Pacquiao vs. Mayweather – 5 Key Questions
November 24th, 2009
By Al Francis: For me, there are five key questions surrounding the proposed mega fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather. It’s the biggest fight that could be made and to say it could be the most anticipated fight of the decade is not false hype. In my last article, I admitted defeat regarding my wrong prediction of the Pacquiao-Cotto fight, for this article I attempt to answer these five questions I have posed and in turn put myself on the line again with a couple more predictions! Hope you enjoy.
Well there have been many bids from various cities across the United States to host the event, which seems destined to end up in an outdoor stadium in front of a large paying crowd. The New Orleans superdome which would seat 70,000 for the event have made a bid, and former Clinton consigliere James Carville is attempting to have the tax waivered in order to bring the fight to the city. Texas is another option, as a lot of you may know there wouldn’t be any tax demands for the fight to be held there and the Dallas cowboy’s stadium would seat just over 100,000 for a boxing event. A Las Vegas group are also trying to compete with the larger venues by erecting a temporary outdoor stadium to hold 30,000 people. Various other venues are throwing their hat onto the negotiating table such as Yankee stadium in New York, the Staples centre and a venue in New Jersey. Ultimately, it’s too early to make an informed prediction, so I’ll just make an uninformed one and say the Superdome in New Orleans!
What will be the contracted weight?
Both Pacquiao and Mayweather’s last fights were scheduled as catch weight contests, however I’m sure this one will end up at the welterweight limit of 147 lbs. When Floyd failed to make his contracted weight of 144 lbs in the Marquez bout, I believe he was sending two messages; one to Manny Pacquiao implying he won’t be negotiating any catchweight bout, and the second being that he doesn’t have money issues (he had to pay $600,000 for this breach of contract). To address the latter point first, Mayweather’s $5.6 million IRS debt which was hanging over him all year was settled AFTER the Marquez bout, not before, now I don’t have access to Mayweather’s bank statements but this implies that he wasn’t in the best position to pay before the bout. Anyway, back to the point, I think Floyd will not budge on the weight demands for this one and the bout, no matter how negotiations progress on this front, will end up at the full welterweight limit of 147 lbs.
How much pay-per-view buys will the fight generate?
The current all time record in ppv numbers for any event of any kind is the 2.45 million people across America that paid to watch Mayweather box Oscar De La Hoya, the proposed Pacquiao-Mayweather bout can surpass that sum and at a stretch, it could even surpass the 3 million mark. Both fighters’ last fight each generated over a million buys, which is truly remarkable given the fact that many questioned whether boxing’s ppv market would survive with the retirement of De La Hoya, turns out boxing is doing just fine. The fight should generate 2.5-3 million buys, not to mention the various tv deals from other countries around the globe, for instance, in Britain, the fight could well reach 500,000 buys on sky box office.
How will the purse be split?
This one really is the great debate, other than who wins the actual fight, this is the question fans are debating over, and may well be the hardest stumbling block to overcome at the negotiating table. Each man wants the lions share, each man feels he deserves the lions share. An argument for each fighter can be made but for me the answer is simple. Floyd will argue that because his fight with Oscar was the best selling fight of all time, that he deserves the lions share, and Pacquiao, through his team will put forth the fact that Pacquiao’s last fight out sold Mayweather’s last fight. Two points come to mind. Firstly, Floyd’s bout with Oscar was viewed as a close fight whereas Manny’s was considered to be a mismatch in favour of Oscar, fans would rather see a fight in which they don’t know who is going to win as opposed to a fight where a big guy beats up a little guy (despite the fact that the Pacquiao-De La Hoya turned out to be a mismatch the other way round). Secondly, America was deeper into the recession by the time of Pacquiao’s ‘Oscar night’. For me, Pacquiao definitely deserves more, not by much, but the lions share nonetheless. But as we all know in this sport, you don’t get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate and I just feel that Floyd’s ego will not allow him to play second fiddle, even on 51-49 terms. So my prediction is that the bout, after lengthy negotiations on the purse split will end up being a 50-50 affair.
Who wins?
