Sergio Martinez: “Pacquiao is always fighting not so dangerous type of fights and fighters”
February 24th, 2011
By Chris Williams: In an interview of middleweight Sergio Martinez (46-2-2, 26 KO’s) at East Side Boxing’s On The Ropes Boxing Radio program, Martinez voiced his opinion of Manny Pacquiao and his choice of opponents.
Martinez had this to say about Pacquiao and his upcoming fight against Shane Mosley on May 7th: “I feel that Mosley is not the fighter that he used to be. Mosley was a great fighter and champion as well, but Pacquiao is a great champion. The thing with Pacquiao is it’s not a very dangerous fight for him. It just so happens that Pacquiao is always fighting the no so dangerous type of fights and fighters.”
Pacquiao had the opportunity to fight Sergio Martinez, as Martinez was ready to fight him. However, after Pacquiao fought Margarito recently for the vacant WBC junior middleweight title, Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum said that he wouldn’t be putting Pacquiao in with bigger fighters anymore.
This means that Pacquiao wouldn’t be facing Martinez, even though Martinez is smaller than Margarito. What’s amusing about the Pacquiao-Margarito fight is that Pacquiao had never fought before at junior middleweight, and yet was given a title shot over ranked fighters that have been working hard for ages to try and get a shot.
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sergio says:
February 25, 2011 at 11:19 pm
bob arums puppet is afraid of a blood test. all roads lead to mayweather.
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The only road that leads to Mayweather is the one going to the NEVADA STATE PRISON!! LMAO!!
bob arums puppet is afraid of a blood test. all roads lead to mayweather.
Anonymous says:
February 25, 2011 at 10:18 am
My guess is williams will come back at welter and call manny out but they will decline like the cowards they are that would be a great comback fight for williams lets see if manny has the balls
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COwARDS??? WHERE IS MAYWEATHER AT???? DIDN’T MAYWEATHER SAY HE W GOING TO FIGHT THE WINNER OF THE MARTINEZ/WILLIAMS FIGHT?? MARTINEZ IS FIGHTING AGAIN AND STILL NO MAYWEATHER…LMAO!! WHO IS THE COWARD???
Every time Martinez speaks he talks about Pacquiao or Maytwitter. Does he ever call out Ward, Bute or any of the guys at 168? How about Hopkins, Pascal and the 175 guys?
It takes a real tough guy to call out bigger guys and then beat them. It is a statistical fact that over 90% of times that a good big man will beat a good little man. An exceptional little man makes up the 10% where he beats a big man.
Manny is exceptional. Maytwitter was exceptional at 130 and 135 but started to rest on his laurels. I suspect Manny is beginning to do the same. His fights are now maximum $ for minimu risk. I am about to drop him from #1 on my P4P list.
Donaire will be new #1 soon if he cleans out the 118. He will consolidate that status if like Manny he moves up and captures 122 and will cement his legacy if he gets to 126 and 130. The sky’s the limit for that guy.
I also like the fact that he is willing to undergo testing any time. It sends a very positive message. Manny has to realize that he must do the same. It is no longer a feud between him and Twitterman. Let the world know you are clean and agree to 3-5 days cut off.
Also clean up your act and fight the best before you retire. If you do not destroy Sugar Free Mosley you will fall to #3. Maytwitter by not fighting will be gone completely.
I agree, Manny said Martizez was to big but he fought Margarita who is bigger. Manny knows that styles makes fight and he get a whole lot of hurt from Martizez.
Roach is a liar too… he said Pac. will never fight above 147lb… but now he says, if Martinez wants, we can fight him at 150lb knowing that Martinez will have to drain more than 10lbs
some boxers are not real… they invoke the spirits, they perform rituals. they include some powers our human eyes cannot see. I suspect pacman also makes used of these things. that is why the opponents got dumb sometimes motionless. David Diaz said, I thought Roach also punched me from the side… anyway, these are evil spirits that involves money. people are dying of hunger right and left every minute but here come the gamblers enjoying their lives betting… maybe up $100 total cost of a boxing bout is never canceled.
do you think pac. can beat mosley in his prime at 147 lb? most of us if not 100% at least 90% will say, no. therefore, Paqiao is not great, never close to the greatest of all time… he was lucky enough to win 8 divisions but can he defend at least 3 divisions? let him face Donire at 130lb… he will be scared like an armature. let him face Martinez at 154lb that’s weight limit for super welterweight, he is so afraid… he beats Magarito coz the guy was allowed to enter only 150Lb weight catch weight.
My guess is williams will come back at welter and call manny out but they will decline like the cowards they are that would be a great comback fight for williams lets see if manny has the balls
i don’t think that pacman is figting easy fights. He just makes them look easy. Why don’t you watch COTTO-MARGARITO fight. they have had hard time fighting at each other. Watch COTTO-MOSLEY fight. What do you see in those fights without pac in the picture. those fights were even. But when Manny came in the Picture he outclassed these boxers. Even watching Morales-Barrera, Hatton-Mayweather, Dela Hoya-Mayweather. Can’t you see why Mayweather is so afraid?
Try to watch those videos without pac in the picture. you might also see my point. 
My point here is, Manny doesn’t pick easy fights. He only makes those fights LOOK easy. and you can see, he also gets hit. So if you say he picks easy fights, He won’t get tag with punches that slightly swollen his face.
First of all, He got talent, strong and quick punches. Unlike FMJ that only has quick punches. Secondly, He trains hard. Just try to watch his 24/7. That is how determined he is. And He doesn’t pray of killing his opponents. He wants to have a win and have an exciting fight. Which he honestly does. That is why he is #1 P4P.
pac lick the dust now… using God’s name in vain… remove some devil’s weapons in you. you were poor, God makes you rich that much… you never wanted to stop… that is Satan’s tools. the more you get the more you want, the more you acquire, the more you hunger for more…. you said you want to serve, you want to give the poor but compare what you receive with what you give! may be 1% giving… how many mansions you want? don’t try to buy power by your money also.. one day you will be embarrassed, like white-washed tombs… mark my words
Tell Martinez to fight a light heavyweight. That 2 rangs above middleweight. Its the same as welterweight fights a middleweight. Let see what happens. Try challenging Bute.
I disagree they weren’t all shot fighters a lot of people thought oscar was going to walk through pac back then and cotto came off a tough win against clottey everyone thought it was going to be a better fight it started that way at first then everyone knows what happened.. the thing is pac fought Margarito it didn’t make sense to us fans nether did Mosley cause the way he looked in his last two fights though I think itll be more entertaining then pacs last fight, id rather see jmm or a good fighter @ 147 or 140.. Id luv to see a competitive fight.. I like Mosley but I think he’ll quit on the stool like dlh..
