Pacquiao says he’s not looking to fight Mayweather
September 5th, 2010
By Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KO’s) all of a sudden says he’s not looking to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. (41-0, 25 KO’s) now. It’s hard to see what has made Pacquiao change his mind about wanting to fight the cash cow of boxing but something seems to have turned Pacquiao off towards wanting to fight Mayweather.
This is very interesting, because the Mayweather bout is the one that most boxing fans want to see, not fights against guys like Antonio Margarito, Joshua Clottey or rematches against Miguel Cotto.
If Pacquiao isn’t planning on fighting Mayweather, then who is he planning on fighting? Does this mean that boxing fans will have to pay $55 to watch Pacquiao destroy Cotto again?
I really don’t see the point in that fight. And I don’t see much point in beating up Margarito either, not after Shane Mosley took him apart last year. Pacquiao wants to win an 8th world title, and that’s he’s moving up to go after the vacant WBC junior middleweight title. He’s collecting titles at this point, which I suppose is something that will help validate his career. It would be nice if Pacquiao would change his mind about wanting to fight Mayweather, because that’s the fight that pretty much every one cares about.
It would be such a shame to see Pacquiao ending his career fighting Cotto again, Margarito again (because I think they’ll rematch even if Pacquiao destroys Margarito), and then someone like Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. If Pacquiao isn’t going to fight Mayweather, then I would like to see him step up and fight Sergio Martinez, James Kirkland, Alfredo Angulo, Paul Williams, Mike Jones, Juan Manuel Marquez, Amir Khan, Timothy Bradley, Devon Alexander, or Andre Berto.
I know Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum says he doesn’t want to help make a name for some other promoter’s fighter, but it makes a lot of sense for Arum to do this. The reason is because by helping out another promoter and making their fighter popular, then that’s one more fighter for Arum’s Top Rank stable fighters to compete with.
You can’t keep throwing Cotto and Margarito out there to fight Pacquiao without it boring the public. But Pacquiao needs to change his mind about fighting Mayweather.
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chris, come here in sarangani and be our guest. come here as a tourist, ride a tourist bus and we will be giving you our best policemen to scort you until you will reach the heaven nor hell.
Here I quote…
Cherokee.Mankiller:
“A great man once quoted “There is nothing more intimidating than a man than can kick your a** with nothing but his mind”. Mayweather by his own actions has proven that Pacquiao, without ever setting foot in the ring, is far superior to Mayweather as A MAN, and would best him in the fight.”
Chris Williams,
“You suck more then I do.”
-Dracula
Stay classy Philippines…
Mr. Williams you are GAGO.
Chris Williams. Ehhhp. I vwould Liek to sey. Dat you should nat be a boxing writer. eeeh vwould.
Vitali
Pac is SCARED now that Floyd said he will “destroy the midget”. Pac must have realized that he can’t taunt Floyd forever and not get the pain he’s been wishing for. LOL. Time to run and hide, Congressman, time to run and hide.
@ Chris Williams
Please don’t get it all twisted son. Stop distorting the obvious. The November fight is with Margarito and your idol Floyd is on vacation with no end in sight.
How can he be “looking to fight Mayweather” when his vacation length is indefinite and Pac is set to do battle with someone else?
You live in a reality distortion field huh? We know you love libeling Pacquiao but can you stop being ignorant for once in your life? When was the last time you wrote a neutral piece on Pac or Mayweather? I rest my case.
Manny has never wanted to fight Floyd in the first place so this is no surprise.
@Sema **** no one knows what was in that so called contract. even arum has not made the terms in the so called contract public so no one can speculate about that so called contract that no one has seen.
pacman dont want 2 fight mayweather because he scare he dont want 2 lose becuz hes off them power pellots .sore loser
focus on margarito first………..
