Pacquiao-Clottey: This could be the end for Manny
February 21st, 2010
By Sean McDaniel: If things don’t work out in putting together a fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the near future, the March 13th bout against Joshua Clottey could be the end of the 31-year-old Pacquiao’s 15 year pro career. It would be sad and unfortunate if the Clottey fight is the one that Manny goes out because it frankly doesn’t live up to the expectations that many boxing fans have for Pacquiao. His trainer Freddie Roach said recently that the Clottey fight could be the end for Pacquiao unless they can work out a deal for a fight against Mayweather.
The reason this even matters is because Mayweather has said that if his fight against Shane Mosley on May 1st does better than the Pacquiao-Clottey, then Mayweather will want more than the previous 50-50 deal for the revenue split with Pacquiao. It’s not exactly a fair thing for Mayweather to do, because Pacquiao’s promotional team Top Rank is the one that hand-picked Clottey, another Top Rank fighter, and Pacquiao had nothing to do with it.
But because of Clottey’s obscure status with casual boxing fans, many of them which have never heard Clottey’s name before, it was almost too simple for Mayweather to come in afterwards and fight a better known opponent than Clottey to fight to try and hog the limelight for an upcoming pay-per-view bout.
The Pacquiao-Clottey might do well because of all his fans, but it’s doubtful it will be able to compete with the Mayweather-Mosley bout because of the popularity of both Mayweather and Mosley. Also, Mayweather is working really hard in trying to promote the Mosley bout by giving interview after interview to the media. Pacquiao doesn’t have this luxury because he’s too busy training for the Clottey bout to be available to try and promote the fight.
But even if Pacquiao was trying to be more available for the promotion of the fight, it still wouldn’t likely have the same effect as Mayweather, mainly because Mayweather speaks English, is more outgoing and is more prone to say tasty sound bites to the media. Pacquiao, a shy and quiet person by nature, can’t compete with that. Pacquiao is a great singer, but he seems to get tongue tied when giving interviews and rarely boasts about his skills like Mayweather.
It’s too bad, because unless his fight does as good as the Mayweather bout, then Floyd will insist on getting a bigger purse than Pacquiao when they do attempt to negotiate a fight. And there’s no way Pacquiao will take less than 50%.
On top of that, Mayweather is going to make things harder for Pacquiao by insisting that he take random blood tests all the way up to their fight. This, too, is something that Pacquiao won’t likely do. So if Roach knows what he’s talking about when he says that Pacquiao will likely retire if he can’t fight Mayweather next, then the Clottey fight could be the last one of Pacquiao’s career.
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Pacfans: Be forreal!
Mayweather or Mosely would totally humiliate Pacquaio. I like Pacquaio as a fighter, but he would be totally totally outclassed against either of those two fighters! And Freddie Roach knows this which is why Pacquaio will not fight either.
THIS IS THE FACT!
MANNY PACQUIAO has been honoured as the FIGHTER OF THE DECADE by the Boxing Writer’s Association of America, along with winning his third award as FIGHTER OF THE YEAR. Manny Pacquiao is the current NO.1 POUND FOR POUND KING!. THE ONLY MAN WHO MADE 7 WORLD CHAMPION IN 7 DIFFERENT DIVISION!
(now you can clap yours hands!)
AND ALL YOUR DIRTY COMMENTS ABOUTS MANNY PACQUIAO, I TELL YOU! WILL NOT MAKE A SINGLE STAINED ON WHAT MANNY ACHIEVED.
no proof, no evidence, all accusation, all gossips, all envy, all hate, all rumors. stop hate speech!….
NOW BASE YOUR COMMENTS WITH THESE FACTS!
MANNY PACQUIAO ALL TIME GREAT!
the pacman vs. floyd – winner take all !
It better be his last fight or his career wont end on a good note. He cant run from floyd for long. Roach and Arum knows this. they know who the better fighter is. Arum even said a few years back when he was promoting Floyd that Floyd was the best in the sport since Ali. Manny is the bread winner for Roach and Arum and losing to mayweather means a big hit into all of their pockets. This is why Manny didnt fight and says he’s afraid of neddles.
raj I can’t understand what you’re trying to say man.
language dosn’t effect, as long as skills power and fast it will work, what you guys bluffing wait for the fight and result will tell you
you guys only bluffing you don’t know the power you have seen many time manny fights but you forgot, stop bluffing now wait for real fight result will prove you all, you don’t know how much he have power, wait and see
That offer by Freddie Roach is just him trying to get his name in the press again, come on guys don’t be foolish. This is the same Freddie Roach that went on ESPN and said Floyd would never sign to fight Shane Mosley, now look. I like Pacquiao and Mayweather, but the Mayweather, and Mosley, figth is just going to be alot more competative than Pacquiao, and Clottey.
