Roach says we’ll know within a week if the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight is going to happen
June 30th, 2010
By Chris Williams: Freddie Roach, who trains WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao, says that they’ll know within a week if Pacquiao will be fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr. next on November 13th. If the fight doesn’t happen, then Roach, and Top Rank promoter Bob Arum, will instead steer Pacquiao into a fight against another Top Rank fighter WBA light middleweight champion Miguel Cotto or former IBF/WBA welterweight champion Antonio Margarito for a fight at the Cowboy Stadium, in Arlington, Texas.
Here we go again with Arum, Roach and Pacquiao about to walk out on negotiations prematurely and look in another direction. Instead of sticking it out and going the final yard to make the Mayweather fight happen, they will, judging the looks of things, be abandoning the negotiating soon in order to pick Cotto or Margarito to fight. This is pretty much what happened last time they tried to negotiate with Mayweather.
Everything was agreed on but the random blood testing. Mayweather wanted a 14 day cutoff and Pacquiao wanted 24 days. Instead of sticking it out a little longer and meeting halfway, Pacquiao, Arum and Roach instead chose Joshua Clottey to fight and ended up with mediocre pay per view numbers in a totally boring fight. Roach said that Clottey would be a more exciting fight than Mayweather.
Boy, was Roach ever wrong. You can bet that Cotto will be selected next for Pacquiao to fight if the Mayweather bout doesn’t get made. I don’t know about you, but I have no interest whatsoever in seeing Pacquiao demolish Cotto again, especially when it means that I would have pay to see it. Isn’t there anyone else that Pacquiao can be matched up against instead of fighting Cotto again?
That seems to lack inventiveness. It’s like making spaghetti one night and then choosing to make it again the next night, simply because you can’t come up with a better idea. If this is going to be Pacquiao’s last fight of his career, which I highly doubt, then doesn’t he deserve someone new for a change? Whatever. If they choose Cotto, then I hope they’re not surprised if the PPV numbers turn out to be less than they had hoped for.
Supposedly, Arum wants to get the Mayweather fight signed as soon as possible so that he can start marketing the fight to the public. However, I think it’s a ploy to put pressure on Mayweather to step up and sign quickly. For Mayweather not to have agreed with the terms of the negotiations thus far, it must be something in there that he still doesn’t like. July is about to start, and the fight won’t take place until mid November. I see this as a move by Arum to cause Mayweather to make a quick decision before he’s ready, and before he’s gotten what he wanted out of the negotiations.
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Pacquiao would put a clinic on Mayweather if ever this fights happens. Pacquiao reduced past great fighters of their greatness! Reduced to being noticed for loosing to Pacquiao. Case in point DLH, Hatton, Marquez, Barrera, Morales, Cotto, etc. That will be their legacy! Reduced, reduced, reduced! Join them Floyd! That is what Floyd is scared of to join the group that has fallen in the hands of Pacquiao
because your mayweather is taking lots of time to decide. all the contentious issues have been resolved with. why can’t he just sign and fight. its because, he’s afraid. he knows that fighting pacquiao is permanent retirement for him. that’s why he wants to duck the fight, if not, get all the leverage he wants. hey floyd, you can run but cannot hide…. lol
Maywaether is the most overated boxer of all time.
Pacquiao is…..
Fighter of the decade.
Rated number 1 P4P by The Ring, ESPN and more.
Fighter of the year 2006, 2008 and 2009 by both The Ring and the BWAA.
THE ONLY boxer to ever win 7 titles in 7 different weight classes
THE ONLY boxer to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes.
pacquiao is the most overated boxer of all time
NEL
the reason mayweather cant fight cotto is 2 part most people in the fight game consider cotto damaged goods, and reason #2 is that cotto is a bob arum fighter and arum wouldnt allow it he needs to keep all of his fighters in contention in 1 way or another so he can continue to fabricate an image of being on top now i respect most opinions on this site but if you will take a moment and think which fights you would like to see for cotto or pac the best matchups would not be with another top rank or bob arum fighter think about it
Hey Chris, seems like you are starting to write like Lahr who is in Floyede’s bag. I hope you are not in the same bag with him. By the way, what is the point of dilly dallying on the part of Floyde. Can’t baby sit a kid out of two months of intense negotiating. All terms are all laid out on the table and two representing parties already agreed on with it, with Pac’s signature. All what Flodye has to do is put an X or thumb mark on the contract’s signature block and witnessed by 3 or 3 individuals – if he is too busy or lazy to write his full signature. That is all that is needed, so that we can find out the truth inside the ring.