Why is Martinez to big to fight at JMW and Margacheto was just fine. Because Margacheto couldn’t hit hard without his plaster. Margacheto fought Roberto Garcia after he got cought with plaster and could not hurt him. He only won because it was in Mexico.
If Margacheato did that to Pacquiao imagine what Martinez would do.
Martinez would destroy him.
Pac fighting the bigger guys is not dangerous.
The dangerous for Pacquiao now is for him to fight with opponents of his size like lightweight Marquez, and superlightweights Bradley, Maidana to come up for welter weight fight.
I think it’s what Crissy William is talking about.
the truth—- let him lose, we are not floydroits who have a basketfull of excuses.LOL Ali lose to frazier and he cameback winning.. Pacman is only human and he can lose to anyone.
What will be the pactards excuses when Mosley beat pac
Why are blacks like Chris Williams and Dave Lahr so insecure about Pacquiao?
…cryingbaby!…..hahaha ..theyre still dreaming!.. LOL!
@floyds my hero
Exactly how did you school me? The clear choice for Mayweather was Baldomir instead of Margarito right? Because he had a title right?
David Diaz had a title and only one loss and it was Manny’s first fight at lightweight.
Don’t ask me a hypothetical about ODLH, let’s talk the truth. Manny fought ODLH at 147 where Floyd was supposed to fight him. We all know what happened. I know what you’re going to say, but no one at any weight class made ODLH quit on the stool…..No one!
The real question is why did Floyd come out of retirement in the first place? If Floyd stays retired Manny fights different Fighters at different times period.
The answer to your question is ODLH, but who cares? Who do you think wins ODLH Cotto at 154? Who cares right? Truth is I really don’t care what you think?
PACQUIAO SAID, “ANYONE WHO WANTS TO FIGHT ME, PLEASE COME TO WELTERWEIGHT, ANYONE”
can Martinez do that? dont push a little man to fight a too much bigger man, its totally unfair, and dont ever said that its a handicap for pacman.
i m a huge fans of boxing and so Pacman as well, but for me Pacmans is the GOAT, the only one who probably can beat him is Floyd, but he’s too scared to face pacquiao and so he would have to face 2 enemy if they ever fight, firt Pacquiao and second is the fear
Pacnan is a cash machine,Anybody who wants to have a share of the wealth has to come down into his own terms.Pacman is a worldwide household name,making money in every second 24/7.Pacman does not have to fight any giants any more.No Martinez at 154lbs,no margarito at 154lbs. Martinez to come down at 147bs then pacman will humiliate him as he does to every opponents he had.Williams,what ever you write about pacman is irrelevant
can’t blame martinez
he was left empty handed at middleweight by manny
it back fire arum as all want where manny stand. never mind weight drain and face execution for a cause ($$,$$$,$$$.$$)
@ KANTOBOY
the problem is not with manny fighting at 170 as you stated in order to satisfy the pachaters is stupid THE REAL PROBLEM IS THAT THE PAC CAMP WHEN CHALLENGED BY MARTINEZ AT 154 SAID MARTINEZ AS WELL AS JR MIDDLE WAS TOO MUCH WEIGHT FOR PAC BUT AS SOON AS MARTINEZ SIGNED TO FIGHT PAUL WILLIAMS THEN BOB ARUM , ROACH AND PAC AGREED TO FIGHT MARGARITO AT…154 FUNNY HOW 154 IS A GOOD WEIGHT FOR MARGARITO PAC’S TOP RANK BROTHER BUT 154 IS A TOTAL DIFFERENT WEIGHT WHEN IT CAME TO MARTINEZ
FUNNY HOW THAT HAPPENS…THAT’S YOUR PROBLEM
fine if they fight
just enough of waight drain excuse if martinez beaten by manny
if manny fights martinez in a catch weight, you’ll say a weight drained martinez? LOL!common idiots, you’ll never say good against pacman, even pacman fights anderson silva..just watch boxing or mma and relax..if you hate pacman deeply, maybe one of this days you will get a heart attack..
i agree. this is my last visit on this page…
The bottom line is Mayweather is no where to be found so all fighters are targeting Pacquiao for a big payday. Martinez? He knows that he has the size advantage over Pacquiao so he makes the challenge, BIG DEAL!! Why don’t Martinez avenge his 7th round TKO loss to Margarito??? Afterall, Margarito was beat badly by Mosley..I’m not even gonna menton the other name. NO MATTER WHICH WAY PACQUIAO CHOOSES TO GO Mosley, Marquez or Berto, some CLOWN out there will always have his opinion on who Pacquiao should have fought.
Bottom line is pac hasn’t beat anybody could have fought berto or Marquez but choose 40 year old Mosley and I saw YouTube video few years ago wanted no parts of Mosley after Mosley beat Margarito and also could have fought Floyd but Manny couldn’t take a 30 million dollar blood test!
And anyone who might be a threat its always a catch weight, years ago Roach said Mosley would have to be a 142 only reason now is cause he’s 40
Why not just let manny fight martinez at 170 w/o catchweight?
just to satisfy pachaters, right?
Pac hasn’t fought anyone undefeated or on a winning streak, what’s special about that!
Martinez is in a different weight class and not willing to go down to 147 lbs. Manny said he is not fighting anymore in the 154 lbs weight class and going back to the 147 weight class limit. Martinez could only get a fight with Manny if he goes down to 147 weight class limit and we all know he will not. Martinez wants Manny to go up again to Jr Middleweights class so he can fight Manny. No way jose, If you want a good payday you go down to 147 lbs. That’s the way it is. Period.
john- and what is the point at fighting at lightweight? tell me then why would marquez fought floyd at WW and he can’t fight at welterweight w/ pac? same BS. im am talking about his current weight class and it’s true he can fight at lightweight and what’s for? to fight jmm whom he already beat? if jmm would want to fight pac it is jmm should move up since he is THE ONE claiming he won the 2fights.
@its called -check hook-
oh really? so he’s really not a jr welter or welter to you,so he’s a lightweight? then why not fight marquez as a lightweight? i’ll tell you why,because manny wants all the advantages over his opponents,thats why,he can easily make 135 according to you because he’s no jr welter,but he’ll make marquez go to 147 knowing jmm isn’t a welter and beat him and claim he won fairly,just like he made cotto weigh whatever he wanted,and margarito too,not only that,but those guys really werent that good as they once were….manny is p4p fraud
For those ignorant guys, boxers are fighting at weight class not at their height. martinez is way bigger than margarito in terms of weight class. pac is small in his weight class and that is true, pacman roams around and weighing normally about 150lbs. he is not even a legitimate LWW or WW. Martinez is fighting at 160lbs. even mosley during his interview have said pacman is too way small in welterweight division.
just for the truth,
-Why would martinez ask to fight pac where-in he cannot enhance his legacy by fighting guys lower at his weight class? is it for good paycheck or becoz he admits Pacman is the p4p king and beating him can enhance his resume
-Why does floyd is hiding rather than fight martinez since he was the one calling him up? is he dead scared when paul williams(not a TOP RANK fighter for those guys who made excuses) whom he ducked was brutally KOed.
