Mayweather Ducks Pacquiao: Floyd wants to take a year or two off?
June 5th, 2010
By Giancarlo Malinconico: Rather than face Manny Pacquiao in the biggest bout in boxing history later this year, Floyd Mayweather has decided to follow the old ninja motto: never take a battle unless you know you can win. In fact, I have written several articles on suspicion that Mayweather never truly intended to face the Pac Man. Upon his return to the sport of boxing in 2009, instead of waiting one more day for the Pacquiao and Rick Hatton match to occur, Mayweather announced his return against the much smaller Juan Manuel Marquez, who apparently “called him out,” and who was fighting two divisions from Mayweather’s weight class down at the lightweight limit.
After negotiations for a bout in early 2010 fell through, Mayweather would face the 38-year-old Shane Mosley who was coming off a more than one-year layoff since his knockout win over Antonio Margarito. Pacquiao would go on to dominate Joshua Clottey over 12 rounds. Some in the media believed that Mayweather was merely delaying the bout until he felt the ring rust was gone from his brief hiatus from the sport of boxing during all of 2008 and much of 2009.
I, on the other hand, had previously written articles accusing Mayweather of ducking Pacquiao. Now I believe that if the latest reports that Floyd wants to take a “year or two off” from the sport are true, then Mayweather has finally ducked a bout with Pacquiao for good. The first excuse Mayweather had for not facing Pacquiao was a 14-day cutoff point before fight night. Manny has recently agreed, but Floyd changed that proposal to random testing up to the day of the fight. Moreover, Mayweather had demanded a 60-40 purse split in his favor. Two conditions that would ensure the bout would never take place.
If the biggest bout in boxing history does not happen between Mayweather and Pacquiao, many fans and pundits will defend Floyd, but will “Money” be able to defend his decision of not facing the Pac Man to the majority of the public even after Manny had agreed to all of his conditions during the first round of negotiations in early 2010. Floyd can retire, but the memory of avoiding the other great fighter of his era, who agreed to his original terms without compromise, will haunt Mayweather for the rest of his life. When you turn down a fight with the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world, and the Fighter-of-the-Decade award winner, it is difficult to justify to the hardcore and informed sector of the boxing public that you belong anywhere near a list of the greatest boxers of all-time.
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This is so simple. Here are the facts:
1. floyd is a great boxer.
2. floyd is a hall of famer.
3. floyd IS NOT THE GREATEST UNDEFEATED BOXER OF ALL TIME, IT’S ROCKY MARCIANO.
4. FLOYD IS A COWARD.
Kentucky Floyd Duck says: No guts, no glory… I got no guts, nor glory but I got all the money, and still the greatest undefeated boxer of all time. Now, who’s smart? LOL.
The writer of this Article has made some solid points about Floyd:if he goes into retirement, then it will be obvious that he is avoiding Manny. However, it is important to be even-handed if you are to write on a Forum such as this. The Writer defends Manny by saying that he has never tested negative and therefore cannot be on anything. We all know that this is hardly proof of anything having regard to the current testing regime. Shane Mosley tested negative on both occasions he fought De la Hoya but later admitted to having been on Steroids. Secondly, he is not taking Manny to task on why he now accepts the 14 days cut-off he declined in January,2010. Thirdly, Floyd said after the Mosley fight that he would be insisting on randonm testing all the way to the date of the fight. It is therefore iunlikely that anything that the 14 day cut-off will be suficient for Floyd in the negotiations.We need to be objective.
A person using the name BERNARD posted below on 6 june 2010 and was very offensive in his comments towards Mayweatherby using large capital letters to make his point.While i may believe if Flyod and Pac met in the ring the Pac man would prevail i would NOT discredit Mayweather with childish offensive comments of this nature.The person obviously will pronounce they have lots of boxing knoledge and ability hence their reason for posting this offensive rubbish in my name.In truth the ONLY boxing they have most likely done is the BOXING of kippers at the local fish market.So if any more posts of this nature occure towards any participents of the game they will most deffinatey NOT be from this Bernard.
Give the pacman the credit.many people here is jealous of Manny.Floyd already told in national tv after mosley fight manny know where to call em.and now he is taking his time off.men that’s really what you called obsesses of his zero and never wants to have to experience a lost that’s why he is not one of the greatest.pacman will be a congressman and will help his country he already told he will just 1 or 2 fights left.if floyd really think he can beat pacman so why retire.he maybe fight others if you want to continue his money making but to retire for 1 to 2 years that’s really crazy.Give the fans the best fight.Floyd leads in height,weight,reach and hometown crown is lasvegas,so why be afraid you have all the advantages.Many writers from here doest want to accept reality.If pacman avoids mayweather why mayweather sets his own rules.and why take a time off 1 to 2 years just to avoid pacman.Manny Pacman helps the whole city of General Santos and Saragni Province not only one boy and he still Manny wants to push this fights.He was voted by the American Boxing Journalist of American even though not an american citizen as a Fighter of the Year and a Decade there were no Filipino voted for him in that Association it was all Americans.So it just cemented his legacy even without floyd.Sometimes people has Crab mentality if someones is gaining success especially asian race they put him down and believe otherwise.We love Kobe,We Love Lebron, there no drug test before and fater the game of every NBA game but we still love them.Why not accept and give credit to Pacman?because of his asian race?because everythime floyd gives his crazy speeches is still pacman’s fault be real.I hope some of the writers here are not the relatives of Floyd.