@Miss Kid Boxing: I just turned 22, I have no plan of having kids yet.
Jonas Brothers, eh? Ya got posters of ‘em in your bedroom? ROFL.
@Miss Kid Boxing: Sorry, m’am, I have no kids. Seriously, just come out of the closet. LOL. No shame in it. Imagine the freedom, just ask your dad what wonders it did him. LOL.
Texans knew who is exciting fighter out there, Jerry Jones knew it, thats why he invited a great fighter like Pacquiao. Clottey will not win at Texas! this is just to show the world that Pacquiao can beat up a black fighter! just to get ready for either Mayweather or Mosley!
vinny@ that right never could understand the mexicans saying oscar two face.as I was a fan earlier ,and he talk to you ,but he just lies too much. 3 person pride, and even as pac has paid him millions in his 10% cut he still hold a grudge. and losing money for floyd.I think he and floyd cook up deal to hold back pac as these two are boxers and both 5 titles,keep it as 2 p4p
I dont think floyd wanted pac fight as he went on record saying he rather fight for 5 million knowing he win vs 10 and not sure. oscar is damm rich rich they plan to open a chain of banks soon .they have 50 fighters
@Vinny
Maybe up to now he can’t forget about the beating Manny gave him, quitted in his chair while blaming himself. “Damn! i picked that midget for me to look good again”
And now he found a light to justify his embarrasing lost to PAcman.
When De La Hoya fought Manny, Oscar was saying that it’s possible for Manny to move up 2 weight classes to fight him and not be affected if you train right. Sounds a lot different from what he thinks now since Manny made him quit and he’s on PBF’s side as far as promotions. Oscar said that he could do it when he was in his prime because he had the genetics and training to do it, but now that Manny whooped on him he’s since changed his position.
i mean “without any trace of evidence” sorry. ^^
@Xray
Good post but sadly they won’t understand what your points are. They will just stare to what they wanna see, they’lll just listen to what they wanna hear. They think its a joke accusing somebody with any trace of evidence.
All of the articles that i’ve read regarding this PEDS issue, but no ane! as in no one! can provide a solid proof..
Allegations, assumption, only malicious intent.
@Tele “bobo” ng
I guess you don’t have a TV in your house dude? no radio? (“sarcasm” baka kc seryosohin mo. ^_^)
Stop being a hater, You’re already an old man and still carrying a lot of insecurities specially in your countrymen, im sad for your daughter.. i hope she can learn how to appreciate others accomplishments. Poor baby girl.., Old Daddy’s full of insecurities. tsk tsk tsk.
@Miss Kid Boxing: I had to ask my 14 year old niece who the Jonas Brothers are. Sister, how did you know those kids? LOL. Time to come out of the closet, Miss KB, ain’t no shame in doing so. LOL. Aminin ang itinatago, huwag kimkimin. LMAO.
manny is a top rank wh.. bob arum is running out of fighters in his stable to pit manny against so arum will put manny down like any other horse owner… arum is a j bag who is for the dollar and doesnt want to fight floyd bc he rather put him against someone from top rank to make more money…cmon hes a j thats what the do
manny’s career is over… bob arum is ping manny out as a top rank whe bc he will not fight another fighter other than one that is from top rank…. cotto, clottey who by the way def deserves a fight with manny lol, and next margurito… bob arum better start signing guys who manny can fight they are all running out..w bag…
Pacquiao @ 135 and up = best to ever do it Mayweather would get beat as well he doesn’t need steroids to beat Mayweather Castillo beat him easily in the first fight
C’mon Clottey has no power…Pacquiao will dominate this fight he has nothing to worry about coming back to him Pacquiao by decision or late knock out depending on if Clottey just sits in a shell all day
@Fighter
Ok so if im gonna think the same way as you are.. “FMJ that’s staying in WW longer than PAC he picks Marquez over a real competitive fighter like Colazzo, Sergio, Shane, P. Williams, or Andre Berto. I’ mean come on…he was considering Malianaggi and M. HAtton
And dude its politics not “ploittics”
If Manny loses this fight, he’s done as far as I’m concerned. He lost to 2 nobodys, and Eric Morales. Marquez gave him a hard time. He picks Clottey over a real competitive fighter like Colazzo, Sergio, Shane, P. Williams, or Andre Berto. I’ mean come on…he was considering Malianaggi. That shows me his character. If he loses, or looks ugly against this journeyman, than he has no bargaining room against the big dogs. He should stick to ploittics.
