Manny Pacquiao’s Sweet Career Turning Sour!
August 31st, 2010
By Douglas Batiste: November 18, 2006 Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquaio was fighting Eric Morales for the third time, after knocking him out in their second meeting Pacquaio was a 2-1 favorite. From the opening bell Manny Pacquaio made it clear that his knock out of the three-division world champ wasn’t a fluke. I can remember thinking it’s just a matter of time before Morales get caught with a fight ending punch. In the third round Eric Morales was caught with a straight left hand which knocked him to the canvas for the second time in the round. Morales looked to his corner and decided not to continue fighting. Pacquaio’s speed, power and relentless attack proved to be too much for the aging champion. After defeating Marco Antonio Barrera for the second time in 2007 no one could imagine Manny Pacquaio’s star power getting any sweeter.
Manny Pacquaio moved up in weight after beating Juan Marquez and cherry picked David Diaz for his WBC light weight title, a fight everyone knew he would win. Pac Man knocked him out in the ninth round. Manny Pacquaio didn’t defend his title at light weight instead he moved up yet again to welter weight. Instead of fighting a top contender, He picked Oscar De La Hoya after a poor showing against Steve Forbes. In a non title fight De La Hoya was pummeled for eight rounds before his corner threw in the towel. During the post fight interview Freddie Roach stated he was correct in picking Oscar because he knew Oscar couldn’t pull the trigger anymore. De La Hoya looked slow and weak the whole fight. It didn’t help to be fighting twenty pounds lighter than normal. Manny moved back down to light weight to fight Ricky Hatton and knocked him out in the first round.
In recent history Manny Pacquaio has defeated Miguel Cotto after Antonio Margarito pummeled him. Then he fights Joshua Clottey after failed negotiations with Mayweather. I recently read an article by Tyler Curtis titled,”Being a Boxing Fan May Be the Hardest Thing in the World of Sports” In the article he states you have fighters winning a belt and never fighting good opponents”. Manny Pacquaio is fighting for the vacant WBC Super Welter Weight World Title despite never fighting at super welter weight. What’s worst he cherry picked Antonio Margarito as his opponent and until yesterday the guy didn’t even have license to fight in the U.S.
You would have to be a fool to deny Manny Pacquaio’s great talent in the ring, but if you look carefully at his career since escaping the highly competitive super featherweight division. He has been jumping through divisions’ cherry picking the least competitive fighters in the weight class. For the casual boxing fan Manny Pacquaio is everything boxing needs, but for many hardcore boxing fans we know why you wouldn’t fight Joan Guzman in 2007, also why you didn’t rematch Juan Marquez again after he beat you in 2008. Freddie Roach has openly stated why they wouldn’t fight Shane Mosley and I quote,” because Shane Mosley is too good”. Every since Morales past the baton, by raising Manny’s hand in their last fight he hasn’t fought anyone coming off an impressive win. More times than that his opponents were coming off of big loses. Morales after Barrera, Oscar after Floyd, Hatton after Floyd, Cotto after Margarito, and then Joshua Clottey when Miguel Cotto had already beaten him, and now Margarito after Mosley. I understand professional boxing is also a business, but when fighters start collecting belts and never fighting good opponents things start going sour.
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King David, did you or did you not understand what I wrote in my piece? I started out by clearly emphasizing my disgust at this fight, that it was for a title and that it was also at catchweight. I am a much bigger fan of boxing than of any fighter out there today or in the past.
I will not write and pontificate about any boxer present or past because I like him and I do love to watch manny fight. I like to see fair evenly matched fights and fights where they are deserving. I hate the fact that it is so obvious that he is getting a chance because Arum is his promoter. If it was any other boxer the same Arum would be blasting him.
I hate it when any person gets on this or any other site and quotes totally inaccurate facts when in fact he is espousing his biased views to make one fighter look bad.
Floyd and Manny are the top fighters on the planet. It seems like one guys wants to fight while the other wants to play games or at least get an unfair advantage. That is not a fact but my view. I will not try to slant issues to make it seem like a fact.
Manny is wrong for taking this fight and people should not pay for it. Of course his dumb loyal fans will lap it up as will Floyd’s when he signs to fight Hatton or his brother. I will not. Instead of pressuring these guys to fight the fans of both sides make some of the dumbest excuses for both guys. I respect both styles of fighting and relish the thought of seeing them go.
I could care less who wins because it does not enhance my own legacy. I have seen some of greatest fights from the 60′s to now. I come from an era when no one accepted another as a co no 1 boxer. They had a showdown to settle it and sometimes a few more if the fights were close. Today they are scared to meet even once. Ecuses about money, weight, PEDS, promoters are weak. Just fight and may the best man win!!!!
When the truth is told about Mayweather outclassing the Pac-Cheat in a possible match-up, they react with insults. My advise to you all Pactards: Stay away from the Boxing Community. Come back when you’ve taught yourselves about the sweet science after which you’ll hopefully see why PBF is out of your midget idol’s reach in terms of boxing class
@bible of boxing
Right on! I’m a pac fan but even i am disgusted with this upcoming fight with Margarito, but it seems this is what we’re getting. Hopefully we get to see the fight that we all want by next year.
@King David, You are Spot On!!!!
Anybody in the top 5 in the WW Division would beat Pacquiao.
Mayweather and Mosely will CRUSH Pacquiao!
You have no idea how quickly I want this to happen!!!
the writer is one big jealous Scared Weather asslicker!!
@ The Bible of Boxing…a very factual and balanced comment. We need more of this.
Let me start by saying I strongly disagree that Manny should be fighting Margarito. It also upsets me that it is for a world title where neither is ranked nor never was ranked. It bugs me even more that it is at a catchweight. That’s it!
Now I strongly disagree with how this guy has slanted facts to make Manny look bad. He offered Marquez a rematch after he got robbed by a judge who incorrectly scored the 1st round 10-7 instead of 10-6. Marquez chose to fight Chris John in Asia and lost. Manny chose to fight him after he beat Barerra in a very close match and won in a very close match that probably could have gone either way. But the knockdowns may have sent it Manny’s way.
Manny decided to take on the naturally bigger Diaz at light weight and though a slight favourite, he won so easily that Oscar wanted piece of him. Note Oscar was the one who called him outnot the other way around. Manny declined because he felt he was too small so Oscar offered to meet at 147.
This meant Manny coming from 130 his regular weight or 135 where he last fought. It also meant Oscar coming down from 154 his regular weight or 150 where he last met Forbes. This is the facts and Oscar decided to get down to 147 early so he could get accustomed and have speed to match Manny. He was a huge favourite too and people were saying it is a disgrace for him to pick on such a small man. The rest is history.
Manny dropped to 140 to meet Hatton at his natrual weight but at the time Manny was still technically a 130-135 fighter. He destroyed Hatton and as the new cash cow everyone at welter wanted piece. He said he agreed to fight Cotto who had edged Clottey at 146 but only if Cotto would come in at 145.
