Is Mayweather avoiding Pacquaio?
November 23rd, 2010
By Gari Jones: It’s been nearly seven months since Floyd Mayweather Jr (W41 (KO25) L0 D0) fought and beat Sugar Shane Mosley (W46 (KO39) L6, DO) and while Mosley has fought once more since then (a draw with Sergio Mora September 18TH 2010) there’s been no sign as to which boxer Mayweather will fight next.
After demolishing Margarito over two weeks ago the door is wide open for both camps to come together and arrange a fight date. With Pacquaio wanting to hang up his gloves soon and concentrate on politics the clock is ticking away. The lack of action from Mayweather might suggest he’s a little hesitant to make this fight happen. It cant be helped but to think Mayweather is biding his time in the hopes Pacquaio will call it a day and Floyd can avoid the one man who in most people’s eyes could actually end the Pretty Boy’s winning streak.
After the master display Pacquiao put up against Margarito its very possible the fight will never come to fruition. The reason for this is Floyd knows that Manny is the most dangerous fight for him to take on, although there’s fans who would argue Mayweather has very the best technical defence and Pacquiao would fail to land a shot. The shoulder roll which has become Mayweather’s trademark in recent years has proven very tough to break down, but while good defence can stop you getting hurt, Manny has the speed, tynastity, power and stamina to out work and out punch Mayweather for a full twelve rounds.
Against Margarito the fists were really flying as Pacquaio threw just over 1000 punches with an estimated 480 of them landing. Manny might not throw as many shots against Mayweather as he did Margarito as Floyd wont keep coming forward all the time, you can still expect Pacquiao to throw well over 700 if the fight were to go the distance, and it’s just not possible even for someone like Mayweather too withstand that number of punches for 36 minutes.
I think Mayweather knows this and in order to protect his legacy and maintain his unbeaten record, Floyd is going to avoid Pacquaio like the plague but he could be doing his reputation more harm than good. By not taking this fight on fans could start questioning him and wheter he is scared of Pacquaio.
The fans of boxing that have been treated to some real lackluster events lately are expecting this fight to happen. Before both fighter’s calls it a day one of them would very much like to win the distinction of who is the best P4P fighter in the world I think Floyd cant walk away from this match-up. Whether this fight happens or not (I HOPE SO MUCH SO), I would expect Pacquaio to win by points decision as he is too fast and too intense for Mayweather too handle.
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It’s kinda easy to be the good guy when you have all the hype behind you…. People’s champ– blah blah blah. I don’t get how the tables could easily be turned and be said that it’s actually Pacman, Freddy Roach, and Bob Arum are the one’s that are hiding.
Ohh….Floyd..there’s just no place for you to hide, Pac is waiting, if you wanna go higher weight, Martinez is there too! Guess, what he did, went back to Quincy, the one who did not finish putting Mayweather on jail…seems like Mayweather is helping him now just to avoid Pacquiao….way to go Floydie.
Mosley got beat so now he’s old but latest talk is pac might fight Mosley what a joke
@ Red
Go back and check the facts, when Pacquiao offered the 14 day cut off it was after Mayweather’s fight with Mosely. The reason Mayweather had to fight Mosley in the first place was because Pacquiao had walked away from the same 14 day cut off and chose to fight Clotty instead. After the Pacquiao/Clotty and Mayweather/Mosley fights were over, Mayweather made it clear that he would fight Pacquiao, but with no cut-off. So when Pacquiao offered the 14 day cut-off, he was negotiating with himself not Mayweather. The real question is why did Pacquiao not accept the 14 day cut off when it was first offered, but chose to fight Clotty instead. One thing I can say about the Arum Team, they have made a lot of money fighting Mayweathers leftovers and giving the impression that they want to fight Mayweather, when it is apparent that they dont.
Mayweather’s fight with JMM was catch weight as well, but he came in heavier than agreed. Isn’t that cheating?
Am so glad to live and witness one of the greatest era in boxing history, your have The Best Fighter Pacquiao and The Best Ducker, Floyd!
. Both exceeds expectations, Unbelievable!!!
What’s funny is that a lot of boxers’ fights are at catchweights but Pacquiao gets all the bad rap because he’s the champ, and some people can’t accept it.
Just proves that Floydie’s comeback were fluke. Fighting a tiny Marquez and oldie Mosley were seen as spectacular fight. Now, with a legit Pac, he just went fried c hicken.
No one but an hgh user turns down 40 million and arum is Manny pimp could have made him fight so you know something.had to be up if Manny refused
@ WTF Cares says
Disagree, the sanctioning bodies are not the one’s who could end up getting hurt by someone who is cheating. It’s not like boxing is without it faults; just look at the all the boxers that have been caught using performance enhancing drugs. It doesn’t hurt anything to try and keep these boxer honest.
What’s funny to me is catch weights, who even does that but pac
Pac your head got big like Barry bonds lol
If Mayweather doesn’t want to fight Pacquaio to protect his 41 and 0 record, tell me what is Pacquiao trying to protect by not agreeing to a fight that will make him a lot of money. He’s already gone on record to say the he really was not interested in fighting Marquez again because he didn’t think the fight would generate a lot of money. If money is his motive, he should agree with random blood testing, no cutoff.
Bottom line if I’m going to take test you should be able to take test, then cutoff was 14 days, no one besides someone with something. To hide turns that down for 40. Million, any anyone reading these articles would have took test!
Still that doesn’t take away the fact the Floyd is a wuss – regardless he takes the same test as Pacman. ha ha ha. He started it all.
For 100 million dollars I would take random drug tests for the rest of my life. But 100 million dollars is not enough money for me to let someone who’s trainer has a history of working with fighters who were caught using performance enhancing drugs. I don’t blame Mayweather and would do the same, you can’t spend 100 million dollars he you end-up getting hurt because someone is alledgedly cheating. And don’t tell me performance enhancing drugs do not give you power; just look at all the baseball players that were hitting 15 home runs and all of a sudden they started hitting 50 or more. After they got caught, they go back to being ordinary. It’s a chance Mayweather shouldn’t be willing to take. Now on the other hand, if Pacquiao has nothing to hide, 100 million dollars should be enough for him to say yes.