-Why would martinez not asking floyd to fight him since floyd already declared it? is it becoz he knows it would be a mismatch or becoz he knows floyd will have irrational demands?
-boxing fans just plain curiosity-
Sergio is 100% right and everybody know it, the facts are there.
If your a pac fan and you denie this, then you are just plain ingorant
First, Happy 34th Birthday to Floyd Mayweather Jr., today!
What’s FAIR to Chris Williams is for Manny Pacquiao at 147 lbs. VS. Sergio Martinez at 160 lbs. No catchweight!
For Pacquiao’s November fight slot, Juan Manuel Marquez, Andre Berto, and Timothy Bradley have all been mentioned frequently as possible opponents, if another negotiation attempt for a fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. falls through.
martinez is smaller than margarito….
I think manny is the best fighter in the world I really do… Until floyd makes a move, manny is number 1…. But please stop referencing hatton… He was never a good fighter… Floyd fought him bc of hatton was popular n the fans from england will help build a fight…. Hatton after floyd was almost knocked out by luzcano who,is a c level fighter… I like manny bc he is in ur face and u know theres going to be action…mosley has no chance…
If Martinez agrees to a catchweight of 150 – 152, whch he should, considering the money he will make and that Pac is really too small for him as is, Pac will KO him in the late rounds. Then, the excuses from the haters will again clog up all the boxing sites, which always give me a good laugh. Let’s get it on!!!
just for the truth, what if pacman will fight at LWW would the critics would say fight is competitive? we all know what he did to hatton who is a lineal champ at 140 and those fighters now at LWW are no threat at all. mosley and berto are the only WW who can be threat to pacman. even berto have never done anything in WW but fighting guys who are legitimately 140pounders and still needs more fights before he can fight pac. either mosley or berto when match to those fighters below welterweight the outcome would be a mismatch. 7-1underdog is overrated, i see 3-1 would be a reality. NO one in the welterweight division even floyd can match Pacman becoz he is the best and he dominates that is the truth!
yourmomsfavorite,
Because Mayweather beat Mosley when he was #1 WW/when Pac wouldn’t fight him. Now If Mayweather doesn’t fight by May 2011 then he shouldn’t be rated on the P4P list.
Pac’s run in 2010 doesn’t warrant him being above Martinez, Mayweather or even Donaire and arguably JMM. You talk of Pac “surely” getting a KO over “the younger” guys like Bradley and Alexander, well isn’t that what we all expected of Clottey and Margarito? Surely nobody picked them to win as they were shot (Margarito) and or never has beens (Clottey). Bottom line, is it was TOP RANK in house made to look good fights for Pac where he was supposed to win and make money with little to no threat instead of fighting guys that where winning/elite/Top fighters and or champions from 140 to 154.
Fans, media, haters, everyone had Pac as the favorite on both horrible occasions in 2010 that was put together by Bob Arum (who has an agenda). So what’s the difference in Pac fighting an undefeated TOP WW in Berto? The undefeated TOP JWW in Bradley? Let alone Alexander when he was undefeated? Pac’s supposed to win right?
What’s the difference in YOUNG undefeated guys who are currently winning and TOP guys in there respected weight class as appose to shot fighters who haven’t won a significant fight in over 2 years like Clottey, Margarito and now Mosley (who had to sign with Top Rank JUST to get a fight unlike non TOP RANK fighters in Martinez, Mayweather, Berto, Bradley, Alexander and JMM who Arum didn’t match Pac with….. yet)? Not to mention Pac being handed the JMW belt by facing a WW cheater and then run from a career JMW in Martinez who’s ironically smaller than Margarito and De La Hoya (imagine that).
Pac, money wise and popularity wise did great in 2010 but accomplishing very little in boxing as Martinez and many others have addressed. At the end of the day everyone wants to fight Pac because of the money he brings in. Problem is he STILL can’t sell more PPV’s than Mayweather. Why is that? Maybe because of the opposition Bob puts him in with??????? I figured Pac/Arum would realize that and fight actual threats that have the betting odds even or close as it would be vs Mayweather, Martinez, Berto and JMM. Instead we get Pac heavily favored vs #5 WW Clottey and a non ranked, career WW cheater in Margarito at 154 let alone a 39 year old Mosley who hasn’t won in over 2 years…..
2010 P4P:
1. Martinez: #1 MW Pavlik, #1 MW PWill
2. Mayweather: #1 WW Mosley
3. Pac: #5 WW Clottey, not ranked Margarito
When’s the last time Pac fought “THE MAN” at any weight? Not the “former” but the champion/#1 guy at any respected weight class? JMM at 135? Cotto at 145? Hatton at 140??? That was a long time ago.
Martinez beating Pavlik/PWill > Mayweather beating Mosley > Pac beating Clottey/Margarito
Martinez and Mayweather where beating winners that where rated #1 in there respected weight class. What has Pac done lately? Not so much, hence we get Martinez and many others speaking out about it. I blame most on Bob Arum….
” I can fight Manny Pacquiao at 150 lbs and I will knock him out”, these are the words people want to hear from Maravilla. I believe this is going to be a mega fight giving Sergio a huge payday he never dreamt in his 36 years on earth. Come on Sergio be a businessman for once like Floyd and call out Pacquiao.
@ TRUTH TELLA
let me school you on 1 point of boxing just 1. and i will gladly use your own words, you say floyd ducked margarito for baldomir, but you refuse to mention manny ducking a certain fighter in order to fight DAVID DIAZ..you even mention baldomir and i quote you gone in a flash baldomir, well what is DAVID DIAZ..super hero i guess or legendary no gone in a flash.
of all the guy’s you mention floyd avoiding how many are top rank guy’s? all but 1 delahoya and floyd beat him at oscars weightthen oscar wanted a rematch again at 154 cause he knew floyd couldnt make the weight but floyd went up and got the belt BOB ARUM BROUGHT THE BELT DOWN TO MANNY AGAINST MARGARITO
SO I ASK WHO WOULD WIN A FIGHT BETWEEN THE MARGARITO THAT FOUGHT MANNY OR THE DELAHOYA THAT FOUGHT FLOYD I AM DYING TO HEAR THIS ANSWER.