Manny pursued Floyd who brought up PEDS so he fought the next available #4 contender. Mosley and Berto were tied up. Again he pursued Floyd and had to settle on Margocheater whom I already covered. I agree he probably could have fought Mosley earlier but that was a promtion thing, again I disagree with that too. Just fight the best to prove you are the best and that goes to all fighters, not just Manny.
@Douglas
“a weak lightweight champ David Diaz”…at the time, of the 3 Diaz champs, Julio was the weakest. He was beaten by a raw Juan Diaz. David was then the mature lightweight champ.
Hatton was unbeaten at 140 lbs, his natural weight.
De la Hoya was very much itching to fight Manny at the catchweight. Oscar agreed thinking beating the smaller man would be peanuts.
Everbody pacquiao has fought in past 5years has at least been ranked in top 5 of division. When he fought de la hoya pacquiao was the underdog
Above article is flawed. When Pac fought delahoya, it was the golden boy that cherry picked Pacman – thinking that he can blast him away in few rounds. Now, if writer is in Pacman’s shirt, won’t he fight the golden boy for a lot of money?
When Pac fought Hatton, the brits was a titleholder. He was not a damaged fighter, plus had a couple of years to recuperate from the KO from the Weeder. Again, if there is so much money at stake, if the writer has some sense and he is in Pacman’s shirt, will he not grab this chance to make few more dollars?
When Pac fought Clottey, although Clottey lost to Cotto, it was a close decision. He was not a beaten fighter. Clottey only lost the fight because he did not press on the 11th and 12th round. Clottey had all the advantages over Pac. Clottey just relinguesh his belt to fight Cotto. He was an unbeaten before that.
When Pac fought Cotto, Cotto was the Welterweight Champion. He may have been dealt with badly with his defeat from Margo the cheater, but he just had a fresh win over Clottey.
again, there is money on the table. If writer is on Pac’s shirt, will he miss this oppurtunity to make more $$$.
So, if Pac avoided this three big fights and decided to fight newcomers with no names, he would have missed making a total of $30,000,000 (combined) out of these three big fights!
This is all business and economics. Plus, Pac had already fought the very best as he climbed thru the ranks. I would encourage writer to write something about Weeder’s Cherry Picking, as well!
The fight with the cheater Margo is also very attractive in $$$$$ for Pac who has earned this privilege thru hard work in the ring. So, go for it Manny. Go chase the mighty $$$ and bring it home to your province. It gives you more ability to help the poor people in your congressional district!
@State of Texas, Berto is from Haiti….
pacman vs margarito is bringing an exciting fight. a david vs goliath production. dallas stadium will sparkle again. this time the fans will be equally divided.
who can top this in 2010?
you want sour….just watch smiley abnoy.
you want a real savage fight, watch pacman vs margarito.
@jr
Andre Berto is from America he’s from Miami FL.
@Fred, that’s like a man asking his wife, “I’m the boss of the house…ain’t I honey?”
The Crack Man is Arum’s puppet!
Pacman will fight anybody his promoter tells him to fight.
Douglas.your article was good.until about 75 percent of the rest of your article.manny pacquio beat ricky hatton by ko in rd 2 not rd 1.and the del hoya win is legit because manny was a big underdog and expected to lose and after the fact.that he pulled off.the upset.the excuses came raining.the marquez rematch could have gone ethier way.joshua clottey was a elite welterweight who no one to fight.and in my mind and to many hardcore fans was undefeated lost via robbery vs cotto and margirito and by a very controversial dq vs calos baldimir.and about joan guzman he was untested and was a prospect at the time of 2007.yes david daiz was a weak champ but was just comin off two upsets.and you forget his win over miguel cotto in which he won by 11th round tko.I say that I’m not happy with his choice to fight antoino margerito he doesn’t deserve a I fight with manny.I blame it for the most part on arum.but I manny would be smarter than that then to fight a fighter in margerito that knowingly loaded up his gloves to beat miguel cotto via tko 9.should not be able to fight in the u.s period.
@Let’s get it on, Are you being serious? You make me laugh my ass off!!
Manny Pacquiao is 5’4 on his tip toes. He fights old broken down has beens that are coming off of devastating losses. He avoids any and everyone in the top 5 of the WW Division. He would rather go up and fight a dummie for a bogus title rather than own the WW division.
Your little fella is a PURE JOKE AND THE WORLD OUTSIDE OF THE PHILIPINES HAS CAUGHT ON.
@Ash, search YouTube for “pacquiao exposed, there is the video of him saying it.
Excellent article.
Let’s watch the pactards write the infamous amount of bs, with no solid replies, but personal attacks to the writer.
I say they should be banned if their comments are not relevant to the article, let’s let the admins know.
Freddie Roach also said in an open statement
“Manny will outbox Jr, KO in the 2nd round”
@ MP–FMjr you are so correct i forgot about that part in history
OSCAR WAS BEGING MANNY TO FIGHT BECAUSE HE WANTED A SMALLER BUT EASIER NAME ON HIS RESUME–PLUS MAKE AN EASY 20 MILL LOL
manny at that time (FALL OF 2008) was still only thinking about dominating the LIGHTWEIGHT div.
that didn’t work out for OSCAR THAT WELL but instead it was a good WORKOUT FOR MANNY LOL
@ Tell it like it is
‘Old Man named Bob Arum. Freddie Roach cherry picked and avoided every African American fighter available. Just STFU and cancel the cheato fight and step in there with Mosely or Berto’
First of all, this question was not intended for you. It was for you know i’m right. Unless you are one and the same.
Secondly…I know I’m right because you can’t answer the question – Can these top feather/light weights, past and present, repeat or surpass Pacman’s win at welter. Yes or No answer buddy.
Lastly, what’s up with the African-American bulls? What is the color of Clottey and Ledwaba? are they purple or green? And are American born superior to African counterparts? Pls present the facts if you can.
By the way, Berto is from Haiti so he is not American – jackss.
Man, I’m good. You know why?- I’m coming up with these arguments that are original and these Floyd fans cannot argue with facts…they just keep spewing idiotic comments.
FLA, Kevy, and You know I’m right, all they do is just copy and past other people comments. Like for instance, Pac fought a weight-drained yada..yada..Pac has not fought at jr middleweight b4…etc,etc.etc…These guys cant come up with something original. Just show’s the limit of their brains…
“No matters what you said, only boxing history will judge Manny what he is and who he is?Because of Manny, the boxing world become alive again.He brought excitement and entertainment to the boxing world.Even Floyd who quit boxing came back from retirement.”
yeah right… floyd was really entertained of what he was seeing, pakman chopping ODLH to pcs. bit by bit… that was the real reason of his comeback
ONE THING IS FOR SURE AND REAL ‘FLOYD IS SCARED OF MANNY PACQUIAO!! THAT’S IT! PERIOD!