In boxing we can all get caught up in the atmosphere of the big fight aftermath. For example, after the Mayweather-Marquez fight, I was of the belief that Floyd would beat Manny hands down, but after seeing the Pacquiao-Cotto fight I find myself hopping over to the other bandwagon by promptly changing my prediction to a win for Pacquiao. Realistically, my prediction will probably change a few times in the lead up to the proposed bout, but for the purposes of this article I might as well leave one in print right now. After seeing Pacquiao dismantle Cotto the way he did I just can’t bring myself to bet against him, dont get me wrong, Mayweather is a far more complete fighter than Cotto and brings a totally different style for Manny to deal with, but right now I just can’t see anyone beating Pacquiao. I can see Floyd really frustrating Manny with his great defence, there’s no doubt he’ll be the hardest to hit of Pacquiao’s recent opponents, but Manny’s speed should find the target often enough to gain a slight lead on the scorecards. At this early stage of the hype surrounding this fight, I’m picking Manny Pacquiao to win on points by a two or three point margin in what will be yet another career best win.
Well there you have it, if all my predictions come true, you’ll see Pacquiao out point Mayweather at 147 lbs in the richest fight in history at the New Orleans Superdome with both fighters taking a 50-50 split of the purse. As I said before, my fight prediction will probably change in the lead up to the eventual showdown, so expect another piece or two from me in the coming months. What I won’t do however, is post article after article about the same subject like some of the site’s writers do. One focuses on the super six, one focuses on Khan, Pacquiao and Hatton, and another is just exclusively about Pacquiao, I don’t want to go down that road so I’ll cover at least a few other topics in the meantime. So that’s it for now, to quote an overweight writer/tv pundit, adios!
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all fans of wayweather be careful of talking and writing you might mis again and again . If you were watched the fight of pacquiao you can say he has a power, speed of hands and foot compare to your idol. you know maywether stop a fight for long vacation lack of practice and training in short no oxygen that inpossible to win again manny who has a lot of air and stamina. i sure maywether will knock out same as cotto diaz de la hoya, hatton and other boxer
pacman fans are extremely immature, if you guys think pacman is so great, then why did he refuse for the drug test? Floyd was gonna take it too> It’s clear that roach is giving pacman AND Khan drugs, how the f*** did khan’s glass chin become hard stone? Get a grip you retards, you clearly know nothing about boxing. Remember what marquez done to pacman, and what mayweather did to marquez! Floydwill outclass pacman with his speed and and defence, he will pick the shots as pacman drives in like a retard.
it is simple as, mayweather will knock paquio out, no question about it. mayweather will have no problems with paquio, he will show him up, like he does with every other boxer
ok ok ok….. pacman is a very dicipline,intelligent,kind person. he doesnt used roids for one reason he believes in god. :] im not filipino but i’ve watched every single fights of manny. when u watch all of his fight u’ll see his improvement and determination of winning. dats all i can say :]
mayweather never met a fighter with the speed and power of pacquaio, plus it should be mayweather that should be tested for roids since he looked 10x bigger and stronger than marquez dispite weighing 2 pnds heavier and his head looked like a bald gorilla.
pac fans who’s the coward now? pac has proved to me he is hiding something, he claims that god gave him the strength to fight, well he is not much of a warrior if he is scared of a needle…floyd will undergo the same test, so what is pacs problem, please don’t give me that sap his strength baloney, what about floyd? now arum( who i think knows pacs on the juice) wants pac to fight paulie, who he knows is not much of a challenge, he is terrified of matching him to bradley..man arum is a rat, i know this fight is not going to happen because of pacs cowardice, if he changes his mind i will respect him for that, you see there is no excuse, just take the test and prove to everyone that you are a man of dignity and honesty..all pacs fans if you don’t understand this simple request then you are all lacking in common sense, this is the world we live in today, some people will cross that line for riches and glory, and will do anything to achieve this, some people can put on a face of being personable and be generous and humble, but behind the scenes is where it’s at, what they do away from the public eye is who they really are, until manny does the right thing i will hold this view peace.