For the original date of March 13 pac. Said No thanks to 14. Day cutoff, then fought clottey, so blame pac I mean 14 days is two weeks right so how was Floyd scared he was going to take test also,, honestly. I like pac to but I call it from a real boxing fan point of view
Why are Flomos so much like the idea of Floyd demanding the RBT against Pacman? I don’t know. Because if I am a great boxer and I ask this kind of testing against my opponent, I sure look like a wuss. And to these Flomos it seems like it’s a good thing that FLoyd asked this and that the fight didn’t take place. They didn’t bother to ask Floyd to drop his demand and instead castigate pacquiao. Some mentality these Floyd fans are!
As someone already said, testing should be done by the sanctioning body’s. The boxers should concentrate on promoting the fight.
If Pacquiao is such a great fighter and supposedly the greatest fighter of all time, why does every conversation about him always include Mayweather. Is it because you know Pacquiao really cannot be considered as great because he fights everyone’s leftovers and need to fight someone of Mayweather’s caliber to make the claim of his supposedly greatness legitmate. If Pacquiao is so great let his accomplishments alone speak for him.
@ Floyd Roid ‘I-started-it-all-PEDS-Shenanigans’ MayNever says
Mayweather has already said that he would fight Pacquiao if he agrees to random blood testing, with no cut-off. To say that Mayweather still wouldn’t take the fight is just pure speculation. The only way to know for sure is for Pacquiao to open his mouth and agree, which he has yet to do.
AHHH…are you not glad to live and witness one of the greatest era in bosing? What more can you ask?
You have one of the greatest fighter of the decade, Pacquiao!
You have one of the greatest ducker of the decade, Mayweather!
Am soooo happy!
The writer of this article should you use some common sense. I’m sure he just like the rest of the boxing world heard Mayweather say during his post fight interview immediately after the Mosley fight, that he would fight Pacquiao under the same conditions he had with Mosley of random blood testing with no cut-off. All Pacquiao had to do was agree, but instead he started playing games and countered with a two week cut-off. Everybody knows that Pacquiao walked away from the same two-week cut-off that he was now trying to offer Mayweather. But Mayweather wasn’t going to play his game after having just defeated Mosely who at the time was the number 3 rated fighter and had also gotten the better PPV numbers than Pacquiao did with Clotty had reascerted himself as the go to man in boxing. Up until Mayweather recent legal situation, the reason for this fight not happening is that Arum has no respect for Mayweather and insist on treating him like some second rate fighter. Right anyone who thinks Mayweather should be focusing on a right with Pacquiao has no common sense.
Those who believe that Floyd will fight Pacman if Pacman agrees to random blood test. I dare you wear a big sign on your shirt: “I’m so gullible. I fell for Floyd’s antics.”
I can’t help but think these Flomos are just relatives of the Mayweathers. Don’t you think so? Bwa ha ha ha ha ha!
Pacquiao is a juice head…he still won’t take random drug test so the fight still won’t be made…Oaan only fight guys who recently got their ass beat…like Shane mosley, Margarito,cotto, hatton etc.
mayweather has benefited from soft competition most of his career. and he has had some close fights. the close fights he had were against fighters not nearly as gifted as pacman. i think he is hoping that pacman will wear down or get beat by someone else, preserving his legacy. mayweather knows he has a strong fan base—american blacks. they have nothing else to crow about right now…every high profile black fighter, esp the heavyweights, keeps getting beat. so regardless of how bad he looked against oscar….he will have worshipful fans.
Floyd is a smart fighter in and outside the ring.
Why risk his precious “0″ fighting the midget. It’s his only legacy and his trump card for drawing big money fights.
He knows he will never gonna KO Pacquiao, and when his jaw is touched by Manny he’s in big trouble.
So, why risk your precious egg?
for sure Mayweather is duckinhg Pacman for so many reason
1) mostlikely Floyd will lose.
2) that the reason Floyd is making to many excuse
3) Manny agree all the drug test.most of the critics or Floyd fans create there excuses,just making up, he agree all the test. then Floyd went into hiding.
4) 50/50 Floyd want more.
5) to much ego think Midget Filipino is Stupid or ignorant, well Floyd is wrong
6)Floyd can’t handle the truth,he so jealous about Manny he is the darling of sport media,example,yahoo sport, nike,espn
60 minute,bbc news so much in Phil.isle congressman and future senator.
7)very humble
8)very gentlement no record of hitting or abusing women
9)Family Man.
10) he always remember where he came from.
11)Manny strongly believed in GOD.
12) Mannny’ destiny to be champion of his own people.
The only reason why pacquiao exist in the boxing world is to knock down floyd mayweather and give him his first ever lost… LOL well i dont know if he is going to win against cotto or margarito. This floyd speaks louder than proving he is the best!
Asking if “Mayweather is avoiding Pacquiao” is like asking “Is Obama the president?” Duh!! Floyd has been running scared for the past year. If anyone still truly thinks that Mayweather is not afraid to fight Pacquiao, then please hit me up, I have a car I want to sell to you!!
Of Course HE is …he knows he cant beat REAL fighters such as Pacman….He knows he can get clubbered and chances are hes going to get caught within those 12 rounds. He wont be able to avoid all those attacks coming from all directions !! Th eonly way he can beat Manny is to knock him out early which is very remote….wish Floyd good retirement !!
Pacquiao already agreed to the 14 days cut of yet Floyd Mayweather Jr. is still nowhere to be found. So we cannot question Pacquiao’s motives and intentions because he is still communicating to the Mayweather Jr. camp through Bob Arum. However we should definitely question Mayweather Jr. real motives and reasons to avoid Pacquiao due to his lack of initiative to make this fight happen. Mayweather Jr. is being reactive instead of proactive to make this fight happen meaning that Mayweather Jr. is scared to get beat in and out of the ring by the greatest P4P king Manny “Pacman” Pacquaio.
