Pacquiao-Mayweather

By Chris Williams: If there was ever a perfect time for WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao to assert himself by telling his promoter Bob Arum he wants the Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight then this is it right now.

By William Mackay: Richard Schaefer was disgusted with the excuses that Top Rank promoter Bob Arum made for not wanting to match his top fighter Manny Pacquiao up against Floyd Mayweather Jr. on May 5th in Las Vegas. Just yesterday, Mayweather’s attorney’s convinced a Las Vegas judge to allow Mayweather a delay of his 90 [...]

By Chris Williams: Promoter Bob Arum was forced to think at warp speed earlier on Friday when facing questions from ESPN writer Dan Rafael as to why Arum wouldn’t go ahead and match his fighter Manny Pacquiao up with Floyd Mayweather Jr. next on May 5th after the news broke about Mayweather’s 90-day jail sentence [...]

By John F. McKenna (McJack): It is now time for WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s) to take control of his life and force the issue with Top Rank CEO Bob Arum with regard to who he fights next. With WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) having the judge delay [...]

By Chris Williams: In the latest news involving Bob Arum making excuses for why he can’t match Manny Pacquiao up with Floyd Mayweather Jr. on May 5th, Arum is now saying he can’t make the fight because the MGM Arena, where Mayweather wants to fight on May 5th, is simply too small and inadequate for [...]

By Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum wasn’t impressed with the news today that Floyd Mayweather Jr. won’t be starting his 90 day jail term until June 1st.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Every drug test that welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s) has taken has been clean. Pacquiao was ordered by the athletic commissions with jurisdiction to his fights to provide the results of the results of those tests to the courts in relation to a motion filed by World Boxing [...]

By Allen Fox: UK writer Steve Bunce sees Floyd Mayweather Jr’s 90 day jail time as being something positive as far as narrowing down Mayweather’s options to the point where he’ll likely be more interested in negotiating a fight with WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao in 2012.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) has the opportunity to turn things around when he emerges from the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas where he will serve a 90 day sentence for domestic violence beginning on January 6, 2012.

By Chris Williams: ESPN writer Dan Rafael believes that WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao’s promoter, Bob Arum of Top Rank, was never really interested in matching his cash cow fighter Pacquiao up with unbeaten WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. and the recent 90-day jail sentence that Mayweather received gave Arum the excuse not to [...]

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Now that the hoped for Mega Fight between undefeated WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) and WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s) is off indefinitely what are “Pacman’s” options?

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Top Rank CEO Bob Arum will be meeting with World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion and Ring Magazine pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s) in Los Angeles in early January to discuss Manny’s plans for 2012. Obviously one of the chief topics will be a possible match [...]

By Chris Williams: It may be a shock to some Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s) coming out today on his 33rd birthday and stating that he’s willing to take a smaller percentage to make the fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2012, but I think Pacquiao really has no other choice in light of his [...]

By Chris Williams: World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao turned 33 today and perhaps because of his increasing age Pacquiao came out and said he’s willing to take a smaller percentage than Floyd Mayweather Jr. to finally make this fight happen.

By Chris Williams: WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao sees the reason for his mega fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. not happening because Mayweather wants too much money. Pacquiao says Mayweather wants $100 million for the fight, and he sees this as a major reason why the two fighters haven’t set foot in the ring to [...]

By Robert Elmore: Bob Arum turns around in his seat while stroking a white cat with his left hand which has a black glove on it. Alex Ariza stands before him while straightening the collar on his red silk shirt. “So what do you want me to do boss”? Ariza asked. Arum grins. Go to [...]

By Babatis Banda: It is our belief that Manny Pacquiao is the gentleman he is portrayed to be, by both his countrymen and the press. It is our belief that Manny Pacquiao is not the only reason the fight with Floyd Mayweather junior has not happened up to now.

By Chris Williams: Floyd Mayweather Jr. is amused at the news he keeps reading about how negotiations are supposedly going on for a between him and WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacauiao for next May. Mayweather Jr. told Fighthype that there are no discussions going on with his adviser Al Haymon and Mayweather Productions CEO Leonard [...]

By John F. McKenna (McJack): World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s) was quoted by his attorney Franklin Gacal as saying that he wants to make WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) his next opponent.

By Chris Williams: I’m fairly certain that WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao really wants to fight WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. next. But I’m also even more certain that Pacquiao will get badly beaten in that fight in a humiliating loss that goes a long ways towards removing Pacquiao as a pay per view [...]

By Chris Williams: Oscar De La Hoya of Golden Boy Promotions is convinced that Bob Arum doesn’t want to make the fight Manny Pacquiao vs. Manny Pacquiao fight happen for some reason. De La Hoya thinks Arum is lying about wanting to make that happen.

By Chris Williams: Bob Arum of Top Rank says that his goal is now is to try and make the Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight happen next. However, if that fight can’t be made, Arum will be looking to get Juan Manuel Marquez to fight Pacquiao for the fourth time. That’s the fight [...]

By Chris Williams: Oscar De La Hoya was pleased to see Manny Pacquiao coming out and standing up on his hind legs by making himself heard in a press conference from his home country of the Philippines where Pacquiao said he wants to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. next.

By Reni M. Valenzuela: There is never a tomorrow similar to the days gone by. But some boxing “experts” got it wrong for Manny Pacquiao as if tomorrow may never come. Pacman is not finished yet. Don’t count him out just because of the “disappointing” one night showdown he had with Juan Manuel Marquez in [...]

By Joss Gooseman: On the Philippine news site ABS-CBN, Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s) was quoted as saying that there are currently ongoing negotiations for a fight with unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Junior ( 42-0, 26 KO’s), but that nothing yet is final.

By Chris Williams: An angry Alex Ariza, the strength and conditioning coach for WBO Welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao, says he feels that promoter Bob Arum is getting in the way of a mega fight getting made between Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. Speaking with Fighthype.com, Ariza said “Michael Koncz says he’s meeting with Bob [Arum] [...]

By Eric Thomas: WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao revealed to the media in the Philippines earlier today that he’s in negotiations for a fight against WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. However, Mayweather said nothing about this in an interview yesterday and said he would be the one making an offer to Pacquiao when the [...]

By Chris Williams: Just as I thought a long time ago, one of the problems getting in the way of a potential mega fight between WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. and WBO welterweight champ Manny Pacquiao is the lawsuit that Pacquiao has out for defamation against Mayweather.

By Chris Williams: WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao reportedly now wants to fight WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. according to fighthype.com. Michael Koncz, the adviser to Pacquiao, says Pacquiao told him he wants the Mayweather fight now.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): According to FIGHTHYPE.com multiple sources are reporting that World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s) is pushing adviser Michael Koncz to initiate negotiations for the “Dream Fight” with WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s).