Arum is hoping for a May 2011 fight for Pacquiao against Mayweather
October 21st, 2010
By Chris Williams: Promoter Bob Arum feels that Manny Pacquiao is better off if he moves back down to welterweight next year rather than continuing to fight at junior middleweight and above. In article by Michael Marley at examiner.com, Arum says “It’s just too much size difference fighting these bigger guys. Freddie [Roach] and Alex [Ariza] were telling me Manny will weigh in at 149 or 150 and then not add much weight after that so not to lose any of his phenomenal speed. But they stressed they don’t want Manny stretching it like this after this fight. Manny will fight twice in the new year. We’re looking at a May bout with or without [Floyd] Mayweather. Who knows how his legal problems will play out so we don’t count on Floyd. But, like Freddie and Alex told me, from here on out Manny will stick to the welterweight division.”
I don’t want to see them fight again. It was a mismatch the first time around and it won’t be any more competitive the second time around. As for Mayweather, I’d like to see him fight Pacquiao in 2011, but like Arum says, there’s no telling whether Mayweather will be able to until he gets on top of his legal problems. I think Mayweather could easily do it, and with the pressure on him to make even more money, I think he would do really well. Mayweather is able to multitask and I think he could still beat Pacquiao with ease no matter what else he had on his mind at the time. I honestly think Mayweather could beat Pacquiao while watching television on the background, having conversation on the phone and having a bowl of cereal. That how good Mayweather is. Arum might be sorry if Mayweather does fight Pacquiao in May and ends up schooling him badly and ending the gravy train.
If Mayweather can’t fight Pacquiao, then I’d like to see Pacquiao matched against Williams or Martinez instead of Cotto again. I already know who the other opponents going to be for Pacquiao. It’s going to be Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. I can’t even begin to understand that fight, and I bet it will be another fight that goes for $55 or more. Can you imagine paying $55 to watch Pacquiao fight Chavez Jr.? I hope I’m wrong, but that’s who I see Pacquiao facing next year, along with Cotto again.
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obviously you douches all have biased opinions based on what ever ethnicity u are. i can tell the filipinos from their broken english and their idiolatry , the latino from their obvious bitterness, and the african americans from their one sided point of view. you are all transparent. i just wanted to take this time to rip on u and await your response because im rich and bored.
When its BREAKING NEWS on ESPN, a LIVE interview with PAC himself saying that there going to do the full testing with no stipulations then I’ll be convinced that the fight will happen!!
Rico,
Can you enlighten us, please.
How does one get to be called an A class boxer
Can you give us examples of current fighters who
in the A class.
What standards that sets between an A class apart from a B class fighter. Again, please give examples.
Thank you.
I honestly think Mayweather could beat Pacquiao while watching television on the background, having conversation on the phone and having a bowl of cereal. That how good Mayweather is.
Um… you sir could have written nothing but that and everyone knows what an ass you are.
your hero pacquio always choosing lesser opponent.
margarito had been beaten badly on shane mosley fight.
@zdrx, you Pinoys are funny. That little fella can’t fight!!!
1) Mayweather
2) Mosely
3) Berto
4) Martinez
5) Hell, I will even accept JMM at 140
Floyd vs. Bubba at cell block C.
I just hope Floyd decides to Fight im sick of this fighting part time bs
everybody chill… put it in the pipe and just smoke it guys…
Pacquiao is very very average…You know it very well!!!
PAC has to fight one of the TOP 5 Welterweights???
RING Top 7 (Excluding PAC and Floyd)
Andre Berto
Miguel Cotto
Shane Mosley
Joshua Clottey
J Zaveck???
T Bradley is ranked 10. (PAC has beaten Cotto and Clottey).
Cotto is out, Old Mosley is out, J Clottey is out. Which leaves A Berto as the only credible opponent.
A Berto last fight was a KO win over Quintana.
A fight between PAC and Berto would be an alternative plan if the Floyd’s fight won’t happen.
Any young top rated fighters wanting to fight and willing to loss, just ask Floyd Jr…..