COTTO MARGS CLOTTEY ALL ARUM GUY’S ARUM HATES FLOYD FOR LEAVING HIS AZZ SO WHY DO YOU THINK HE IS GOING TO PUT MORE MONEY IN FLOYDS POCKETS? IS THIS WHAT YOU WOULD DO WITH YOUR ENEMY?…get real man pac is a joke i appreciate that he is willing to fight but you have to take into consideration his opponents just like shane arum and roach said shane was washed up and should retire and they know more about this game than you or i do so why should we now say shane is a great fighter today get real man…arum will not fight floyd until he knows he is done with pac… then pac will get served and your eyes will be opened
I like Pac but when has he faced a top fighter on the rise or an undefeated fighter who is a real champ at the weight!Pac has NOT taken on the most dangerious fighters at the weights he has won titles! Man I like the fighters of old why fought 30-40 times before getting a title shot! Boxing is NOT what it used to be and the `fan`s`today are biased and really don`t know too much about boxing history!
@ F.L.A.-WE-DON’T-PLAY
how could you even put floyd in the p4p when the man hasnt even fought in almost a year?? that just doesnt make sense..martinez beating williams was a good win but williams was losing the fight to cintron and thats a fact…williams was getting countered to death that whole fight…pavlik is the same type of fighter as margarito they are both plodding fighters…
so tell us who is supposed to fight manny please…non of the young fighters are on the same level as manny and it wouldnt bring much money since they can barely draw a crowd for their fights…berto hasnt even come close to being tested thus far so tell lou dibella to stop crying about getting a big fight if he hasnt even fought a top 4 in WW…bradley or alexander dont bring enough to the table and if any of those two got in the ring with manny it would surely be a KO win…
the only fight for manny honestly is floyd but we know that wont happen as he rather duck yet another fighter and take his break…
if martinez wants to make a fight happen with pacquiao its going to have to be at 150lbs…but martinez wont agree to it
But Cheato against Martinez he will beat him again
there all dangerous fighters,and they all came to win,pacs just to good for them,makes it look easy,the guy is that good,every fighter says the same old thing,pacs this pacs been guided fighting guys on the way down,
then they get in the ring and he absolutely hammers then,
@ number 1
I can’t even respond to you. We are miles apart and it seems your reasoning is blarred with some complexity of some kind. i wonder what kind of a home you come from, who insult parents of somebody for no apparent reason. Do you leave in the same street with Packman, or maybe he is your brother? Argue with passion, but in a reasonable manner….my mother knows nothing about boxing, so leave her out of this and lets discuss issues like civilised people. Don’t be number 1 of insults and sadism.
@ Chris Williams
the answer is simple. a fighter coming off a loss is good for nothing or as they call “shot” or “washed up” if he was eventually beaten by pac. that means, it is to discredit pac.
have you heard any fighter who was discredited by these haters for beating another fighter who just came off a loss? NOPE! the logic is applied only to pac because they want to discredit him.
why was it that when a fighter loses, he no longer is the same fighter before or he’s a shot or washed up?
there are lot of fighters who lost before but still are the same fighter as they’ve been. sometimes they become more better, or a lot better.
want an example? how about hagler and pacquiao?
Hahaaaha….see, you are now cursing and calling me names. I never called anybody names….just said it straight…the truth hurts the most. by the way, what truth am I talking about? See, you are the ones with massive problems…. Take it easy brothers, Packman still remains what he is what ever arguments. The only constant here is the truth…
I am impressed with the way pacquiao has beaten oscar,hatton,cotto,clottey and margarito ,I would have not expected this of him he has exceeded the expections of many boxing fans. BUT martinez is right that pacquiao has fought boxers coming off loses and out of there prime which is fact.
First of all fighting oscar when he was at 145 the lowest weight since he fought miguel angel gonzales in around 11 years before the pacquiao fight is one obvius reason ,he was weight drained.
Fighting ricky hatton was a risk free fight since ricky hatton was a changed fighter barely beating lazcano and gettin a bruised up face against a powder puncher he was finished before the
pacquiao fight.
Miguel cotto suffered a a brutal beating by margarito and just about beat clottey is a brutal split decision fight .This was the fight he should have fought maybe fought beginning of 08 before cotto faced margarito.
Then you have clottey who is an average fighter with limited abilities who just pressures and is nothing special and never will be.
Then yet again margarito gets roped in another fighter who brutally got knocked out against mosley and the fight after was not convinsing,only positive margo had was he could take a punch.
Now his going to fight mosley who was gassed out against mayweather and mora and is 40 years old that aint a test for 10 of the 12 rounds.
If pacquiao wants respect he should be fighting sergio martinez at 154 catchweight which martinez can comfortably make and it would be a fight that would define pacquiao as legend or good fighter.Its likely that pacquiao would not take this fight as martinez is at his peak and if the fight did happen expect pacquao to get knocked out in 4 rounds.
I pay PPV to see a fight not to see drama!!! If I want drama, I can turn into MTV, Bravo, E! and other channels that offer reality show…I think Floyd and 50-Cents are teaming up for a reality show for fans to see Floyd’s family and friends interact. Maybe Sergio is interested on signing up for that…
@ Foreal,
In contrary, bruised ego hurts the most and often times lead to one’s self-destruction. Sergio’s past comments to pacquiao is bitting him back since he can’t pick a fight that make more $$$ to him and his promoter. Most notably, his not getting any younger, lately.
Logically, Sergio will either eat his pride then come to terms with Pacquiao or insinuate negative comments to spur Pacquiao and his team’s attention. Boxers can be sometimes (or most of time) a bully and 5-year kid…that always want an attention. Just shut-up and fight inside the ring!!! No more trash talks.
@for real why don’t u stop beating up ur mamma then get her to fight paq coz clearly you are an idiot .by the way that was a 10 8 round to your mamma lol
P4P rankings are BS! They mean nothing!!!
@truth tella
Oh i feel you bro. Donaire’s punch was no “accident”. It was pinpoint. Donaire does not waste punches. anybody can just throw punches but they must be accurate. Like you say luck is needed along with the technique. If you keep throwing the same punch and it lands in small doses, then by the middle rounds it becomes a big punch. Like Foreman vs Moorer. Big George was landing that thunderous right all night until he made an adjustment on it and caught mike on the chin. So i feel u. We on the same page.
