By Chris Williams: WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao wants a 50-50 deal of the revenue before he’ll accept a fight against WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. for a fight in May.
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Arum wants Mayweather to make a deal with him
By Chris Williams: Bob Arum is looking to put together a fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. in late May. However, Arum wants Mayweather to contact him so that he can try and make a deal to guarantee Mayweather’s purse.
Pacquiao calls Mayweather’s bluff
By John F. McKenna (McJack): World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s) has called the bluff of WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s). Mayweather earlier this week called Pacquiao out on twitter saying “step up punk”.
Team Pacquiao: “Mayweather fight doesn’t make economical sense” – This statement doesn’t make logical sense
By Peter Wells: Last year the names Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather hardly featured in the same sentence but already in 2012 the two names are all that are being talked about in boxing. So, Floyd Mayweather isn’t going to jail until June and is ready for Manny on May 5th.
Pacquiao team say Mayweather fight doesn’t make economic sense on May 5th
By Chris Williams: While the entire world is asking for a bout between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. for May 5th, Team Pacquiao is resistant to the idea of taking the fight on that date, believing that it will mean a loss of revenue for Pacquiao if he agrees to take it. The money lost will be the money could get in theory of a 45,000 seat outdoor arena is assembled on the Las Vegas strip for a Mayweather-Pacquiao fight. Greed is good, I guess.
Mayweather Sr: Pacquiao’s afraid of Little Floyd; he knows he’s going to get his backside whooped
By Chris Williams: Floyd Mayweather Sr. sees through the smokescreen that Manny Pacquiao and his team have set up with their reluctance to fight his son Floyd Mayweather Jr. on May 5th. Mayweather Sr. sees it as plain old fashioned fear on Pacquiao and his team’s part about taking this fight.
Roach: I don’t know if there is enough time to promote a Pacquiao vs. Mayweather fight if it takes place on May 5th
By Chris Williams: Trainer Freddie Roach has his doubts about whether there is enough time left before May 5th to negotiate a mega fight between his fighter Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. and then properly promote the bout.
Sergio Martinez: Pacquiao and Chavez Jr. are puppets of Arum
(Photo by DiBella Entertainment/Ed Diller) By Chris Williams: Former WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez sees Manny Pacquiao and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. as a couple of puppets, unable to make decisions on their own and just following along with whatever their promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank tells them to do.
Why Mayweather v Pacquiao must happen in 2012
By David Coleman: Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll have heard boxing’s latest news. Unbeaten Floyd “Money” Mayweather has officially called Manny Pacquiao out. Whether or not the fight will happen, nobody knows yet but one thing is for sure, it’s a fight the whole world wants to see. Here’s just some of many reasons why this fight is an absolute must for 2012.
Arum: Mayweather is just posturing; he already agreed to fight Guerrero on May 5th
By Jason Kim: While the rest of the world thinks Floyd Mayweather Jr. is sincerely interested in fighting Manny Pacquiao on May 5th, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum isn’t one of them.