To all critics and writer on this site! Everybody are afraid of Pacquiao, why not?, who could beat a person who has increadible speed, unbelievable stamina that could last hundreds rounds, a person who does not feel pain, its like you are hitting a brick wall, and a punch that could knock-out a bull. Then tell me are you willing to fight a person like Pacquiao, because the money you will earn is to good, but on the other side it will destroy your reputation for the rest of your life,just for the benefit of Aurum and Roach who plan all of this from the beginning to became great, What change the essence of a man, Do you believe its fair and smart to fight a person with this super human qualification. You cannot be guilty unless proven, but on Pacquiao case we could not prove it, because the man repuse to take a blood test. I think Pacquiao will rather quit, than to have a blood test. Do you know what will happened if he will be found guilty, all what he and Roach achieve will go to drain, thats scare the HELL Roach and Pacquiao.You can run but u cant hide. Pacquiao is considered a great boxer, but in everybody with a normal thinking (not abnormal) repusing to take a blood test will be a big question mark on his career. Pacquiao make money her in United State with the expenses of a viewer like me and all of u. Know we will find out if he could really make money to the expense of his pilipino fans.
Theirs a Good fighter her in United States that could not make a fight because of those hit promoter and thats BRADLEY.
@lex_fugitive
Bro. I find it difficult to compare your drift with those organizations who gave Pac those multiple awards. Maybe they need some explaining to do. Ask them will ya.
Pacquiao might opt to retire because of politics not because of boxing factors. But I would agree with some of you here. It isn’t worth it. To date, it has not been favorable to filipinos what politics has been doing in Phils. But then again, that’s a different story.
Who else can manny fight? I mean it’s obvious mayweather is a hard head and don’t see pacmans corner backing down, unless Moseley is going to win but I doubt it. So, who else is there worth fighting? Margarito? Maybe valero. I say let the man retire. He’d proven himself already, he has all the belts to prove it.
@Miss Kid Boxing: Miley Cyrus? Nah, sister, I have no interest watching your idol. LOL. She’s all yours. I was just saying Pac needs a little wake-up call. He’s a darn good boxer, he should stick to boxing. He’s too out-of-tune to sing. And the author calls him a “great singer”? That’s an insult to all great singers, including Miley Cyrus.
His looks is not so pleasant to the eyes either, so he should stay clear of tv shows and films too. Well, zombies and werewolves are in these days, maybe he can star in a horror movie with Miley Cyrus so you can watch your two idols in one film.
@bootcamper: I agree, it’s styles that make fights. Example is the Hopkins, Taylor, Pavilk exception. Taylor beat Hopkins, Pavlik beat Taylor, and Hopkins beat Pavlik.
Now having said that I think the matchups for the fight are pretty good. Clottey is a big guy who is a legit WW and has never been knocked out. Mosley is probably the biggest WW threat to both Manny and Floyd (PW I don’t consider a WW, but he’d be the bigger threat). Mosley can match their speed and Mosley is probably more powerful than PBF, against Manny I don’t know if Mosley has the power advantage or if Manny does.
@telebong
If you dont have anything to say about “BOXING” pls get out of here and just watch MILEY CYRUS on youtube! idiot!
@Phoocquiao – I agree with some of the points (which I am paraphrasing) you made about folks, basically, treating Pac, like he’s Superman or something, even though he’s not the best boxer out there. First off, it’s obvious he works hard, has heart, and is a pretty good fighter.
But, I think a big part of the reason, folks expectations are too high, is that his camp has created the illusion that he is so much smaller than these guys in the JW/WW division, when in essence he walks around, at WW–and has for quite some time. Reportedly, he’s come into the ring (after rehydrating) at lightweight, between 140-145 lbs, on more than 1 occasion. He came into the ODLH fight, as the bigger man @ WW. Also, of the opponents he’s faced at WW, he’s only been at a significant height disadvantage to ODLH.
His matchups @WW have been perceived as tremendous feats like when David slew Goliath. But, that will continue to be a false perception, until he defeats, in similar fashion (to his last few fights), someone who has physical advantages (height and/or weight)–unaffected by excessive weight draining–over him. Clottey has been selected as that guy, to debunk this Superman perception.