Its about risk and reward for that greedy puss1y mayweather, he shud be a man and just step up and fight.
pacquiao is the only pu$$y here, phukin overated pinoy
Pac is just another fighter in the long list of guys ducked by Floyd.
I mean why fight Cotto or Margarito when you can fight Judah or Baldomir?
Why fight Hatton or Tszyu when you can fight Corley or the mighty Bruseles?
Why fight fighters during their prime or at their own weight when you can wait a few years and fight them when they are old or just make them move up one or two weight classes?
we all have to settle for floyds retirement,or a Mayweather demand.so does the Phillapino.
Arum & Roach are now setting deadlines? LMFAO! Told you all that this fight won’t happen. Greedy Bob has a large stadium to fill in Dallas & it isn’t happening without Pacquiao fighting there. Who do you think is gonna fill it? Chavez Jr??? LMFAO!!!
Nah, they’ve been “negotiating” with the media but in reality Greedy Bob knows he has to fill up a stadium in Texas come November.
Issues of purse split and drug testing have been ironed out.
Arum says-“That’s all been resolved,” he stated. “I am not going to talk about the specifics of the negotiations. You have my statement that there are no real issues that I can see, except whether he wants to fight now or later or not at all.”
It is clear what then?
@SugarRayDuran****** dont know if you realized it or not but no one in this sport actually no one in sports makes more money then floyd except for woods. 40 million last bout 25 million bout b4 that. has a 30 to 40 milliion doller bout in matinez waitin for him as well. but he can make 70 million vs pac but can make a lot of money without him still. hopefully bout is made and hopefully arum is not talkin out his tail like he always does. this would be a beautiful bout for boxin no matter who wins.
Not only is Floyd is the man to beat, after he destroy Pac watch everybody deny the black man and try to keep him down and say that pac was too little for him to be fighting anyway, instead of just saying it, the man is hands down the best fighter of his generation, no competition.
AliTysonMayweather, dudes be killing me on these boards. They bogus, always talking sideways. Imma just say it, Floyd is the man to beat.
Cosign.
Cotto(been there done that),Margarito(margi cheato should be banned for life),Berto(he’s good black fighter, pac has no wins on record against a good black opponent),Williams(quit playing, pac too little, never will happen)
Cotto(been there done that),Margarito(margi cheato should be banned for life),Berto(he’s good black fighter, pac has no wins on record against a good black opponent),Williams(quit playing, pac too little, never will happen)
What ever happened to the judge issued gag order? Why is Pac’s team the only side that has consistently disregarded the gag order; furthermore, what Bob Arum has done is sent a propositional contract to May’s team, we do not know the details of this document. I hope this fight happens, but from top to bottom team Pacman does not carry themselves well. On the other hand Richard Schafeur has replied, “no comment.”
lets keep it real. What you mean Floyd is being offered the best deal? Dude unless you been under a rock, Floyd is the one making the offer to Pac, duh! Pac is being offered the best deal of his professional career, the biggest payday he will ever see in his life, and Floyd is offering it to him.
Floyd jr. is being offered the best deal in boxing. If he walks on this he ‘s going to look like the biggest punk in boxing history. Who is he going to fight instead Cotto,Margarito,Berto,Williams?? Hell no. But Manny will. I can”t imagine what Mayweathers problem is. At worst if he see’s he can’t hang with Manny’s offence he can cover up and get out of the fight in not to bad of shape like Clottey. It don’t make sense. He can’t be that scared. What is he a woman. It looks like he truly is scared to death of Pacquiao. Little David Haye.
Let me see, beat down Cotto again or fight Margicheato? GTFOH with that Arum. He should pay us all a refund for watching that last horrible clottey fight.
The Terminator is also an elected official, but that doesn’t mean he is not an idiot. Popularity and fame got him elected, not smarts at all, lets keep it real in here tonight.
PAC is an elected official in a law making body
Floyd elects his own officials and make his owns laws.
Plus floyd is black, so naturally his ‘junk’ is bigger than lil man pacs. D@mn, pac just can’t win
Floyd also tops pac on in the latest edition of Forbes magazine, Floyd is also the #1 ranked (22 of 40 first-place votes), Floyd also destroyed Shane, the very guy we all know pac ducked. So yeah, Floyd is in complete control of the negotiations.
If Manny would’ve fought Mosley with a 24/7 promotion, and Floyd would’ve fought Clottey with no 24/7 promotion, then there’s no doubt that Manny vs Shane would’ve had the better PPV numbers. Let’s see who has the stronger case for the lion’s share of 60%.
