleLeftH00k]

Floyd and Arum are both liars. I do believe Arum wants May 2nd for Canelo-Cotto whether Pac-Floyd happens or not. And Floyd wants to take May 2nd with or without Pac, his name is nothing more than leverage at this point. Anybody that can't see both sides frankly has their head too far up Arum's or Floyd's ass.

Floyd doesn't say I want Manny, let's negotiate, no, everytime he says's Pacquiao's name he mentions May 2nd twice as much, he's promoting the date more than the fight.

I actually hope Cotto-Canelo gets signed for May 2nd because Floyd is more likely to fight Pacquiao on a different date than he is to try and sell Amir Khan on some other date besides a Mexican holiday.

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[sicko]

This **** is Politics! It has a lot to do with NETWORKS more than it does with Fighters, Managers or Promoters


Seems to me like HBO WANTS THAT DATE more than anything else and they don't want to have to go against Mayweather and lose Money either so they trying to convince the dumb fans to join in on this BS

Boxing is a JOKE!

[big_james10]

This looks like some crap that Ronnie Nathanielz would write. It also sounds like another conspiracy theory created by Bob Arum supporters to justify his refusal to make a Mayweather/Pacquiao fight.

Mayweather wants to fight on May 2, so he will be fighting on May 2, whether it is against Pacquaio or Khan. If Alvarez tries to piss in Mayweather's kool-aid by fighting on the same date, he will be fighting Joshua Clottey on regular HBO. It damn sure won't be against Cotto because Cotto, like Mayweather, is a businessman and will do what is in his best interest.

Unless he is fighting a rematch against Mayweather, it is in Cotto's best interest to fight on the weekend coinciding with the Puerto Rican Day Parade, so that is when he will fight, regardless of whether it is against Alvarez or someone else. Cotto will not try to compete against Mayweather for the May 2 date because he knows it would be a ****** decision and Cotto is not ******. Unfortunately, you cannot say the same thing about Alvarez.

[Rocky Rode]

Good luck on trying to convince Team Cotto to fight Canelo not only on a Mexican holiday, but at a pro-Mexican venue (Vegas, Dallas).

Why would Cotto oppose the date? It makes the most sense for both parties to fight on the Mexican holiday

[KillaMane26]

I already knew that Floyd has been under alot of pressure this year and the May 2nd date was the icing on the cake...but who cares why ...We just want to see the fight

And this fight needs no promotion...once its official both contracts ares signed...THe sports world will lose their mind

[big_james10]

Took people a little while to realize what's really going on. I said the same thing the minute Floyd finally broke his silence and name-dropped Pacquiao:

'Floyd may be using Pacquiao to get Cinco de Mayo'

Floyd just wants the fight date, says Kellerman

MANILA, Philippines ***8211; Floyd Mayweather Jr. may only be using Manny Pacquiao as a ''pawn'' to get the May 2 fight date which coincides with the Mexican holiday ''Cinco de Mayo,'' according to HBO color commentator Max Kellerman.

Kellerman said the Cinco de Mayo weekend is important for Mayweather because the most popular boxer traditionally fights on that date.

***8220;Cinco de Mayo, that weekend is the signature of the biggest fighter in boxing,***8221; Kellerman said in Tha Boxing Voice.

Kellerman thinks Mayweather was already aware that Saul ***8220;Canelo***8221; Alvarez and Miguel Cotto are fighting on the Cinco de Mayo weekend when the American boxer demanded that his super fight with Pacquiao take place on May 2.
***8220;I believe the reason Floyd is so seriously engaging with the Pacquiao talks now is [he doesn***8217;t want to lose the date to Cotto-Canelo], otherwise Floyd, for the first time in six or seven years, can get bumped by a bigger fight. So if he fights Pacquiao he bumps them,***8221; speculated the analyst.

But Kellerman said Mayweather is likely to fight another boxer on May 2. He thinks ***8220;Money Mayweather***8221; will be saving Pacquiao for a latter date for lengthier promotion time.

***8220;I do not believe he will fight Pacquiao in May, it***8217;s too soon to get the promotion going the way [it needs to be done], he***8217;ll fight like Amir Khan or someone like that in May, but have that date for him using Pacquiao as leverage to scare the other fight off,***8221; he said.

''Then, I believe Floyd and Pacquiao, if they both win their next fights, will fight in September [of next year].''

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/12...-cinco-de-mayo

Three things, Max:
1) Floyd is the most popular boxer;
2) Yes, Floyd wants the fight date. He has fought on that date every year for the past few years. Floyd said after the Maidana fight that he would be fighting again on May 2 -- before the Cotto/Alvarez potential fight was even discussed.
3) The Cotto/Alvarez fight is still being negotiated and may not happen at all. How can Floyd be aware that Cotto and Canelo are fighting on that date when the fight hasn't even been signed.

Kellerman is a typical HBO slug. HBO is not taking the date from Mayweather and HBO.

[Robbie Barrett]

Why would Cotto oppose the date? It makes the most sense for both parties to fight on the Mexican holiday

Not if it's going head to head with a Mayweather fight. Alvarez and Mayweather are big headed neither will want to move but Cotto will see sense.