Roach is predicting a KO over Clottey, who comes into the ring as a middleweight, has good defense, and has NEVER been stopped. So, he’s only feeding into this perception and the those ever growing expectations.
@Wowzabean – No,man, it is not the language barrier. Plainly put, Pacquiao is just a dumbell outside of the ring. He cannot give a smart answer when the question is a bit north of simple, even if asked in Tagalog.
Hey ex_figutive….
Cotto beat Mosley but Cotto was beaten miserably by Pac.
So do your analysis, if Pac can beat Cotto with no problem
and Cotto beat Mosley, how hard of a fight do you think will
Pac have with Mosley ?? And add to this…if Mosley can beat Floyd, what do you think will happen to Floyd when he fights Pac ? Or if Floyd wins but wins by decision only, then it wasnt an easy win for Floyd which means hes almost the same as Cotto….and we all know Cotto was beaten miserably by ???
Pacquiao is a “great singer”? LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL. Dude, you gotta get your ears examined… after their done with your head. Great singer. ROFL.
As i’ve read the comments in every different article theres a guy who consistently hating and thats Mr. Lex_Fugitive!
Stop hating! you are all grown ups and acting like child, you can root to your favorite fighters but stop bashing one after the other. lets talk about skills, chances of winning, weakness and strenghts! they are boxers and their job is to please us fans inside the ring! Steroids and Ducking?!! all of those BS!
Team Pacquiao is a bunch of cowards. And this site is full of Pactards!! First Roach says in an interview not too long ago. That if Mosley beats Mayweather Pacquiao will fight him. Now they’re saying if the fight with Mayweather doesnt happen Pac will retire? wtf?! he’s a coward. i can’t wait for him to retire i’m tired of him but mostly his stupid azz fans!!!!
I totally disagree with the writer. In his openning statement, the writer is painting a picture that there is no life for Pac without Floyd. The truth is life goes on for Pac with or without. I say it again, WITHOUT Floyd. Pac doesn’t need Floyd at all.
@ P4P
You are a prime example of someone who can’t read or cannot comprehend what you just read.
Read the last part again before you post the stupid $10 Million Dollar question that Floyd fans are hanging on, LOL!
Read it again and again. This is not a trick question that you had to answer in your English class. Now you know why they had to teach those things. Comprehension is very important. And ah by the way, No mean No, LOL!
Wowza: Well said. I think Clottey is a threat just like Mosley is a threat. Looking forward to 2 good fights. Hopefully in the end we get to see the #1 and #2 P4Ps go at it if they can keep their status by winning.
Don’t even bother w/lex, this guy just spins the truth and will never give the Fighter of the Decade credit. He’s just upset his boy gets very little recognition, and w/good reason.
boxingfan,
Good point. Drop the Mayweather/Pacquiao stuff already. Pac has to get through Clottey, and Floyd has to get through Shane. If this happens talks can resume. Until then, 2 consolation fights to go through first.
(NO)
@boxingfan#1: True that brother, I think Mosley even at 38 years old might be too much for Floyd, and that’s saying a lot about how good Floyd really isn’t.
All this talk about Floyd vs Manny is all bullsh*t and hot air right now. Save your breaths. Floyd has to get in the ring with SugarShane FIRST. After May 1st win or lose Floyd will never be looked at the same again. All you folks that make excuses for Floyd, remember the guy he’s in the ring with lost to Cotto and is 38 YEARS OLD. Can’t wait to hear what the Mayweather robots have to say on May 2nd. The curtain is about to be pulled back on the wizard of BULLSH*T.
Forget mayweather vs pacquiao ain’t happenning. The only feasable bout for pacquiao is to move up in weight again and try to pick a fight with any of the middle weights, do or die, then be done with boxing. It’s dangerous move ofcourse but I think it’s the only thing left for pacquiao to do. Because, if pacquiao stays in welter weight division and have a bout with mosely,mayweather will win, people will say he’s been beaten by Floyd or he’s all washed up or too old and passed his prime. There will be no end on negative talks. So, I say if mayweather vs pacquiao don’t happen, oh well, move on to the next flat form or retire entirely. There’s nothing more for pacquiao do to. He’s complete.
p4p, the $10M penalty fs for coming in overweight AT THE WEIGH IN, not on the night of the fight. Read your own comments if you want the answer to your question. If Mayweather comes in at 147 , they don’t care if he blows up to 200 on the night of the fight. Then penalty only applies to the weigh in weight. Got it?