well!!! its gonna be a good fight then after that u can comment for the winner and looser. wwe’ll go for pacman. u go for Mayweather…..no heart hurts …. is just ur choice SMILE click
i’m beginning to dislike pac with his stupid statements, the midget tells a large audience that he saw and spoke to god, and that god told him that he will give him strength and power, firstly pac is standing on dangerous ground, by boasting that he actually saw and spoke to god and then telling a large audience, after the speech they stood up and applauded..is pac a god fearing man? i’m not so sure, first of all if you have a supernatural experience, especially if god reveals himself, you don’t go around telling people, it is something personal and sacred, a genuine christian does not do such things..granted you may tell those close to you like your family..my point is that this boasting is akin to placing yourself as someone worthy to worship, or in plain english trying to be godlike, lots of filipinos look up to him, and saying things like that will make them stumble, i believe that filipinos don’t look at him as a brilliant boxer, they think he is god, and for him to express such statements is stupid and irresponsible, now my fear is that when floyd beats him, what will be the outcome, i pray no one takes their life, and it will be a good thing when floyd beats him, because it will stop idol worshipping which is a good thing peace
neutral, i don’t understand your reasoning, you say that floyd is going to run, can you define exactly what you mean when you say he is going to run? it’s obvious you have not a clue about pugilism, boxing is a art, hit and not be hit, only mugs stand and exchange…ali, leonard and others could go to a function straight after a fight, why should you get all battered up, when you can be skillful, using lateral movement, which you so stupidly call running..judging by your maniacal laugh you either a pimpled up kid, who still has solo sex or a immature adult who is a total plonker, this fight is just another fight for floyd, when you fight mayweather having heart is not enough, you got to be smart and composed even when under pressure. you lot get easily excited when you see a slugging and toe to toe fight, no,no,no my naive friend, it’s all about being smart and using your bread, i am going to win a shedful of dosh when floyd beats your pac, even if it’s by points..but you lot will still complain by saying he runs a lot, well you better put your money on floyd if you want to make some serious dough.
manny will dominate the ring…now mayweather is asking manny to do the drug-testing by drawing a blood? r u kidding me?!!!!..there’s a lot of way of knowing if an athlete or fighter is clean or not and now they know it’s the only way to weaken pacquiao that’s why he lost to Morales on their first fight!!!!..and the Gay-dela hoya needs to shut his mouth…he’s so jealous of manny after being defeated within 8 rounds…manny was gifted by his movements…and Mayweather will keep on run and dance on the ring…hahahaha!!!!!
to all the boxing novices,i like and admire manny, but i just can’t see him beating floyd, styles make fights, and manny is made for floyd, to be frank i would be concerned if he was meeting a young and prime mosley,that chance is gone, if mosley tries to fight floyd now, he will get beaten up..i cannot believe how naive and dense pac fans are, they get all excited about pacs demolition of cotto, boxing is a thinking mans game, and cotto is thick as they come,if you are not smart in the sport of boxing it’s lights out.you see pac has been beaten and knocked down, that will always be in his subconscious, that fear of losing again can affect a boxers psyche…when things are not going his way frustration and desperation can disrupt his gameplan, and remember if you make a mistake with floyd it’s goodbye papa, floyd has been schooled all his life about the intricate and subtle aspects of the fight game, he has been surrounded by a boxing family, if you think pac will knock him out,or even beat him on points you are living on planet cukooland, sorry gents your man has been deflowered before and he will most certainly lose this one, i wonder whats going to be your excuse when pac gets sparked out, oh i know, he was too small.
i am pleased with some of the intelligent and cogent comments,a couple of fillipinos were right on the money, with their unbiased and knowledgeable opinions, just goes to show that there are true boxing fans out there..one of them ststed that his heart says manny but his head floyd, and he goes on to confirm the sublime skills of floyd, at the end he wishes both fighters good luck, now there is a man even pac would be proud of. as for the rest of the riffraff you will most definitely get your comeuppance due to your filthy and evil hating hearts.