Floyd wanted to go on a 1-2 yr leave so that he can prepare for his sex-change operation. He isn’t really a man, you know. He lost his balls long time ago. Hek hek hek.
Once again, I dare you Flomos who are so over-enthusiastic about drug-testing that Floyd introduced, wear a T-shirt with a big sign “I’m Gullible!” Or you can carry a placard in public that says “I fell for Floyd’s shenanigans!”
Don’t worry, you Flomos. You’ll still see Floyd fight – in Women’s World Boxing Association. Bwa ha ha ha ha.
Ha ha ha. Pachaters are at it at full steam. Look at yawn. Probably this guy won’t accept that their idol has betrayed him and all his fans. Don’t worry, you’re bound to accept it. You’ll just in denial stage.
Too bad Manok Cherrypick-iao can’t take as much time off, since he’s too busy giving away his purse to two promoters, smh.
Regardless, the Filipino Fraud would NEVER face a legitimate challenge without some bullsheet handicap.
Seriously, David Diaz for the 135 belt? Paapperrr Chaaamp.
Ricky Hatton for the 140 belt?
Paapperr Chaammp.
Miguel Cotto at a 145 catchweight for Cotto’s 147 belt?
HAHAHAHAH, how cowardly can you be to challenge the CHAMP for his belt at a CATCHWEIGHT when YOU ALREADY FOUGHT DE LA HOYA AT 147.
Oh wait, that’s right, you knew De La Hoya would be a corpse at a weight that he hadn’t drained down to for like 10 years. And you knew Cotto struggled badly with making weight below 147, which is why you demanded a 142 catchweight.
The same 142 catchweight you demanded to duck Sugar Shane Mosley.
HAHAHHA, the future HOFer challenges you outright, giving you the opportunity to defeat a future HOFer….and you run away?
AHAHAHHA, Filipino Coward just like the Filipino Troops that ran from Iraqi terrorists, crying all the way home back to the Phillipines.
Oh, and remember your excuse when you wanted a 150 catchweight for Foreman’s 154 belt? ‘He’s too big?’
HAHAHAH, Miguel Cotto just beat Foreman to a pulp and took his 154 belt AT A NORMAL 154 WEIGHT LIMIT.
Manok Cherrypick-iao = FILIPINO FRAUD.
that’s a rush decision to his side maybe come out in smackdown or raw first it’s too obvious coward
i love this sport and am very disappointed how poliitical it is. greed is in abundance and it takes precedent over the desire of the fan. Sorry fans that i dont have bill gates money or we’d be in good shape.
The 40 million dollar mistake, figure it out Pacfans!
i absolutly despise floyd. however, i did discover a great deal of respect for him as a fighter after he was wobbled against shane. credit is due. he showed great courage and supreme boxing skills after that. i just wish he wasnt so reluctant to challenge himself. i dont see him being defeated if he just had more of that great intangible, heart. too much ego.
as the voice of reason here, i propose this: how about the 60-40 split go to the WINNER? as floyd claims this is an easy fight for him why not? as for the drug testing, manny has agreed to the 14 day cutoff and that was evidently good enough for floyd in the last negotiations, why not now? Please floyd show some heart! this is an oppurtunity to cement your legacy! For the fans. Remember, they made you “money”! Appreciate!
HAHAHAHAHAHA,,, RUN FLOYDS… RUN FLOYDS…RUN FLOYDS…HAHAHAHAHA PAC-MAN IN COMING.. HAHAHAHAHAHA FLOYDS IDIOT ITS BETTER TO RUN HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH… COWARD IDIOT. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH LOSERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR…HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
The Superstar will provide a link where Scoop Malinowski wrote an article back in january 2010 where he revealed his conversation with George Peterson who trains Paul Williams. Paul Williams’ manager happens to be Al Haymon, the same manager who is with Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Here is the link but don’t add the ” to the link
“http://www.boxinginsider.com/headlines/forget-mediation-fraud-will-duck-pacquiao/”
According to the article, it was already planned out back in December 2009, Floyd will never fight Manny Pacquiao.
For those FLOMOS out there who still don’t believe that their hero lil’ floydie would retire…..unless you were in a cave for the last three years, you should know that floyd DID “retire” before to avoid a rematch with ODH, Cotto, Margarito, etc. The point is: HE DID IT BEFORE, HE’LL DO IT AGAIN!!! You’ll here him say “I won’t let boxing retire me” b_ll#### again. GUARANTEED.
i seem to recall all the drama with mayweather not signing the mosley fight right away. there was much criticism, accusations of floyd being a coward, floyd fixing to duck mosley… and guess what happen? he singed the fight and the rest is history. this is much of the same. watch and see.
money throws a bone and the pacquiao people breath a sigh of relief, and then speak up.
@mrsRomera…you’ve just been punk, fool.
Now there is no doubt that he is a coward.
@Heart of the Champion
“Mayweather when compared to Pacquiao.
Height: Mayweather
Speed : Mayweather 10 – Pacquiao 10
Power : Mayweather 8 – Pacquiao 8.5
Versatility : Mayweather 10 – Pacquiao 9
Defense: Mayweather 10 – Pacquiao 8
Offense: Mayweather 9 – Pacquiao 10
Size : Mayweather
Ring smarts: Mayweather 10 – Pacquiao 9
PPV #s: Mayweather 10 – Pacquiao 9
It seems Mayweather is BETTER than Pacquaio in almost every key area. EXCEPT (in a big way!)