To State of Texas says
“Clottey is from where? Ghanna? You need to look where that is bro. Anyway, you pac fans are bunch of small ants crowding a small sugar crumb to survive. Try again.. get tested for steroidal cancer Pacqi”
You need to study your American History. Where did African-Americans came from? Africa, and try not to insult your ancestors…
Posted August 31, 2010
@ airduke
I was reposting what YOU originally wrote. I was unaware of what “steroidal cancer” was. So I simply googled it. I thought it was funny because, as you stated later, there is no such thing. The reason I put lol in, was because what came up when I googled, your phrase “steriodal cancer”, was that steriods were used to treat cancer. Looks like you need to touch up on your “steriodal facts” buddy. And Pac has not ever tested positive for any kind of preformance enhancers. So I dont even understand your point, on “steriodal cancer”
No matters what you said, only boxing history will judge Manny what he is and who he is?Because of Manny, the boxing world become alive again.He brought excitement and entertainment to the boxing world.Even Floyd who quit boxing came back from retirement.
@Tell It Like It Is says:
You saying, Pacquiao avoiding every African American boxers? Pacman is calling out even Floyd to face him inside the squared ring, do u know that? Floyd got the best record, so why would you want to pit Pacman with other lesser American nlgga fighters? Ahhh, do other nlgga boxers in a freakin conspiracy to give Pacman a loss? Maybe, for a syndicated move to preserve Floyd’s unblemished record uh so he stays at top. Well well well, what do you know. Once they cracked the Pacman, Floyd will be on top without actually facing Pacquiao who can give him the loss. Tell Floyd not to be scared and come out from that vacation !!! LMAO
maypicker
Clottey was top 5. They chose him because he was top 5 WW and his style suited Pac not to mention that he hadn’t won an important fight since beating Zab Judah and he just officially came off a “loss” to Cotto.
Styles make fights and Pac has clearly avoided the “too good” styles. More specifically any fighter that is fast, slick and is a counter puncher. Last time we watched him fight an “elite” fighter that was similar to this style was vs JMM.
if he wins this fight, middleweight div, he should climb to heavyweight then…
@wa-il, he doesn’t have to fight all of them…Just 1 one of them in the top 5! That’s all. Stop the fights like Cheato Clottey!
i personally think that if pakman fight all the featherweights and welterweights fighters would deprived us of his greatness… w/ so little time by the way.
@JRD, I think before I type every word. The Crack Man is a PURE JOKE, HYPED and CREATED by the likes of the Old Man named Bob Arum. Freddie Roach cherry picked and avoided every African American fighter available. Just STFU and cancel the cheato fight and step in there with Mosely or Berto.
Anyone in the top 5 of the WW division would humiliate, expose, and knock the midget clean out.
He is NOTHING…A PURE JOKE to the real fighters out there and you know it!
FILIPINO’S AND PACTARDS HAVE YOUR HERAD IN THE SAND. THE MIDGET IS A JOKE!
I certaninly am not a philipino or the like and i will always attend and watch a manny fight prefering it every time to mayweathers contests simply because although boxing is or was originaly the boble are what most fight fans want to see when having paid expensive entrance fees is a genuine fight not a ballet contest were the oposition is backing away and countering good as many fighters are using this method Manny fights on the front foot unless pushed back by a better apponant during the contest but resumes to the front foot again ASP even after taking good shots .So good as both boxers are in their own right ,give me mannys offensive style every time to floyds because he is far more exciting in every way a true little warrior like baby jake matala who constantly only came forward.
@you know i’m right
‘Until Pacquiao starts fighting genuine contenders, everyone with the exception of the Filipino’s will stop watching’
Buddy,
Let’s put Pacquiao victories at the higher weight at perspective. Pacquiao was fighthing at the featherweight division up to 2008.
Featherweight man! How many featherweights do you know climbed to welterweight (including junior)and fought these fighters (Cotto, ODLH, Hatton, Clottey) and demolished them.
Can the current top dogs do what Manny did? Here’s a few of them (includes lightweights and jr welters)
* JMM
* Katsidis
* Bradley
* Khan
* Chris John
* Juanma Lopez
* Salido
And by the way, truimphing like Manny means knocking your opponent out senseless or making them quit. Not winning on points like what Floyd does. (i.e can JMM knocked out Hatton, the way Manny did it?)
Think..before you type
@henry, every reads because most can’t stand The Crack Man. Pactards like you are the only ones that disagrees with him!!!
The Crack Man is a JOKE!!!! PERIOD!!!
what fans?? a fans compose of flomos like you?? try to think for a while what will happen to this boxing blog if the so-called writer dont write an article about pacman just for a single day
@Pactards, The fans have been sayin EXACTLY what the writer has been saying for quite a while. Until Pacquiao starts fighting genuine contenders, everyone with the exception of the Filipino’s will stop watching.
Justify it all you want, all that he is saying is true. His fights are bogus, meaningless, and weak.
He should just start challenging women.
The writer clearly does not know what he is talking baout….Ricky Hatton was knocked out in the 2nd round, not the 1st!!!!!!!!
THIS WRITER IS JUST SOUR GRAPING.
HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK MAYWEATHER GROUP AND GOLDEN BOY PROM. PAYS FOR THIS ARTICLE.
MAYBE $1 JUST GUESSING.
TO DEAR FRIEND DOUGLAS BATISTE:
WHATEVER YOU SAY AGAINST MANNY PACQUIAO, HE IS THE MOST SENSATIONAL FIGHTER OF OUR GENERATION. ALL FIGHTERS HE HAS DEFEATED AS MENTIONED BY MR. DOUGLAS BATISTE ARE ALL ONCE UPON A TIME CHAMPIONS AND TOUGH FIGHTERS. IF HE IS CHOOSY, WHY FLOYD MAYWEATHER IS SCARED TO FACE HIM IN THE RING? THIS GUY HAS AN UNDEFEATED RECORD TO HIS CREDIT. BUT WHERE IS HE? HE HAS LOT OF EXCUSES AND CONCESSIONS. DO YOU THINK THAT THE MATCHUP BETWEEN MARGARITO AND PACMAN A FAIR DEAL? IT IS NOT. PACMAN MAY OR MAY NOT BE DEFEATED. LET US SEE THE ACTION. THEY ARE BOTH AGGRESSIVE FIGHTERS. WE CANNOT DISCOUNT A TOE TO TOE FIGHT. ENORMOUS FRICTION IS IN THE PROCESS AT THE START OF THE BELL. EITHER A KNOCKOUT OR TKO IS IN THE MAKING COME NOVEMBER 13, 2010 AND A DECISION IS A REMOTE VERDICT. IT IS AN INTERESTING FIGHT TO WATCH AND EVERYBODY WILL ENJOY, A FORMER CHAMPION VS. P4P KING AND I EXPECT EVEN FORMER BOXING CHAMPIONS AND CURRENT CHAMPIONS LIKE BERTO, MARTINEZ, WILLIAMS, BRADLEY, MOSLEY INCLUDING FLOYD MAYWEATHER AND ALL FIGHTERS DEFEATED BY PACMAN WILL NEVER MISS WATCHING THIS BOUT BETWEEN PACMAN AND MARGARITO.
