Pacquiao: Hopefully The Mayweather Fight Pushes Through
Manny Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38KOs) remains optimistic that a showdown with welterweight rival Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26KOs) can be arranged for next year.
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Roach: Ellerbe is Buboy, Who Gives a F**k about Him!
MGM Grand, Las Vegas - Trainer Freddie Roach continued his verbal attack on Leonard Ellerbe, the adviser for Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26KOs). A few days ago, Ellerbe disclosed Mayweather's desire to fight Manny Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38KOs) on May 5th at the MGM Grand. Roach, who trains Pacquiao, doesn't believe anything unless it comes directly from Mayweather himself. Roach, who was fielding questions regarding a potential Mayweather-Pacquiao clash for May, compared Ellerbe to Pacquiao's childhood friend, Buboy Fernandez.
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Roach Rips Ellerbe: All Mayweather Has To Do is Sign!
It was a crowded scene on Tuesday in the main lobby of the MGM Grand in Las Vegas as eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao invaded the scene amidst a sea of adoring fans four days before his trilogy bout with Juan Manuel Marquez. As Pacquiao was busy conducting interviews in the center of the makeshift ring, I spotted his chief coach Freddie Roach out of the corner of my eye and had a few words with the three-time trainer of the year.
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Roach: Mayweather, The Only Challenge Left For Manny
MGM Grand, Las Vegas - According to trainer Freddie Roach, there are no other challenges on the horizon for Manny Pacquiao - except Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26KOs). This Saturday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38KOs) will defend his WBO welterweight title against Juan Manuel Marquez (53-5-1, 39KOs) in a trilogy fight.
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Arum on Mayweather-Pacquiao, Testing, Money, More
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum discussed the possibility of making a 2012 super-fight between welterweight champions Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. Pacquiao returns this Saturday night, and defends the WBO title against Juan Manuel Marquez at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Mayweather, through his adviser Leonard Ellerbe, recently announced his desire to fight Pacquiao in May.
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Arum: Mayweather Driven Crazy When Pacquiao Fights
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum, who promotes Manny Pacquiao, is not paying any attention to any of the recent press clippings which indicate Floyd Mayweather's desire to face Arum's prize boxer. Mayweather's adviser, Leonard Ellebe, has been making the rounds in the media, calling for a May showdown with Pacquiao at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Arum advised the Las Vegas Review Journal that nobody has contacted his office to negotiate any of the details and the recent announcement is nothing more than the usual attention-grabber that Mayweather pulls during every Pacquiao fight week.
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Arum: Floyd Mayweather is Fighting Erik Morales Next
According to Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum, WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. is attempting to close a deal to face Erik Morales, the WBC champion 140-pounds, on May 5th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. A few days ago, Mayweather's adviser, Leonard Ellerbe, said Mayweather was planning to return on May 5th of next year, and they already had the MGM Grand on hold. Ellerbe said Mayweather was looking to fight the "little fella" but Arum says the little fella is not WBO champion Manny Pacquiao, but Erik Morales of Mexico.
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Martinez's Adviser: Mayweather-Pacquiao Won't Happen
It seems like late 2009 all over again as some interest is again being stirred in a possible fight between the world’s two best fighters, Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather. Mayweather, through his advisor Leonard Ellerbe, let it be known yesterday that he is eyeing a May 5th return to the ring and that he is looking to make the biggest fight possible, which would be a date with Pacquiao.
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R. Mayweather: Floyd Needs To Focus on Pacquiao
As initially reported by ESPN.com, it looks as though Floyd Mayweather Jr. will be making his return to the ring on May 5th of next year inside of the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. While there is nothing official as of yet, it does seem that Mayweather and his team are interested in landing a fight against WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao.
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Cunningham: Arum-Haymon Feud Could Block The Fight
While the general public is stimulated by Floyd Mayweather Junior's apparent overture to fight Manny Pacquiao on May 5, boxing insiders are not exactly booking flights to Las Vegas or trying to get tickets.
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