Lance Pugmire reporting that ive been banned for creating anohter May-Pac thread!

[RyanjLarose]

[RSBonos]

What gives you the impression that I'm being an elitist?

I agree with what you wrote for the most part, but you can't pretend the fight isn't still very significant. Considering that it has been 4 years and Pac has been knocked out, it's a small miracle that the fight still retains not just ridiculous hype, but sporting relevance.

[Daddy T]

lol the forum will be unbearable if this happens

[- Ram Raid -]

I wasn't around, but I read similar sentiments from fans not just about the fight but about how Leonard pulled a Mayweather.

Nobody remembers that today.

Sorry for being a d1ck in the other post...it has been a long day.

No worries pal. I don't take it personally, even on a short day this place can make the best of us ratty from time to time!

That's only the third time I recall seeing someone post an apology on this site. I respect you for that. It's pleasantly refreshing.

[SUBZER0ED]

Its on like Donkey Kong, I got Floyd in this fight. This will be easy work for him, the reach and right hand is all he needs, he might even knock Pacman out cold before the 5th round

Floyd has a iron chin, Pac has a glass chin that is all you clowns need to know. Any time Floyd takes a fight its only because he knows he will 100 percent win, this why I never pick against him.

Everyone has a shot but the only guys I can see possibly beating or giving Floyd problems now are Amir Khan and Chris Algieri. they are style problems for Floyd and would forc ehim to move forward.

Wow, I'm not sure how you're coming to these conclusions, but please stop. Mayweather has a good chin, & Pac has recently been KO'd, but to say that Floyd has an iron chin & Pac has a glass chin is off the mark. A past-prime Mosely nearly dropped Mayweather in the second round. If he had landed a shot like that later in the fight, Mayweather would have gone down & maybe out. Maidana hurt Floyd at the end of the 3rd round in their second fight. He was visibly wobbled & ran the entire 4th round. He even said himself in "All Access Epilogue" that Maidana hurt him. The shot that Marquez caught Pac with would have dropped a horse. Prior to getting caught the second time, he was soundly whipping up on Juan. Bradley tried with all of his might to KO Pac in their second fight, but only managed to lift him off his feet. Manny owned power punchers Margarito (who's way bigger) and Rios. Glass chin? Nah.

I might buy Khan giving Mayweather problems, if he can survive a Floyd check hook, right counter or lead. But Algieri? How can you say that Pacquiao can't beat Floyd, but in the next breath say Algieri has a shot, when Pac owned him?

[Chiboxing123]

This is crazy good news. So everything is looking like it's ironed out. Are haymon and arum really making this work...

[hectari]

If Floyd really does have a one-sided rematch clause in the contract, then PAC will win by decision to set up a trilogy. You really think they won't milk this for all it's worth if it's actually going down?

LOL Pacman ain't winning a decision, the rematch clause only happens if PAc wins but Floyd is not going to lose, once Floyd beats Pac even if its a close hard fought fight that fans believe Pac wins Floyd will still get the decision and will retire like Ray Leonard did to Hagler without giving a rematch.

Why would Floyd take an L just to set up a trilogy? Floyd fancies his Zero and what better way to go out by beating a washed up Pacquiao for the biggest money and claim you beat the man everyone wanted you to and retire undefeated with over 500 million in your bank?

[Reloaded]

lol the forum will be unbearable if this happens

Manny fans will pull their heads right in , because if they talk up Manny they are killing their excuses when he gets beat , their worst nightmare is about to happen .

[22k]

Full article

http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-floyd-mayweather-manny-pacquiao-progress-20150109-story.html

Official: Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao 'making progress' on fight - LA Times

The long wait for Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao isn’t over yet, but words long absent from the anticipated super-fight have been spoken.

“We’re making progress,” a boxing authority involved in the talks told the Los Angeles Times on Friday.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity because no one in the Mayweather-Pacquiao talks is authorized to discuss them publicly.

Boxing’s top two pound-for-pound fighters have failed to make a deal for more than five years, but after Mayweather (47-0) dominated Marcos Maidana in September, he was more encouraging than ever about the bout, and Pacquiao said the mega-bout “has to happen” after knocking down previously unbeaten Chris Algieri six times in November.

While a final agreement has not been struck on the purse split, the official said the sides made noticeable progress on the subject in Thursday negotiations.

Mayweather sought a split at least 60-40 in his favor, and Pacquiao (57-5-2, 38 KOs) expressed a willingness to meet that.

The parties have already agreed to stage the fight at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, and they’ve also agreed on a drug-testing plan. A date remains unsettled. It's believed the bout is being targeted for May or June.

"The calendar is a factor," the official said of the urgency to finalize the deal soon, estimating it could get done in seven to 10 days.

A disagreement over drug testing ruined attempts to make the fight in 2010, when a full term sheet had already been finalized.

Then, Maywewather wanted the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency to conduct full testing, including blood screens, and Pacquiao declined.

The specifics of the drug-testing deal this time were not revealed.

As the sides continue to work on the purse split, premium cable networks Showtime and HBO also need to work out the details of televising the bout. Mayweather is under contract to Showtime for two more fights, and Pacquiao has an HBO deal.

It’s believed the networks are pursuing a plan to televise the bout jointly, as was done with the 2002 heavyweight title fight between Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson.

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Copyright © 2015, Los Angeles Times

[Kagami Taiga]

I said a while back that Floyd was a rooms about making this fight. I knew that 100%.but it really looks like this is is gonna pull through completely. As for people talking about how irrelevant it is, simmer down. The two are still by far the most popular boxers on the planet and they are still pretty much unbeatable by those around their weight class. This is as good as it gets.