PACKMAN, I BELIEVE IS DEFINITELY THE UNDERDOG IN THIS FIGHT. BUT HE HAS THE HEART AND THE COURAGE TO CARRY THE FIGHT TO THE END WITHOUT FEAR NO MATTER HE IS BEATEN BY KNOCKOUT. PACMAN IS A SUPER HERO AND WARRIOR IN THE RING. HE EARNS LOT OF PRAISE FROM PEOPLE WHO LOVE BOXING EXCEPT THOSE WHO HATE HIM OUT OF ENVY AND JEALOUSY.
JACK FLORES
BOXING ANALYST
MANILA, PHILIPPINES
TO DEAR FRIEND DOUGLAS BATISTE:
WHATEVER YOU SAY AGAINST MANNY PACQUIAO, HE IS THE MOST SENSATIONAL FIGHTER OF OUR GENERATION. ALL FIGHTERS HE HAS DEFEATED AS MENTIONED BY MR. DOUGLAS BATISTE ARE ALL ONCE UPON A TIME CHAMPIONS AND TOUGH FIGHTERS. IF HE IS CHOOSY, WHY FLOYD MAYWEATHER IS SCARED TO FACE HIM IN THE RING? THIS GUY HAS AN UNDEFEATED RECORD TO HIS CREDIT. BUT WHERE IS HE? HE HAS LOT OF EXCUSES AND CONCESSIONS. DO YOU THINK THAT THE MATCHUP BETWEEN MARGARITO AND PACMAN A FAIR DEAL? IT IS NOT. PACMAN MAY OR MAY NOT BE DEFEATED. LET US SEE THE ACTION. THEY ARE BOTH AGGRESSIVE FIGHTERS. WE CANNOT DISCOUNT A TOE TO TOE FIGHT. ENORMOUS FRICTION IS IN THE PROCESS AT THE START OF THE BELL. EITHER A KNOCKOUT OR TKO IS IN THE MAKING COME NOVEMBER 13, 2010 AND A DECISION IS A REMOTE VERDICT. IT IS AN INTERESTING FIGHT TO WATCH AND EVERYBODY WILL ENJOY, A FORMER CHAMPION VS. P4P KING AND I EXPECT EVEN FORMER BOXING CHAMPIONS AND CURRENT CHAMPIONS LIKE BERTO, MARTINEZ, WILLIAMS, BRADLEY, MOSLEY INCLUDING FLOYD MAYWEATHER AND ALL FIGHTERS DEFEATED BY PACMAN WILL NEVER MISS WATCHING THIS BOUT BETWEEN PACMAN AND MARGARITO.
PACKMAN, I BELIEVE IS DEFINITELY THE UNDERDOG IN THIS FIGHT. BUT HE HAS THE HEART AND THE COURAGE TO CARRY THE FIGHT TO THE END WITHOUT FEAR NO MATTER HE IS BEATEN BY KNOCKOUT. PACMAN IS A SUPER HERO AND WARRIOR IN THE RING. HE EARNS LOT OF PRAISE FROM PEOPLE WHO LOVE BOXING EXCEPT THOSE WHO HATE HIM OUT OF ENVY AND JEALOUSY.
JACK FLORES
BOXING ANALYST
MANILA, PHILIPPINES
For you maybe! But if you truly believe that, why bother spend your time writing an article about Pacquiao? Oh, I get it, you´re loving so much attention. That´s must be it.
Some of the things this writer wrote can be verified, watch “Pacquiao exposed” on youtube, if you are a Pacfan, you don’t want to see this.
101,Is on the button there,What would the Mayweather v Hatton outcome have been if Cortez had not been in Mayweather corner!
because had hatton been allowed to come any where near Floyd and fight on the inside which was Ricky’s strength!! with out Cortez shouting break every two seconds it could have been a very different story,allso the point which Cortez took off hatton had the desired affect of madding Ricky and ultimate his game plan went out of the window!!!Ricky Hatton was fighting two in the ring that night and didn’t do a bad job at that.
A clearly biased article. Except for the lightweight division, and this upcoming fight with Margacheato, Pac fought and defeated (by KO, with the exception of JMM in the superfeatherweight) all opponents. It’s not that he won, but how he won. Hatton gave Mayweather a heck of a fight in the first half of their match, watch it dude before you say anything else. Pac gave him no more than 2 rounds. And all of you saying the JMM Mayweather fight at Welterweight, JMM is a different fighter back then when he faced Pacquiao when he was a superfeatherweight. Remember the Mayweather Castillo 1 fight, how the heck did Mayweather win that one? It was more controversial that the Pac-JMM fight.
An Honest Pacman Fan
Pac is still discrediting his name. Its still a “rumor” that he is selecting and continuing to spread. Should we accept this from the congressman, FOTD, P4P #1? Better asked HOW do you accept this when he’s about to fight this guy?
As for Sr “starting the rumor”. That’s hard to prove because in fact after team Pac’s 1st fight with Morales they hired a former BALCO employee as his conditioning coach that seemed shady. It’s also been reported (well before Sr said anything) by numerous boxers and sparring partners and known by people in the business that Wild Card Gym has “performance enhancers” running wild inside. That’s weird? Not to mention Freddie Roach training a roided James Toney (who was busted not once BUT twice) and attempted to pretend that it was his medication that made him test positive. That’s shady too. Also what do you think people thought when the former BALCO employee Alex Ariza went on record and stated that “Manny has no idea what he puts in his body, and that I make special blends for Pac to take”. Maybe this was Sr continuing the “rumor” that was already in place. It just wasn’t a popular “rumor”. Sr just expressed how he felt from what others thought? People just actually listen to Sr and if they had truly believed he was/is crazy, retarded or what ever else they call him they wouldn’t have believed anything he said in the first place.
As for the ex-girlfriend/Arum comment. I know exactly what you mean and if your one to not just point fingers at Floyd for not fighting Cotto (a glorified Gatti), Margarito (a glorified Baldo) or Clottey (a glorified punching bag) in the past than we’re cool. I don’t think any one of them would have beat Floyd and IF he did fight them people would say he avoided the people he in fact fought. Easily put, would any of them beaten Hoya at 154 back in 2006-2007? I don’t think Arum nor Mayweather wanted anything to do with each other. Yet people just hate Mayweather and are clearly biased and like to use the term “scared” a lot.
Anyway I never said Sr was in the right and if there was a “rumor” or not the fight STILL could have been made. I mean Arum just got a fighter with no license who was busted for attempting to cheat and hadn’t looked good in the ring in over 2 years a title fight with the FOTD, P4P #1 Pac and at a catchweight. If he can do that, the fight earlier this year could have been made by two guys he used to promote and/or still promotes. Easily.