That is why Pacquiao is the catchweight queen and NOT the P4P king! He always takes the road of least resistance! Still a good fighter but way over hyped! It is about time people woke up and understand what is really going on. He is well marketed by the biggest promoter in the business. In the last 3 or 4 years he has been protected and cleverly matched up to look good. Looking at who he beat you would think WOW! All you have to do is look at the circumstances of each fight and the truth is right there!…
The truth hurts the most……
to shut up this haters, maybe, i would suggest pacquiao fights…
1st rnd = jmmark-x
2nd rnd = pauli malignagi
3rd rnd = mayorga
4th – 5th rnd = zab judah
6th – 7th rnd = andre berto
8th – 9th rnd = bradley
10th – 12th rnd = sergio martinez
this fighters will have to agree for purse split and shut their mouth and for sure the whole world will watch.
what do you think…@paper champ?
Martinez is exactly right and should be ranked as the #1 P4P right above Mayweather #2 P4P (who last beat the #1 WW in Mosley)
Pac’s fights with #5 WW ( Top Rank) Clottey (who hasn’t won a fight in over two years) and the non ranked Margarito/cheater (who hasn’t won a significant fight in over two years) does not warrant #1 P4P above Martinez, #2 Mayweather, or even #3 Donair who ALL beat BETTER fighters than Pac (easily) IMO. Now Pac’s fighting another fighter in Mosley who hasn’t won a fight in OVER two years so what Martinez was quoted on saying is legit and very very valid.
Breaking it down,
Clottey and Margarito are NOT better wins than Pavlik and Pwill who Martinez beat (easily). They’re NOT better than Mayweather’s EASY EASY EASY win vs Mosley or even Donair’s last 2 fights…..
Pac has done very little to compete with these guys when looking at WHO they fought and the state/rank in which the fighters are/where in. The only fights that hold any weight for Pac towards P4P greatness where Cotto and Hatton who BOTH where destroyed previously and that was when? 2008? Wasn’t Mayweather P4P #1 then? Recently Pac’s fought the cheater Margarito who was previously destroyed as well. So as Martinez has said “Pacquiao is always fighting not so dangerous type of fights and fighters”. You can also argue that Martinez wants the Pac lottery ticket/pay day. Or one can say he just wants his JMW belt back that was handed (plaster free) to Pac vs a non ranked JMW cheater. Such a disappointment Pac is. Much respect to Donair though!
@boobyb……. u might not like floyd but that was a stupid statement. like him or hate him no one makes money in this sport like floyd. its not even close when u look at the numbers. and this article is about manny has nothing to do with floyd. u cant keep bringing up floyd everytime manny is critisized. i swear manny could take on a 12 year old and his fans would be ok with it.
big guys, small guys, want a piece of pac because that’s where the money is…
@BobbyB
Don’t lie to yourself, Nobody wants to see Floyd in the ring? How come he has done more PPV than any other fighter active today? …and what with this issue of mentioning Floyd all the time when Manny is being critisised? It is Manny we are talking about, Floyd may be history…get it into head.
Floyd is the biggest cheery picker, and did the bestest duck ever to avoid Pacquiao, Manny ran that ducker right out of Boxing, LOL!
true true no point arguing with Pac haters. There will always be one fighter he hasnt fought….He cant fight everyone…..and Pac haters will just jump on that fact and say that Pac would lose to that guy….
Give up, take a break, and recognise greatness when you see it.
@chikdplayoo…. thats the problem if…. its always if or he would beat this guy or that guy but he never faces them. same pattern guy gets knocked out or beat bad he takes a tune up fight looks bad and get shot at manny. he hasnt faced someone of top of there game in two years. if floyd did what manny has been doing he would be killed in the media but since its manny he is allowed a million excuses.
Question Mr. Chris William.
If Pacman beat Martinez.
Who are next Klitschkos’s Brothers?
Please don’t argue too much against PACHATERS AND ANTI PACMAN, because they are only minority against world opinion of how great is MANNY PACMAN PACQUIAO. These people will never stop criticizing the king of P4P until Manny is defeated by vicious knockout in the eyes of boxing fans worldwide.
@Big Moe,
You just made my point he’s lucky Williams didn’t see it coming, but in truth it was a fortuitous fight. He picked up a tell on Williams’ right and tried like you said multiple times. The last punch wasn’t bigger than the rest of them just at the perfect distance.
Donaire’s left was also lucky it was at the perfect time and distance as well. Difference is Donaire has shown that punch against a formidable foe before.
The similarity between the two fights is glaring. Both were expected to be wars of attrition, but ended in the most astonishing and inspiring fashion.
The truth one punch knock outs do have a lot of luck involved, but you need to have the proper technique to get lucky too.
@ Floyds my hero
The biggest joke in boxing has the biggest mouth. All the guys you dog Manny for fighting are the same guys Floyd ran away from. He ran away from a rematch with ODLH, he ran away from Margo even though he was offered 8million his biggest payday at the time, and we all know how he ducked Cotto.
Floyd is a joke for avaiding the whole welterweight division except for the much over rated big mouth Zab Judah, and the gone in a flash Carlos Baldomir.
Say what you want, but at least Manny faced those guys and cointinues to fight. All your boy does is post videos and post blogs, the only battles he’s had are with his babies’ mama, and rent-a-cops.
That man is the definition of a joke.The only fighter who has less fights for their career in the top 7 p4p is Nonito Donaire. Dude doesn’t want to fight just cry like the pretty girl he is.
@truth Tella
It was no lucky punch. He landed the same punch six times in the first round. Excpet in the 2nd round it was a lot bigger. But Martinez is wearing a promotional hat right now. He knows bringing up Pacs name will bring attention to himself. He’s a good fighter though make no mistake about it. but if he really wants to test the waters….there’s plenty of room in the super middleweight division….hey how bout Martinez vs Bute…oh wait…he rejected the fight…he he
@schasm
Martinez is a great fighter, but that punch was a lucky, perfectly timed punch. As it stands Martinez has the 2nd lowest KO ratio of the top 10 fighters on The Rings P4P list, marshmallow handed Tim Bradley has the worst ratio.
I understand what Martinez is doing here, he wants a fight with Pacquiao, so he’s publicly calling him out.
Unlike Floyd when Manny comes calling I’m sure Sergio will answer the bell.
@ JACKASS OH SORRY DONKEY
again you are misleading with your words . smaller guy’s are calling manny out as well but they are tuffer fights, but i do appreciate you acknowledging as well as many other pac fan’s that manny is fighting for the money.
money is what matters not the competition so why do you crack on other fighters that want to fight manny for the payday? why dont you get on arum who stated that if any good fighters want a shot at manny they have to sign with arum?
your boy is a joke
TO ALL PAC FAN’S AND SON’S OF BOB ARUM AND FREDDIE ROACH
fact is martinez challenged manny once bob arum opened his mouth about pac fighting jr middle thats when top rank stated that manny couldnt fight at jr middle because he was too small.
then martinez was threatened by the wbc of having his title stripped if he didnt fight the bum they wanted him to fight in which he would have made peanuts so martinez signed to fight paul williams and make really good money and let the wbc have their belt.
once he signed to fight williams a fight everyone wanted to see, thats when pac’s ball’s suddenly grew and he signed to fight at jr middle against bob arum’s other son margarito. these are staged events all for the money not because you manny pac are a great fighter that you surely are not
@ floyd is a joke
HA HA you called martinez
sergio ‘LUCKY PUNCH. martinez ha ha
your clearly someone who doesnt follow boxing and just follow the newspapers lol.
martinez is superb you fool lol
Except the last two fights, how can you question Pacquiao’s competition? Remember the progression here Pacquiao didn’t choose to fight ODLH it was the other way around.