@Dapper Dan .. You need to go work on your $10/hr work or less if you have a job. You’re so stupid. You’re like a 10 year kid. It just so obvious you’re just like your $tupid idol RACIST Mayweather who got no brains. It’s just run in the blood of the Mayweather family.
damn…look at the face of that dog eating midget. Dont let any of your dogs come near any filipino.
@Wilson,ouldn’t you agree that Pacquiao is a “Grunt” fighter?
Mayweather – PPV Fighter
Mosely – HBO Fighter
Pacquiao – ESPN fighter
I’m just responding to Pactards and reasons why all of us aren’t enjoying the fight we want to see.
Manny says he will agree to “complete, Comprehensive, Random” blood testing up to the day of the fight. Let’s see if this is true, or just another lie from their camp.
60/40 split and this fight is on like Donkie Kong!
Pacquiao, a 40% split will still be more money than you have ever seen in your life!!!
You know,they do not need this fight,period,There is plenty other competition out there.
@Dapper Dan .. Do you make more money than Pacquiao? That’s envy. If he makes $6 million and Mayweather makes $40 million then WHAT? Is make you rich? Or are getting a share? That makes you look $tupid making comments about the money they make. That’s not your business. Pacquiao still makes more money than you moron. lol
@Dapper Dan… Wake up. I think you’re still dreaming. You need to post that 2009 topics. lol
Manny Pacquiao couldn’t sell hand warmers to Eskimo’s. The guys simply cannot sell his PPV fights outside of the Philipines and the Filipino community.
The entire Pacquiao camp is suffering from delusions of grandeur. Arum has Pacquiao himself believing the hype he has
created. Pacquiao thinks he is a huge draw when he can’t make any more that $6-$10 Million dollars per fight.
And when you have to pay 27% to Arum, 10% to Roach, 3% to Ariza, 3% to GBP, ad 48% to The United States of America in taxes, there isn’t much left.
Manny Pacquiao is working for a little more than an average fighter.
Floyd Did not sign the Contract because of the following reasons:
@Sema,
1) Manny Pacquiao did not sgree to Comprehensive “Random” Blood Testing.
2) Manny Pacquiao did not accept the 60/40 Split.
3) Bob Arum wants to make money with inter stable fights.
4) Roach did not want the fight at this time. Manny Pacquiao needs more preparation for Floyd Mayweather.
What worries me about the people who write here is that there seems to be a mutual fear: The supporters of both Floyd and Manny want to justify why they should not fight each other. I will say that Boxing fans need to try and make sure that this Fight happens: Floyd should stop his insults and agree to a fight on an evenly split purse. Manny should take the random tests to the last day. These insults and uninformed exchanges between the Boxers and their worshippers are of no use to any one. The fight has fallen through on two occasions. Floyd needs to explain to us why he did not sign the Contract which was sent to him in July,2010 and Manny needs to unequivocally confirm to us whether he agreed to unlimited ransom testing in that Contract.
after margorito i’d like to see pacquiao vs. williams or martinez, if i am manny i won’t fight mayweather, floyd is trying to ruin his reputation why give him the mega payday plus he’s a boring fighter.
Pacman is not interested in having the fight with Mayweather because Pacman must have been tired of Mayweather’s evading tactics. Mayweather should issue the challenge to make Pacman change his mind!
if manny doesnt want to fight floyd how come all he talks about is floyd. its to the point most people are forgetting he has a fight set with margarito. both sides need to shut up about each other and move on. they are turing into internet gangsters.
Your quote suggested Pacquaio did indeed want to fight Mayweather. How stupid are you mr boxing writer?
if mp beats am i think mp should get 55 % to fm 45% if they fight because mp is the p4p and has fought the best out there ,mp is only testing the waters at 154 mp is not going to be able to stay at 154 so stop saying mp fight sm ,or pw .thats fm job he wont even fight sm ,pw ect
@ TomCrib, how can pacquiao fight floydie if your idol is scared to face let alone fight the pacman..just by hearing pacquiao’s name floydie is already chilled to the bones..get real please!!
