Propaganda Pacquiao

By Boxing News - 09/22/2012 - Comments

Image: Propaganda PacquiaoBy Robert “Big Moe” Elmore: Manny Pacquiao was silent for a good while about his next opponent was going to be. So much so that Bob Arum, Top Rank president, didn’t even know what was going on…or so he says. Ninety percent of the boxing public already knew that Juan Manuel Marquez would be Manny’s foe for December 8th. It was simply just a matter of time before the announcement.

Now that Manny has signed to fight Marquez, he has broken his silence with a name the entire boxing world knows; Floyd Mayweather. Pacquiao appeared on ESPN’s First Take and made his position clear on what he’s willing to do to make the mega fight happen.

He stated that Mayweather can have 55 percent of the profits while he takes 45 percent and he’s willing to take random blood test all the way up to the day of the fight. Screech. Let’s pump the brakes. The drug test I can deal with that comment, but the offer? Did I miss something? When did Pacquiao become CEO of Top Rank? Is he now promoting fights using MP Promotions? Because if not, he can offer Mayweather can all the percentages he wants, Arum and Todd De Boef call the shots.

Manny sure knows how to get the media on his side. He tossed out a bone and most, if not all, of his loving fans flooded the boxing sights and began to say the Filipino icon is trying to make the fight happen. Let’s put a few things in perspective here. Number one, Manny works for Top Rank. Number two, Manny works for Bob Arum, who is the president of Top Rank. Number three; let’s not forget the most important thing here, Manny works for Top Rank. This means Manny has a boss and he lets that be known after every fight when he says “I’ll leave it up to my promoter Bob Arum”.

Arum had already stated no less than a 50/50 split or the fight doesn’t happen. And why is Manny’s adviser, Michael Koncz trying to clean Pac’s words? Pac’s a big boy and he knew exactly what he said about who can have what. But again, they are just words. So until Manny leaves Top Rank, because Arum is not into sharing profits with another promoter in particularly, Mayweather, the fight won’t happen. Manny’s last seven fights have been in house. I refused to dawn the “I drink propaganda Kool-Aid” tee shirt.

Manny doesn’t need Arum to promote his fights. His name is big enough to put together a good fight card. But all this telling Mayweather what he can have is nonsense. Pacquiao can’t give Mayweather what he doesn’t own and that’s Top Ranks percentages.



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