HEART : Mayweather ??? – Pacquiao 10
(Mayweather walks away . . m m m)”
I agree floyd got the advantages that’s why I can’t undertand why still he insist on random bloodtest?
Run, Fraud! Run! I knew it! The whole world knew it! His “return” to boxing was a complete SHAM! He never intended to fight Manny!
idiot fans of Mayweather now reasons behind the 40 and 10 million earnings differential. That is fine, because on the other hand Manny has all the awards that Floyd desperately coveted but lost. Floyd might have the money, but Manny has the awards, legacy and name recognition for good. Manny can still fight and earn his millions but Floyd will never get the awards (and that is the most painful truth) He will never be seen as an exceptional fighter because Manny happens to be existing at the same era and has out flank him in the minds and perception of the boxing world. The voters for the Fighter of the decade awards cannot be wrong guys! Mayweather got his last millions but rest assured, he will not get another sellout fight again. And with his wreckless habit of spending money, I would not be surprise if he needs to fight again soon. By then, alot of fans will have shown him their disappointments. The sad part of Floyds carrer is that he will always be remembered and measured in light of the true fighter of the decade and it will be found wanting. A good chunk of his fans also will eventually abandon him because he will be seen to have abandoned then anyway. Floyd is between the devil and the deep blue sea. He never wanted to fight Manny from the beginning and now that there is not enough wiggle room, the easy way out is just to retire. What a coward. Growing up I have always admire black fighters because of their natural built for the sport. Mayweather is the first black fighter I have known to be such a coward.
Floyd Jr. want’s to clean-up the Sport of Boxing.
His first move is to kick himself out.
Who’s next? Roger? Floyd Sr.? Mayweather Team? Golden Boy?
Hahahaha Good luck on your project Floyd!
If I can get Pacquiao to take the test…The fight would be on!!!
For some reason…he just won’t.
To all my loyal fans,
I am going to take a one to two year break from boxing to search for the yellow brick road so I can ask the Wizard of OZ for a BADGE OF COURAGE.
My father will also ask for a heart and my uncle Roger will ask for a brain so we can all be the three stooges.
So be patient, I will return back as king of the forest.
@ FMJr Followers…
Maybe you can loan your balls to FMJr so you can save your face…
all da peopl sayin dis is a gag is a jealous, worthless, creeper, tryin they’re best to defend duckweather. wen will these freaks of nature face reality. im a pavlik fan but i agree wid da pac fans on this one. its time to give duckweather supporters to get a reality check.
@BODYSLAM mate pac makes at least 15-20 mill a fight! Mayweather only made 40 mill because he fought mosley! I bet you there wont be another big pay check for mayweather unless he fight pac as no 1 would pay to watch it! The guy goes he is greater than muhammad ali but isnt willing to prove that his name can be even mentioned anywhere close to muhammad ali!
Need some money Manny? Maybe Floyd will loan you some!!!
As long as you work for Bob Arum, you will never make as much as Floyd Mayweather!
HERE IS THE LINK OF FLOYD MAYWEATHER DUCKING PACQUIAO AND LEAVING BOXING FOR 2 YEARS.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8-izXPPvBw
PACQUIAO DESPERATELY needs Mayweather for a big payday. The most he can make without Mayweather is $10M per fight.
Mayweather makes $40 Million without Pacquiao!!!
Floyd Mayweather Jr’s Boxing record
Total fights 41
Wins 41
Wins by KO 25
Losses 0
Ducking 4
Retiring 2
This is why the military and the US don’t support Mayweather!!! We don’t support COWARDs like Mayweather. IT’S A SHAME TO THIS GUY IS AN AMERICAN. RETIRE FOR GOOD MAYWEATHER AND DON”T EVER COME BACK!!!!
BOTTOM LINE IS MAYWETHER HAS THE RIGHT TO REQUEST RANDOM BLOOD TESTING NO CUTOFF IF HE WANTS TO .JUST LIKE ANY FIGHTER CAN DO THE SAME.WHETHER HE THINKS MANNY IS ON PEDS ISNT THE POINT,THE POINT IS HE IS REQUESTING IT.WHY NOT SHOW YOUR FOLLOWERS AND MILLIONS OF FANS THAT NOT ONLY ARE U NOT USEING BUT U WANT TO SHOW THEM UR NOT.THEN PUNISH FLOYD IN THE RING FOR INSINUATING SUCH BS!! BUT NO THATS TO EASY LETS DENY IT,WALK AWAY FROM THE FIGHT,LOSE A POSSIBLE 40 MIL$ FIGHT,AND BLAME EVERYTHING ON FLOYD. YOU AS PACQUIAO FANS SHOULD BE INSULTED THAT MANNY HAS THE AUDACITY TO THINK U WOULDNT SEE THRU THAT BS!,BUT I GUESS MANNY KNOWS HIS FANS HE KNEW U GUYS WOULD FOLLOW HIM BLINDLY W/OUT QUESTION.I WONDER WHEN PEOPLE ARE GONNA WAKE UP LOOK AT THE FACTS CLEARLY AND SEE THE PROBLEM!ASK YOURSELVES WHY IS RANDOM TESTING SO HORRIBLE AND WRONG,AND DONT MAKE EXCUESES ABOUT FEELING WEAK FOR 5 TO 10 DAYS BE HONEST AND ONLY THEN WILL U SEE WHO IS AT FAULT. THEN ASK WHY WONT HE REALLY TAKE THE TESTING!