There is no $10M penalty for Clottey because he always make the weight unlike Floyd. It is too obvious that Floyd already have an advantage over JMM and is willing to pay the penalty so this is an evidence that he is a cheater up to the extent of paying the penalty. Pacman had the evidence to justify asking the $10M penalty whereas Floyd does not have any evidence to back his drug testing requirement which is not even sanctioned by any boxing organization. Futhermore, if cleaning up the sport is Floyd’s true intention, he could have demanded the drug testing requirement before he fought JMM and he didn’t because he is absolutely sure that he will win even to the expense of paying a penalty to seal the outcome. I could probably buy his intention if when he announced that he is coming out of retirement, he mentioned it right there that he wants to clean the sport and that he will advocate and convince all the boxing organizations to do that. The drug issue came in order to avoid Pacman who is surely a great risk for Floyd. To begin with, Floyd said that Pac is one-dimentonal and a less superior boxer. If that is so, why not take the 14 days that Pac agreed to. Bottom line you can’t just accuse someone of any wrong doing if you can’t back it up by evidence.
I think Lex and Sugarman are holding hands woshipping there man PBF. Still spitting lies to defend a fighter that doesn’t care about what they say. If PBF was really all about the money he would’ve taken a rematch with De La Hoya and if he had heart he would have fought the best in the WW division before he retired. You guys don’t really sound like boxing fans, just a couple of PBF lovers.
I think most of people’s expectations of Manny Pac are a little too high.
I mean, he’s my favorite boxer and all, but It’s hard for me to imagine him wiping out the welterweight division.
Eventually one of these giants HAS to beat the guy.
Before Manny moved up in weight, he was only a big star amongst Filipinos and casual fans.
Since moving up he’s blown up in terms of popularity. I think it’s mainly because he’s this little guy (you can argue that Floyd started out at the same weight, but as far as frame, Floyd is way bigger than Manny) that is lacking in the fundamental department, and despite making various improvements in between fights, he is beating guys way bigger than him. Not just with a new set of skills, but mostly with grit, universe-class work ethic, and a warriors undying spirit to win.
All these guys that like to discredit Pac and say he isn’t that good. YOU’RE RIGHT!! Even Roach acknowledges that Pac is not the best fighter that he’s ever worked with, and Manny himself says he not that good when compared to the A.T.G’s.
But the reason why people like Pac are not the same reasons why people like Floyd.
Floyd is skilled and deserves all the credit that those skills merit, and his fans feel that he is the best based on his second-to-none skill set. In the ring, he really is a genius in every sense of the word.
But it’s not Pac’s skills that make him great (although they have helped to make him much better). It’s the things I mentioned earlier. Sure he is getting smarter in the ring, but his humility, exciting style, and overall spirit are the main reasons why Pac’s popularity has been launched into the far reaches of our atmosphere.
And it’s these things that have people believing and at the same time trying to disprove, that he can beat king kong and godzilla with one hand tied behind his back and blindfolded.
He shouldn’t be beating welters whether they are shot or not. Especially in the fashion that he has been doing it in.
So give the guy some credit. If Clottey beats him, big deal. He finally bit off more than he could chew. But if he gets past Clottey, by hard fought decision, or stunning knockout, he will undoubtedly raise himself to the level of the immortals, with or without Floyd Mayweather.
If Floyd wants to follow suit, he should go knockout the top middleweights. There’s some perspective for ya.
how can this fight be as boring as this writer makes out ?
it was only a week or so ago on this same site that it was written that the 30,000 tickets for the venue had been sold within a short space of time .
if thats the uptake on the fight at the immediate venue then one can imagine that the PPV uptake would be good too.
too many people have bought into mayweathers spin that he is the only true PPV moneyspinner in boxing.
if floyd is the big draw then why when he fought hatton was the majority of fans at the venue pulling for hatton ? or were his own fans which at the after fight conference mayweather applauded !
in my opinion people will buy the pacquiao fights because he is by far the most entertaining and explosive fighter out there. and they are the things that put bums on seats.
Since every fight is different, I won’t count Clottey out. This is his only chance at greatness, and he will do his best. To say that the Pacquiao-Clottey match is actually a “mismatch” is an exaggeration. Clottey will pressure Pacquiao, so it’s ridiculous to be making predictions at this point.