If Manny Pacquiao fought “Top Ranked” fighters…I DO NOT MEAN FROM THE TOP RANK STABLE, we would be able to make a valid assessment of his skill level. Fighting chumps just doesn’t get it.
My assessment of Pacquiao’s skill level based on what he has done is that he is a B-Class Fighter, fighting C Class Level opponents.
He’s not very good compared to the very best, which is why Roach avoids anyon in the top 5 of ANY division. Don’t give me that Cotto was a ranked fighter…HE WAS DONE>>>DONE>>>DONE>>>DONE!!! Margarito ruined his heart and Spirit.
ALL IN ALL, PACQUIAO IS VERY AVERAGE!!!
forget martinez or williams. i agree with the writer that unless the pacman fights worthy opponents, he’ll always be labelled as a cherrypicker. me and chris are in agreement that pacquiao must fight the klitchko brothers 3 months apart of each other to gain both our respects.
@ ICEMAN
Agreed Floyd is the naturaly larger man who had 154 title. Since both Martinez and Williams are middleweights(160) i realy dont see pac ever fighting them. He as already pushing it at 147 and now 150 for cheato. But mayweather, if he doesnt step up and fight Pacman, should fight the winner of Williams v Martinez II. Any other fight for mayweather would hurt his rep in my openion.
@ MOO
i do agree with you, but i cant see pac and khan fighting so bradley and alexander would be the next best bout and would silence a few critics that he doesnt fight guys that “move”.
do i think the fights would be competitive? no! i dont think alexander or bradley would last 6 rounds, but whats the alternative? cotto 2, charvez jr…
mayweather is the fight the world wants and boxing is once again shooting itself in the foot!
@ MOO
well said. pac consistenly fights every 6 months. since may 07 floyds fought twice. but thats right he retired right! how convienient. then he comes out of retirement (joke, joke) and bring a lightweight up 2 divisions and comes in overweight and pays him off and fights an old legend in mosley and nearly gets koed. BORING FIGHTS! snoozefeasts that do nothing for boxing!
people that ask for pac to fight williams/martinez should be asking floyd first shouldnt they? hasnt floyd beeb a super welterweight champion since 07?
Why do people think that Alexander or Bradley are ready for Pac and May? These guys are basicaly untested. Bredleys punch couldnt hurt a fly and Alexander looked realy sloppy in his last fight. Same with Berto this guy doesnt have a chance against Pac, May, Mosley, Cotto. Berto Lunges in with 1 mabey 2 shots at a time, first time he faces a real fighter he will be KO’ed for sure. Alexander, Berto and Bradlet are not ready for the top yet. The winner of Alexander v Bradley should fight Berto or the winner of Khan v Maidana before we take these guys too seriously.
The whole world wants this fight. But Mayweather is a part time fighter so who knows?
@ dave lahr
“Well, if Arum wants Pacquiao only to fight at welterweight, I don’t see any problem with Pacquiao fighting Martinez and Williams if they can melt down to that weight. I think they both can do it with the money that’s on the line for the fight.”
right… then you’ll all say they were drained! you know im right.
however… i do actually agree with some of your assertions. as a pacquiao fan, pac’s next fight MUST be against better opposition. i think a bout against margarito is intreging but it shouldnt be for a title (but thats says more about the BS sanctioning bodies in the sport).
pac must fight either mayweather (if hes not behind bars, like father lik son…)andre berto, the winner of alexander & bradley. cant see him fighting khan as they are stable mates.
i agree with lahr that another fight with cotto is pointless and charvez jr isnt up to it. charvez should fought alverez and then maybe pacquiao.
pacquiao isnt going to fight williams and martinez. fullstop guys. the size diff is to great. pac 5’6” v williams 6’2” ???? tell me another top rated welterweight bout or lower that has ever seen that?
lik i’ve said before, someone needs to tell williams to “grow a pair” and step up to middleweight and supermiddleweight. he wont!
pacman stops margarito in 9!