That leaves only one explanation for Mayweathers stupid terms: pure, raw, incontinent fear. Mayweather is afraid of Manny Pacquiao—hell, who can blame him?—and the great genius of defensive boxing has maybe rightly decided that the best defense against Manny Pacquiao is never to step into the ring.
Hi.. mayweather, when you will fight the Pac..,. Coward..!!
Mayweather : “i’m scare with pacquaiao, i try to look for alot of reasons so the fight never happen”.
If this is a lie then Floyd is just too stupid to understand how evil it is to use a kid dying from cancer as a prop to hype a fight. If true it’s the biggest duck of Floyd’s or anyone’s career ever. A new highwater mark for cowardice.
fm can take his first loss and make 40 million plus $ by fighting manny the fighter of the decade .
@ titikman
And don’t forget that he did it in the expense of a dying child. What a waste of space. I’m glad I stopped buying his PPV fights 10 years ago. He was starting to look like Roy Jones to me. As I matured as a casual boxing fan so was my taste for the real deal, not some fancy footwork and bullsh1t handpicked fights. Yes it was entertaining and sweet science was on display but they all became questionable as I got old in the game.
OMG PEOPLE PEOPLE, FLOYD IS NOT RETIRING. THIS IS ALL PROMOTION. HE’S ALREADY PUTTING HIMSELF IN THE “BAD GUY” ROLE. HE KNOWS THIS WILL ANGER PEOPLE SO HE SAYS THIS THEN THE FIGHT IS ANNOUNCED AND THATS MORE PEOPLE WANTING TO SEE HIM LOSE. PLUS THERE IS A GAG ORDER ON THE NEGOTIATIONS SO THERE ISN’T MUCH HE CAN SAY. NO EVEN FREDDIE ROACH IS TALKING ABOUT IT ANYMORE.
Oh well.. Life goes on…
Alright! we’ll let the Yella Chick go his way F*ck off and happy pecking
Just let the COWARD retire. I don’t think anybody cares anymore, heheheh:)
TO ALL FLOMOS>>>>HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!! GOOD RIDDANCE!!!!
Damn Man Floyd’s afraid of a midget
Attention midgets….A Super fighter like Floyd Mayweather Jr. fears no MIDGET!!!! GET IT!!!!
He will BODYSLAM His Ass!!!
The art of getting a woman is letting her chase you and not chasing her. Pacquiao’s camp is begging, praying, hoping that Mayweather will say something, or anything back to counter the ridiculous things they have been saying.
The more he stays silent, the more they chase!
Arum/Roach and Pacquiao…each of you are amateurs in business, negotiations and the art of war!!!
I thought he wanted to change the sport make it safe fair and drug free? why is he running from that sport now? guess he only cared when it might cost him his ass.
THE WHOLE WORLD KNOWS IF THE EXPECTED MEGA FIGHT DID NOT PUSH THROUGH, THE BLAME IS SOLELY PUT TO FLOYD MAYWEATHER BECAUSE OF CONDITIONAL DEMAND. HIS TEAM IS INVOLVED FOR FAILURE TO PERSUADE HIM INCLUDING PROMOTERS. THE WORLD IS WATCHING APPREHENSIVELY FOR THIS FIGHT TO HAPPEN. HE IS THE BIGGER, AND STRONGER GUY WITH MASCULAR BODY. ONE WONDERS WHY HE IS SO SCARED TO CONTRONT A SMALLER GUY IN THE RING IN THE PERSON OF MANNY PACQUIAO? PACMAN HAS ALREADY AGREED TO A COVENANT EARLIER. BUT WHY THERE HAS BEEN A SUDDEN CHANGE IN HIS ORIGINAL DEMAND? THINK OF IT AND COGITATE IN SILENCE. THE MAIN REASON, I VISUALIZE VEHEMENTLY, IS HIS FEAR OF BEING KNOCKOUT JUST IN CASE IF IT HAPPENS AND BE BLEMISHED HIS UNDEFEATED RECORD. PRIDE AND EGO IN PARTICULAR OUTSHINES OVER MONEY MATTER AND THATS THE BOTTOMLINE WHETHER YOU BELIEVE IT OR NOT, AN UNFLINCHING PERCEPTION BY THE WRITER.
JACK FLORES
BOXING ANALYST
THE WHOLE WORLD KNOWS IF THE EXPECTED MEGA FIGHT DID NOT PUSH THROUGH, THE BLAME IS SOLELY PUT TO FLOYD MAYWEATHER BECAUSE OF CONDITIONAL DEMAND. HIS TEAM IS INVOLVED FOR FAILURE TO PERSUADE HIM INCLUDING PROMOTERS. THE WORLD IS WATCHING APPREHENSIVELY FOR THIS FIGHT TO HAPPEN. HE IS THE BIGGER, AND STRONGER GUY WITH MASCULAR BODY. ONE WONDERS WHY HE IS SO SCARED TO CONTRONT A SMALLER GUY IN THE RING IN THE PERSON OF MANNY PACQUIAO? PACMAN HAS ALREADY AGREED TO A COVENANT EARLIER. BUT WHY THERE HAS BEEN A SUDDEN CHANGE IN HIS ORIGINAL DEMAND? THINK OF IT AND COGITATE IN SILENCE. THE MAIN REASON, I VISUALIZE VEHEMENTLY, IS HIS FEAR OF BEING KNOCKOUT JUST IN CASE IF IT HAPPENS AND BE BLEMISHED HIS UNDEFEATED RECORD. PRIDE AND EGO IN PARTICULAR OUTSHINES OVER MONEY MATTER AND THATS THE BOTTOMLINE WHETHER YOU BELIEVE IT OR NOT, AN UNFLINCHING PERCEPTION BY THE WRITER.