Floyd’s case;
“My last fight had better PPV numbers than yours”
“I am undefeated”
“I think you are cheating by using PEDS”
Manny’s case;
“I am the fighter of the decade”
“I am the fighter of the year for 2008″
“I am the fighter of the year for 2009″
“I am the fighter of the year for 2010″
“I am a 7 time world champion”
“I am recognized at the best P4P fighter by Ring (the bible of boxing) magazine”
“I am a more popular fighter on a worldwide scale than you are”
“I’ve beaten more hall of fame fighters than you have”
“My recent performances were so impressive to you and your family that you accused me of using artificial enhancements. Thanks for the compliment”
Now who has the stronger case for 60%?
Pac has super S P E E D
S= sports
P= performance
E= Endurance
E= Enhancement
D= Drugs
To all those Floyd huggers who believes the fight with PAC is a walk in the park.
PLEASE………………. FLOYD STILL NEEDS A LOT OF CONVINCING…..
Remember, it is Floyd who will be receiving those lightning punches from nowhere. So being hesitant to sign the contract means he knows something all of you Floyd huggers don’t.
(No its not PEDS as you know it) Pain Enduring Defensive Skills which he is still trying to master
And if you a pac fan and support this b**ch move by arum then F**k you too. Nobody is this stupid, and I mean nobody. Arum has no intentions on making this fight happen. Thats why the old blood sucker reserved Texas stadium as well. He did this exact same thing at the beginning of the year. F**k him F**k him F**k him F**k him with a sick d**K
@ Puggsley
Here, here!
Spot on.
hope this message gets to the mayweather family..F**k PAC AND HIS FANS history will show floyd is the best of his time then if he fights pac floyd will surely whip his azz and here are the excuses 1 flyd was too big 2 the blood draw took it out of manny 3 the judges cheated 4 floyd is black get a damn life floyd move on we love you anyway..peace
The fight will
happen$$$$$$$$$$$$$
really depends on what is in the contract if arum is tryin to have 50/50 split and 14 day cut off old contract points,then bout wont happen and this time they need to shut up about each other and move on forever.especially manny he mentions floyd every five secounds. match up with whoever and move on.
Floyd will beat him easy. Arum doesn’t want this, but he has been left with no choice.
Well, it took more than a week for Floyd to sign the contract with Old Mosley (after Mosley signed and every items have been agreed upon). Who knows, Floyd might take more than a week, a month, a year or never at all.
You never know what Floyd is thinking right now. Putting pressure on Floyd??????? You gotta be kidding.
But to fair to Arum, decision has to be made in the next month or so to get things moving with or w/o Floyd.
So in reality, the ball is right on Floyd.
BE A MAN FLOYD. Sign the contract. JAZZ DO IT.
Mayweather seemed destined to take a hold of the division. But i guess you can’t make a b*tch fight the competition. All that anal love from 50cent has turned floyd into a big P*SSY.
Could floyd go up to 154 against Paul Williams, Miguel Cotto, Alfredo Angulo, James Kirkland…?
Or stay at 147 against Andre Berto, or make Williams come down…?
Or fight at a catchweight fight with at 140 Amir Kahn, Devon Alexander, Victor Ortiz, or Marcos Maidana…?
No, because Floyd is content F*ckin’ over the boxing fans. Pumping himself with steroids during “retirement”, and fighting hand picked opponents. Seriously, why is this guy ranked no.2 p4p? It doesn’t even make sense.
Doesnt it seem suspicious, that only team Pacquiao is the only one spinning things in the media, they never had any intention on fighting Mayweather, they only want to make him look bad in the media, I’m no promoter, but the fights that make sense are mayweather/pacquiao, and cotto/margarito, if Pacquiao fights cotto again, I hope he gets ktfo
c0me on bring the fight 0n! everyb0dy wants t00 see these tw0 b0xer c0llide and sh0w what they’ve g0t. for b0th pacquia0 and mayweather c0me on guys this n0t m0ney that its all ab0ut, think 0f your pride and h0n0r! and be a real man t0 face each 0ther
Tell Roach. WE DONT CARE ANYMORE.
so biased towards mayweather… boooooo! they need to get the ball rolling and mayweather don’t take the fight by mid july they will pick anopther opponent it aint that hard pacman has agreed to everything mayweather wants.. so what else is there to think about
what are u talkin about prematurely? practically everything is a done deal EXCEPT the greedy ass demand of Floyd to have more then 50/50