ODLH “cherry picked” the smaller fighter in Pacquiao rather than fight the bigger Miguel Cotto. It’s no secret ODLH had a personal grudge against Pacquiao and of course Bob Arum and Top Rank. Remember ODLH’s last loss was a twelve round battle with FMJ which some believe he won. So when you “buffoons” point to a weght drained “cherry picked” Dela Hoya you’re way off base.
Hatton and Cotto were both ranked p4p and Cotto is currently ranked in the top five as a welterweight and a light Middleweight.
Catch weights have only been an issue for people lately because they want to dis credit Pacquiao. There are many examples of far worse weight draining catch weights the Leonard vs. Lalonde immediately comes to mind.
Clottey and Margarito when you look at the timing of the fight were second choices after Floyd Mayweather. what I mean by timing is all the other posible competition was already committed to other contests.
The most questionable choice is Mosley which has yet to be contested, and with Mayweather last fighting Mosley there’s an argument that makes this choice aseemingly proper one.
if martinez wants a big payday, he should go down to 147 because there’s no way that pac would go up to middleweight. pac barely weighed 147 when he fought at jnr mdleweight.
think about it martinez, ur getting old. u need a goody paycheck b4 u retire like what mosely is doing right now. if u want pac, make a move don’t sourgrape like all the pac haters!
martinez is spot on and weve all been saying it on here for ages the only people that dont realise it are buffoons with a ‘follow the crowd. mentality’
martinez would destroy pac FACT!
Pacman is p4p best & deserves that place no sh*t…..
Paquiao is building a legacy that will place among the greatest in history,Paquiao has fought every mainstream fighter out there,Cotto,Marquez,Barrera,Margarito,Mosley(next)something Floyd Mayweather has failed to do??.After beating Sugar,Pacman will have to face the likes of Berto,Bradley,Kell Brook & he will,but im sure all you guys discrediting Pac will come up with lame excuses when he destroy’s them??
As for Martinez…It would be asking too much of Pac to face Martinez at MW he would get K.o’d,that fight should not happen.
I thought Floyd Mayweather wanted the winner of Williams/Martinez???
Come on dude’s stop the jealous rants & let the Pacman inspire u.
Martinez has been fighting top P4P guys while Pacqiao has been fighting guys that have lost it. I still cant believe Pacquiao’s fighting Mosley, he should have been fighting Martinez.
Martinez vs Pacquiao WAR!!!!!!!!!
@airdukes – Fact.
Excellent article, Nice
No-one can test Pacquiao except Mayweather…..Simple!
What more does Pacquiao have to do? He’s beaten small guys, big guys, quick guys, strong guys. Only 1 boxer stops him from being classed as one of the greatest….
Sergio is entitled to his opinion but Pacquiao wouldn’t say that to any of his opponent or future one. Sergio is picking a fight with Pacquiao after all the rubbish that he’s too small for him.
That makes Pacquiao unique and classy for all ages (even better than Hector v. Achilles or Hannibal and the Roman Solders). He respect his opponent when they’re up and down but battled all out inside the ring…True gladiator, indeed.
I think Marques vs Pacman fights were boxing at it’s greatest and that is what I want to see tired of this BS uneven matchup BS.
12 of Pacquiao’s last 20 opponents lost in one of their prior two bouts. 6 of his last 20 opponents were coming directly off a loss.
Sergio is the king.
i am not saying mosley is the best fight for pac, but compared to jmm, bradley, khan and berto, mosley is way lot better…
The fighters that Pacquiao fought looked spent and on the way down because the Pacman made them looked so! Let Martinez fight Mayweather first and Pacquiao will fight the winner!
@ iceman
I can see that myself aswell..
@ paper champ
do you think anyone of these guys khan, jmm, berto, bradley can beat mosley?
why not mosley then? have you ever asked the same question to floyd and his handful of believers?
@gmalt; there isn’t a weight class limit,there is a max and Floyd has never come in over weight in his career for any weight class.Manny has loss is titles because he missed the max weight.Get your facts right and it doesn’t matter that Hatton moved up 1 weight class because he started his career heavier than Mayweather.
what I don’t get is.. how do you girls sit there @ your pc’s and cry all day about boxing? if you don’t like what the sport has become then gtfo. boxing will be fine without you just like it is now without Floyd.
what makes you think that, you crying on the internet is going to change the sport?
only thing that needs to be changed is your diapers.
Just fight somebody your size..Right after Manny fought Margarito, he declared he will no longer fight higher than the welterweight limit even at a catchweight. Martinez himself, admitted that Manny is too small for him. But it’s the dream of earning more money that even David Haye may someday challenge the Pac..
@ Chris Williams
Common sense would be obvious to say not Mosley then. right or wrong? with a full list of competitors but choose the guy with the worst recent record.
“steriods help– wrong mayweather fought hatton and marquez when those guys are still top contenders at welterweight ” -
YOU’RE INSANE!!
Mayweather made Hatton step up in weight to fight him.
Pacquioa destroyed Hatton in his own weight class when he was undefeated at that weight.
Mayweather made lightweight Marquez step up two divisions and then still came in 2lbs over the limit to fight him.
Pacquiao earnt a draw & a victory over a prime Marquez in his own weight class…knocking him to the cavas just the 4 times.
It’s amazing how people distort history & facts…
“Manny looked big next to all except Oscar in height.”
hahaha… this one really makes me laugh.
Paper c– i respect your opinion if pac would ever fight martinez @ 150 then again more critics would come saying excuses like weight drain or fighting at catchweight. it seems there would be no ending for this one and in my opinion maravilla would rather fight someone in his weight class and can still make a good name for himself. i would admit even sturm or pirog can beat or even can knock-out pacman for sure. now he is fighting at 147 mosley is the best option. i would say berto or jmm would be next. but floyd is the best option.
Can people tell the difference from a good fighter and a slightly bigger fighter? All you Paq fans mention is the size of the fighter-not the caliber of the fighter.Manny weighed more than Cotto,Oscar and Hatton on the night of the fight.Manny looked big next to all except Oscar in height.