It’s obvious from his title chasing that Pacquiao is looking to seure a legacy without having to fight Mayweather. People should stop talking about a Pacquiao v Martinez fight. That fight will not happen ever. Martinez is too big a puncher and he’s southpaw just like Pacquiao. He would destroy Pacquiao and team Pacquiao knows it. Pacquiao may not even come out of the margarito fight in tact.
“but something seems to have turned Pacquiao off towards wanting to fight Mayweather. ”
Easy; The excuse to NOT fight him he’s always been looking for. Now he has one.
If Pac’s not fighting Floyd, he at least needs to step up his level of competition. That means seeking opposition outside of Top Rank.
i think the only person here who wants this mega fight to happen is chris, maybe floyd will give chris some cuts if this fight will push trough. otherwise chris should better quit writing because if this fight will not happen it is the end of your career.
I like that fight if Manny fights Martinez.
Actually I prefer the fight with Martinez than Margarito.
Bob Arum did try to to get an agreement for a fight on November from Floyd this summer this year but Floyd did not respond and ignored the response of putting a fight together.
I hope you guys remember that.
Floyd decided to not respond and not to counter any compromise for a fight on November.
“I’m looking for that fight [speaking of Mayweather]. I’m satisfied with what I’ve done in boxing already,”
It does not say he doesnt want to fight Floyd. This writer and this whole site are too eager to make Pacqauio look bad.
This site is obviously Anti Pacqauio.
chris williams, quit being an instigator. can’t you see that the women in your life are the ones taking the blows? do you enjoy seeing that? you might not be married but you do have a mother.and look at the disrespect they’re painting her over with.i can hear you now telling your mom: “mom, i sure got those guys going, didn’t i? and take a look at the thing they say about you. isn’t that fun?” in some cultures,judges will acquit a murderer if it’s to the defense of his mother’s honor. and it won’t be long now, somebody will start degrading your sister or daughter.and man, if that doesn’t bother you, i don’t know what to say
If Pac N MayWeather link up….Put ur Money on the Money Man Floyd “Money May. N if Pac Fights Miguel Cotto @ 154…Not 149 not 151 152 but @ 154 with Emmanuel Stewart on his side….Miguel Cotto will tear his little yellow ass up n cook him up with some cat n BBQ Dog…LMAO
I’m still on vacation and waiting for PAC to retire. THEN I AM GOING TO CALL HIM OUT OF RETIREMENT!!!!!
If he refused, then the public would know that he is scared to face me.
NICE PLAN ISN’T IT.
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN.
tino dont know what he is talking about mayweather all day
CHRIS WILLIAM..now that manny is not interested fighting mayweather you have nothing to write now and you will go hungry cause no more money from mayweather ha. ha. ha.
Chris, did your mother change your name from Christine? Did she do it to hurt me? I’m sorry I left both of you when you were still a baby girl. But you can’t really blame me. Your mother is super ugly. I was drunk when we made you. I’m so sorry, Christine…
You would have been a better writer if you had a father figure, instead of your mother’s figure. Har-har-har-har!
Your mother was tight, though. Not too many drunks had slept with her…
shut up chris!!!!
when will pac fight ANY TOP FIGHTER AT THEIR WEIGHT. all i ask for as a fan, quit cheating the fans and public and quit taking epo.
Great article, Chris! Keep writing!
Meantime, me and your wife are having a good time. She’s good, too! Why don’t you work a lot of overtime, Chris? Better yet, sleep in the office. I’ll keep your wife safe. Ha-ha-ha-ha!
@louie
That’s what trainers are for. And many will criticize Freddie Roach, but he has put together winning strategies for Pacquiao for some time now. Each fight they focus on something different (circling Hoya, timing Hatton’s right hook, overwhelming Clottey, etc.).
I expect Floyd, having prepped Hoya for a solid showing against a superior Floyd, has an idea or two about how to put Manny to work against Money May.