@Don’tMindThem
“No one knows 100% whether Pacquiao is clean. But refusing Olympic style drug test for nearly a year?
On the balance of probabilities, a rational person ought to conclude it is more likely Pacquiao is on steroids than not, surely.”
A rational person doesn’t have an answer for this until there’s solid proof… Speculation isn’t exactly sign of rationality
@reed the boxers
“all manny has to do is say he will take the test and there will be a fight no one is ducking each other manny is on roids why else would he turn down 40mil if he comes out and and say he will take the test then we will see if floyd ducking him”
Not exactly true… When Manny agrees no cut-off, the purse split will be the next issue
Floyd will find a way to not make this fight
@pactardsblow
“If someone walks away from a 30 million dollar payday for a blood test, ask ANYONE, that is VERY suspicious, no matter what you personally or collectively think as pactards.”
Manny didn’t walk away, it’s Floyd playing a hard to get BS – as you can see Pac’s team & Arum were busy setting up the fight and Floyd say I’m on vacation not thinking of boxing right now…
So who’s walking who?
“Is Mayweather avoiding Pacquaio?”
Gee, Gari Jones is a seer. He knows more about the future than any of us. What a remarkable revelation. Who besides Gari Jones would’ve been able to figure that out? I ask you.
MAYWEATHER WINS THEY WILL FIGHT NEXT YEAR ITS ALWAYS ABOUT MONEY
Mayweather is cherry picker. Remeber when he said he wanted Winky Wright and when he finally gave him a shot the contract was so one-sided that only a crackhead woulda accepted it.
@SugarRayDuran
You said it best but you forgot one more option, its either Pacquiao, Martinez, or Jail. Mayweather is such a doger he’d probably cop a plea for 1 year just to duck both of these guys. I bet if they were women or a parking lot security guard he’d step up with the quickness
Floyds shoulder roll is overrated and it ain’t gonna work against a fighter like Manny. Manny is too fast, too good and too strong. Floyd knows he’ll get knocked the f** out when he gets in the ring with Manny.
All of you’ll mayweather fans are crazy did you see how mosely hurt mayweather twice then got tired what do you think pacman would do I mean please use your heads on this one mayweather is hiding get over it mayweather never request drug test besides pacman haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa mayweather is letting all the black fans down damn and Im black wow
i supposed nobody know where floyd is, gotta go i’ll watch pacquiao-margarito replay again. i missed those six-seven punches combination.
@ DontMindThem-
The question is not about Pacquiao refusal to take Olympic Style drug testing. Pacquiao already agreed and the argument is the cut off date of 14 days before fight night. Pacquiao also agreed to the 14 days and Floyd Mayweather Jr. is still nowhere to be found. So we cannot question Pacquiao’s motives and intentions because he is still communicating to the Mayweather Jr. camp through Bob Arum but we however should question Mayweather Jr. real motives and reasons to avoid Pacquiao due to his lack of initiative to make this fight happen. Mayweather Jr. is being reactive instead of proactive to make this fight happen meaning that Mayweather Jr. is scared to get beat in and out of the ring by the greatest P4P king Manny “Pacman” Pacquaio.
@sugarrayduran
well said
@ don’t mind them i admire you from being floyd’s fanatic and i can’t blame you, floyd has the best two punches combination in the history of boxing. keep supporting him my friend.
Olympic Style Testing is very important we dont know maybe pacquiao is using cyclocain like mayweather
can anybody from mayweather’s fans know exactly where floyd is?
@Red
No one knows 100% whether Pacquiao is clean. But refusing Olympic style drug test for nearly a year?
On the balance of probabilities, a rational person ought to conclude it is more likely Pacquiao is on steroids than not, surely.
@ Ali
yes maybe pacman can kill pretty boy, but he cannot defeat him coz his american
At this point Mayweather still trying make up his mind(like a girl) which one to keep…Unbeaten Record or a $20+ guarantee to fight Manny.
In 2011: Mayweather vs….
1. For the P4P crown = Pacquiao
2. To dethrone 2010 Fighter of the Year = Martinez
3. For the title of best African-American style boxer = Pirog
I’d buy that for a dollar.
mayweather sr: fight not gonna happen co’z i’m scared of my son’s life if he fights manny pacquiao. any comments from floyd’s fans.
Honestly Floyd may not be in a position to fight anyone bc of his leagal problems.
BUT if that turns out not to be the case and he fights any one other than Pac or Martinez there is only one answer. YES
Your’e absolutely right Gari Jones! I have no other conclusions regarding this.Floyd Jr. knows very,very well that he cannot beat Pacman. Floyd Jr is a good predictor. Try to imagine if the get into the ring and all the people are shouting “MANNY!” “MANNY!” and then “MAYWEATHER BOOOOED!”…how do you feel about that? Floyd Jr already a loser even the fight is not yet started, right? And during the fight, the face of Floyd will be bloody and later will be knock-out by Manny’s punching power,so it’s a big,big shame for Floyd’s. And that’s what Floyd doesn’t want to happen. Good and very logical analysis Mr Gari Jones!
Well the fact is the Mayweather family really does not want Floyd Mayweather Jr. to fight Pacquiao because they know Floyd’s face will get beat to the pulp and will suffer his first loss as a boxer. The latter being more important to Floyd. The ring is not that big for Floyd to run the whole 12 rounds. Eventually he will trade pot shots with Pacquiao’s blazin 5-6 punch combos that will be swarmin Floyd.
@ DontMindThem- blah blah blah and what proof do you have? Ah I guess a drug dealer like Mayweather Sr. ranted about it on youtube and you believe him. Once you are on top the jealous and envious Mayweather family will always spread lies and vicious rumors against the most successful fighter of all time without proof. The Mayweathers being BLACKS are used to being treated “GUILTY” until proven innocent and they want to apply this to Manny Pacquiao being a non-American, non-Caucasian minority that surpassed the success of all the fighters/boxers in the United States as of today.
WAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
” Don’tMindThem says:
November 23, 2010 at 9:42 pm
Is Pacquiao still ducking random blood test? Wake me up when the “honorable” congressman does the honorable thing and fight without steroids.”
YOUR KIDDING ME RIGHT????
HAHAHA… MY MY MY… HOW DID YOU COME TO THAT CONCLUSION? GEEEEEZZZZ YOU MUST HAVE HATE PACQUIAO REALLY BAD…
PACQUIAO NOT ONLY WOOP THOSE WELTERWEIGHT ASS AND MAYWEATHER PRIDE SINGLEHANDEDLY BUT ALSO SHAKEN YOUR EGO…
HAHAHA WAY TO GO PACMAN…
i swear i just read one of you say Pac would get ko’d by May’s left hook?? really? did we not just witness his last few fights takin shots from bigger men and at times walking right through them. you mean to tell me cotto, margs, clottey, dlh, hatton (although he didn’t get a chance) don’t hit as hard as May??????? speaking of the truth coming out someday somebody outta Mays circle will fess up and say he actually was scared cuz Manny actually has a chin that he doesn[t have to hide along with an offensive arsenal that cannot be avoided over an entire fight but sssshhhhh that’s just between us Mayweathers
Is Pacquiao still ducking random blood test? Wake me up when the “honorable” congressman does the honorable thing and fight without steroids.
The best defense for Floyd Mayweather Jr. after Pacquiao breaks Floyd’s shoulder doing his trademark defense is to get in the canvas to a fetal position.
Floyd: “Boxing will not retire me; I will retire from boxing”
Floyd knows boxing fans don’t give a damn about a boxer’s wellbeing. Hence, safety first and second = most money in fewest fights = GOAT.
Is he wrong? No!
Proof: You are the bad guy if you ask for OLYMPIC STYLE TEST, whateever your motive. You are the good guy if you refuse OLYMPIC STYLE TEST, whateever your motive.
@zdrx manny wont take a 60million drug test need i say more lol and he never passed a rbt
@zdrx
Floyd is probably under his bed hiding. He will come out though, as soon as his daddy would say the coast is clear!.
ROFL!
JustDFacts says:
November 23, 2010 at 7:35 pm
@irv ….yah right! in your dreams….wheres your skilled fighter now? busy beating a woman and poking a security guard? He will do anything to go prison to avoid Pac.
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The thought of staying in prison is heaven for Floyd Jr. If he fights with Pacquiao in the ring, it would be hell for him!
ROFLOL!
zdrx says:
November 23, 2010 at 4:25 pm
FLOYD SAID HE IS ON A MORAL CRUSADE TO CLEAN THE SPORT, YET HE HAS NOT PRESENTED HIS CASE BEFORE THE COMMISSION. HE DID NOT PETITION THE GOVERNING BODIES FOR DRUG TEST UPGRADE
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And where is Floyd now? He is on vaction and not even thinking of boxing! What type of crusader is he?
Eventually someone in *Pacquiao’s circle of trust will blow the whistle and tell all! Everything done in the dark; eventually comes to light.
@irv ….yah right! in your dreams….wheres your skilled fighter now? busy beating a woman and poking a security guard? He will do anything to go prison to avoid Pac.
@Author….Yes he is!
I wouldn’t be surprised if they fight Manny gets ko’d. By. Counter left hook, I will say Pac is a good fighter but has never faced someone with skills like Floyd
i agree if those saying that Floydy is afraid of loosing his zero by Pacquiao
but everyone has their own right to do this and that especially to protecting him self from destructing power that could end up in emergency room
LOL
hes so scared of manny cus he know he can’t avoid punches he can’t see he knows his phony ass defense is useless against mannys awkward powerful punches enough with stupid drug test floydtards you guys already lose your idol is going to jail cuz he doesn’t wanna fight mp i think floydie should go to death row if he refuse to fight pac again or have to us goverment kick him out of united states to live in Somalia or an arab country
hey pac fans stop arguing with coward floydie fans cuz no matter wat u guys say they’re always gonna win cuz they never make sense lol……just like the guy they look up to all mouth no brain enough said
who is mayweather…..
never heard…..
I don’t see any reason why Pacquiao would not welcome WADA style testing if he is in fact clean. His refusal has severely damaged his standing among the average sports fan, who regards Pacquiao as a PED user.
HAHAHA… MAYWEATHER IS IRRELEVANT. PROOF: 1.15m FOR PACQUIAO-MARGARITO FIGHT. 7 MONTHS WITHOUT HIM AND BOXING HAS NEVER BEEN THIS GOOD. STILL ON VACATION? NO PROBLEM!
Just agree to randoms and fight is on!
Its good if a fight between Floyd and Manny can happen but it won’t happen.Floyd ain’t scared of Manny but afraid of losing.Prior Manny several fights I always thought,Floyd can beat Manny but now I’m not sure.No matter how good his defensive is, its only a matter of time the wall will crumble down.
*Pacquiao
*Validity of accomplishents uncertain due to rampant steroid allegations and unwillingness to provide blood sample for testing.
*Natural weight abandoned in favor of catchweight.
Pacquiao and his people dont want Mayweather. They are just using Floyds name to beef up interest in Pacs latest farce! If they fight Mayweather the money train comes to an abrupt halt!
definitely not….
he’s avoiding bob arum, lately he said that he was not talking to him and there was no negotiation…
“Floyd can avoid the one man who in most people’s eyes could actually end the Pretty Boy’s winning streak.”
Let me fix that.
Floyd can avoid the one man who in the eyes of almost the entirety of the phillipines population could actually end the Pretty Boy’s winning streak.