@dp, My friend, I am jealous of neither Floyd or Pacquiao. They don’t give me a dime win or lose. I am a boxing fan. I know what I see, I know what is a farce, and I can recognize a “Bogus” situation when I see it.
Proof is in the pudding. Put your idol in the ring with any of the top 5 “Welterweights” or “Junior Middle Weight” fighters, and he WILL GET SMOKED!!!
And if Cheato wins?? Oh wait, that’s not Bob’s plan….
floyd will never fight pacquiao, this is fact, and you would want to be a stupid f#’/#’ng clown to think otherwise, ive even noticed that there isnt as many people defending this fake anymore, he should be ashamed of himself calling himself the best who ever lived, pacquiao doesnt even say that, hes not even close, you have to fight the best first before you even consider saying something crazy like that, mayweather knows if he comes back now that he will either have to fight pacquiao or the winner of williums vs martinez fight, beleive me, mayweather is gone fore a long time, uv heard it first here..
If the fight between Pacquiao and Mayweather keeps on postponing, the fight itself is becoming less and less interesting.
Keep dreaming Arum, Floyd and company are looking for there next excuse, taxes, who’s banging my ex, what women are we beating etc etc etc ……..
BREAKING NEWS: the first filipino to beat pacquiao is making a comeback, yes the 38 year old torrecampo!! apparently floyd d kid asked his agent golden boy to persuade torrecampo to return to professional boxing after 15 years of absence and fight him. thats a nice move from floyd coz he can say i only want to fight the best and if pacquiao is the best i will fight the first one to beat him and beat his ass!!! lol
@Sean and Rico,
I felt sorry for you guys. Your jealousy is eating up your good judgment.
Pacquiao brings back the excitement to the boxing sport, regardless of your nationality and ethnicity, he is an exciting fighter to watch. Mayweather does the opposite.
“Hyped”? “Bogus champion”? “clown”? Mayweather fits that description more than Pacquiao is.
Pacquiao destroyed champions on each divisions he ran into.
Common are you boxing fans really? Support the sport you love, and lets have fun.
The Filipino soldier is one of the bravest and most decorated in the world. Even in lose lose situation, the Filipino soldier will fight. No other people in the world had to have a stronger gun specifically made for them because they just would keep attacking and after Spain colonized countries and made them speak Spanish only the Filipinos kept their language while the rest folded like paper. Strong people.
I agree 100% with you RICO,why else add magnificence to everything this clown does.Haters find it easy to call Floyd a coward but it’s harder to prove their beliefs.
@Sean, its a purpose to expand the sport to the largest population in the world. The Asian population. Hyping a bogus champion, could potentially attract that huge population of viewers. They even hired Mike Tyson as an Ambassador to grow the sport in Asia.
This is “Bogus Media Hype” which makes true boxing fans noxious.
Pacquiao is B- at best, fighting C opponents.
mayweahter would beat pac
@rico,Manny is fighting gardeners,taxi drivers,deliverymen and waiters these last few years.I am still waiting for someone to prove Manny has won 7 sanctioning body titles in 7 divisions.I for the life of me can’t understand why the media continues to push that lie.
@pfloyd,I guess when Floyd said ” I’d love to fight Manny ” he wasn’t calling him out.I guess when Floyd reached out to fight after the Cotto match,that was Floyd avoiding Manny.I guess when Floyd said ” I’d beat his punk a55 ” he was referring to his dad.Mayweather has been screaming Pac’s name for over a year.Manny has only recently gotten enough balls to mention Floyd by name.
@RICO,Manny could have fought Mayweather over a year ago and is playing cat and mouse with Floyd while using the media to help him avoid Money.Why hasn’t Manny faced any AA fighters or fighters with a real shot at winning? Arum will continue to avoid Floyd and the whole 140 division and his fans will scream he’s the best thing since sliced bread.This 5hit is getting faker and faker as it carries on.
@Sean, you are absolutely correct. Manny is in a holding pattern hoping and praying for the BIG MOTHER LODE PAYDAY with Mayweather.