Yo Manny Pacquiao will f destroy Mayweather!!!!! i cant wait 2 see mayweather suffercate wen he drops n dis will prove dat Pacquiao is 2 sick for mayweather…. Pacquiao would make sure dat mayweather would retire n never fight again!!! hu ever is supportin mayweather u should soon stop or u would burst into tears. hold it boyz n girlz;)
Pacman-Mayweather??… are you kidding me??… Pacman surely will dominate the ring ang he will bust Floyds face out and he will look worse than Diaz or Cotto… I cant wait to see Floyd down on his rattled knees then on his back on March…
Pacquiao will win the fight 4 sure..by round 10 TKO (my prediction)..Mayweather will suffer so much that this fight will end his career..FMW will start backpedalling at round 4, pacquiao will get a bit frustrated but freddie will cool him down or he can find his way out to knock him down like he did to cotto..
all you fmw haters cant be boxing fans or have never boxed in your lifes, he is a real talant & represents the true art of boxing, & that is to hit & not be hit, i think the fight is to close to call, if floyed can keep him away & counter like he dose & drag the fight out, then its a win for foyed aginst a frustraited pacquiao, if pacquiao can get through floyeds tight defence then its a win for pacquiao, either way if floyed can keep him away the fight isnt going to be anything special, if pacman can get through then wow what a fight it could be
Floyd is g$y scared with the pacman he will be defeated by the 13th and will retire due to his shame
For me Mayweather wins this fight, people often say he’s overated because he doesnt get into many wars. The reason? He’s too damn good! Mayweather wont care if the fight is crap and he just keeps it on the defensive whereas Pacman will want to win and go out all guns blazing. I hope Pacman draws Mayweather into a fight but ultimately I just cannot see Mayweather losing. He has an aura about him. I like them both and just pray for a great fight where we see every attribute of both fighter come to the forefront. I want to see Mayweather taking some shots and coming back to win.
Hoy, wa na nagtomar og steroid si Pacquiao kay wa na kaila og steroid! Wa gani na kasuway og marijuana. Si Mayweather na lang ila i-test kay kung negative man gani sa steroid, positive na s a cocaine o shabu!!! Ang power ni Pacquiao gikan na sa anting-anting!!! Duna nay kaliwat sigbin ug manananggal mao. Kung mao gihapon hambog si Mayweather, nah, sa fight na nila katilaw gyud siya sa barang ni Pacquiao! Mayweather, pag-ampo na lang nga bisan na lang makabarog pa ka human sa inyo away ni Pacquiao!!!
Pacman will win this fight. PBF has quick hands but Manny has quick feet. He can close the gap between them in a snap, maybe even faster, so the reach advantage of PBF isnt a big deal. And I dont think PBF can KO Pacman, Cotto wasnt able to KO Pacman and hes far stronger than PBF. Plus, Pacman can punch in any angle. If PBF decides to run as he always does, well he better run faster coz Pacman has the speed to run after him and tag him again and again. Until he gets KO’d
No doubt, Manny “PACMAN” Pacquiao will definitely win this coming fight over Floyd Mayweather Jr….”Speed”, “Power” and “Accuracy” of PacMan will destroy the face of the said to be baby face, money floyd mayweather jr….see the face of his father that will be the final face you gonna see after the fight.(hahahah, peace):)
i think pacman will win these fight bcoz of his speed and power.
i go 4 pacman…the fight will ended by pacman and makes mayweather face like a monkey….hahahaha
Floyd will win (decision) but Manny will hurt him terribly.
All you anti Mayweather people Bore me. Out of pure hatred for mayweather you force yourselves into ridicupous comment that pac man will destroy mayweather.RUBBISH. Yes mayweather is arrogant but he has the right. He’s never hit the canvas nevermind be beat. Unlike Pac Man. It will be a good fight and im looking forward to it but don’t be suprised if it turns out very one sided in mayweathers favour. Marquez drew with pac man after being knocked down 3 times in the first round. This was due to counter punching. Floyd is king of this. Floyd to win on unanumous points or late knockout catching a frustrated pacquiao.
March 13th 2010!! Confirmed!! Can’t wait, go Manny!!
Mayweather Jr. an Mayweather sr. are retarded!..Sr is alcoholic, how can he train his own son!?.Come on, just go hang the rope FMW jr. n Sr.
Great article dude!..but dfinitly FMW will Knock down.FMW always frustated, always hungry that’s why he is weak!.when he hungry, pacman will eat him alive!..so lets just see what happen on 2010…GO PACMAN GO!…
I hope its in Dallas, there is more boxing fans in TX than in Vegas trust me. I live right next to the stadium so it will be cool.