Now the alleged second time is safe to say that Floyd didn’t want to fight anymore this year. If you look at history its not far fetched but still his fought IMO. So in my point of view both have walked away. Pac being the first because he and Arum wanted to fight in court. Which could have been avoided and ignored and the business could have been in the ring. I don’t think Arum wanted Pac to fight Mayweather as Arum didn’t want Mayweather to fight Hoya. Maybe its time for Pac to leave Arum on the curb too.
pac is a ladyboy lovin philipino midget sissy on steroids hidin under his mother freddie roach the bigest drug dealer in boxing historys skirt
@F.L.A
Mate…. Pac is not spreading rumors… spreading rumors is when the whole world doesn’t know anything.. when they don’t have suspicions… then you start something up to raise suspicion or curiousity…
Margarito’s case is not as so… the incident already happened ages ago… and pretty much everyone here already has their mind made up on what to believe.. Pac just answered what his opinion is.. not to sway people’s opinion (because as I’ve said they already had one)..
On Sr.’s case, yes he got asked on what his thoughts are about Pac.. is this in the same light the question was asked.. Pac got asked what he thinks of the dilemma Margarito is in…. Sr got asked what he thinks of Pac as a fighter.. now tell me is that the same to you? He definitely STARTED the rumor… and there is no argument here.. because if you even tried.. then you’d only look foolish…
And as for Arum not being able to get a single top rank fighter to fight with an ex fighter.. I don’t know how that is hard to understand.. check this analogy.. do you think it would be easy to get your ex-gf (which you left in bad terms by the way) to hook up with a mate of yours?
And you say Pac chose to fight in the court room… well if there was no rumor made on the first place.. there’d only be a fight in the ring..
Chase where everything started… who did the wrong thing first..
You already admitted that Pac is doing the wrong thing by slandering Margarito…
Therefor..
Mayweathers did the wrong thing first because they slandered Pac…
Everything else after that is a reaction to what the Mayweathers did……
Manny didn’t choose De La Hoya. The fight was set to be a Mayweather-De la Hoya rematch, Floyd decided he wanted to stay retired instead and so as the recognised third best fighter on the planet Pacquiao was given the chance to step in. He was a huge underdog going into the fight as everyone expected Oscar to be far too big and strong for him. Freddie Roach however, responded to these comments in the pre fight build up on HBO’s 24/7 show by saying that Oscar could no longer pull the trigger. The Hatton fight was at light welterweight and Manny won it in two rounds. For what its worth, these are the two fight that put him in the mainstream spotlight. Cotto was also seen as a very dangerous live opponent by most experts going into the fight.
Although I must agree that David Diaz was a paper champion and a cherry picked opponent. Clottey was a very winnable fight for Pacquiao however, he was and still is a top 5 welterweight contender and as Manny had just beat Cotto and Mosley and Mayweather were both tied up with one another he was a good choice as an opponent in that Roach could have picked a much easier defense against the likes of Zab Judah or Jose Luis Castillo as both fights would have arguably been more lucrative.
The only fight left now is Floyd, not Margaritto !
@F.L.A
Everything else that you talked about.. with Arum purposely doint what he did allegedly to not make the fight with Mayweather has been covered for so long now.. and even you can’t really prove your theory..
“that was started or repeated by the congressman ”
- This is where you fail, did Pac include everyone else on the court case because they resounded the accusation the Mayweathers started on him… no
- So it is not the same..
I repeat.. Pac did not start it.. he got asked what his thoughts are about Margarito..
If he answered no.. I bet you’d be the first one to say… “Listen to this guy.. he is so rediculous for covering up on a dirty guy”.. mate, I could be wrong but I got a feeling you would have..
Either way, however Pac would have answered the media, someone will come and bash him.. just like what you are doing now…
An Honest Pacman Fan
As I’ve said, I hate Margarito and according to the law served his time. I’ve also stated that I think Arum should have given us Margarito Cotto II. This validates how I feel on him continuing to fight. I just think Margarito getting the chance to fight Pac is wrong let a lone for a title and at a catch.
Plenty of other deserving fighters out there.
Anyway, of course it’s not EXACTLY the same but its still a “rumor” that was started or repeated by the congressman that is slandering Margarito’s name and is still hurting his reputation after he served his time for what he was charged for. Pac is accusing of something different. As I said slander is slander and all of this is just as ridiculous as it was when Pac to skipped out on fighting Mayweather in a ring just to fight in a court room over hurt feelings. Margarito by all means should do the same and everyone should back him on this ridiculous nonsense like they did Pac earlier this year that way this fight now wouldn’t get made just as if that was the original agenda by Team Pac earlier this year when taking Mayweather and crew to court. The fight didn’t get made and Arum never jumped through the hoops like he did for Margarito. Arum knows how to deal with Mayweather, how did Arum become such a poor promoter that he couldn’t get Pac to fight him when clearly Floyd was ready to fight. Hence him accepting the 10 million dollar weight fine which I thought would have been the actual reason for a deal to never be made.
People like to cop out and say Pac just does what he’s told. How do we know Arum wants this fight and is not allowing Pac to fight Floyd? If Pac has ZERO say as everyone likes to point out.
where do so many stupid people come from and how do they write articles without opposable thumbs? afraid of mosley and black men in general? weird, beyond weird. in case you have noticed black men are generally not doing very well in boxing these days. and the quote about mosely is ridiculous—it is a lie, straight out. mosley is way past his prime. mosley was cherry picked by mayweather because of his age and his inability to fight anybody who moves. he has fast hands but has slow legs and was tailor made for mayweather. i told everyone before the fight mosley has no chance. look at his record, he always loses to movers. he would have trouble with packy as well, because he gives angles and moves well. but if you stand right in front of mosley you have problems. in return, margy was made for mosley, as he bores straight in.
@F.L.A
I don’t know if you have read my posts on older articles…
I also don’t like Pac fighting Margarito.. because I do feel that he doesn’t deserve a pay day of this magnitude…
And I don’t like the title fight…
And I will not be paying for this fight..
But I will watch it because I know this will be fun to watch…
Just so you know
Pacquiao is going to fight a young, big and nasty Margarito… and his career turning to sour?
Yeah maybe… because there’s a big chance he will lose!
@Tob’s tangu
Check your facts and don’t mention Christ in here. You must be blind man.
@othero
really it it biased? mannys last fights are againt looser n loosers only thats true. and the people who you say ballots to vote in “Fighter of the Decade” declared jmm won the second fight on their personal score´s
and quote
“Pacquiao wins the vacant Ring Magazine jr. lightweight world title. Ring Magazine awarded the belt to Pacquiao but did not believe he won the fight.”
better think twice and get facts right next time.
Batiste: you are such a liar! You like to twist facts huh?
FYI and this is the FACT!!!