This is what i find disturbing, despite the obvious dislike from a lot of fans for his cherry-picking of opponents, and catch-weight championship bs fights, and refusal to take a drug test, pacsteroids fans (a.k.a. pactards) believe they are “the most people” and thereby their opinion out rules that of anyone else.
Get it in your head, not because the only thing going on for you in your country is pacsteroids does by any mean make it as relevant to everyone else, i feel for you, having almost nothing to cheer for must be awful, but tone it down a little, you are embarrassing yourselves.
I haven’t heard news of Floyd Lately. He’s as silent as the silent night in the Christmas evening.
@ Irv. Say what you want, and I have even agreed, until the last two weeks, but at least Manny is TALKIN about fighting Martinez. Floyd is nowhere to be found. He stands to look the coward if he does not step it up. All fan.s need to put thier effections, and let the facts do the talking. The fact is, that Floyd is not committing to anything. He’s not doing nothing but speakiung vaguely about what he possibly, might, maybe think about contemplating at some time in the unforseen future at an indisclosed location for an unGodly amount of money…maybe. At least Manny, and Martinez are putting themselves out there. I see a great few fights between the three of them, but something tells me that the days of fearless warriors road off with the four horsemen.
@irv
Manny is a boxer so whoever his promoter faced him to fight he will do so whether it’s top rank fighters or it’s the K-Bros he will face it. Boxers fights they do not promote or conduct rules of drug testing. Get it!!??
“Is Mayweather avoiding Pacquaio?” Maybe not but sure is, he’s just damn scared!
The answer is a BIG YES. He is also avoiding Sergio, Paul Williams, Margarito, Cotto, Clottey and most of all, Little Floydie is avoiding Josie Harris at all cost. Josie apparently wanted a rematch….HE HE HE
Sniper 182 your argument is laughable, arum is his pimp fights when ever he’s told, why else has he only fought top rank fighters
These peolpe hate the FACT that *Pacquiao cannot submit to testing so much that they’ve found a way to spin it. So let me get this straight; Its not *Pacquiao’s fault that for a year now he’s ducked and dodged the test, it’s Mayweather’s fault for asking for it.
Floyd Who????
Is he the guy who says that he is interested in fighting the winner of Sergio Marinez and Paul Williams???? Sergio has called him out.
Does anyone out there knows where he is hiding now???
@irv
it’s not necessary that manny hasn’t beat a fighter on a winning streak for as long as he is the more active fighter compared to floyd and besides manny is not fighting low class fighters those are fighters that floydie ducked.
Now let me throw a question back to you.
Did floydie transferred to the WOMEN’S DIVISION?
I’m still waiting on an answer besides Floyd left overs, who has Pac beaten on a winning streak or undefeated?
What does the NSAC do?
They conduct test to the boxers to make sure that they are not using illegal drugs.
What does a promoter do?
They promote fights and match a good fighter to another good fighter.
What does a boxer do?
A boxer fights whoever the promoter wants him to fight. He does not conduct blood testing and some unusual stuffs that the boxer is not supposed to do.
Floyd is a boxer isn’t he?
this is sooo boring this topic.. what has manny got to lose if this fight goes ahead? Nothing… What has floyd got to lose…?????? That perfect zero, and this article is spot on, yeah floyd maybe the best defence fighter , but throwing 700+ punches some are gonna connect , and he was shook for a second with the Mosley fight…
Pacfans and floyd fans can slag each other off till the sun comes up , main factor here is its a shame for boxing and fight fans all over the world this does not look likely to happen..
Sha,e for the sport!!!
Gari Jones your article is spot on, congratulations on producing a brilliant and honest article !!!!!!!!!
@Crystall Ball
I think you know the answer! It’s Flomo Maywither, who do you think he is.. to ask something that is not yet implemented in the boxing commision, and all of sudden he’s asking for it! what a dummbbb Nutttt! In addition to that Pacquiao Team agreed to random blood testing, given that any of the boxing commision will be the one who will impose it! not Flomo! Now who is the ducker? you F000L!
according to pop mayweather, pretty boy floyd doesnt want anything to do with pacquiao and its better for floyd to just get out while ahead. floyd got plenty of money to last a life time.
Mayweather did have a more recent bought. His ex-wife didn’t fair well. Regardless of who you think is better, Mayweather deserves jail time, not a multi-million dollar payday.
who is mayweather?…..
sorry…never heard…..
Mayweather avoids everybody untill they’ve no chance of beating him, its a shame but once he’s gone he’ll be forgotten about
Can the Pactards answer these questions?
Why didn’t Mayweather Jr. fight Margarito when he was offered $8 million?
Why didn’t he fight Cotto?
Why did he challenge Zab Judah after he lost to Carlos Baldomir instead of going after Carlos Baldomir?
Why did he not respect the catchweight when he fought Marquez?
Why’d he go after a lightweight champion in Marquez?
Why didn’t he fight Paul Williams? (although that might change now after seeing what Martinez did to him)
Why is he undefeated against women?
BECAUSE FLOYD IS THE BEST BOXER EVER PAST PRESENT OR FUTURE
Maglinaggi got an offer to fight after he publicly accused *Pacquiao…Mayweather got a lawsuit! Freddie Roach is the modern day Panama Lewis.
Can the Pactards answer this question in all honesty?
Which fighter can be considered to be ducking whom?
The one who is asking for strickt drug testing for the cleaniness and credibility of the sport or the one who refuses to be tested at ANYTIME by citing personal or cutural reasons? Who in all this really cares about boxing and the spirit of it ?
to silence all pac-haters, manny should fight a boxer now with an 0 or the one winning lately like floyd, berto, bradley, all black americans to hit two birds in one stone. this should be the case now and i hope also top rank realize this. please dont match manny with mosley, this will not help manny’s legacy. if not, jmm should be the last option, to end their unfinished business…
irv says:
November 23, 2010 at 2:01 pm
Pac turned down 40 million cause of a test enough said,,where they do that at
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FLOYD TURNED DOWN $50 MILLION FOR A STUPID OSRBT THAT’S NOT EVEN REQUIRED, ‘NUF SAID.