Cant wait to see Pacquiao go through may weathers defense, any little mistake Floyd makes would end up as a crucial punishment. WE ALL KNOW MAY WEATHER IS GOING TO RUN SO I AM EXPECTING PACQUIAO TO GET MAY WEATHER ON THE ROPES AND USE HIS FLASH SPEED AND POWER.
Pacquiao will shut this loud ignorantly proud Mayweather. Let’s see how he shows off now when he gets a state of coma after their fight…
My favorite fighters of all time is Tyson and Pacquiao!All i want to say about the fight is my heart is telling me MP but my head FMW….this is going to be a great fight!!
this fight needs to be in new orleans. it would be a huge and great event for the city to hold.
recently, pacquiao appears to be the coward by saying he wants to fight yuri foreman. Foreman being the weakest of the middleweight champs. Whos ducking who now?
I agree with “3stars and a glove” mayweather needs to put his money where his moouth is… 40-40 purse split and winner takes the other 20%
New Orleans Superdome? what ? you mean Dallas Texas !!!! Dallas Stadium is the best option, more seats ! ! ! everythings bigger in texas….except our girls ..
i think some suggests the 40-40 split and the 20 goes to the winner! hehehe!
Barrera – retired
Morales – retired
Dela Hoya – retired
Hatton – near retirement
Mayweather Jr and SR – RETARDED
like father like son trash talker if ur the best y not fight d best like pacquiao.
pacquiao will knock out floyd coward mayweather thats why he is afraid 2 fight manny and manny has 2title and deserve more share coz has no title but coward
mayweather you are the no.1 most coward in boxing thats your title coward.no title looking 4 more share.thats ur excuses damm u coward
Roots, I agree I think a lot of Pac fans are not necessarily fans of the sport itself. When you think about the fan base of sports it often times centers around identification. The fan base of team sports is the City or Country that team represents. A large portion of Pac’s fan base are his fellow countrymen who have someone they can be proud of. I have a feeling they support him because he is one of their own however probably would not be a fan of the sport without him.
MAYWEATHER-PAC WILL BE JUST LIKE MAYWEATHER-GATTI. IT MIGHT EVEN BE AN EASIER FIGHT FOR FLOYD.NONE OF THESE FLOYD HATERS ARE TRUE BOXING FANS. ANYONE WHO HAVE FOLLOWED FLOYD´S CAREER WOULD KNOW THAT IT´S VERY HARD TO HIT FLOYD. CHRIS DOES´NT KNOW NOTHING ABOUT BOXING WHEN HE CLAIMS THAT ALL MAYWEATHERS HAD GREAT DEFENSES.LET ME INLITING YOU FLOYD SNR. HAD ALREADY LOST A FEW TIMES BEFORE HE MET LENNARD AND ROGER WAS NEVER A SLICK BOXER HE WAS A BANGER.AS FOR ALL OF YOU SAYING THAT FLOYD WILL NEED A NEW FACE, I THINK YOU MEAN PAC. FLOYD WILL NEVER DEHYDRATE HIMSELF TO PLEASE BIG MOUTH ROACH,AND AT 47 FLOYD IS GOING TO BE TOO FAST ,TOO SLIPPERY ,TOO ACCURATE
This article is terrible.
Those who are against PACMAN always do make excuses everytime PACMAN wins. It was really a resounding yes that PACMAN can beat a bigger guy from David DIaz, DLH, HAtton to Cotto. C’mon guys, open your eyes. I will eat the dust if Money will win against Pacman.
Hello, where is everybody? Now Eli, Alex and everyone who claims that they are scientist of boxing. Pls pls guys don’t underestimated pacman. Because Money Mayweather say something rubbish against Pacman. This is would be personal for Pacquiao. Pacman is a HUMBLE guy and he RESPECTS all his opponent including Money Mayweather. We will just prove it to them to the ring. He will do his best to TKO Mayweather in any rounds. To prove that he is not an easy fight for Money. Same he did to Cotto. He prove to Cotto fans that he is more stronger and can take body and head punches from Cotto. To Mayweather, I predict he (Pacman) will NOT go for the head punches only if opportunity comes but I heard from his master that part of their game plan is to hurt mayweathers ARMS, NECK, SHOULDER, RIBS, BODY, ARMS AGAIN , SHOULDER, AND SHOULDER AND SHOULDER AND ARMS AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN.
iknow what will happen. thee pac will beat him the first time. and that will anticipate the rematch, which FMW may win it. and then the tie breaker pac vs FM III. Its all business as usual. This never happened with delahoya because one retired and the other was over the hill. but if they both stay active it sure may be an option.