Cotto II
Chavez Jr.
Margarito II
Clottey II
This is what the P4P #1 fighter gives you! NICE HUH?
At the very minimum, Pacquiao will be unrecognizable after the fight. He may win, but he will take a terrible and horrific beating in the process!
We will never see Manny fight anyone outside his stable or any AA fighter.Bob isn’t fooling anyone!!
@Apatz, what will be Pacquiao’s excuse for not givin just a teeny tiny bit of blood?
How many excuses have we had already? Wait…didn’t Pacquiao say he agreed to ALL OF FLOYD”S TESTING DEMANDS INCLUDING FULL, COMPREHENSIVE, RANDOM TESTING, UP TO AND INCLUDING THE DAY OF THE FIGHT?
If this is the case, we will see Mayweather/Pacquiao in May 2011!!!
C’mom Mr. Williams, if either Williams or Martinez came down to Welterweight to fight Pacquiao, and if Pacquiao beat them, you would be one of the first that would come out and say that Manny beat a depleted Williams or Martinez. I think it’s funny how Mayweather fans such as yourself, are not calling out Mayweather to fight these same guys you want Pacquiao to face!!!
Lil Floyd will be fighting Khan in England instead. Remember Khan is with GBP and Schaffer has said these are their plans a couple of months ago.
@ Moss
Tell us dude, why would Floyd still insist on RBT when the NSAC, USDA and some experts already made statement about this that it is dangerous to fighters and that urine test is enough to determine if someone is on PEDs?
FYI, in every fight, there is drug test before and right after the fight. And Manny tested NEGATIVE in ALL of them.
Can’t you all Floydiots find another excuse????
@ Moss
Tell us dude, why would Floyd still insist on RBT when the NSAC, USDA and some experts already made statement about this that it is dangerous to fighters and that urine test is enough to determine if someone is on PEDs?
FYI, in every fight, there is drug test before and right after the fight. And Manny tested NEGATIVE in ALL of them.
Can’t you all Floydiot
Geez, I am so excited hearing this from the man affectionately known as Rob And-run, president of Stop Stank Boxing! I guess he already has it all wrapped up with Fraud Maynever like he did two times before eh?
Oh, is Greediest Baddest Pirates (GBP) also involved becaause no scam is complete without the top two promoters in boxing today right?
Chris Williams “I honestly think Mayweather could beat Pacquiao while watching television on the background, having conversation on the phone and having a bowl of cereal. That how good Mayweather is.”….What gameplan does Mayweather have for Pacquio’s power exactly?
Pacquioa’s speed & power will break Mayweather & that un-tested chin of his…even Mayweather’s reflexes will not be able to see Pacquioa’s shots reigning form weird, crazy inter-locking angles. There’s literally NO defence against Pacquio…he’s that good!
Over & over people say that Antonio will beat Manny up because of his size & his aggressiveness…well that’s a fact & I don’t think Manny will just stand in front of Antonio because Manny’s foot-work is just as phenominal as his hand speed & this is what will determine Antonio’s fate…Good fighters will always study his opponents strengths & weaknesses & this is where Freddie is an expert & will train Manny based on that…Antonio or any fighter will have difficulty in finding someone who fights like Manny to sparr with because Manny is one-of-a-kind fighter there are no other like Manny so it’s really difficult to prepare. Now Manny must come up in weight & the biggest he has ever came up so he may lose some speed..so that will remain to be seen…So if it where Mayweather I think the above will also hold true…. Pacquiao Vs Mayweather Let’s Get It On!!!……Aloha
Shut your pie hole Bob… You going to negotiate with yourself again and decieve the public?
some people just live on a dream
the truth is that bob arum know that he has to say or do something to motivate these lazy manny pacquiao who seems to take antonio margarito fight to superficial.arum for the first time it’s really preoccupate for pacquiao future. i think bob arum was inpressed of margarito training and shape. i think that if manny will fight clean without an autstanding performance will get destroied from margo but these is fiction becouse manny it’s on some kind of drugs and he confident on get the job done. margarito did not ask for any kind of drug test becousevhe think i was already lucky enough to get chosen for these fight and he did not push the luck on asking for some fancy random blood test. margarito it’s not aware of what manny is capable to do . for me these it’s like cotto fight the only thing that margarito has in his favor is that he can keep manny away with the greatest reach.margo will lose 12 round onw side decision but if he try to argue with manny everything will be finish in few round .
