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Arum, Roach, and Pacquiao are the Real Boxing Frauds
by Sakkid Kiddodumb****
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1786 ... ing-frauds
The boxing world has been treated to some great fights from the pound for pound kings in recent years.
Manny Pacquiao is the current king, but one has to wonder if he is being helped by some factors too.
One thing is that Pacquiao has vacated the 135lb division, and settles at 140 where he has dethroned the 140 Ricky Hatton in spectacular fashion, and credit to him for that.
The only thing that may bother a boxing fan is that, his team that includes Bob Arum and trainer Freddie Roach, seem to want to protect their most prized asset and milk him dry for all the dollars they can get from him.
One smart thing they are doing, is keeping pacquiao at 140 where there's nobody worth fighting after beating Hatton.Staying at this division keeps him at arms reach of the 147 superstars and anyone below that will have to step up to fight Pacquiao.
the best boxer in the world will require another good challenger to starve and shrink himself to fight him! Now that is what i call FRAUD. Why? Because pacquiao has fought and won at the 147 division before (with a drained fighter).
Roach and Arum must have noticed the magic in getting fighters to drain themselves before they face Pacquiao, after the de La Hoya fight. Now they are demanding that Mosely should get down to 142lb and Cotto to 140lbs to fight Pacquiao. Now this is ridiculous!
One thing i will always credit Mayweather for, is that, whenever he was challenging a good boxer, he never tried to trick that guy into a catchweight scenarion to give himself an advantage over him.
Roach has been reluctant to make Pacquiao face Mayweather after Mayweather is done with Marquez, because he knows that Mayweather took a good choice for his return to the ring.
You see, Mayweather knows that fighting Pacquiao, would mean, dropping some weight to a catch-weight. If he had come and faced a 147lb boxer, he would have fought it a different experience fighting at 143 or 142 as the Pacquiao camp would dictate.
Roach got all worked up after Mayweather announced that he will fight marquez because, that in itself is a declaration by Mayweather that he is willing to fight Pacquiao at a catch-weight.
So now, Roach and arum are planning to fight someone else who does not pose a serious threat. They say that they want someone who comes forward, because most of those who come forward always leave their chins to be hit, like Hatton.
It will not be easy to see a Pacquiao-marquezIII bout, or Mayweather-Paquiao or Clottey-Pacquiao. Arum is busy organizing to face Cotto, but everybody knows that Clottey is a tough fight for him and Clottey could win. The only thing is that, Roach and Arum DO NOT mention Clottey's name because the guy's defence is probably second to Mayweather's in the 147 division.
One thing i would tell the Pacquiao camp is: Keep your man at 140 and fight 140lb fighters, if you want to fight 147 lb fighters, then step up in weight and challenge them. The issue of catch-weights is a FRAUD!
by Sakkid Kiddodumb****
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1786 ... ing-frauds
The boxing world has been treated to some great fights from the pound for pound kings in recent years.
Manny Pacquiao is the current king, but one has to wonder if he is being helped by some factors too.
One thing is that Pacquiao has vacated the 135lb division, and settles at 140 where he has dethroned the 140 Ricky Hatton in spectacular fashion, and credit to him for that.
The only thing that may bother a boxing fan is that, his team that includes Bob Arum and trainer Freddie Roach, seem to want to protect their most prized asset and milk him dry for all the dollars they can get from him.
One smart thing they are doing, is keeping pacquiao at 140 where there's nobody worth fighting after beating Hatton.Staying at this division keeps him at arms reach of the 147 superstars and anyone below that will have to step up to fight Pacquiao.
the best boxer in the world will require another good challenger to starve and shrink himself to fight him! Now that is what i call FRAUD. Why? Because pacquiao has fought and won at the 147 division before (with a drained fighter).
Roach and Arum must have noticed the magic in getting fighters to drain themselves before they face Pacquiao, after the de La Hoya fight. Now they are demanding that Mosely should get down to 142lb and Cotto to 140lbs to fight Pacquiao. Now this is ridiculous!
One thing i will always credit Mayweather for, is that, whenever he was challenging a good boxer, he never tried to trick that guy into a catchweight scenarion to give himself an advantage over him.
Roach has been reluctant to make Pacquiao face Mayweather after Mayweather is done with Marquez, because he knows that Mayweather took a good choice for his return to the ring.
You see, Mayweather knows that fighting Pacquiao, would mean, dropping some weight to a catch-weight. If he had come and faced a 147lb boxer, he would have fought it a different experience fighting at 143 or 142 as the Pacquiao camp would dictate.
Roach got all worked up after Mayweather announced that he will fight marquez because, that in itself is a declaration by Mayweather that he is willing to fight Pacquiao at a catch-weight.
So now, Roach and arum are planning to fight someone else who does not pose a serious threat. They say that they want someone who comes forward, because most of those who come forward always leave their chins to be hit, like Hatton.
It will not be easy to see a Pacquiao-marquezIII bout, or Mayweather-Paquiao or Clottey-Pacquiao. Arum is busy organizing to face Cotto, but everybody knows that Clottey is a tough fight for him and Clottey could win. The only thing is that, Roach and Arum DO NOT mention Clottey's name because the guy's defence is probably second to Mayweather's in the 147 division.
One thing i would tell the Pacquiao camp is: Keep your man at 140 and fight 140lb fighters, if you want to fight 147 lb fighters, then step up in weight and challenge them. The issue of catch-weights is a FRAUD!
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