Manny Pacquiao Now a Top Rank Fighter

**PRboxingfan** · 11-19-2006, 03:14 PM

Pac signs with Arum

Yup, now Manny is with Top Rank. We all know that Arum and GBPs do not do business together so the JMM rematch is not an option for Manny.

I know he's the mandatory in the WBC because he won against Morales so the fight against Barrera will probably go to a purse bid, if Barrera even choses to fight him. He might vacate and fight another fight just so that Top Rank and GBPs don't have to compete.

This is a very bad move for Manny, IMHO. He had already come to terms with GBPs and he reneged on his word. That makes him less of a man, as far as I'm concerned. Not only that, but now he's actually closed some doors as far as available fights. Who in Top Rank is he going to fight? Kid Diamond or Humberto Soto?

Bad move, bad, bad move.

**Guest** · 11-19-2006, 04:07 PM

Manny Pacquiao is great in the ring, but a total dumbass outside of it...

**DiegoFuego** · 11-19-2006, 04:12 PM

He's the mandatory challenger to Barrera's title. If Barrera drops a belt to avoid Pacman, it's pretty obvious who's the *****

**PRboxingfan** · 11-19-2006, 05:04 PM

He might drop it in order to go to 135 and fight for a title there; OR, he might drop the title and fight Klassen for the IBF title; OR, maybe Barrera will end up fighting JMM for no title and just for money in a huge PPV event in April.

You never know what's going to happen. But Manny going with Bob Arum's Top Rank was a ****** move, if you ask me. Now he's burned too many bridges.

**Easy-E** · 11-19-2006, 05:09 PM

****** move Manny.
He knows Top Rank and GBP dont work together so hes potentially throwing out a JMM and Barrera matchup.

**Easy-E** · 11-19-2006, 05:11 PM

Originally posted by DiegoFuego

He's the mandatory challenger to Barrera's title. If Barrera drops a belt to avoid Pacman, it's pretty obvious who's the *****

Humberto Soto stopped Ivan Valle in 4 in a WBC Super FeatherWeight Title Eliminator.

**PRboxingfan** · 11-19-2006, 05:46 PM

Originally posted by PBF34

Humberto Soto stopped Ivan Valle in 4 in a WBC Super FeatherWeight Title Eliminator.

The WBC didn't sanction that fight as the final eliminator. They just had a conference where they dictated that the winner of Pac/Morales would be the #1 chllenger and that [I]that[I] fight was the final eliminator.

In short, Soto got screwed and Barrera must face Pac next.

**BIGPOPPAPUMP** · 11-19-2006, 06:10 PM

I think it was a very smart move by Manny. How could he sign with Golden Boy, and have the guy he wants to kick the **** out of, as his boss. Does he really think he will get a fair shake with Barrera as one of the partners of the company, two of the four partners being Mexican and JMM recently signed to a decent deal?

**DiegoFuego** · 11-19-2006, 06:12 PM

Pacquiao will burn Golden Boy's lower weight class fighters to the ground

Manny Pacquiao Now a Top Rank Fighter