JACK FLORES
BOXING ANALYST
Pacman saying:
Blackman fooled me once shame on blackman.
Blackman fooled me twice shame on Pacman.
Are the Floyd meat riders just disillusion or just trying to be Floyd’s public defender?
Has Floyd mentioned anywhere a response to Pacman being willing to do the 14 day cut off demands?
@kevy kev.. Pacquiao fought once at catchweight againts Cotto at 145 lbs and both make the weights. Cotto weights 146 lbs against Clottey. One (1) lb doesn’t make any difference. While Mayweather fought Marquez at the agreed catchweight at 144 lbs but Mayweather never had an intentions making the weight. Mayweight cheated 2 lbs against the cathcweigth which Marquez was a bloated lightweight when he fought Mayweather. SHAME ON MAYWEATHER. He’s a FRAUD.
@Carlos.. Pacquiao will retire after his fight on November. He wants to fight Mayweather. Pacquiao already agreed to all Mayweather demands and now he’s making excuses to avoid the fight. Mayweather is real DUCKER OF ALL TIMES. What a shame.
Mayweather is a SISSY who dodges the good boxers. To hell with him, let stay out of boxing forever. I doubt anyone would miss his sorry ass.
I don’t believe maywearher taking time off and walking away from a huge fight, c’mon Floyd its a fight of the century!!! It’s one of the biggest ever!!! I know u won’t walk away from all this, not against pacquiao! C’mon Floyd all boxing fans, your fans, pacquiao fans, non boxing fans want to witness who is best ever!!! It has to happen this year!!! Years later little to late! C’mon pac n Floyd just sign the contract now!!!
Honestly I’m a Mayweather fan and I have defended him from the start of his career except him ducking Cotto and Margarito. I agree with the random blood testing and I also think he can beat Manny Pacquiao if they were to fight, but if does take “a couple years off” to duck Pacquiao I will never ever defend this man!!
Its just show the character of FMJ, He wants to grab attention in the expense of Pacquiao,He’s so jealous of him. When he beat Mosley, there’s a two days buzz about FMJ, but a week later, when Pacquiao won the election, PAcquiao is back in the headline and praises. Then comes the award last night, its all Pacquiao and when FMJ hears all this accolades,he became insecure, jealous and frustrated of himself and its a good timing to grab the attention poor loser FMJ. Thats how you make the playing field fair.
I be Pac doesn’t fight anyone that is a challenge in November.
@ Carlos stop it…Pac only said he would retire if the Mayweather fight didn’t happen…Mayweather is retiring to avoid Pac
Wow, talk about double standard, Pacman talks about retiring, and it is written “thats his choice, he doesnt need to fight Mayweather” and all kinds of cr*p like that. But Mayweather does the same and all of a sudden he’s ducking. And no I am not a Mayweather fan, in I really don’t like him. But fair is fair
Mayweather has finally got tired of running and hiding, and has finally admitted he doesn’t want to fight Pacquiao
if there is any truth to this, mayweather is the biggest joke ! he’ll come back in a couple of years ??? and b what ? another geriatric ? i hope this is not true !
floyd just run out of alibis and excuses. and now the truth comes out. what a shame ……
If this is true, which I don’t buy at this point (and YES I saw the VIDEO on YouTube), it would be, possibly, the biggest DUCK, in the HISTORY of the sport. I, for one, will remain a fan of the talent I’ve seen on display 41 times, no matter what. However, I would not be in support of this decision.
Now, saying all that, I do not believe this is his intent, and we very well may have a fight on our hands, come November. Remember, Pac was talking bout retiring too, not too long ago. Yet, here they are at the negotiating table…AGAIN. My guess is that this is just posturing, of some sort, to increase fan interest. If the talks were over, because, Floyd wants to retire again, I’m sure Arum and Roach would be in front of the first mic they could find, atop the tallest building they could find, yelling at the top of their lungs, about how Floyd ducked Manny.
Both guys are in their ABSOLUTE PRIME, right now, as well as the most sought after, the richest, and, P4P, considered to be head and shoulders above other fighters, in this era. Retirement at this point, without at least a few more big fights (preferably one of those being a fight between them), would be a travesty to the sport. I’m sure all parties involved understand this, and have considered it.
Mums (been) the word on the progress of the negotiations, for a few weeks now. And that’s a big feat, seeing as Top Rank could not stop ranting in the media, AGAIN, just before this hush period.
I think we will be getting the juicy details at some point soon, after this Cotto fight, as the outcome of that fight will, probably, influence the options that Top Rank is, reportedly, considering for Pacquiao, as an alternative. Floyd, we’ve heard, is considering Martinez.