Oscar De La Hoya pick Pacquiao after the Mayweather rematch went down the drain. Pacquiao DID NOT pick Oscar. Manny was supposed to defend his lightweight belt to either Edwin Valero or Humberto Soto on November ’08. Then Oscar came into the picture and said “hey Manny you wany to earn 15 million dollars? If yes then fight me, the golden boy”. Who is stupid enough to decline that offer? Of course Manny was not stupid and took the fight. Then after that fight, THE REST WAS HISTORY! This story will be on the record books and not the LIES that you wrote here! LOSER!!!
aticle SUCKS — VERY MISLEADING!! DOUGLAS BATISTE is the “CHERRY PICKING”. he’s CHERRY PICKING PAC’S CAREER!
failing to mention the fact that “CHERRY PICKING” FLOYD REFUSE to fight COTTO-when he was undefeated REFUSE to fight MARGARITO– after he beat COTTO & was one of the biggest stars out there. REFUSE to fight CLOTTY at anytime. AND STILL REFUSES to fight ANDRE BERTO or PAUL WILLIAMS to date!!! but most of these writers wants to call him a great welterweight or some kind of legend?? nobody is putin pressure on MAYWEATHER to fight the best in his DIVISION ?? but it’s alright for him to CHERRY PICK OVER THE HILL HAS BEENS AND LITTLE DUDES ?? WAKE UP BATISTE !!!
@state of texas
Yeah, coward Floyd Jr fought the no.2 and no.3 P4P but so scared to fight the no.1 P4P. Your words will backfire at you
So, what’s your excuse???
lets go for UFC
you maybe right that pac cherry picked his way up to seven titles…….but on the other hand, how come no one else been able to do that? im a huge pac fan but if pac wins this so called eighth title..i wouldnt count it in my mind…and isnt anyone worried that pac may not be in the best shape…..this congress thing must be takin up a lot of his time, im sure he’s not in the gym or playin basketball as much when he’s not training for a fight
Despite what these Finicky fans sy….GREAT ARTICLE!!!
@ floydfanpointblank
Thank you. It’s as simple as that.
@F.L.A
“This is no different than what Sr and many others did to HIM earlier this year”
- Mate the difference is that Pac didn’t start this rumor.. and actual jury already banned Margarito because they (his team) got caught about to do something illegal….
Pac… has not been caught.. on anything.. and Pac didn’t start any rumor.. it was already out there…
Too bias.. as far as you keep insisting that you are not.. you are too quick to put Pac to the level where the Mayweathers are…. you are way too far off……
Great homework dude, great way to write this article, really great article, in the mean time SHUT THE HECK UP !!!
airdukes
Right but he’s still accusing someone of something that is not proven. That is the point.
We all know Arum wanted Pac to fight Margarito but we all also know that Pac didn’t have to accept he fight. In fact Roach states that Pac specifically wanted Margarito, probably not as much as Arum wanted him though.
Plenty of other fighters out there for Pac and if he truly believes what he states than why is a Congressman rewarding him with this great opportunity?
Again, slander is slander. Pac has no proof of what he is stating. What Margarito was “punished” for was being held responsible for tapering of the wraps. Pac is stating that Margarito in fact knew rather than just being responsible.
Its horrible I know. But so was Pac deciding to fight in a court room rather than a ring. This fight should take place in a court room too. Pac should be held responsible of his “slander” because we he states is not what Margarito was proven guilty of. Pac in turn is hurting his reputation. This should not be tolerated as it wasn’t earlier this year when Pac ran to court and not a ring.
This is by far one of the best articles I have ever read on this site.
To Fla,
You do have rights to disagree on Pacquiao’s action and my position. I do commend on Pacquiao’s making that statement since he’s up for statements like yours. Plus, Pacquiao took the less travel road since he went against his promoter’s conviction on Margarito’s case.
Pacquiao comments indicated that he too don’t approve on Margarito’s action and denials. Since his promoter picked Margarito, he respected his promoter’s decision despite differing opinion. Once again, Pacman made a conservative comment not a reckless accusation, based on the outcome of Nevada & California’s boxing commission’s decision.
airdukes
Yes I understand what your saying but the point STILL is that he’s accusing Margarito of something that cant be proven. Margarito was punished for being held responsible for the wraps being tampered with. Not that he actually did it or knew of it but is being held responsible for what was done. Kind of like the driver of a bank robbery. You didn’t steal the money but where still involved in the crime.
We cant know for sure if he knew or not and by accusing without proof is no different than what everyone did to Pac. Which ultimately led to Mayweather and Pac not fighting. Pac is being no different by accusing someone without proof. How can we the fans let this happen? How can we let Pac ruin Margarito’s legacy and integrity. How can we stand for this when there was outrage earlier this year when another fighter made accusations without proof. This will not be tolerated and Congressman Pac should be taken to court and pay this price for slandering Margarito’s name and reputation. This is horrible for boxing. Shame on a congressman to do this.
Listen guys, may weather packman, will happen , there is to much money involved for it not to,
Pacman is not scared of anyone, neither is may weather, they just want to make the most money possible, as they are coming to the end of there careers , they will make like 100 million each, if they play there cards right , so stop call each other names, and just wait and see what happens ok trust me, I know boxing as I have promoted many good fights, tyson, ruddock , and Burt cooper Dewitt, I know the game and this is a classic
To Fla,
I would say that both cases are different and non-comparable. Mayweathers accused Pacman of peds without proof but hearsys. On the other hand, Pacquiao is making a statement on Margarito’s case based on the outcome of California and Nevada’s Boxing Commission decision on denying to renew Margarito’s boxing license.
One thing to point out though ( a gem in the midst of chaos), Pacquiao did admit that Margarito has acted unlawfully but give him a second chance to fight him and earn this biggest payday that Margarito will ever receive in his boxing career.
Pacquiao is having a “Gladiator Moment” (from the Gladiator Movie): Maximos the gladiator, Maximos the merciful!
Nossy
“If it was easy picking then why would over a million viewers would even bother to purchase his fights”
Because he’s exciting and the fans know he comes to fight. His style is very exciting but as you said lately his opposition seems “picked” and IMO weak.
The best fight the best and we haven’t been getting that from Pac, Roach and Arum. Plus, if he does fight someone with a potential threat there is a “catch” to it.
Mayweather vs Pacquiao will never get made while both fighters are at the top.. one of the two will get upset which will kill the fight.. Arum is just trying to make sure the upset is in his favor by matching pacquiao with top rank fighters, so in case a upset happens he can make a return bout and make more money.
It does seem pacquaio had cherry picked his recent opponents but it was never walk in a park for him. Because If it was easy picking then why would over a million viewers would even bother to purchase his fights. Duh!
airdukes
I wasn’t being serious. Margarito wont sue the guy that’s allowing him to be relevant in boxing let a lone receive a big pay day.
The point is, Pac is doing what he got hurt feelings from when Media, fighters, fans and more specifically Mayweather Sr said they believed he was doing drugs.
Pac is being no different by accusing Margarito of knowing his gloves where tampered with. That’s slander because there is no proof and Pac is just ruining Margarito’s reputation now. This is no different than what Sr and many others did to HIM earlier this year. I think congressman Pac should be taken to court now.