I’m going to keep asking who has Pac fought on a winning streak or undefeated lately, can a Pac fan please answer
Let’s see he started the first fight talk and Pac backed out…that being said he’s never once said he wouldn’t fight the guy he just wants a blood test that he’s already done before in his last fight yet…the guy he’s accused of “ducking” refuses it and has everybody eating out of his hand like it’s the right thing to do. Ya I say he’s avoiding him…surreeee
HAHHAHHAHA!!!
That’s right! Floyd is probably dancing around in tights right now. He sure ain’t boxing.
who is mayweather? isn’t that guy a dancer? i swear i’ve seen that butterfly in dancing w/ the stars.
ighthook, that was for the November date, in March Manny was good I know boxing, who has he beat on a winning streak or undefeated all top rank fighters does what ever arum wants
Now let’s see if the catch weight queen will defend the Jr middle belt, I say he won’t, or if he does it will be another top rank fighter Chavez or cotto
@ irv;
read again bro..in the last negotiation, pacquaio agreed to maywaether’s demand but your idol said no negotiation happened yeah right..even HBO president said there was so who’s lying?..
Is Mayweather avoiding Pacquiao?
You think? ..
Floydiots say, “I think Pacman has no chance agains Mayweather,” Mayweather’s too fast and technical for Manny”, the sayings go on. Well F*ckin PROVE it, have your boxer fight Manny! GEEZ…
@ighthook YOU so smart the March 13 fight Manny said no to 14 day cutoff, that is two weeks right? Calling all Manny fans tell him take test
Huh.. Mayweather is the coward boxer all around the word….
he is hiding to protect his unbeaten record…
This dude ain’t finished beating babes…
Pacman is no babe…forget Pacman.
i am calling all maywaethers fans to convince their idol just to fight the pacman..in the last negotiation, pacman already agreed to this bs blood test but your idol said there was never any negotiation occured yet the president of HBO confirmed that there was..why don’t you sign a petition asking if he’s actually willing to fight the pacman or not..arum, fredie roach already stated that the only fight they want is against maywaether, can’t you all understand?
Bottom line who in there right mind would turn down 40million and when both people are subject to same test, now Pac might fight Mosley who wants to see that besides Pac fans. Pathetic!
I don’t even like Mayweather(as a persona), but he will be too good for Manny. He always finds a way and never does more than he has to. Manny will be bashed up come the final bell… If it gets that far.
Having said that Manny has a punchers chance, but as we saw against Mosley Mayweather has a very good chin.
@ Gary Jones
You’re being a bit conservative. We all know that Manny Pacquiao will KO Mayweather. This fight will never happen like I’ve always been saying. Mayweather has to backed up against the wall in order for this to happen. Running from troubles. The pressure of the boxing world. His fans but instead of forcing him to fight they cheer him on with his Blood test bull. They need to stop cheering him on and force him to fight. Many of his fans have walked away, many more if this fight does not happen in 2011. Money trouble with the IRS, legal troubles or contractual money issues. Then maybe he’ll run away from it all and face Pacquaio in the ring where he feels it’s his comfort zone. Only problem is that someone else reigns in that ring and calls it his comfort zone. We’re dreaming too much. Mayweather is plain scared. It’s unfortunate for a man who thinks he’s the best. The same man who flashes money into people face but had to fight a smaller Marquez in order to pay his bills. Isn’t that the irony of his mental state.
Who is known as the catch weight queen Pac,weight limit was 150and still came in at 144 for a vacant belt give me a break, fight someone on a winning streak or someone undefeated
“Scheduled test are ok- but NO RANDOM!”
Congressman *Manny Pacquiao
@ Kwik Feet;
it sounds like you’re identical with your idol who’s also got a kwik feet…c’mon idol run coz i’m scared of the pacman lol!
Seriously, you guys are discussing about a long gone boxer
Dear Author,
The drug testing request was not a last minute thing, at the very beginning Team Pac agree to the testing. But when negotiations went too smooth, then and only then did team Pac refuse the drug testing.
Pac turned down 40 million cause of a test enough said,,where they do that at
Have you all seen Floyd Mayweather Snr on “you tube”….he actually can’t believe how awesome Pacquiao was in destroying Margarito & quoted “..I WOULD BE SCARED FOR MY SONS LIFE IF HE FOUGHT THAT LITTLE MAN (PACQUIAO)”
Floyds a runner & ducker inside & outside the ring…THERE’S NOT A CHANCE IN HELL HE’S GONNA FACE PACQUIOA!
Pacquioa would absolutely annihilate him!!! Simple as…
maynever is definitely scared of pacman or i would say scared to get beaten..he’s not 100% that he could win the fight that’s why he’s making all these kinds of excuses..this BS RBT is absolutely BS..when maynever fought against mosley, they had 18 days cut off against a proven drug cheat so, in my opinion what maynever’s demanding about RBT is again just a big BS..
Gari, Mayweather is a fictional character. You can’t pit a Pound for Pound king against acartoon, HAHA.
In Mayweather’s desperate need to preserve his ‘perfect” record, he should understand that by avoiding to fight the best fighter out there, he not only cheapens his legacy, but makes any perfection he might seek, a pathetic joke.
Mayweather did compromise the first time around…he agreed to everything *Pacquiao wanted
*10 million per pd overweight
*smaller gloves
*smaller ring
*50-50 purse split
*Pacquiao enter as the Champion
You cannot honestly say Mayweather didn’t try to make the fight, but even after agreeing to all of that; *Pacquiao balked! If those terms weren’t good enough; none are!
that is not just an observation it is a fact.
reed the boxers says:
November 23, 2010 at 12:01 pm
“All manny has to do is say he will take the test and there will be a fight no one is ducking each other manny is on roids why else would he turn down 40mil if he comes out and and say he will take the test then we will see if floyd ducking him.”…….