Now, while I do see someone like Martinez as a VERY compelling, and less lopsided fight involving Floyd (meaning either fighter’s (PBF or Pac) style can dominate a fight), I DO NOT see a BIGGER option (money wise, legacy wise, and otherwise) than the two of them fighting each other. It’s the fight that THE WORLD wants to see, and one for P4P supremacy. So, I doubt if Floyd is going anywhere…just yet.
I BELIEVE MAYWEATHER IS JUST PLAYING HIS MIND GAMES !!!! HE HAS TO FIGHT PACQUIAO OR ELSE HIS LEGACY IS TARNISHED FOREVER!!!! I CANT BELIEVE THIS GUY BULLSH1T HIS WAY TO THE TOP!!!!! MAYWEATHER IS OVERRATED!!!!!!
I don’t believe him. I don’t believe almost anything he says.
Hitking is lying period…Mayweather is scared to fight…he’s implying as if Mayweather didn’t mean what he said or something
@ Hitking
All that means is that no one actually watched the Make-a-wish footage.
Personally I didn’t even know they filmed an interview of it.
@ John Doe – I know i felt he lost that one. The guys got more lives than a cat. If he is serious about taking this one two year break then sorry il never rate this bloke.
He needs to go back on the Juice, that’s why he need the time off from urine testings
Floyd Mayweather = lost to Jose Luis Castill first fight…Rocky Marciano beat everyone a 38 yr old Joe Luis just like Maweather beat a 38 yr old Shane Mosley…Marciano was the greatest of all time and Joe Calzaghe beat Roy Jones and Bernard Hopkins…Floyd has an asterisk next to his record Marciano and Calzaghe don’t
ha ha ha! what a joke! pbf just confirmed what the whole world knows already! he’s a psychological coward! he never wanted to fight pac to begin with! what a joke!
Floyd is a coward and is not really undefeated Jose Luis Castillo beat him the first fight only truly undefeated great fighters were Rocky Marciano and Joe Calazaghe who both retired undefeated while fighting the best names of the ear
“Floyd Mayweather Jr. stated in an interview Friday that he now plans to take a ‘year or two off’ from boxing before his next…” I mean Hitking you’re a liar…stop spinning the facts
“Floyd Mayweather Jr. stated in an interview Friday that he now plans to take a ‘year or two off’ from boxing before his next…” Kev you’re a liar that’s a quote from the examiner Floyd said it Friday after it was reported
What is new? True or a ploy, who would care about this psycho? Now Floyd, check your self in at a mental institution before it’s too late.
Hung out with some insiders last night and they tell me that Team Pacquiao is doing everything they can to make the fight happen and will do so even if they have to bend to Maywetaher’s demands. They just want the fight to happen and see where Floyd Jr really stand. With this report, it’s either Floyd has really gone and grew feathers or just stirring the pot as always. I for one would have jumped up and said screw Floyd and he’s scared. I’m optimistic from the things that I’ve heard, unless what I heard was already a few minutes old.
Kev you’re a loser Pac has only fought at one catch weight and that was against Cotto one fight one time Mayweather fought at a catch weight with Marquez but couldn’t even keep the agreement and came in two pounds heavy against a lightweight lol
By the way, Pac probably wants 2 fight at a catch weight like he has done in 99% of all his fights. The Greatest Catch Weight Fighter of All Times.
This has always been Floyd maycoward
Style ducking the best of he’s time like
refusing to fight 4 a 2′nd time Delahoya.
He also refuse like we all know to be on
weigth against J.m Marquez.I just couldn’t
believe he think’s he’s better than Alli,Leonard
,and to me he’s just a clown he make’s
me laugh.Onestly I had little hope this fight
could’ve happened ,but not any more
after saying he wants to wait 2 years.
@ Rocky he should never have a 0 on his record he lost to Jose Luis Castillo in the first bout
Mayweather will never fight in 1 or 2 years from now he will be 35-36 too old he’s retiring after taking two easy fights to make back the money he owes the IRS
If he really is looking at a year or two break then thats it he is ducking Pacman and thats that and proves what most people think about him he just wants to preserve that 0 he has on his record.
Hitking your logic is great Floyd’s statement means nothing because the media didn’t cover it until today??? So Floyd just said it for what reason was it an April Fool’s joke? Mayweather is scared and he’s finally releasing the stress of having to face Pacquiao he knows the fans are going to kill him for being a cherry-picking coward and fighting Marquez and De La Hoya no blood test
So Mayweather saying he’s taking 1 or 2 years off is not important news lol???? cmon you idiot wake up…so what was it a joke he made?