To FLA,
Following up with your comments, if Pacman has commented slander on Margarito’s plastergate. Margarito has also the rights to sue Pacquiao. But his future lawyers (not his current lawyer due to conflict of interest) would not advise to sue Pacquiao since the Court of Law will open the pandora’s box. Specifically, Margarito will avoid swearing: “Do you swear to tell the truth and nothing but the truth so help me God!”
damn this site is crazy people are going hard for pac but fact is if pac would of took the deal when it first hit the table we would know who is the better fighter but he didnt he spit at 14 day cut off and then turned around a year later and said it was fine truth be told i dont think any of them are scared i think the both just want to call the shots
airdukes
Wrong, both have declined. Pac being the first when wanted to fight in a court room in the first round of negotiations. Then Mayweather wanted to go on “vacation” to Florida in the “alleged” second round. It’s even. If Pac would have just fought the first time there would have been no “alleged” second round, no Clottey fight, no Margarito fight and no comments like this. IMO we possibly would have had a rematch of Floyd and Manny
But no Pac wanted to fight in a court room. I think Margarito should sue Pac for Slander now. Pac is making accusations that Margarito KNEW his wraps where tampered with. This slander is hurting Margarito’s reputation and Pac should be taken to court for these careless and hurtful unproven accusations. This is embarrassing, pitiful and wrong from the Congressman, FOTD and P4P #1 to be doing to Margarito. There is no proof of this. He should pay the price. This fight shouldn’t be happening in a ring but in a court room.
youre out of yourself man pacman is the greatest boxer of all times period.
To J Cruze,
There’s nothing to google since the word doesn’t exist. Since you’re in a “lol” state, enlighten me on “Steriodal Cancer” based on you understanding.
@ air dukes
google “steroidal cancer” lol
To STX,
Following up with your logic. Then Mayweather will have a big asterisk next to his name in the boxing history. Various living boxing legends have voiced out on Mayweather’s decision to decline Pacquiao’s challenge. Ali was flamboyant on his great days but he did not refuse a great fight/challenge. It’s like MJ on Lebron’s decision to join Wade in Miami.
look idk about afro-americans but pacman has been in the ring with the same type of fighters since jmm slow or just come fowerd it would be nice to see his speed and power against a slick type counter style im mean you can say what you want about floyd he’s been in there with all types expt some one like paul williams but who really has
@ air dukes
How do you know i’m African American? I never said i was. And like i said someones using my name.
Another whining article by a blogger using another fake name.
They should call this site, boxingwhiners24.com
I anticipated you saying that (avoid african-american fighters) but I’m glad you said it. I disagree on your position and I’ll let you ponder and chew on why Mayweather declined Pacquiao’s challenge after all of his self-proclaim statements that “I’m the greatest and better than Ali and Sugar Ray.”
Don’t even start on blood testing and ped’s comments since it don’t add value to the conversation
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Because Pacquiao knows what he has to do. Look he had Mayweather where he wanted him with the first contract but things fall apart in life. And if Mayweather was scared of Pacgirl there wouldn’t even be any negotiations in the first place. What you got to remember it’s all about egos here.
Pacquiao just fought Clottey who wasn’t ranked even in the top 10 in boxing. Now he’s about to fight Margarito who isn’t ranked period. Floyd fought #2 in Marquez and #3 in Mosley. And beat them both easily. Pacquiao didn’t make the clottey fight look easy and clottey didnt throw many punches but when he did they landed. Berto, Bradley, paul, are too tall an order for pacquiao. Pacquiao is only good against punching bags like in the gym. Cotto, Clottey, and now Margarito they are walking mummy’s waiting to be hit. Floyd has mor speed then Pacquiao, his timing is what’s going to kill Pacquiao though if they ever fight, his defence is light years better than pacquiao, his accuracy is better than pacquiao, his chin is better than pacquiao. See where I’m going here? Pacquiao hasn’t been tested with a boxing counter puncher since marquez and marquezes counter punching is childs play compared to Floyd. Pacquiao will be a cake walk. Mark my word if it happens. It won’t be close at all. It will be a lopsided victory for Floyd if he doesn’t knock out Floyd. A well placed punch will beat pacquiao and Floyd will consistantly land them. Floyd wont stand there to be hit with a 10 punch combo. and another fact is Pacquiao won’t throw 1200 hundred punches either. If he throws a hundred punches at Floyd in a round he’s gonna get countered almost 100 times and that will make for a bad night for pac. Not to mention he gets cut and bruised so easily. Floyd is gona beat him up
To State of Texas says
“Clottey is from where? Ghanna? You need to look where that is bro. Anyway, you pac fans are bunch of small ants crowding a small sugar crumb to survive. Try again.. get tested for steroidal cancer Pacqi”
You need to study your American History. Where did African-Americans came from? Africa, and try not to insult your ancestors…
@ airdukes
To STX,
Here’s a better question for you and try to be objective: What makes Ledwaba and Clottey different from other african-american fighters?
Good question. Styles. Like you have European style fighters, Slick fighters which are the African Americans, counter punchers in the mexicans, Lots of spanish fighters fight on heart and will, African fighters coming up are limited on resources to train so their style stays with them from when they start their career. Like clottey and Ndou have like the same style. As you can see African Americans are usually the more slick of the fighter….
Sure whatever dude, represent your state.
I’m really disgusted by the way boxing transformed itself these last few years. They will bend the rules and not justify fights like Pac vs Marga… Its insane to have one man drain himself to suit the smaller tiny fighter.
State of Texas
F.L.A. = Florida… Pensacola, right up the road from Mr. Jones Jr to be exact.
Clottey is from where? Ghanna? You need to look where that is bro. Anyway, you pac fans are bunch of small ants crowding a small sugar crumb to survive. Try again.. get tested for steroidal cancer Pacqi
F.L.A-We-Don’t-Play
Who the F are you? Haha, boring. Try and keep it simple son, don’t over due it. These pac fans aren’t too smart. And you sound like a scholar from a55 town Indiana. Go feed your pig. IDIOT.
@ airdukes
Sorry bro someone used my name to play around
To STX,
Here’s a better question for you and try to be objective: What makes Ledwaba and Clottey different from other african-american fighters?
Damn this article hits home for how boxing is becoming. So much truth in this article.
I’m a big fan of Pac’s but its hard to praise this great fighter ever since he last fought JMM. I give him praise for beating Cotto but again, the fact he wanted an advantage as Freddie Roach likes to say and make it a catchweight (for a title) is just poor.
We know for a FACT that they avoid dangerous fighters, or styles that wont compliment Pac’s. AKA a technical style, a counter punching style, a fighter with speed.
Whens the last time Pac fought someone fast?
Margarito is going to be the slowest fighter Pac has EVER faced. Pac’s opposition is getting worse by every fight and if there is some potential threat, there’s some kind of “catch” to it. It’s sad.
Because of Freddie Roach’s comments and how he talked of other fighters and styles is one of the main reasons I have Pac being technically broke down and beaten by Mayweather. It is clear as day they avoid fighters with technical skills and ring smarts. Mayweather is the best of the best when it comes to these skills. Its not hard to look at this point of view and say Arum never intended to deal with his former fighter (Mayweather) and planned on jumping through EVERY SINGLE hoop known to make sure he could get Margarito in the ring with Pac instead of every other deserving fighter in the sport.