Testing should be left to the boxing authorities and the fight sanctioning body to test for P.E.D’s.
Neither Mayweather or Pacquaio are more important than the sport itself. The Mayweather camp are making lame excuses.
what are you talking about? Floyd nearly lost his last fight in the 2nd round by a shot fighter who has been gassing out badly for the last 3 years. Bottom line is, if the guy is a professional fighter than he needs to fight
this is the hundredth question asking the same question arum has his demands and floyd has his demands. they both are not budging. fight wont happen. no one is scared. just a greading promoter in arum and too boxers with egos bigger then mountains. they all need to grow up and do this for the fans but it wont happen so stop talking about it and hope for floyd martinez and manny berto in 2011
I didnt think so but now I do.Just fight Manny!!Even if your sceard to lose splitting 80 million certianly wont matter.I never thought before but now I am starting to think so.
Slim chance Gari, see how Pac nearly got pummeled by a totaly shot fighter in the name of Margarito. And of course Pac looked good against a slow and predictable fighter who NEVER moves his head… Pac punched through his guard non stop to the point of his face falling apart.
Floyed will catch Pac on the way in with his fast jab and smooth footwork.
Floyed by way of KO round 8 (If he gets past Mosely which I think he wont!!)
Numbers don’t lie….. Compubox doesn’t either. Floyd is too accurate and picks his shots. Like floyd said, “there is a blueprint to beat manny. There isn’t one to beat me”. Manny throws punch after punch at a target that keeps coming forward. Floyd ain’t gon keep coming forward. Floyd will counter him all night long and force him to change up his gameplan just like he did with shane. I wouldn’t predict a knockout but I predict a decision for floyd easily.
this reminds me of a little boy waiting to come out and play but cant because the neighborhood bully is in town. somebody needs to show mayweather th wizard of oz and teach this boy about courage.
Please
Mayweather would woop manny easily. Floyd ain’t duckin, manny is. He is taking roids and he knows it. And so does freddie. Floyd know what he doing. Floyd spending money in vegas while manny is fighting trying to make what floyd is making in his fights. Shane made 7m, floyd made 60m in one fight. Floyd already said, “we’re gonna make him take the test”. In other words, yes, he is going to fight him. Floyd said on the radio that he is interested in the martinez vs williams winner. Sergio won but sergio said he doesn’t wanna fight below 155. In other words, both floyd and manny out of the running because pacman ain’t moving up and floyd is his best at welterweight. Floyd said a couple of months ago he is going to reveal who his next opponent is. Obviously, he is fighting again. We just don’t know who yet. Even 50 cent said that mayweather told him he is going to KO pacman. Google it. Just recently, floyd made a tweet, I think, on the day of mannys fight and said “who is 41-0?”. Please, floyd ain’t scared of nobody. When he fought oscar, he made 25m, oscar made 55m. If he fight pacman, it will be vice-versa, except MORE for floyd. Mayweather ain’t gonna turn down that much money. His father called it and said manny is roiding it up. If he ain’t, then why don’t he take the test then? Seriously, why would you NEGOTIATE a blood test cut off date? Think about it. “NEGOTIATE” a cut off date? Something’s up. You do the math and use your head.
answer is yes
Pacquiao chances of beating Floyd are slim and none and slim just left th building.
@IRV,
Unless Fl-avoid or any other boxer was the very first boxer to beat another guy, guess what? He too is taking somebody’s leftovers, as if that is a new word in the lexicon of boxing!
You people demand that boxers face tough opposition and then when they lose you brand them as shot fighters. Look at Ali, Frazier, Dura, Chavez, hearns, Leonard, Robinson, Mosley, Hopkins, Louis, Armstrong, Dempsey and all the present or past greats. They all had losses and came right back.
Only Maraciano, Calzahge and a few boxers have been unbeaten but nondoy ever says thateither is the greatest ever. Why? Because like Mayrunner, they never faced the best of their era. Marciano retired instead of facing the very best and Calzaghe did not meet Jones & Hopkins in their prime. He also refused to leave Britain to face the best in his prime.
Quintana, Margarito, Martinez, Cotto, Mosley and Cintron all have losses and wins within this group because they dared to face some of the guys in the group. The same for Hagler, Hearns, Leonard, Duran and Benitez.
Floyd has nothing to prove to world one of best and genious boxer, he use his genious mind to duck and avoid those dangerous opponent.
My buddy was at Wild Card today, got to meet Freddie and some others. He’s shooting a short film about one of the amateurs who trains there.
Most humorously, or possibly telling, he snapped a shot of this poster, on the wall there…
liftingfaces.com/uploads/wildcard_poster.jpg
…ryan
Its public knowledge, everyone knows Floyd will never fight Pacquiao and his latest excuse made sure of that. He is going on a long vacation courtesy of the State of Nevada Dept. of Corrections.
Mayweather’s camp will introduce the use of headgear and 16 oz. gloves to protect the fighters longevity.
@irv
Pacquiao faced Mayweather’s leftovers but Mayweather ducked some that were badly beaten by Pacquiao.
Sorry garv.
not only Paquiao, he avoid, Cotto and Magarito.
Pacquiao stands no chance against Mayweather…
ABSOLUTELY NONE!!!
@Garv
You’re right, Pacquiao faced Mayweather’s leftovers but Mayweather ducked some of guys that were badly beaten by Pacquiao.
@Mbfromphilly
What is the random testing for???
PACQUIAO WONT EVEN FIGHT MOSELY AT 147!!!!
WHAT A SAD EXCUSE FOR A P4P CHAMPION…
MY OH MY WHAT A JOKE!!!
39 YEAR OLD SSM AT 142…WHAT’S THIS WORLD COMING TO?
If the fight never happens i will blame both camps because they should come to an agreement and at least meet in the middle with terms for the boxing fans around the world. The fact is they are only rich and famous because of every fan that follows them.
