Mayweather vs. Pacquiao

By John F. McKenna (McJack): It has been made increasingly clear over recent months that when World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-6, 26 KO’s) takes to his Twitter account it is done with drama in mind.

By Reni M. Valenzuela: When do you see a fight that has reached a conclusion but has never happened at all? Whether Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. would still fight in the future or not, who cares now? The bout is well over. And the world has come to an end for the “Fight [...]

By Chris Williams: Bob Arum says he hopes that Floyd Mayweather Jr. will be ready to iron out a deal for a November fight against Manny Pacquiao in the near future, but that Mayweather is going to have to agree to the 50-50 deal that was originally agreed to by both fighters in the past.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): It goes with out saying that the back and forth bickering between the camps of undefeated World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) and Filipino icon WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s) has become nauseating and in effect has accomplished nothing.

By Chris Williams: WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao turned down a huge $40 million offer from Floyd Mayweather Jr. for a May 5th that would give the Filipino star by far the biggest payday of his career.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s) and undefeated WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) continue to jockey for position for the benefit of the media even though it is highly unlikely that the highly anticipated match between the two superstars will happen [...]

By Chris Williams: In a rather childish move, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum gave Floyd Mayweather Jr. a counter offer of $45 million to fight his guy Manny Pacquiao on June 9th, according to the Manila Standard.

By Chris Williams: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer seems to have completely given up on the idea of Bob Arum allowing his big money fighter WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. in May, June or even in November of this year.

By Chris Williams: It doesn’t appear likely that Floyd Mayweather Jr. will be fighting Manny Pacquiao in November of this year and you can completely forget about them fighting in May or June because that’s not going to happen. Bob Arum, Pacquiao’s promoter, has been talking about a November fight because them but that seems [...]

By Chris Williams: Bob Arum has given up on trying to put together the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao fight for May or June.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s) has topped WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) in Pay Per View (PPV) buys for his last three fights. In addition Pacquiao’s live gate attendance far exceeds Mayweather during the same time span.

By Dan Ambrose: Bob Arum doesn’t have any positive news for a mega fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. and is now looking for November to try and set the fight up in a temporary arena like the one Arum has been talking about having built on the Las Vegas strip.

By Chris Williams: According to writer Nick Giongco of tempo.com.ph, WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao says he was offered a juicy guaranteed $40 million from Floyd Mayweather Jr. during their phone discussion with each other, but Pacquiao wouldn’t get any of the pay per view money for the fight if he agreed to accept the [...]

By Chris Williams: Undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. reportedly has given Manny Pacquiao an offer of 60-40 with Pacquiao getting the small end of the revenue for a May 5th fight, according to fightnews.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) continues to assert that his number one rival WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s) just popped out of nowhere onto the fistic scene as one of the most iconic boxers of recent times.

By Davey Hogg: I’m sure that if you asked any boxing enthusiast only a year ago whether or not Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao would be competitive, it would be hard to imagine many of them saying no. After all, “Money” was coming of an impressive masterclass against future hall of famer, Shane Mosley, in [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Michael Koncz, the advisor for Manny Pacquiao, is reportedly staying in contact with Floyd Mayweather Jr. to try and keep the dialogue open so that a possible Pacquiao-Mayweather fight can still be made in May, according to news from the Manila Standard.

By Chris Williams: Gaby Penagaricano, the advisor for WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto, told RingTV writer Lem Sattersfield that they have been in discussions with both Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao’s management about fights.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Former middleweight champion “Marvelous” Marvin Hagler believes that Dubai has a good chance to host what would be the biggest money fight of all time between World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) and WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s).

By Reni M. Valenzuela: The complexity of a negotiation or “negotiation” is in getting one’s self too much into the details, while overlooking how simple it is from the outermost stretch by the simplicity of common sense to reject self-indulgence. Treating major angles with thorough care to understand the other side is equal to bringing [...]

By Chris Williams: Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) doubts that Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s) was ever serious about fighting him. Mayweather recently told Pacquiao he can’t get a 50-50 deal after Pacquiao asked to get an even split with him. However, last month Pacquiao told writer Nick Giongco from the Manila Bulletin that [...]

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Back in 2007 World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 38 KO’s) sang a totally different tune about WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s) then he does now. At that time Floyd praised “Pacman” as a “hell of a fighter.”

By Chris Williams: With Manny Pacquiao’s next opponent pretty much picked out now with Miguel Cotto filling the Filipino fighter’s next date on June 9th in Las Vegas, Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum is now looking to set up his next fight after that and is hoping it will be against Floyd Mayweather Jr. in November.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Five time Trainer of the Year Freddie Roach has told ESPN that he thinks that the much ballyhooed fight between his prize pupil WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s) and undefeated WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) will happen.

By Chris Williams: Floyd Mayweather Jr. reportedly told Sports Center today that he won’t give Manny Pacquiao a 50-50 deal for a May 5th fight. I think that sounds right, because didn’t Pacquiao already say he’d accept less than Mayweather to get the fight made?

By Robert Big Moe Elmore: Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao. The analysts want it. The boxers who fight themselves want to see it. The whole world wants to see it. Shoot, I want to see it. As a Mayweather fan, I have to honestly say that I’m pretty tired of the charades between these two [...]

By Eric Thomas: Floyd Mayweather Jr. is just making himself look bad in trying to chase down a fight with WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao. It’s clear that Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum doesn’t want the fight judging by his countless excuses.

By Chris Williams: Freddie Roach prefers that the mega fight between his fighter Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather not take place until November this year, according to ESPN.

By Dan Ambrose: Floyd Mayweather Jr. did a smart thing by circumventing Manny Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum by going straight to Pacquiao himself to try and get a mega fight put together between them on May 5th.

By Chris Williams Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. reportedly had a telephone conversation earlier today with Floyd calling up and speaking to both Michael Koncz and Pacquiao about a May 5th fight, according to RingTv.