Comments Thread For: De La Hoya: Mayweather Was Pressured Into The Fight

[truefan]

That's funny. I agree with you here.

[Dle]

If I recall correctly Mayweather wanted PAC when Pacquioa beat the man out of Oscar. He was fishnet bound ever since. Btw, will Floyd hire GBP'S services for the biggest fight in boxing history? Oscar's not getting a piece of the action? No wonder he sounds like a sore loser after losing May2 for Avarez.

[THEFRESHBRAWLER]

Lol that's why Haymon blocking venues because Oscar wont shut his mouth.He shouldnt be saying nothing after he tried pulling the race card to try and block May2nd.He jealous,bitter and spiteful because he won't be involved in arguably the biggest fight in the history of boxing. All because Oscar wanted to make peace with Arum,it's obvious he was in his ear. Its also obvious that he was being led to believe the Pac-May wasn't going to happen by your many interviews on boxingscene.By persuadeing (easily done to addicts) you to leave, Arum cuts out the biggest middle man in the negotiations (GoldenBoy) makes the fight you been trying to make for years. Now it's just TopRank/MayPromo/& more money for Arum. Its like your close friend that tells you that your girlfriend Is no good and ugly then next month he's engaged to that same girl.
I could be wrong but if I'm right then Arum is a f.u.kkn GENIUS. AND Oscar didn't get the Cotto fight that ain't a coincidence it ain't Cotto. Cotto seen the fight against Floyd and Canelo why'd he be scared.

Oscar:You promise not to cross me again?
Arum:Oscar you are family Id never cross you

[luisivich]

I can imagine what that pressure must have been like:

Moonves: "Floyd, you have got to take the $100 million to fight Pacquaio or I will lose respect for you and won't resign you when your Showtime contract expires."

Alvarez: "Floyd, either fight Manny Pacquaio on May 2 or I will fight James Kirkland on regular HBO on the same date and steal 50,000 of your PPV buys if you try to fight Cotto or Khan on that date."

Arum: "Floyd, you either fight Manny in June at AT&T Stadium in Dallas (because only Mexicans should fight on Cinco de Mayo weekend) or I swear I will make a fight between Pacquaio and Jesse Vargas."

Oscar: "Floyd, unless you want me to show up at your house in fishnet stockings and high heels and call you out for the coward that you are, you better fight Manny Pacuquaio on May 2."

Espinoza: "Floyd, please fight Manny Pacquaio so Les Moonves can get over his Napolean complex and leave me the f....k alone."

Al Haymon: "Floyd, don't be a fool. These ****** motherfu..kers are willing to you pay you more than $100 millon to beat up that Filipino midget. If you win, you can retire and help me build PBC. If you take a dive, you can fight that mofo again for another $100 million. Its a win-win situation."

uh! so the 40m offer is made to duck pacquiao?

[gamefrk]

At this point no one gives a shyt if Floyd was pressured. Everyone's just happy that the fight got made.

[KRITKL]

Floyd fans calling people childish
Tried to flip it and say Pac needs the money.
Man, dudes in commercials calling his ass out and he's trying to take a trip to Australian. Yeah, he wanted this fight.
He's still getting the same money?
Yeah, he could of got that years ago. But that's because he didn't want to deal with Arum, right? Wait...TR is the co promoter.
Yeah, Floyd really wanted this fight.

[KnickTillDeaTh]

Sure, Negotiations were sputtering, all were saying the fight looked like it was not gonna happen, Arum ratcheted up his daily Floyd bashing and responsibility deflection, scavengers licking they're collective chops, meanwhile Pac was in Miami and a storm baring down on the East coast caused major airports to delay Flights, forcing Pac to search for a time killer, why not the Miami Heat game? Mayweather found out Pac would be at the game and insured he was also there, Mayweather initiates contact proceeds to tell Pac that he has been lied too and, lets meet after the game. They meet for an hour, immediate results, Arum cops up to his lies and shuts down the rhetoric, Pac gains new respect for Mayweather and changes his tune, multiple rumors of a contract being signed then subsequently denied, then Mayweathers announcement.

If you think Mayweather was cornered, I have a bridge in Brooklyn and a bridge in San Francisco, Ill give you a 2 for 1 deal on. HMU....

[meme_man]

I can imagine what that pressure must have been like:

Moonves: "Floyd, you have got to take the $100 million to fight Pacquaio or I will lose respect for you and won't resign you when your Showtime contract expires."

Alvarez: "Floyd, either fight Manny Pacquaio on May 2 or I will fight James Kirkland on regular HBO on the same date and steal 50,000 of your PPV buys if you try to fight Cotto or Khan on that date."

Arum: "Floyd, you either fight Manny in June at AT&T Stadium in Dallas (because only Mexicans should fight on Cinco de Mayo weekend) or I swear I will make a fight between Pacquaio and Jesse Vargas."

Oscar: "Floyd, unless you want me to show up at your house in fishnet stockings and high heels and call you out for the coward that you are, you better fight Manny Pacuquaio on May 2."

Espinoza: "Floyd, please fight Manny Pacquaio so Les Moonves can get over his Napolean complex and leave me the f....k alone."

Al Haymon: "Floyd, don't be a fool. These ****** motherfu..kers are willing to you pay you more than $100 millon to beat up that Filipino midget. If you win, you can retire and help me build PBC. If you take a dive, you can fight that mofo again for another $100 million. Its a win-win situation."

[elishua F]

if it's all about best fighting the best.. wtf is canelo-kirkland all about..

and who really give a sht about who pressured what.. the fight is done and these fools still being negative and bitter as hell

so when manny get washed

he was pressured doe
five years ago doe

[punchr]

Now Mayweather has to put up or shut up. No more bullshitting. Let's see what he's got. What happens when Pacquiao starts throwin' those bungalows? If one lands on his dome it's a wrap.