By Dave Lahr: Ricky Hatton chimed in with his thoughts on who will win the mega fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr., saying in an article at the Manilatimes.net, “I think Floyd is too good defensively. He is so hard to hit, and I think he might ultimately just have a few too many tricks up his sleeves for Manny.”
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De La Hoya reveals that Mayweather-Pacquiao contract is almost finalized
By Chris Williams: Oscar De La Hoya spilled the beans about the negotiation status of the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao fight, saying to the Univision television station yesterday “I think right now we are very, very close in finalizing the contracts. I can’t talk right now in detail about the negotiations but I can say that we are very close.” If the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight can be made, it would be possibly be the biggest fight in boxing history with both fighters making tens of millions each for the historic fight.
De La Hoya says Mayweather-Pacquiao fight close to being signed – News
By Eric Thomas: Oscar De La Hoya of Golden Boy Promotions is reporting that the contracts for the mega fight between World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. are close to being finalized. Writer John Chavez of theboxingtruth.com, reports that De La Hoya has reveled that the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight is being close to being signed. De La Hoya, speaking with the Spanish television channel Univision, said “Up until now, it’s been a very difficult negotiation process for various reasons but right now we’re very close. We’re very close in finalizing the contracts that were once very complicated. The two fighters [Mayweather and Pacquiao] now realize that this fight must be made. It has to be made because the boxing fans want to see it happen and right now it’s the biggest fight that can be made in the world. It’s going to be a big, big fight. I think right now, we are very, very close in finalizing the contracts. I can’t talk right now in detail about the negotiations but I will say we are very close.”
The world awaits Mayweather Jr.
By Vinz Felix: It has been over two weeks now since Manny Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KO’s) and his team have agreed to the 14-day closing window that Floyd Mayweather (41-0, 25 KO’s) demanded since the first time the match was initiated. Unfortunately, we have heard nothing but pure silence from the Mayweather camp about this mega fight. Many people, casual and boxing fans alike, are now starting to question why Floyd has suddenly come to a complete halt, and has even been rumored to take “a year or two off”. Shouldn’t he react immediately if he really wanted this fight to happen?
Mayweather needs to beat Pacquiao already and move onto other opponents
By Dave Lahr: I’m getting tired of waiting for Floyd Mayweather Jr. to finally decide to beat Manny Pacquiao. Mayweather has been taking his time about this since he totally dominated Shane Mosley on May 1st. I don’t blame Mayweather one bit for not fighting Pacquiao in March, because Pacquiao wouldn’t agree to the 14 day blood testing cutoff that Mayweather wanted for the fight. But I just want Mayweather to get it over with and fight Pacquiao and drill him to pieces so Floyd can move on to more interesting fighters.
Khan could be a couple fights away from a Mayweather mega fight
By William Mackay: As strange as it may seem now, World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) could be within two fights of a mega fight against undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. It may seem kind of disappointing and sad, but that’s boxing reality. Khan, 23, is the new hot fighter in the boxing world and despite him still not having fought any of the really dangerous fighters in the junior welterweight division like Marcos Maidana, Devon Alexander, Timothy Bradley or Victor Ortiz, Khan could find himself fighting Mayweather in 2011 in a huge money fight if everything works out right.
The Insecurities of Floyd Mayweather Jr.
By Ricardo Lucero: On a warm spring evening, we were enjoying our R&R leave, discussing lazily some silly topic, when one of the guys came barging into the room with his news – Floyd Mayweather Junior is retiring again! He just saw the video on the net…and we all said -What? We all sat up and the debate began. We are pretty much a mixed bunch. Some Asian-Americans, African-Americans,Mexican-Americans etc.,from every walk of life from every part of America.
Maybe Pacquiao should do some more appeasing to get Mayweather back in the ring
By Dave Lahr: We’ve seen Manny Pacquiao give in and appease Floyd Mayweather Jr. recently by agreeing to a 14 day cut for blood testing for a fight with him. Mayweather originally wanted Pacquiao to agree to the 14 days last time they tried unsuccessfully to negotiate. Pacquiao stuck with 24 days then, and the fight didn’t get made. Now months later after Pacquiao beat Joshua Clottey and Mayweather beat Shane Mosley, Pacquiao is agreeing to Mayweather’s original request of 14 days.
Arum doesn’t believe that Mayweather is going to take a one or two year off – News
By Sean McDaniel: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum doesn’t believe that Floyd Mayweather Jr. is really going to take a couple of years off from boxing like Mayweather said in a YouTube video on June 2nd. In an article at ABC-CBN, Arum said “I’m saying that’s Floyd being Floyd. Until there’s an official press release saying that, I choose to believe differently. You know Mayweather says a lot of things that he really doesn’t believe. I really don’t know what’s on his head. We really don’t know. Let’s see if he decides to take a hiatus for a year or two years. I’m sure he’ll make that statement in a proper way, such as a press release.”
Roger Mayweather says Floyd won’t be taking two years off and will beat Pacquiao
By Jim Dower: Contrary to the June 2nd YouTube video interview where Floyd Mayweather Jr. stated that he was planning on taking two years off from boxing while at the Make-A-Wish foundation, Roger Mayweather, Floyd’s trainer and uncle, says that Floyd isn’t going to be taking two years off from boxing. In an interview at theboxingtruth.com, Roger Mayweather had this to say to Ricardo Lois about Floyd: “Don’t worry about him [Mayweather Jr.]; He ain’t taking no two years off. He ain’t taking no two years off now. He’s the hottest thing in boxing. His thing is he wants to whip Manny Pacquiao and prove to the world what his a—was on. Floyd ain’t gonna take no year, next year. Two years off. Floyd, right now, he just came off a damn near two-year layoff, so why would he take another two years off? That’s stupid.”