I ask, when will we see Pac fight a fighter coming off of a great win?
or
When will we see Pac fight without any kind of “catchweight” vs a champion?
I like Pac but for a FACT he and his team have loudly and proudly openly avoided fighters as if was a fad. How do we know they didn’t avoid Mayweather especially in the 1st round of negotiations? Around the time Freddie was saying that Pac wasn’t ready for a fighter like Mayweather in March and that they would need more time to prepare etc etc etc….
How do we know he’s not avoiding Martinez, Berto, Mosley (again), Bradley, Alexander or even Pwill? Anyone who’s not a biased fan of his can see how this point of view is valid due to the fact of him fighting Clottey who came off a loss and now Margarito who hasn’t looked good in the ring in over 2 years, let alone deserve a title shot.
We should be getting Margarito vs Cotto II: Redemption
and if Mayweather does fight and its not Pac, it should be Martinez, Pwill or Berto in that order.
@State of Texas, I will name you one. Pacman is calling out Floyd Mayweather to face him inside the ring. Guess what? He’s on vacation lmao
Pacqi is the biggest coward boxing has ever dealt with. He runs away from African American fighters, take on inside jobs, and when a fight is on the line, he uses the excuse oh i’m going to run for office. LOL
Yup. Coward.
OKAY air dookie
name one african american fighter he fought?
go ahead air dookie
air dookie
MY FACTS ARE LEGIT.
To State of Texas says:
“Here are the facts, Pacqi won’t fight African American fighter for god knows the reason. Maybe he is afraid of big black guys. Maybe he feels INSECURE. Maybe he feels SMALL and TINY. Boxing is a sport for talented athlete, not a staged fight. Arum and Jones will stage the biggest fake fight in history. This is the reason why Floyd doesnt want to deal with Pacqi. His hands are clean of drug and scandal.”
The above comments are not facts but reckless comments and you should be ashamed to call yourself State of Texas.
ok pac fans so floyd is scared atleast thats what you say well how bout martinez p williams berto mosley are they all scared too?…. HELL NOW IM GETTING SCARED
Who the F is using my identity. Whatever, thanks. We think alike.
@State of Texas are you effin blind? African American boxers are in a freakin conspiracy to put one of their kind at the top. Floyd knows he can be defeated and he sure is tremblingly scared of the Pacman. Now, they are into a syndicated move to preserve Floyd’s zero loss so he stays at top. Each and every african american handlers and managers are pitting Pacquiao against other tough black fighters with their sly purpose of cracking the Pacnut. Once they carcked the Pacman, Floyd will be on top without actually facing his toughest opponent that can give him his loss.
Now are you getting this syndicated conspiracy of the black fighters?
Could have, should have…. the thing is that what happened happened! Im sure if he beat up campbell, or Bradley… you guys will surely say he could have fought this or should have fought that.
To S of TX,
I anticipated you saying that (avoid african-american fighters) but I’m glad you said it. I disagree on your position and I’ll let you ponder and chew on why Mayweather declined Pacquiao’s challenge after all of his self-proclaim statements that “I’m the greatest and better than Ali and Sugar Ray.”
Don’t even start on blood testing and ped’s comments since it don’t add value to the conversation.
Here are the facts, Pacqi won’t fight African American fighter for god knows the reason. Maybe he is afraid of big black guys. Maybe he feels INSECURE. Maybe he feels SMALL and TINY. Boxing is a sport for talented athlete, not a staged fight. Arum and Jones will stage the biggest fake fight in history. This is the reason why Floyd doesnt want to deal with Pacqi. His hands are clean of drug and scandal.
This is what will happen….Manny’s life will become sweeter serving his people at the congressional seat and world of boxing will become sour when Manny leaves.
Looking forward for new stars to shine.
@ airdukes
He avoids African American Boxers. You could say what you want but you know it’s true.
Pacquiao gone sour or sweeter, super welterweight belt contention or not, are all beside the point for me. I sure gonna buy this fight, coz this one will be freakin explosive war!!! The battle between the warrior and the gladiator!!
Pacquiao – the heart of a warrior
Margarito – the fist of a gladiator (of cuz w/o the cement lol)
Let the games begin!!!! Im effin excited !! lmao
TO ALL YOU PACMAN HATER SHOULD JUST STFU UNTIL YOUR G A Y FLOY STEP UP THEN YOU CAN TALK IDIOT.
To Tab’s Tangu,
You seemed to have a selective memory and excluded various crucial chapters of Pacman’s book. Everytime Manny wins a fight, he give food and money to his fellow countrymen, which greatly bothered Roach that Manny might end up with broke. If you’re a man of God as you seemed to preach, check your story and don’t leave any crucial details that will promote your self-interests and leave someone in bad a situation.
Tob’s tangu: “he should repent of his sins and receive Christ as his Savior.”
LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LMAO!
manny should have taken on alexander or bradley. instead of diaz. should have taken on mosley top welt at time instead of cotto. should take on top doods at 154 not antonio. he has a lot of belts but didnt beat the top doods at most of the devisons to take them. people will have a lot of junk to say due to that statement but its the truth.
Neither Floyd mayweather or pacquiao are at the level of past fighters like Shane mosley de la hoya and Hopkins in their prime.
To State of Texas,
I live and work for Texas. Unfortunately, you’re generalization (avoid black fighters) bring a negative conotations to the great State of Texas. You seemed to forget Clottey and Ledwaba.
Manny paquiao is great fighter but a bad example to the young people because of his immoral life. He promoted wine just for money that shows that he is not contented with what he had. He is a man who is hypocrite and pretentious trying to pretend that he will but in reality he will not. He didn’t even help Z Gorrezz when the guy needed help. The only time he gave money was when there was a lot of camera men pointing at him there video camera so that people will know that he gave.
lastly, he should repent of his sins and receive Christ as his Savior.
pills versus plaster, may the best cheat win.
Mr. Batiste,
To you Pacman’s career is going sour, other’s don’t see it that way. It’s like someone’s else garbage but someone’s else gem. The irony is: you’re one of the few that sees him that way due to your “crab mentality” and you’re very, very, very jealous of Pacman’s accomplishments. What have you done lately that your kids, relatives and countrymen will be proud of??? Aside from promoting negative comments.
Just one correction…Pac knocked Hatton out in the 2nd round.
Pacquiao avoids all black fighters. the only reason he wants to fight Floyd is to fill up Arums pockets. If Floyd had the same skill he does now, and same age, without the big name, Pacquiao would avoid him too.
that’s your opinion and that’s for your own consumption. have that article in viewing mayweather’s career you will see a worse view line as compared to pacman. mayweather is not in sport of boxing as entertainment he is purely in business. he made boxing a business rather than a sport expected to be an entertainment. he will soon have his time like the boring calderon who received a beating of his life. that’s what mayweather deserve. he is becoming controversial because of his arrogance.
ur a mad hater..!
Nate Cambell that is.
This article was good. He also avoided Cambell. Watch the Pacquiao fans call this guy a dumb, bad, writer.