But… until that night comes, only us and the birds really know how it’s going to go down. We can pretend we know, but we don’t.
…ryan
Since when does Williams care who Manny fights? I thought he hated the Filipino. He hasn’t paid Manny a compliment once since I’ve been reading articles on this site.
And did you really make a whole article out of this pull quote? Isn’t it obvious? Manny is letting the world know he’s not crawling at Floyd’s knees to fight him. He wants Floyd and the fans to understand that he has his own accomplishments, and he doesn’t need to beg, borrow and steal to make the fight happen.
Floyd sounds like he wants to fight. That’s where the money is, so you better believe the promoters will try and make this superfight, to line everyone’s pockets.
…ryan
Cris Williams!!!…
the American …………but a “MORON”!!!
I suck !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m now convince that Chris Williams and Floyd is the same person who hates Pacquiao so much. I think history will repeat itself on how Ali berated Joe Frazier so much during Thrilla-In-Manila but this time the fight outcome will be different. Pacquiao will be the winner and Floyd will be KO’d.
A mayweather fan calling pacquiao a criminal? Wow! What an idiotic minded person!
Mr. Chris Williams, ask your question to scared Floyd Mayweather. Why he don’t want to fight Pacquiao and he go on vacation. Don’t tell that to Pacquiao that he don’t want to fight to Afraid Floyd Mayweather. This guy or your guy is afraid to fight Pacquiao from the start he is making a lot of excuses and alibis!!! Recently, Floyd has a racist comments to Pacquiao thi is another excuse & alibi, what is he’s next alibi again?
Random Blood Test is one of my ALIBI to avoid Pacman.
I am not scared of him. I am only afraid.
LMAO! If the Pacquiao/ChickenMay don’t happen Mayweather will go down in history as the man who chickened out of the most lucrative fight ever. Mayweather will be left holding the bag and be forever branded as a Chicken.. lol
clottey margarito, both legacy fights. hahahhaa what are they thinking? top guys are martinez, williams, angulo, cotto.
I guess he cant drain those guys, so he decided to fight another criminal like himself
I AM on VACATION Forever.
floyd fights once a year, now pacs stock will go down, and floyd will call him out at 154. pac should of taken the fight when he had an opportunity to dope up. idiot.
I’m still on VACATION, baby!!!
Don’t hold your breath…
What Pacman said was, “He is tired of chasing me, Floyd Money May”.
Pacman said he doesn’t need me, Floyd Money May, to cement his legacy.
Pacman said he is already MORE than satisfied of what he has achieved in boxing and he doesn’t need me, Floyd Money May.
Chris, just go ask your idol, you retard! Everyone on the planet now agrees that mayweather’s latest tirade on the net basically showed how scared he is of Pacquiao. A majority (to put it bluntly) of his fans have already turned against him.
HEY MORON CHRIS WILLIAMS, SHOW YOUR RETARDED FACE. I JUST WANT TO SEE WHAT KIND OF MOTHER BROUGHT A MORON TO THIS WORLD. ARE YOU MENTALLY CHALLENGE? HAVE YOU NOT BEEN BREAST FED BY YOUR BIG FAT UGLY MOTHER?
HEY CHRIS WILLIAMS, THE RETARDED IDIOT, WHAT PACQUIAO MEANT WAS SINCE THEY’VE ATTEMPTED TWICE TO MAKE THE FIGHT AND FLOYD DID NOT ACCEPT, THEY’RE NOT GOING TO WASTE THEIR TIME. OK, FREAKIN, MORON!
Chris,you are making up as if Manny is avoiding Floyd.Manny for sure would like this fight to happen.Imagine the millions $$$$$$$ can be make.Except for Floyd, who is waiting for his ‘urge’ to fight again.
you’re such a retard.. stop misquoting…
It’s not about Mayweather, it’s not about Pacquiao.