Hitking are you an idiot… no one reported this until today…it just got released yesterday…
Hitking are you an idiot? He did the Make a Wish thing on Tues. or Wed but the statement just came out yesterday…did you think Roach or Arum was at the Make a Wish you moron lol… stop it Floyd has some loyal followers on here I’ll give him that it’s almost like cult worship…Floyd is scared of Manny his own father said not to take the fight
His now suspect chin is the reason he doesn’t want to fight Pac he isn’t holding on if he gets hit with a shot from Pac
oh well bring on some one else
Mayweather knows he can’t beat Pacquiao…bottom line…Pacquiao isn’t the same fighter who fought Juan Manuel Marquez and Floyd knows it…finally a writer who doesn’t kiss Floyd’s boot straps
Pacquiao awarded as “fighter of the decade”….Floyd is awarded as “the Cherrypicker of the decade” lol
Mayweather take in 4 last fights to two boxers olders and rustiers (ODLH and Mosley) and two smaller boxers (Hatton and Marquez)…run Mayweather run
@ darth he did say it but they arent looking at how he said it…they asked him about many and floyd said nobody is more important then the kid he was with right now ..and they asked like 10 times about manny and they arent suppose to talk in the media about it so he just blurt out a possible retirement…just like manny said he would retire after clottey….did yall believe manny….hell no …dont worry the fight wil happen this time they both want that money
It wouldnt suprise me at all, through his bravado to face the best he seems to have hidden repelants and little advantages in place everywhere to bolster his chances of victory. Very annoying but mainly due to the fact he doesnt need them, he is the best boxer on the planet its clearly a case of lack of self belief that he hides so well in open.
But then i think this article needs to show some sources for the reports of his plans for a lay off. Cuz this site cant be trusted to show truth or fact.
Negotiating ploy
@ Giancarlo Malinconico
Thanks for setting the record straight! I’ve been saying this exact statement for the past year. Mayweather never intended to fight the P4P King Pacquiao. Hence the quick acceptance of Mayweather’s camp to Pacquiao’s fight stipulations (ring size, glove size, purse split, etc.) Then Mayweather throws in the OSDT?! C’mon, he never intended to fight Pacquiao in the first place!
@tyson jr i thought u were saying it as mayweather def will be retiring if that wasnt then the case ill admit i was wrong for saying something directly to u
@jack flores, No. 13. Who’s fighter that never ducks and cherry picks
“When you turn down a fight with the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world, and the Fighter-of-the-Decade award winner, it is difficult to justify to the hardcore and informed sector of the boxing public that you belong anywhere near a list of the greatest boxers of all-time.”
So true! Couldn’t have said it better myself.
I know about Floyd saying he’s taking a year or two out cuz I watched and heard him saying it. I don’t know if it’s the truth or a ploy as I’ve written. There’s rumors talks are over and rumors they’re still talking. I don’t know… so where’s your knowledge coming from?
Everything Mayweather says and does, makes him more valuable and worthy of demanding as well as commanding a 60/40 split as well as testing up until the day of the fight.
A 2 year break at this point is career ending…Floyd knows that!!!
He retires after 3 more fights.
He will destroy a midget first!!!
i second the motion, Giancarlo
@ tyson jr….if mayweather was really retiring you think the two teams will still be talking in the dark…and do you think he would announce it at a make a wish foundation come on lol be 4real lol
Now it’s completely obvious he a true P*ssy what an ass,fast talker, faster runner, P4P Chump, i guess he’s waitning for Paquiao to get older slower and weaker F*CK FLOYD MAYWEATHER!~
@phoo
if mayweather was really retiring then why are the camps still talking…you think arum wouldnt get this info before the main stream public…come on this is mayweather being mayweather …striving for all the attention good or bad..be honest do u really think arum wouldnt call off the fight knwoing this and he would now this before us…knowing how arum is do really think he would be talking about a possible announcement of the fight on june 15th???
There is a video on youtube in which Mayweather explicitly states his intention to retire from boxing. Search “Mayweather make a wish”.
The Flomos are returning….
Unfortunately, I hate to break it to you but if you Google News Floyd’s name today it’s mainly stories about Pacquiao winning Fighter of the Decade cuz Floyd will be mentioned in most articles, so if that was his intention then it backfired spectacularly.
But since you’re back, Flomos – I know you can’t confuse Floyd’s words with the truth but what if this time he ain’t lying? Defend your boy.
@phoo
def not …i was online yesterday and any article before this one the first thing they would say is mayweather didnt ge the award manny getting today and bla bla bla…then once this article came out the only thing out their mouth was something bad about mayweather so its not an ignorant statement if i watch the shift first hand while i was at work lol …do u see anybody talking about his award yet???? nope
PLEASE EVERYBODY LISTEN. WHO DO YOU REALLY THINK IS THE CHALLENGER BETWEEN MANNY PACQUIAO AND FLOYD MAYWEATHER? PLEASE ANALIZE IT PERFECTLY. I AM CONFUSED. CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING FACTS:
1. NUMBER OF FIGHTS, WINS, KNOCKOUTS, TKOs, DRAWS AND LOSSES?
2. WHO IS MORE CROWD PLEASER AND ATTRACT MORE PAY PER VIEW? (PLEASE JUST THE TWO OF THEM ONLY, DO NOT INCLUDE BOUTS WITH MOSTLEY AND CLOTTEY)
3. WHO GIVES MORE EXCITING AND THRILLING FIGHT IN THE RING?
4. WHO HAS MORE TITLES WON IN DIFFERENT WEIGHT DIVISIONS?
5. WHO IS CONSIDERED FIGHTER OF THE YEAR AND FIGHTER OF THE DECADE?
6. WHO GETS MORE MEDALS AND TROPHIES?
7. WHO IS RECOGNIZED NO.1 P4P IN THE WORLD TODAY?
8. WHO IS GIVEN MORE CEREMONY AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AWARDS?
9. WHO LOOKS MORE UNDERDOG BEFORE A FIGHT BEGINS IN PREVIOUS BOUTS AND BEATEN OPPONENTS IN SPECTACULAR PASSION?
10.WHO GAINS MORE RESPECT FROM NEUTRAL BOXING ENTHUSIASTS?