@Fan28… Mayweather doesnt need a chance at Manny.. its the other way around lol… Mayweather comands more money in boxing HANDS DOWN. Manny had a chance but didnt accept to unfatered blood testing to the days of the fight. they said thay accepted but that was PR.
All they are doing is bluffing and offering what mayweather cant accept thn thay go fight anothr bum
Well Freddy Roach knows that all come foward fighters that dont counter are not too dangerous to Manny and is why you see those are all they put infront of him.
The only way Marg wins this is if he moves and jabs thats it. just jab for 4 or 5 rounds to bust manny up coz he swells and cuts easy like Roger Mayweather said. after 5 rounds than the beating starts.
Its gonna be entertaining either way but Marg winning is slim tho I am betting $300 on him for the odds.
He couls use Roger Mayweathers strategy of jab and move and I see that winning it.
I definetley think that people are overlooking margarito..it will be a entertaining fight both styles match up well.. However after this fight I’d prefer to see manny take on marquez 3 @ 147 and timothy bradley @ 147. I think from a business standpoint williams and martines are way too big for manny.. I’d give Floyd the finger, he needs manny more than manny needs him.. Let floyd keep his “0″ and let him fight hand picked opponents he can pick apart ie.. Khan,malinaggi, chavez… Boxing history will never recognize him as one of the greatest.. Manny will be..
The fights gonna happen and Floyds gonna hurt Manny badly there not in the same league most people don’t like Floyds attitude but boxing is.about skills Floyd has moves I haven’t seen in a long time throwback techniques mannys tough but more of a hype job believe me as a former boxer mannys not in floyds league he’s gonna get embarrassed Arum knows it he promoted Floyd but his job is to make money its gonna happen watch
Why not ask floydie to fight two divisions higher. Let’s see his answer.
When did pacman failed in any drug test?
Imagine Floyd moving and sticking it to Manny for 3 rounds… 4th round Manny is swollen and eyes start to shut.
5th round he’s cut from jabs like he usually does
6th round, the straight rights begin
7th, Reff stops it
Floyd fights Manny next year if Manny accepts to “RANDOM BLOOD AND URINE TESTS WITH NO CUT-OFF DATE” Thats what Floyd has called for and he aint backing down. That said Manny vs Marg has to sell big for Manny to even ask for a 50-50 split otherwise Floyd aint fighting him for for 50-50. Marg vs Manny prob sell 500k and thats gonna be a hard sell to demand 50-50 with Floyd.
Arum said that Manny accepted all Floyd’s terms which was a PR move but in reality they only accepted what Floyd called for in their first failed negotiations which was a 14 day cut-off.
Manny will not let what Ariza puts in his body get out… and I think its more of a legacy thing than a loss coz he’s already lost before.
Anything dirty comes up and his hall of fame is way to the dump
FLOYD IS FLOYD AND WHEN HE FINALLY MAKES UP HIS MIND MANNY IS GOING TO BE IN TROUBLE. MANNY BETTER HIDE I SEE A BRUTAL KO IN FAVOR OF FLOYD.
JACK FLORES
SARANGANI,PHILIPPINES
Noone is more afraid than the Filipino Soldiers running from the Iraqui’s. Somebody said the Filipino soldiers ran while dropping their weapons, cantines, helmets, and uniforms.
IS THERE ANY VIDEO OF THIS ANYWHERE?
I guess that’s just about all we can do. Keep on hoping. Just that because I know Mayweather will never take the fight ever. Can’t we ever stop talking about this guy? Are we this desperate when he’s not even the least worried??