I guess Pacquiao us the only one left...

[Bjl12]

Well why the Khan fight falls off, had the fight with Khan happened we should be seeing Pacquiao fighting Khan on April 23. Look around at the facts. Pacquiao wanted to fight Amir Khan, it was negotiated and the fight was agreed, but through money issues it falls off.

Also, Pacquiao has conditions. 20 million to fight Crawford or no fight.

Man that **** in your mouth tastes good don't it?

The Khan fight fell through bc Khan is NOT Top Rank. Bop Arum has only had Manny fighting IN-HOUSE for the last 5 or so years with the exception of Floyd. So Khan falling through was Manny submitting to Arum's will - that's just the truth.

Do you think Pooch is getting 20 million for Joe Horn? Or Chris Algieri 2? Or Branson Rios 2? Or Margarito 2???

Make sense you twat

[Thraxox]

What he is emphasizing is that Arum always does this bate and switch nonsense. It's the same with the Vargas fight and the third Bradley fight. Arum made it seem like Crawford was the guy but all along he intended to make the Bradley and Vargas fights.

This time he used Khan as the smoke screen but all of us here already knew his methods and knew that Horn was the fight he planned to make all along. He mentions the other 'big names' to make it seem like he 'tried' to make the big fights/the fights that everyone wanted but we've seen this so many times that it don't work on us no more.

Well, apparently it still works on you.

The Crawford fight is never going to happen unless it guarantees Manny's defeat. That is what it is. Arum always mouth off Crawford's linking as Pacquiao's next opponent then disappoints the fans when it isn't Vargas was a Top rank fighter, easy win for Manny's return.

It was documented that Broner turned down a 4 million + PPV upside, it is a fact. Then Horn comes in when there is no one to fight which obviously is there is still Crawford (Arum again talking about a Crawford fight which is never going to happen unless Manny is completely shot.) Presents the Horn fight.

Manny and Khan talks when Manny declined the Horn fight, and a contract was SIGNED by both of the two. And a date, venue, was in place and it falls off when the promised money wasn't there. If that is still some bob Arum tactics that you are on about to the point of both had their names on the contract then it isn't about really getting big fights. Its just about whose to blame who about all of this.

[soul_survivor]

In terms of a fighter from the 90s to have still have true relivance in his divison and still in the top competition. I guess lets see how his career go after the Horn fight.

Yep.

Hopkins humiliated in his last fight, Wlad went out on his shield and Mayweather retired but planning to fight a novice in his come back...Pac is the only one left and its a travesty that his next opponent is a joke.

It should have been Khan.

[Thraxox]

Yep.

Hopkins humiliated in his last fight, Wlad went out on his shield and Mayweather retired but planning to fight a novice in his come back...Pac is the only one left and its a travesty that his next opponent is a joke.

It should have been Khan.

Its going to be Crawford for sure. Horn is a test from Arum to see if Pacquiao is clearly at the point of slipping that it guarantees his defeat.

What I don't like from Pacquiao is that he never is going to have the same passion for boxing than Wlad. He is just "BOxing is just my job, I'll just do my job." And no other motivation.

[DinoCop]

Props to the guys of the past, I've no discomfort with their being around. I also don't plan to be a fan of anyone new, my latests favorite fighers probably will be Francisco Vargas, Rigo, Golovkin, T. Miura and will close the book for this new gen.
I really looked for so long but I just cannot enjoy the new guys.
Look at the HWs, all are sluggers, just about showing up and fighting bums or shot legends, and the next day ppl call them heros.
The new gen of slicks, mostly consisted of blacks are all about acting like Floyd: they don't understand ppl will pay for drama and punches, they put the audience to sleep and consistently play the racism card in a low manner to gain attraction.
The new gen of MExicans is no comparision to the new millenium's: MExico had MArquez, Morales, Barrera all together and now what they have is Canelo.
Brits are as always creating their own little legends within the borders of their foggy disgusting island and never go out bcz they get exposed.
So, news are just about $, boring, low character, hypejobs.

[Marchegiano]

Yes indeed. It's genuinely a new era. It's... Really weird to see because I'm still relatively young to live through (God willing) two different eras of boxing.

blessed really.

[elfag]

roy jones out there still crackin skulls, you dont want those hands of fury

[hectari]

You are right, Bernard Hopkins just took a hard L against Joe Smith a similar blue collar fighter with no fanbase like Jeff Horn, unless Floyd comes back for a quick run you right, after Wlad was stopped, I can see the same with Pac. Once Horn finishes him, the new era begins. Pacs relevancy will be no more.

[j.razor]

They have a saying in Boxing, "you mess with the bull, you get the Jeff Horn".

Horn will catch PAC with his famed left hook "the horndog hand" and it'll all be over, quote me when it happens.

Will do....

[Damn Wicked]

I think Wlad showed last night that he's still relevant, he's still a top 5 HW.

He's still relevant if he wants to continue but after 21 years of pro fighting it is not easy on the body, especially fighting at the top echelons of the sport. When you're 41 years old, your fighting days are numbered. Every fight takes something out of you, and you decline much quicker in your late 30's or 40's than a 27 year old that fights through a war. If Wlad would have taken no damage in the AJ fight then I would expect him to continue but I'm not so sure he will want to at this stage of his life.