Pacman will beat Floyd for sure, he beat more mexicans than the L. A. P. D. Floyd will not smile on this figth , combination punches not jabs win fights . Pacman will be the first to KO Floyd , just like Duran beats Leonard for the first time .
SPOT ON THAT ARTICLE PACMAN ALL THE WAY FOR ME
I love it when both pacfan and mayweather’s fan underestimate the other fighter. I don’t underestimate FMW at all. Granted he will be the most skillful fighter that Pacman will face in his entire boxing career. However, a defensive fighter will get tag from time to time, and even a slower Marquez tag FMW several times. I can’t emagine what would happen if Pacman tags him flush in the face, chin, head(temple area). This fight will be very exciting with exciting echanges from both fighters. Pacman by late TKO due to injuries or UD due to his work rate.
LOL perez sure know how to predict.. good job on pacman vs cotto
Bazooka, are you dreaming or what? Deep water? Have you seen Pacman’s fights because you sounded like you have not seen any of Pacman’s fight. He has been in so many deep water. He already cross the Pacific to beat great fighters and took them to 12 rounds many times. We shall see about your analysis, and I have a feeling that this fight will end as the Mayweathers will be throwing the towel becuase Floyd will end up like Barrera. I just don’t see him avoiding an eleven punch combo round after round for 12 rounds. We shall see how good Mayweather really is at running because he will be running all night and try to time Pacman with his pot shots. His pot shots will not be enough, and I’m sure Freddie already have a plan how to beat Floyd. Remember that Pacman throws more combination than the Golden Boy and the Golden Boy almost won that fight. If he didnt run out of gas he probably would have won that fight.
Bazooka, are you dreaming or what? Deep water? Have you seen Pacman’s fights because you sounded like you have not seen any of Pacman’s fight. He has been in so many deep water. He already cross the Pacific to beat great fighters and took them to 12 rounds many times. We shall see about your analysis, and I have a feeling that this fight will end as the Mayweathers will be throwing the towel becuase Floyd will end up like Barrera. I just don’t see him avoiding an eleven punch combo round after round for 12 rounds. We shall see how good Mayweather really is at running because he will be running all night and try to time Pacman with his pot shots. His pot shots will not be enough, and I’m sure Freddie already have a plan how to beat Floyd. Remember that Pacman throws more combination than the Golden Boy and the Golden Boy almost won that fight. If he didnt run out of gas he probably would have won that fight.
I’ll get back to you. Probably in your next article
Great article it’s going to be Floyd night of fight he will go in at 11 stone no catch weight for Floyd.
By the 9th round Manny will be in deep water,just not strong enough for Floyd.
Manny is a great fighter but this will a weight to far.What ever the out come I can’t wait.
Good article, and we all know this will be a fight of the decade guarantee. FMW will avoid some punches but not all. He may taste the canvas a couple of time and so as the Pacman, but in the end of the night offense will kill the defense. Once FMW is trap and he will be trap several times of course then it will be lights out. Pacman by late TKO or UD.
Hello To all Boxing Fans.
Well it looks like it’s going down the Pac man Destroyer VS The King of Boxing. I love both these legends of the ring. Believe me when I say Manny is the greatest FIGHTER of our time, and Pretty Boy is the greatest Technician of our TIME.
With that said I love MANNY/FLOYD….FLOYD/MANNY.
What a Fight if both fighters trade shots, But I want Manny to reign supreme But Floyd The KING will not stand there and trade, He will back up and slowly pot shot Manny to death. Floyd has the skills to Dismantle the most exciting fighter of our era. Hey guys I love manny, but he has too much flaws to beat a technician with freakish skills like PBF. Marquez wrote the book on how to beat Pac-man………Floyd can and will take that blue print to the next level…………Floyd by 12 round Unanimous decision. Hey I will still cheer for the greatest fighter of our time Manny, but at the end Floyd just can’t be touched……Respectfully your friend LatinBoxingFan……………….