Sorry writer, the article is about you. Show’s all about what a blatant striking malicious writer Chris Williams is.
ha-ha-ha-ha! come on guys, i love this writer, he’s so funny! ha-ha-ha-ha! mentally retarded! ha-ha-ha-ha!
chris your an idiot
they will fight its called promoting so dont worry and whenit happens remember this he is gonna make pac look realbad and expose him as a boxer that just really only has speed no skills if a fighter stands in front of him he will always do well roach knows that and even a blind person knows that so when he fights mayweather u guys will see a boxing lesson and u can all ask me about fights and we can all make lots of money …
Pacquiao said that if Mayweather doesn’t agree to fight him, then he doesn’t need to fight him. He added that he’s happy of what he’s achieved in boxing, with or without Mayweather. So, you’re barking on the wrong tree. Ask Mayweather if he’s going to step up on the plate to fight Pacquaio. You’re a joke!
how the fight will go on if floyd scare to manny, the nov 13 is schedule for floyd and manny but floyd did not show him self to fight. floyd is a big black coward…..
Chris, I agree with Manny on his decision for not wanting Floyd Mayweather Jr on his resume anymore. It is almost like you Chris, no matter what you do, Like you hold your head and smash your face on the wall or you jump from the tallest building in the world! Floyd decided not to fight Manny and he imbedded that on his brain. In other words… There is nothing you can do. NADA, Zilch! or A WASTE OF TIME
Chris Williams aka Floyd senior, lol.
This writer cant be serious,
Look, it goes like this………..
Manny tried numerous times to fight Mayweather, something was always in the way (Drug testing issues, “Retiring”, etc) and he is tired of chasing this fight. ANY MORON knows that if this fight is presented he will take it, but between his family being disrespectful and the latest video from Mayweather himself I’m betting he has better things to do than play media peek a boo.
If you are trying to make this into a pacman is running or declining a fight than it was a sad angle and all together a waste of reading time.
Chris Williams quit writing articles about Pac. You obviously hate the guy. We all know your a Mayweather nuthugger. Your articles are always biased and the same song over and over and over again. Time for a career change there buddy.
Floyd is scared! Simple! He’s scared! He’s holding out to get enough time for his camp to figure Manny out. Look… I’m Floyd is scared. He won’t fight until he can figure Pac out. Floyd has money but its beyond money. Floyd is scared to lose…
Mayweather wants to fight Pacquiao?! Well and good…let him buy out Margarito, so he can step in the ring on Nov. 13. He bought out Andre Berto, didn’t he?! Margo sure wouldn’t refuse $2M just to make way for Floydie Boy! So, Floydie Boy, c’mon – let it be YOU in the ring with PacMan on Nov. 13!
Better yet, Williams – convince Floydie Boy to fight PacMan on Nov. 13, instead of feeding us your “analysis”!
It goes to show that this writer by the name of chris williams is an just as stupid as the mayweathers clan.
sorry! meant beast
pac man is a beat!!! but a jab and angles will control him. When he decides to come in he will get hooked and right handed and its over floyd will time him step back over!!!!
Wow this writer is a pacman hater… He wants to fight that clown but Floyd makin excuses
I think Pac is sorely being misunderstood. What he meant was he would like to fight Mayweather but if it doesn’t happen he’s not worried about his legacy. He’s satisfied with his accomplishments and a win over Floyd would be an added bonus only.
The fight will happen. Too much money on the table. Pac needs large revenue to support his political career. And Floyd needs a big name opponent to earn at least another 50 or 60 million next year.
Whoose floyd fighting at the moment chris? oh…nobody!
Chris Williams, did I personally ever tell you that your stupid and you in no way should be writing a boxing article. well if i didn’t now i am. I wouldn’t want to fight that ducker either. After trying to fight one man for a full year and the same man making excuses after excuses and mayweather’s recent video saying he’ll take a year off, whats the point in fighting.. why is mayweather hesitating to fight mayweater and wait so long? it’s something wrong with that… so in the meantime Chris, quit writing !!!