Manny Pacquiao boxing news
By Daniel Ciminera: With a long and busy year of boxing ahead of us, I thought I would make some predictions for the most talked about fights that lay ahead of us. I’ll start with round two of the super six world boxing classic, as this tournament continues to excite me as it is a fresh idea and has a no nonsense best fight the best approach.
Dirrell v Abraham
By David Anderson: I was into blood testing for Manny Pacquiao until I’ve read previous article in the same website entitled Pacquiao-Mayweather, the saga continues. I asked myself the same questions so many times that in the end, I started to doubt the credibility and the need the other camp is demanding right now. While blood testing for drugs might be a step forward in boxing, but you may wonder is it necessary?
By Martin Anderson: So who is going to be the next “great.” I mean Mayweather, Pacman and Mosley are maybe the only greats still fighting at the top level. But what happens when they’ve left who will carry the torch for the next generation?
Everybody has got a favourite fighter they don’t like seeing being beaten or fighting meaningless fights, even in defeat we still follow them. My fighters were the likes of Roberto Duran, Pernell Whitaker, Oscar De La Hoya, Erik Morales, Marco Antonio Barrera and now Mayweather and Mosley but what next?
By Scott Gilfoid: According to Michael Marley of Examiner.com, the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao bout is breathing new life. Marley reports that Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum said that he’s willing to meet with Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer next week, as well as the attorneys for Pacquiao and Golden Boy, and see if he can work something out. As things stand now, Pacquiao is going to be starting training next week with trainer Freddie Roach at the Wild Card Gym, in Los Angeles.
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By Peter Wells: Irish former world champion Barry McGuigan has told Manny Pacquiao in a recent interview at The Mirror that Manny is a victim of his own success. He seems to be in favour of Manny’s point of view but says that if he has nothing to hide he should get the tests done and dusted. Barry McGuigan has been a boxing pundit for quite some time now, mostly on ITV boxing.
By Frank Car: So who wants to hear how it’s going to go down? Mayweather vs Pacquiao off? I don’t think so. It only takes a few simple steps and it’s game on. Just in time, coincidentally, for the early January Press conference meeting. What better information can you kick off a press conference with then official news that the Mega-Fight is on.
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By Scott Gilfoid: ESPN sports writer Dan Rafael sounding more than a little fed up about the stalemate between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao, said in his column at ESPN, “Enough with the drug testing nonsense. Mayweather shouldn’t be making accusations without a shred of proof, as he tries to discredit all of Pacquiao’s great accomplishments, nor should he try to circumvent the Nevada rules by asking for blood tests when the commission has never asked for them…They should flip a coin and stop holding the sports world hostage.” I totally agree with Rafael about them needing to get past all of this somehow.
By Chris Williams: With each of these huge stars capable of making $40 million each for their March 13th fight in Las Vegas, it seems mind boggling to the average boxing fan how Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao can’t work out their differences with the random blood testing and make their fight happen. Maybe it doesn’t matter once you’re rich to the point where money like that doesn’t get you in gear like it would for an average person.
By Dave Lahr: I’m still hoping that the mega bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao can still be made, but I’m not holding my breath on that happening. It’s looking like Pacquiao will be fighting World Boxing Association light middleweight champion Yuri Foreman instead, a move made so that Pacquiao can go for an 8th world title.
By Dave Lahr: Manny Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach is interested in having Manny fight boxing great Juan Manuel Marquez (50-5-1, 37 KO’s) next, according to writer Nick Giongco from the Manila Bulletin. This would be a great replacement for Floyd Mayweather Jr. if Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum isn’t able to negotiate terms with Mayweather and Golden Boy Promotions. The way things are looking, with neither side willing to give in about the random blood tests, it’s looking like the March 13th Mayweather-Pacquiao fight won’t be happening.