I am a fan of both fighters. By that I mean I have been a long time Mayweather fan, really long, but at the same time I am from the Philippines. So who do I cheer for? Well, this is what I think. Mayweather’s defense is ridiculous and his counter punching ability is incomparable. On the other side the Pacman can punch and not just punch he throws a ridiculous amount (like over 700 against Cotto). So even with the amazing defense of Mayweather, he will see some hard ones from the hundreds that Pacman throws.
I see Pacman winning by either tko or decision. Mayweather has speed, good defence but his afraid to get hit so much.His fast but throws only 1-2-3 combination at times. Again jabs are overrated. Once he get hit by 5-7 combinations, with a suprised left uppercut, Mayweather will gonna get Knockdown. I don’t know if he’s gonna last the whole 12 rounds, coz even he’s overhype shoulder roll will gonna get eatin by the pacman. Pacman by round 10 either by TKO or K’O.
this will be speed vs speed and PBF has reach advantage of 5 inches while MP will have the heart advantage. It will be an exciting fight because it is hard for us to predict the winner. More credit to PM as GOAT if he wins and best defense in the boxing history for PBF if he wins.
mayweather isn’t undefeated…many thought he lost to castillo in their first match…watch it and you decide…that’s why some ppl think he’s gonna win just b/c he’s undefeated and nobody can compete with him…if the castillo fight was correctly scored by the judges, I don’t think too many ppl would think he is invincible just b/c he would have a loss on his record…pacquiao tko…the barage of punches will eventually find mayweather and i don’t know how well he can take a flush shot these days…
we’ll have to wait until floyd jr. get IRS problem again to see this happening. otherwise, he may duck again.
@jhon foreman, stop bickering about the weight issue. cotto was 146lb when he fought clottey. and about pacman’s smile…i tell you, he was smiling the first time he got knocked out crossed-eyes early in his professional career. he even hugged the guy…hehe!
i just wonder will manny b able 2 deal with counter after counter oh yea he cant (marquez fight)
paquiao will disfigure mayweather’s face round by round, then knock him down. that’s the fact.
GOOD ARTICLE… ABOUT TIME WE HAD A FAIR ARTICLE… anyway keep it up and i shall now read more of ur articles regarding BOXING…
now that pacman is a welterweight champion do the WBO will change the weight of welterweight to 145 for the benefit of Pacman, Roach and the pilipino people. Know that Pacman is hot do the boxing commission are afraid to lose Pacman, and Pacman and Roach can dictate the boxing commission on what ever they demand. Please tell me what is real and what is not. This is United States Land of the Free and home of the brave.
you know why pacman smiling before he step on the ring, because he know that hes opponent is drain weight and he add more weight on him self which justified that drain weight loss power and stamina while add weight add more power and stamina.
Im betting on Mayweather in what will be a much more exciting fight than people think. And in regards to an earlier comment, Mayweather will probably never fight Williams, it’s far too dangerous.
Regarding Mayweather breach of contract and paying $600.000,00 for the excessed 2 lbs. Well this time $300.000,00 each per lbs. will not be enough payment. Remember the Cotto-Pacquiao penalty was more than a million per pound. And considering Pacquiao will fight Mayweather, Freddie Roach will truly demand a guaranty and higher penalty this time. Freddie Roach and Alex Ariza will scanned and scrutinized this fight very thoroughly, for every little details. Pacquiao, Freddie, Alex A. and the Filipino people are so determined winning this fight to silence Mayweathers clan arrogance for good. Pacquiao is definitely focused even more to this fight because he wants to prove to everybody who is the real p4p king. That what he said after Hattons fight.
Boxer, Well said. you are right on the money. floyd’s ugly face is going to get uglier,like his dad.hahaha
r u for real do pacman even know who this is IT’S MAYWEATHER NOT SUM BUM OF THE VAGES STRIP HE IS FASTER AND MORE ACCURATE AND LETS NOT FORE GET THE MAN HAS NEVER BEEN HIT WERE MANY HAS BENN STUNED A DOZEN TIMES OR MORE BY SEVERIAL FIGTHER I GOT MY MONEY HAS ALWAYS ON FLOYED
Uhhhm…why did Floyd Jr. skipped George Lopez show?
Was he afraid to answer anything about their potential Pacquiao fight?