Consider these: Shane is a good fighter, but he lost to Cotto via unanimous decision two years ago, when both fighters were two years younger. Cotto beat Clottey via split decision, in a match which many considered Clottey won. Cotto faced Pacquiao, got bloodied, and lost. Though Shane got beat by Cotto, he beat Margarito (who beat Cotto, no big thanks to plaster of Paris!)
A match is always an opportunity for an upset. At any rate, Pacquiao-Clottey will be an exciting fight, so let’s just watch and enjoy it. Nope, I wouldn’t want Manny to retire until he whups Floydie Boy’s ass!
Don’t Forget..It was Floyd who came out of retirement for the sole purpose to reclaim HIS P4P Title….If Floyd does not fight Manny, his legacy will be short-lived…Floyd would have been better-off staying in retirement….Now that he is back, he may now regret he did…I would if I were He.
MANNY PACQUIAO…The BEST P4P King of all time….and will be the ONLY fighter for the millenium to Champion 7 World Titles…..The Champion who will break this record will have to be Super-Human…..ALOHA
May Our Lord Bless Manny with good health & success of his dreams & goals for a better life for his country & let Gods graces bestowed upon him be a shining star for the world to be inspired by his examples of LOVE & Charity…………ALOHA
Don’t Forget..It was Floyd who came out of retirement for the sole purpose to reclaim HIS P4P Title….If Floyd does not fight Manny, his legacy will be short-lived…Floyd would have been better-off staying in retirement….Now that he is back, he may now regret he did…I would if I were He.
MANNY PACQUIAO…The BEST P4P King of all time….and will be the ONLY fighter for the millenium to Champion 7 World Titles…..The Champion who will break this record will have to be Super-Human…..ALOHA
there’s a lot of exciting boxers out there and floyd is not one of them!valero,bradley,mosley even up and coming gamboa and juanma!so there are a lot of potential pacquiao’s opponent in the future…forget floyd his ego is bigger than dallas stadium itself!i will not surprise if floyd even ask pacquiao not to use his left hand during the fight if he have to.
Floyd will put up mountains of sheild not to fight Manny. So Manny can retire the only one that probbaly would erase his 0. Floyd can go back to sayig he’s the best yep but if Manny retires he has accomplished more this decade than Floyd ever will for the remainder of his boxing career.Floyd will be remembered as just another “Sweet Pea” Whitaker, how many of you think about him every day, week, month or even a year. Manny should just get an 8th weight title
Freddie Roach again
Freddie Roach: ‘This could be our last fight’
are they really avoiding a blood test that much?
Again Freddie Roach
nteresting stuff from the new article…
“In the end,” Roach says, “if we had given in on the blood testing, it would have been like giving Mayweather the first round. Why would we do that?
“Manny hates needles. He said that’s what cost him the first [Erik] Morales fight [March 2005]. We made a mistake on that one. Nevada has every boxer give blood once a year, and Manny hadn’t done that, so we had to do it the night before the fight, just like Mayweather wanted. Manny said it made him weak for three days. Even if they took blood from him 14 days before the fight, that would have meant I lose him on key sparring days 14, 13, and 12 days out.”
“Shane came to the gym twice to ask me to let him fight Manny,” Roach says. “I told him no both times, and both times for the same two reasons: First, there isn’t enough money there, and second, you’re too good a fighter.”
@P4P
No need for such penalty because clottey is a gentleman fighter.
If you are an ahole, you will be treated like an ahole. If you want respect, be respectful…has not your mother taught you anything?
From an interview with Freddie Roach
FH: Do you buy the notion that Floyd was afraid of losing for the first time in his career?
Roach: No. I think that he was just trying to make the fight bigger. I think that he’s trying to make the Pacquiao fight bigger down the line. I think that he’s just doing his thing.
PBF didn’t retire to let his body heal. He retired because he was scared sh**less that he might have to fight a rematch with DLH, or even worse fight a legitimate welterweight.
For Pacfans I will start to post Freddie Roach interviews and comments so you guys can her it from the horses mouth and maybe see the BS for self and stop being Bias.
Jenna J: Freddie Roach, welcome to the On the Ropes Boxing Radio Show. How’s it going today?
Freddie Roach: How are you?
JJ: I’m doing very good. Since we have you on the show, I think one of the things that people really want to hear from you is how are Manny Pacquiao’s preparations going for his March 13 bout with Joshua Clottey?
FR: He’s doing great. He’s in great shape already. His weight’s already—well he came in on weight when he came in on his first day, but we’re trying to keep the weight on him with the protein shakes and feeding him five times a day, but he sparred eight rounds yesterday. He’s looking to get the game plan down and he looks great..