And now Pac might fight Mosley after he saw he can be beat, pathetic
Credit must be given were it is due. I stroangly believed that Manny had no chance against Floyd. I now think that Floyd is really concerned about getting damaged by Manny. Floyd is flawless, but he needs the heart to go with it. manny has the heart, though with a genious like Floyd he may be found lacking. Manny is the king now, and Floyd has just to prove to us that he is in a class of his own.
“No problem, we can fight. As long we negotiate,” Pacquiao reportedly told GMA News in the Philippines.
That led Mosley to release a statement saying that he’ll agree to give Pacquiao 60 percent of the purse, and he’ll agree to lose weight and fight Pacquiao below Mosley’s usual 147 pounds at the 142 lb weight where Freddie Roach demands.
SHANE MOSELY IS 39 YEARS OLD!!! WHY ON EARTH DOES FREDDIE ROACH DEMAND MOSELY FIGHT AT 142??????????
HE’S 39 YEARS OLD!!!!!!!!!!!!
IF YOU DON’T THINK THIS MIDGET IS A JOKE, YOU HAVE YOUR HEAD DEEP IN THE SAND.
HE’S A COMPLETE JOKE!!!!
Its just a build up. Thomas Hearns and Sugar did the same thing in 81. People were asking Leonard if he was scared of Hearns. Dundee was the one that did not let the fight go on. But when it happened it happened. Same thing for this fight as well as the Haye Klitchko fight. Too much money. Neither fighter can make this type of money fighting anybody else.
@GARV,,WHO has Manny beat some Floyd leftovers and shot fighters
Is Pacquiao avoiding random testing?
Until *Pacquiao says ” I agree to full unconditional random testing” there isn’t anything to talk about.
All pac had to do was take blood test and this discussion would be history, Floyd was going to take same test
This is what’s killing the sport of boxing! Talk about something more interesting like what can “boxing do to bring back it’s popularity and drive it from extinction!” Damn bandwagon jumpers!
YES!!!
Duh! majority of boxing world already knew the answer, including Mayweather himself!
King you are a fool.
All of that is true about manny throwing millions of punches in a strong, fast way…but the thing is this…Manny is an offensive wizard…and Floyd is a defensive wizard…Floyd knows defense more than manny knows offense…and manny’s arms are too short………he can throw as many deathpunches as he wants…all Floyd has to do is fight him going backwards and let manny run into Floyd’s counters…..Manny’s arms wont get far enough to land on mayweather….and amalgamate Floyd’s REACH advantage with Floyd’s defensive skills…….Ultimately manny will only throw tones of pucnes which will give Floyd tons of oppurtunities to put on the best performance of his life…..Floyd countering by the thousands…thats the only thing that can LOGICALLY happen bro…learn about boxing
I’m a Filipino, honestly speaking I’m a Mayweather fan, from the moment he started to destroy big names like gatti(+),judah, dela hoya, hatton, I did started to believe that Floyd’s going to wipe out the entire boxing greats of this era. I thought he would fight the then undefeated Cotto, Berto and Margarito. But things have changed since Manny Pacquiao have joined the fun. And I could not believe how Manny transform himself to be the P4P King. Destroying JMM in the 2nd fight, D. Diaz, dela hoya, hatton, cotto, clottey and recently margarito. For me both fighters are great and have the great responsibility to give the boxing fans around the world what they ought to see – MODERN DAY SUPER FIGHT which could equal the old day’s SUPER FIGHT. They two greats should fight and may the best man win. But sadly for me, Roy Jones, Jr. was right when he recently said in an interview that FMJ is not afraid to fight MP, but he is just come to think that he could no longer beat MP. Sad but true.
“Is Mayweather avoiding Pacquaio?” Gee, ya think??
They already know Mayweather’s terms. If they don’t want to meet them, quit mentioning his name. It’s as simple as that!
all manny has to do is say he will take the test and there will be a fight no one is ducking each other manny is on roids why else would he turn down 40mil if he comes out and and say he will take the test then we will see if floyd ducking him
mayweather jr said he would like to fight martinez williams winner, but so far not a cheap from the mayweather camp.. pacquiao and martinez have shown that they r the real deal, this is mayweather jr chance to step up and show thats hes great. in my eyes a win over pacquiao or even martinez at this point would make mayweather jr great. at the moment he is just good.. a good fighter protecting an unbeating 41-0 record that doesnt have any outstanding fighters on it. del la hoya was agood fighter, castlio was agood fighter shane mosley is a old fighter. so mayweather jr hasnt proved hes great so far. a win over pacquiao would do that. mayweather jr needs to fight pacquiao, more than pacquiao needs to fight mayweather jr . i do hope i see this fight in 2011.
Floyd won’t budge on random blood test up to the day of the fight and 60-40 split money. It’s that simple.
Arum and Top Rank won’t budge either. They will move on.
if the fight isnt made within 12 month I will lose interest as they are both getting old and the fight wont be as good as it will be now!
lol agree with MOO
2011
Haye Vs Klitchko
Mayweather Vs Pacquaio.
What a good year for boxing that would be.
Might not happen though?
Floyd on vacation and waiting for Pacman to lose a fight first.
Pac has 7 fights since 07
Mayweather has 2 since 07
Mayweather isnt just avaiding Pac he is avoiding evryone!
I don’t think it is a question of Floyd ducking Pacquaio. It is more that Floyd’s head is a shed and as a result not capable of thinking. Sad but I don’t think Floyd’s shed head is capable of much at the moment, maybe for storing a few garden tools but that is it.
GOOD ARTICLE: Mayweather hasn’t been in the news lately GOOD POINT there, Pacquaio wouldn’t find it easy but he would beat Mayweather i think.
his not afraid to fight pacman but his afraid to lose his zero!
Let’s put it this way, Mayweather doesn’t seem to be showing any interest in fighting Pacquaio and yet it is potentially the biggest money making event in sporting history if it happens.
Go figure that out for yourself.
Yes Mayweather is Ducking PACMAN
Remember this is an opinion not fact!