Is Junior already running away from Pacman?
pugilist….his wife>? lol she is not worried about him useing steriods lol she is worried about his affair with that movie star lol….and mayweather will win by KO. defence wins in everysport….marquez had second best defence and it took care of pacquiao in both fights. imagine the number one defender….lol
that artical was highly refreshing, the reason i go onto this site so much. this fight for me would be the pinicle of all boxing fights past and present. pac man to win by another stopage
Good article, thank you, I also think the purse is going to be the big issue. I think both men feel they deserve the big purse, both men feel they can beat the other man, then sign a 60/40, 60 to the winner. That would include the entire purse, pay, gate, PPV, the whole 9 yards. But,
I would also like to ask HBO to keep the price of the PPV reasonable, the lower the price the more the buys, the more buys, the bigger the income.
Which brings me to another point. Mayweather/Marquez was $49.95 or whatever the change, Pacquiao/Cotto was $54.95 again, whatever the change. Manny beat Floyd on that one, even at a higher price. HBO should also, with all it’s technology, find a way for subscribers to let it be known whom they are paying to see. That way no one can say “I was the draw”
GO MANNY
We won’t KO Mayweather!
We will tear him apart round by round.. to teach him a lesson.
First round – we will break his ribs.
Second round – we will make his fat lips fatter.
Third round – we will break his nose
Fourth round – we will break his jaw
Fifth round – we will give him a black eye even with gloves.
Sixth round – bust his eardrums.
Seventh round – we will knock him down and fart on his face.
Eight round – we will break his nose again and make him cry
Ninth round – we will make Sr. poop on his pants watching little Floyd getting whooped.
Tenth round – we will see Floyd cry and waive the white flag.
Eleventh – is celebration time.
Floyd just not experienced enough to fight Manny.
40 fights are all handpicks and no real contender except Dela Hoya who actually beat Floyd on that match.
let this fight happen so we can see how superior pacman is.
i agree with the article accept that manny will win by tko or his corner will stop the fight!
I’ve been to every pacquiao fight since morales pacquiao 2, and (except the solis fight in TX). I hope the fight is in Vegas, because anywhere else, those cities cannot provide the atmosphere and fan base that I have experienced in sin city.
As for mayweather fans including his camp, be ready. The opposing fans of pacquiao sitting in the crowd around the arena are always crowned with the shaming and disappoinment of a pacquiao ko. De la hoya is my favorite, cotto was hilarious. Mayweather should get knocked out in the first caught slippin.
manny paquiao will vs floyyd may weather they will box in december 28th we say he will vs him this year there is millions of people out there that are waiting to see hbo may weather floyyd vs manny paquiao
Floyd is a far better fighter than Pacquiao.Manny is gonna get a lesson in the sweet science.
manny paguiao will vs floyyd may weather will vs december 28th 2009 he will copme back
Floyd is the far better fighter, and has more hand speed than pac-man, he is also the bigger fighter with a 5 inch reach advantage, floyd will dictate the tempo of this fight and end the end his hands will be raised in victory.
The Fight will be the month of October 2010. Manny Pacquiao will be a Congressman by then.
Pacquiao will knock out this loud mouth. Better watch!
pbf has never faced a boxer like pacquiao, pbf can adjust to other fighters but im not sure if he can adjust to a fighter that punches from all angles, he will end up saying like what odlh, diaz, hatton and cotto said “I DONT KNOW WHERE THE PUNCHES ARE COMMING FROM”
nice article. i’m going for pacquiao. according to his website. the constant maligning of fraud sr. about steroid really irritated him and his wife. they are using this as an extra motivation to reall whip mayweather. pacman seldom gets irritated but if he does they better watchout and better not cry cuz pacman is coming to town
I think “When will the fight happen?” would be a good question too because if talks stall at the start i wouldn’t rule out either fighter looking elsewhere, especially if Mosley wins (i could see Pacquiao having him at 146) and Paul Williams gets a win over Pavlik some time in 2010 (i could see Mayweather meeting him at Jr-Middleweight, that’s if HBO get the numbers to make Williams attractive after a Pavlik fight.)
Great article though, it brings an opinion to many issues that will be important to the negotiating.
i wonder what the must see fight will be in 2010 ???