11.WHO IS MORE PROMINENT, NOTICEABLE AND FAMOUS?
12.WHO HAS MORE PRODUCTS ENDORSEMENT ADVERTISEMENTS?
FROM THESE TOP 12 QUESTIONAIRES, MAKE AN HONEST AND METICULOUS ANALYSIS, IN YOUR OPINION WHO IS THE GENUINE CHAMPION, MANNY PACQUIAO OR FLOYD MAYWEATHER? ACCORDINGLY, A FIGHTER WHO DEMANDS MORE CONCESSION IS THE REAL CHALLENGER AND ADJUDGE NO. 2 IN RANKING BECAUSE HE IS THE AGGRIEVED PARTY. PLEASE REPLY HONESTLY TO BE RECOGNIZED BY ORDINARY PEOPLE, NOT HARDCORE FOLLOWERS AND DIEHARD FANS. STOP ARGUMENTATION AND ENDLESS DISCUSSION WHO IS THE BEST, WHO IS SCARED, WHO IS DUCKING & ETC. EVEN CURRENT AND PAST BOXING CHAMPIONS CAN PARTICIPATE ON THE ABOVE CONSENSUS QUESTIONS. WHO IS REALLY THE CHAMPION AND RANK # 1 IN THE WORLD TODAY IN THE FIELD OF BOXING? REMEMBER THEY ARE BOTH WORLD CHAMPIONS. A CHOSEN CURRENT CHAMPION DESERVES THE LION’S SHARE OF THE POT MONEY. I AM NONCOMMITTAL AND NONDISCRIMINATORY. PLEASE USE YOUR FAIR JUDGMENT AND REPLY. USE THE INTERNET FOR REFERENCE IN CASE OF DOUBT.
JACK FLORES
BOXING ANALYST
Rob, Pac fans have been talking about his awards for months since it was announced that he won. Compared to something that just happened yesterday, what do you think people are gonna be talking about. Ignorant statement.
ANY COMMENTARY ON THE MATCHUP FIGHT BETWEEN PACQUIAO AND MAYWEATHER IS ALL FUTILE OR USELESS BECAUSE THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN DUE TO DISAGREEMENT OF CONCESSION. THERE ARE ONLY TWO THINGS TO TALK ABOUT: THE CONDITION BROUGHT BY MAYWEATHER- THE BLOOD TESTING AND THE PURSE SHARING. I BELIEVE HONESTLY THAT THIS IS THE MOST AND BIGGEST STUMBLING BLOCK. UNLESS THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE REFINED TO A MORE AGREEABLE COMPROMISE TO BOTH SIDES, LET US ALL FORGET MESSING OUR MINDS AND THE UNENDING DISCUSSION ABOUT THESE TWO MOST PROMINENT FIGHTERS IN THE WORLD.
JACK FLORES
BOXING ANALYST
guess what happen yesterday people…manny won the fight of the year award and decade…guess when this story was first reported …..yesterday lol….see the point…he taken away from attention of manny and bringing it back to him again smh ….lol its obvious.. even pacquaio fans are talking about mayweather and not their fighter winning the awards lol …he has the haters eating out the palm of his hand every time
I told all you fools that this fight wasn’t going happen..so please shut the F up about who would of won. Who knows????? Floyd is a coward and PAC is a idiot.
In this connection, I hope Mr. Dave Lahr, the one-dimensional writer, will take the same gesture of exit to get rid of unfit writers the Boxing News 24.
hahahaha “Rick Hatton”
If you people believe that Mayweather is taking a couple of years off then I got a bridge I’d like to sell you…cheap. This is just some stupid reporter trying to manufacture a boxing story because nobody is saying anything while the negotiations are going on for the Nov fight. Why would any negotiations be going on at all if Mayweather intended to take time off? Come on people….use your noggins. Don’t believe this hype. I knew the ‘Mayweather is scared’ crowd would be waiting to jump all over this. Well…Jump on this. The fight is going to happen in Nov and Pac is going to get knocked the f*** out. Take that to the bank
He may be a fast talker but he said it about 5 or 6 times. Could be a ploy to get the internet buzzing with his name on the day Pacquiao is all over it with the Fighter of the Year and Decade awards. He tried this type of thing before – announcing his comeback on the day of Pac-Hatton, and that failed cuz all anybody was talking about afterwards was the KO.
THANK YOU FLOYD FOR FINALLY SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON WHO’S DUCKING WHO!
Lets see how Mr. B/S Dave Lahr will spin this in favor of Mayweather! haha!
Finally some sense to combat the constant Mayweather rimming.
In fairness, I don’t think the comment he made to the kid reflected his true plans. Mayweather is such a fast talker that I’m not sure he knows what he was saying.
So much is going on about the negotiation, yet nothing ever came out from any member of either camp themselves.
Maybe I’m being a little overly optimistic, but I’m hoping this is just a way to hype the fight.
Here’s to hoping.
Floyd is just continuing his history of ducking the most dangerous fighters for easier fights. His calls himself “Money” but he clearly doesn’t care about money cause he could earn the most from a fight with Pac…he just wants a safe fight that he can make decent money to pay back the IRS…Floyd would have been knocked out by Pac and he knows it…let the coward retire…I don’t care anymore…