@ paper champ
hahaha…. you want manny to face Berto, Khan, Marques, Bradley? are you nuts? pac can kill all of them at the same time in a ring with his left hand tied behind him.
think again dude… use your common sense.
@ paper champ
there you are. so it should be any of these fighters: Berto, Khan, Marques, Bradley
so, what do you think these guys have done to earn them the right to face pac?
@paper champ – then who do you want pacquiao to fight at welterweight??? Do you want marquez??? I believe Mosley is much more competitive than marquez since i believe that mosley will kill marquez if they ever fight.
@floyd is the hope so what you are saying is that rather fight a fighter that is a shell of himself than fight any fighters doing well at the moment. true or false?
@ floyd is the hope I would like to see him fight the likes of Berto, Khan, Marques, Bradley and you I guess Mosley cos your stupid and you probably just a casual boxing fan that likes to see a 32 year old fighting a 39 year old washed up champ who has not proved himself in the last 2 years.
@ paper champ
when you say other fighters out there, are you referring to:
1. sergio “lucky punch” martinez?
2. juan manuel “crying lady” marquez?
3. andre “untested” berto?
who else? you should name names…
steriods help– wrong mayweather fought hatton and marquez when those guys are still top contenders at welterweight and it is true they beat each other. cotto,margarito,clottey,mosley and williams he did not fought. true or false? williams and cotto was undefeated at that time who ask for a fight to floyd. true or false? mosley was the WW lineal champion at that time did he manage to fight him?
How can anyone with a sane objective boxing mind state Margarito at 17LBS HEAVIER than Manny Pacquioa an easy fight???
Let’s get the view of a legendary hall-of-fame trainer who ISN’T full of envy & knows more about boxing than anyone on here…one “Emmanuel Steward!”
“I look at Manny as a lightweight and he’s dominating the welterweights and now fighting at junior middleweight. His real weight, his true weight I think is 138 pounds,The rest of his pounds they just fill him up. And another thing is that Manny does not dodge anybody. It’s kind of crazy, all that a blown up lightweight has been accomplishing. He’s been responsible for great fights against other great fighters.”
@Iceman I accept that pac is small and I think eventually Martinez will have to accept to Fight Pacman at 150 and I dont care about Floyd he is not in the eqaution anymore in my eyes but for some reason Pacman is fighting these easy fights to keep himself in the eqaution till Floyd comes out of retirement. is it fair for us to watch all these fights when there are other fighers out there?
@ paper champ
who’s decent fighter are you exactly referring to?
@knives Floyd is out of the game why bother wasting our energy on him, I accept that Pacman is the p4p king so why fight guys who have just lost that is what i dont get…
paper c— it is not that fans or team pac themselves dont like to pit pac w/ dangerous guys, martinez is two weight classes above pac and it is stupid to say they can fight even at lightmiddleweight 154lbs since pac can barely weigh 147lbs when he fought margarito. team pac realize that 147lbs is the weight limit pac can fight.
answer this honestly
1)pac frame size at 140-147 lbs is small true or false
2)can martinez fight pac at 147? im sure he wont and even at 150 w/c still big dis-advantage for pac.
3)does mayweather speak that he will fight the winner of martinez vs williams? true or false where is he now – dead scared hiding.
so if there is no good answer for this damn questions i think the fight wont be necessary
why are lots of pac haters keep on saying a BIGGER boxer is one who is TALLER?
boxing divisions are referred to as weight classes and not HEIGHT classes. so how come when one is TALLER, they will say he is BIG despite of lower weight? are they dumb or dumber?
like I said I dont hate Pacman just want to see him fight someone decent..
Lolz. too much excuses…
didnt margarito beat martinez??? And i bet if they fight 2moro margarito will beat him again…. Every1s lookin at pacman 4 a payday
expect pac haters to bash him for not facing the klits… LOL!!!
martinez was humiliated by margarito who was destroyed by pac…
if martinez can’t get past this “not so dangerous type of fighter”, how can he get past manny???
First of all… Floyd did not duck clottey… Clottey is awful all he has is a chin… No skill… After watching cotto sneak out a win against clottey everyone knew cotto was a shot fighter…plus manny fought him at a catchweight…hatton is the most overrated fighter in boxing history and margarito was a cheat… After any fighter becomes number 1 they stop taking chances n that is whats happening… Floyd doesnt fight bc hes a puss….manny fights whoever daddy tells him… I think its funy how team pacman destroyed mosley after his fight with mayweather… Ariza said we dont even have to train… Roach said shane looked really really old and arum was looking for his son….so I guess mosley met the criteria for a fight with pacman n now they say mosley has a chance lol…but to pacmans defense, there really is noone left…
@paper champ – 1 more question for you. Do you think Floyd Mayweather should be the no.1 p4p king and not pacquiao?
The world is in Mosely’s hands. An upset would shake up boxing completely. He would also become a rich man beyond his dreams.
A rematch trilogy with Pacquiao would ensue, as well as a potential rematch with Floyd Mayweather.
Go Mosely…
@paper champ – You know what I shouldn’t have argue with you… How come you hate pacquiao so much who fought the best fighters at welterweight then you love floyd so much who ducked Margarito, Cotto, and Clottey. Don’t tell me andre berto is good coz for me he’s untested yet and he should fight the likes of Cintron or any other top welterweights aside from cash cows like Floyd and Pacquiao to make a name for himself. Now without berto who’s gonna fight pacquiao at welterweight???
@ Knives I am not saying I dont like Pacman but I see a trend here now like most boxing fans, have you ever heard of Joe Calzghe another champ that only fought older fighters at the end of his career, I want to see some true competition for the p4p dont you?
ok i’ll answer your question. yes they are at the moment they have done better than Mosley in his last 2 fights true or false?
@ wa-il says so you dont want to see him fight anyone dangerous true or false?
@paper champ – Don’t change the topic and answer my question you dummy. Do you really think undefeated fighters like chavez jr, andre berto, and other boxers out there that are undefeated are the best boxers???
So what you saying is that dont take any risks and my stupid followers will still pay to watch me fight and that is why you love Pacman really funny, sounds like an idiot to me.
Did you watch the Floyd vs Mosley fight or the Mosley vs Mora fight why would any p4p king be fighting Mosley atleast when Floyd fought Mosley he had just beat up Margarito really badly.
another fighter wanting to ride the pacquiao bandwagon and wants to makes a lot of CASH….. simple.
@paper champ – Now you’re talking BS. So in your little mind, undefeated fighters like Chavez jr, untested Andre Berto, and other undefeated fighters out there are the finest fighters in boxing??? If you say yes then i believe im talking to a dummy.