JJ: Now speaking of weight, that’s something that comes into this bout as Joshua Clottey, for most all intents and purposes, will actually be the largest man that Manny Pacquiao has faced in his career as he often comes in the ring between 160 and 165 pounds. Are you at all worried about that weight pressing down on Manny Pacquiao and tiring him down later in the fight?
FR: No. He has no problem with the weight. At the weigh-in, they both have to weigh 147 pounds. If he goes up that high I really think it hurts his performance, because putting too much weight on after in a 24 hour period is something horrible to do to your body which will make him slow and sluggish, but the thing is, he’s not going to find us so I’m really not worries about his weight.
Now Pacfans tell me where is the $10 Million Penalty
Would it not be a good idea for Pacquiao to take a blood test immediately after the Clottey bout just to make a point and prove he is clean?
@Lex
Stop being an insecure racist, brother, be secure in the accomplishment of afro americans in other endeavors and stop investing some much racial pride in boxing that somehow ur inner psyche feels emasculated should a person of a different persuasion be an atg
The only status pbf has to demand anything of pac in any potential fight is in his own mind and the hip hop community, not with boxing and sport fans of the world except for some segment of the american boxing followers who feel that the best p4p fighters in history should be reserved for afro americans.
Actually, Mayweather is not a bad person. The writers write this so-called blog does need to repeat what Mayweather has already said but no, they add more fuel into the fire.
For one reason MONEY. Writer is implying for the fans to spend more money. Money! Money! Money! We understand if Pacquaio wants to retire. Pacquaio did more than enough for us Filipino fans he can retire if wants anytime.
We love you Manny do what best for you.
@alex fugante
Your’s is a lost cause. Take it from PBF own words, He doesnt care for his die hard fans, why would you. Get a life!!!
Its too bad Manny doesn’t have the heart of Mayweather or Mosley or other greats.
Holy crap, this is a good one. LOL. Heart of Mayweather. Lets see, PBF retired when every hardcore boxing fans is asking for a ODLH-Mayweather rematch, additionally not to pushed to other strong WW such as Mosley, Marg, Cotto, Paul Williams (this one should be in the Heavyweight Div anyway so he has the right to pass this one).
Shane in the meanwhile has the heart indeed to stay even running to close 40 just because HE DIDN’T STRIKE IT RICH YET. His recent divorce made him so broke and at close to 40 needed a big payday or say a good retiremenet package. Thats the EXACT reason why he wanted to fight only 2 guys out there, PBF and Manny Pacquiao and no one else. HIs so called HEART is only pointing to one thing, RETIREMENT MONEY.
i’d like to see manny in with valero if the mayweather fight goes belly up again! lets see the best fight the best! thats wot all boxing fans want!
lex fugitive u speak absolutley crap,manny destroyed good figters who floyd struggled with. he would beat floyd and mosely in my eyes. like i would beat u.hav some respect u idiot
pac man has fought wars in the ring with all time greats, Barrera,morales,marquez,Dela hoya. Apart from De la hoya (a fight i think he lost) who else has mayweather fought worth talking about? Pac man will go down as an all time great.Will mayweather?
The judges will make sure he wins on the Cards. Texas is real good at that. Better then anywhere else. Why do you think he wants to fight in Texas!LOL
I agree with everything you said lex_fugitive.
Manny will never fight a “live” boxer/puncher type opponent. Since there are no more shot fighters to fun through he can finally call it quits and rely on a legacy built up off of knocking out shot over-the-hill fighters or fighters coming off of devastating losses. Manny don’t want to see Mayweather, Mosley, Williams or even Bradly!!! So the hell with him and his entire sick entourage. Leave the sport of boxing in the hands of someone who truly fight for his fans! Ariva Delcha. lmao
lol @ Lex. Mayweather’s heart?! He has a heart of a shrimp. Don’t even compare Pac’s or even Mosley’s heart to that of mayweather. He retired because he’s afraid of a rematch with ODLH and a he ducked a lot of WW’s back then with Williams, Mosley, Cotto, Margarito, etc.
