Keith Thurman calls out Manny Pacquiao. Will Manny accept the fight?

[Motorcity Cobra]

The WBA allows step asides

Hey @mannypacquiao: If everyone else don’t want it, we can dance! Let’s give the fans a real prizefight? #OneTime pic.twitter.com/gqVQZD3h5F

— Keith Thurman Jr. (@keithfthurmanjr) July 16, 2016

[Rip Chudd]

The WBA allows a lot of things. Step asides, step arounds, pay offs, multiple champions per division of their own belt, not forcing mandatory fights they said they were gonna enforce, etc.

But to answer your question, no. Manny won't accept the fight because Manny has no say so. The question is: Will Arum allow/accept the fight?

[SterlingStained]

The WBA allows a lot of things. Step asides, step arounds, pay offs, multiple champions per division of their own belt, not forcing mandatory fights they said they were gonna enforce, etc.

But to answer your question, no. Manny won't accept the fight because Manny has no say so. The question is: Will Arum allow/accept the fight?

lol will people ever make up their mind?

does manny have no say or does he hide behind his promoter?



manny should take this fight. based on how thurman looked vs porter, its a great win for manny vs a young in prime undefeated fighter.

do you seriously think a boxer of pacquiao's stature have no say?


OF COURSE HE DOES!!!!

imo, he hides behind his promoter.

people like arum are all about making money. arum HAS ALREADY STATED THIS MULTIPPLE times that manny is the one making the decisions.

do you seriously think a person of arum's intelligence thought he could make more money selling bradley pacquiao 3 over pacquiao vs crawford (his new future crown ***el)?

come on now....

[WiganScott]

Easy fight for Thurman. Manny needs to retire.

[Motorcity Cobra]

The WBA allows a lot of things. Step asides, step arounds, pay offs, multiple champions per division of their own belt, not forcing mandatory fights they said they were gonna enforce, etc.

But to answer your question, no. Manny won't accept the fight because Manny has no say so. The question is: Will Arum allow/accept the fight?

Garcia and Broner don't want the fight, f^ck em. Thurman is better than both of them anyway. Or he can contact Porter. Porter would be ready to fight tomorrow. I wouldn't mind seeing Vargas get the fight but we know Bob isn't about to lose out on another PPV this year. Especially if Crawford-Postol does horrible. He's kinda boxed in. Overpay for Garcia or Broner and get Pac a win. Offer Porter or Thurman the fight and there's a possibility Pac loses.

Personally I think he'll wait until after the Crawford fight to decide what he wants to do.

[SterlingStained]

Easy fight for Thurman. Manny needs to retire.

the same thurman who barely made it out alive vs porter? pacquiao's sparring partner?

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[Jsmooth9876]

I hope the fight happens, but as someone said above, I really don't think he even chooses his opponents. I think those 2 weasels Konz and Arum do and they just tell him who he fights. Maybe Roach has a say I guess but Manny is probably the last to know lol...

If Garcia and Broner don't want it I wouldn't mind a Thurman or Porter fight honestly, they went neck and neck in their fight but I'd rather see Manny fight for a title.

[Madison Boxing]

no dont be silly, pacquiao wont fight him. Expect to see pacquiao v bradley 4 'the final chapter' announced soon

[SalimShady1212]

Pacquiao will show levels if this fight happens. Thurman is very good but Pacquiao is still freakishly good as we saw vs a very motivated TB.