@Black Bazooka – How bout you? Did you ever respect Pacquiao? Did you ever give respect to the p4p king??? I have one question for you. Are you proud of floyd having vacation right now instead of fighting in the ring???? You anwer me.
fIGHT ALL THE UNDEFEATED CHAMPS NOW AND I’LL TAKE MY HAT OFF TO U PACMAN, WHAT ARE U WAITING FOR FLOYD TO COME OUT OF RETIREMENT. I THINK WE JUST NEED TO FORGET ABOUT FLOYD FOR NOW AND STOP TAKING THE EASY FIGHT TO KEEP YOUR HOPES UP FOR FLOYD TO COME OUT JUST FIGHT THE BEST AND U WILL BE A HALL OF FAMER FOR EVER STOP THE FIGHTING THE FIGHTERS THAT HAVE JUST COME OF A LOSS OR DRAW WE SHOULD BE SEEING U FACE THE LIKES OF KHAN, BRADLEY, BERTO, MARTINEZ STEP UP TO THE PLATE…
Funny that the pactards dont even respect the opinion of a pro championship fighter. Manny is milking the system. Not mad at that but its funny his fans think he is fighting the best. Wasnt that long ago they were saying that Mosley was washed up. Now that Manny is fighting him its the best thing to do money wise. Mosely is going to put Manny through hell. He may not win but you know Shane has one more great fight in him. Floyd is resting while Manny has,to do the grunt work for Arum. Once Shane exposes Manny Floyd will be there to clean up the whats left. Arum fools no one but Manny fans.
the dude gets a lucky punch with his eyes closed and now he’s a professional commentator?
Quit hating Sergio. If you want to test your mettle drop to Paquaio’s weight or meet in the middle. That way you can cash in on boxing’s cash cow.
Always fighting washed up fighters or Floyd’s leftovers, what a chump…
Exciting fights make fans… As long as pacquiao gives thrill in every fight it will make fans and it’s good for boxing. I dont care who pacquiao fights as long as i know that in the end, the final bout of pacquiao will be mayweather and that would be really good for boxing.
hey sergio martinez… you should look on the higher weights… not on the lower one…. think up not low….
if you will compare the opponents between pacquiao and martinez… i would like to say that what sergio martinez was saying are all non-sense
Well Williams beat Mar in his prime and also beat Martinez in they first fight. Also beat WINKY. I personally think the KO by Martinez was a lucky one tho i tht martinez would win the 2nd one around by SD. If Williams beating Cintron, Marg, Martinez is not class A what is class A coz MAnny is not class A either then
I like Manny. I want what all boxing fans want Floyd. Vs Manny. But not going to happen. I do agree that Manny is fighting wash up fighters. His promoter should not be able to let his stable fight like what they doing. Manny last three fights have been against the same stable. Bad for boxing but boxing let them get away with it so be it
or even jacobs…
i think Pirog is the best 154 now. If Manny wants to try Floyds style he can fight Pirog. I see Manny getting KTFO by Pirog
For you Chris and Pachaters >>>>>>There is an old axiom which states that “when your detractors run out of legitimate reasons to attack you, they start going after your heritage and ethnicity.”
For all u idiots out there… Manny has achieved a lot but its all a shamm. Manny vs Cotto and Oscar were at catch-weight of 144, then in his next fight he fights at 147 just show he was trying to drain his opponents. So he even goes up to 150 for the Margarito fight.
After Mosely killed Marg Freddie Roach said that they would never fight Mosely at 147 coz he has a weight advantage n he has to come to 142 to even it out. Mosely accepted n was snubbed. Then Manny fights Marg next at 150????
Now Mosely has lost to Floyd and looked old vs Mora and now Manny wants him at 147???
Also every fighter Manny has faced revently had just come from a bad beating or a war n they not the same as they were.
Bradley and Berto are the only opponents at 147 that Manny can chellenge coz we know he wont face Martinez or Cintron or Angulo coz they too dangerous and a sure loss for Manny.
Either way Berto or Bradley would be good fights for him but we may yet hear catch weight if 142 for Berto???\\\\\\
martinez should fight pirog.he wants a crack at manny so that he can have big payday.fight pirog and lets see if martinez will ever fight boxing again LOL!
Hey Great Floyd. Please come out of your shell and face the wrath of Pacman… The money is set baby, just sign the dotted line.
The reality of the matter is that Manny has achieved his goals to rich the top. He is now fighting to remain at the top. It is not possible that he can fight everybody at the same time, it is also true that he is enjoying the benefits of being at the top…he paid his price when coming to the top! Now, we just need to leave with it that at the top, you call the shots and you do not take unnecessary risk. Manny will continue to tread carefully until somebody comes up and shoves him off the top. For now, wether we like it or not, it is Manny’s game.
There is really a problem in boxing today. I see this back-firing at some point. If people and boxers alike keep on raising the same issues, then really, there is a problem. At the same time, what is Manny expected to do?
Martinez already said he won’t come down below 156, Pacquiao and his team has already stated that they can’t put Manny up in weight over 150 – what is your problem Chris Williams?!
Pacquiou has fought a better calibre of opponent than Martinez. I like both guys. You can’t expect Pacquiou to just keep going up the divisions. He’s already naturaly smaller than most of the light welter/ welterweights so maybe middleweight is a bridge too far. I do agree he shouldn’t just be stepping into a weight division for the first time and fighting for a title though. But the writer is having a go that he’s not fightin Martinez at middleweight! You can’t have it both ways.
I have a big respect for maravilla he is good fighter, he should better fight those guys in the same weight class like sturm or pirog rather than fighting guys lower in his weight class. or better fight higher in his weight class like the big names like froch,pascal,shumenov,ward bute or bhraemer. he could better fighting those guys and make a name of himself. now he is fighting dzinzurik 1 step lower his weight class and ask for pac to fight him. im wondering if martinez is just purely a fighter who wants to fight smaller guys or simply wants some pacman’s sweepstakes? his comments is just to lure pac to fight him but whatever he is doing he can’t get one unless at 147 which is absolutely pathetic. and for real no one is buying it unless your a floydroits.LOL
true fact pac is fighting boxers that r finished
Sergio Martinez, Lucian Bute is waiting for you.
Walk the walk. Ask your promoter to make that fight.
Sergio Martinez is right, Watch “Mayweather vs Mosley-Pacquiao EXPOSED” on youtube. Roach admitted the guys Pac fought were not up to par. This is ROACH talking.
good on sergio martinez for speaking his mind. but he better make sure he continues to face tough opposition after that little statement!
Shorter does not equal smaller in boxing….That’s like saying Tyson is smaller than margarito.