So what, if this Pac and Floyd never happen! Floyd might not win against Mosley and I hear there is a trade clause in this fight. If it goes to a decision then a mandatory rematch happens. So, most likely Shane will get 2 shots at fighting Floyd. Im sure one of those fights he’ll win and maybe devastatingly so. Unless Floyd gets the KO in the first fight. Which even his own fans don’t see happening. As for Pac, he might still fight and this time it might not be Floyd at all. I think Shane and Pac will be super exciting to watch, however Floyd would’ve made more money together with Pac. Shane is like a bigger Pac, they love fighting. Pac will have the edge on youth and Shane would have the size advantage. WOW TALK ABOUT A TRUE SUPERFIGHT, something worth truely watching.
wowza;
Floyd had all sorts of injuries. He’s back and fighting the best again. You know, Mosley, the guy that is too good for Manny. Manny is retiring because he has no heart and is scared to death of the elite competition. Mayweather took a break to let his body heal, but now he’s back fighting the guy Manny has been busy ducking. Pacduck has amazing speed and power, but he lacks the heart to be an elite fighter, He has everything to be great, but his lack of heart keeps him a notch below the top tier guys.
Its alright, Manny just doesn’t have the heart of a champion. Fighters like Mayweather, Mosley, Hopkins always push themselves and give the fans what they want to see. The best fighting the best. Looks like Manny is scared of the top guys and instead of being forced to fight them he’ll retire. I can’t blame him, he would get hurt if he stepped up and fought the best for once. I guess Manny knows he’s not on the same level of the Mayweathers and Mosleys of the world. Its just kind of sad Manny doesn’t have the heart to face any elite opponents.
lol @lex,
Sounds like the reason your boy PBF retired last I checked. Manny will retire for the good of his people, your boy retired because he didn’t want to be forced against top fighters.
What else is there? Floyd? that junior he just keeps running away.
hey jack_hole aka the writer of this story and haters ….
get your facts straight…manny has been wanting to to retire to pursue a political career. he has more than enough money to do so. more than 99.9% of the people who write and read on this forum
Mayweather has been calling out Mosley for over 10 years. Literally. Manny refused to fight Mosley because Mosley is too good. There’s still a lot of stiffs and second tier fighters out there for Manny, so he could stay around. Just don’t expect him to fight a top guy. Manny has no heart and is scared to death of fighting a top fighter. Its alright though, they will love him in his homeland, its just the rest of the world will know he was too scared to give the fans what they want. Which is to see the best fight the best. Like on May 1. I still think Manny might fight Camacho Sr. later this year. That would really fit his history.
I don’t think he’ll retire, it’s all talk to gain some leverage in negotiations if they ever fight. I really don’t think a Mayweather vs Pac fight is going to happen if neither fighter will budge with negotiations.
@Lex: Your boy PBF retired when there was a lot of good Welterweights out there to fight and a rematch with De La Hoya would have made millions at the time. As good as PBF was or is he was scared to clean out the WW division then and I believe he is fighting Mosley because he has no other option as he would lose a lot of credibility as a fighter if he didn’t take the fight.
Heart like mayweather??? Ha Ha…. That’s a good one!!!!
This is all in the assumption that PBF wins over Mosley and if PBF insists on his ridiculous demand, then his mega fight with PACMAN would not happen.
But you may never know, PBF is unpredictable and if he can see a lot of million dollar signs he might come up with a reasonable compromise.
But if Mosley upsets PBF, then the PACMAN and Mosley fight might be his last one.
this can be true, the last fight for pacquaio. there’s politics for pacquaio he’s dying to win, there’s mp business and mp promotions as well. we can get out of nothing for pacquaio after may 1st especially if mayweather wins. roach predicted floyd victory but still hoping for mosley’s upset win, an easier fight to make with pacquaio. the room for another pacquiao fight is getting narrower with 2-3 options available. the other plan if pacquiao get elected as congressman, is a for last fight in manila. this year will be the end of the career of one of the greatest fighter of all time.
pacquiao fans this is going to hurt you more that anything else , pacquiao would agree to random blood test to fight mayweather up until the day before the fight .you dun as pacroids .
Of course Manny will retire, he’s run out of shot fighters to look good against. If its fight the best or no one, Manny will choose no one in a heartbeat. As soon as people want Manny to fight the best he suddenly decides to retire. Its too bad Manny doesn’t have the heart of Mayweather or Mosley or other greats. If he did, we could see how he stacks up against the best. I guess we will never know for sure how he would have faired against other elite fighters.
Old news. I wouldn’t say Pacquiao is not outgoing, or shy though. I’ve seen plenty of other interviews that show Pac’s true personality. I think it’s more so the language barrier that’s the big difference, and let’s face the facts, we like the trash talk of course. Too bad Mayweather’s more entertaining out of the ring than in it.