By Chris Williams: Floyd Mayweather Jr. responded to feedback from Top Rank CEO Bob Arum today on his twitter account, letting Arum know who his management representative is to start putting a fight together between him and Arum’s fighter Manny Pacquiao.
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Lampley: Pacquiao will likely fight Cotto
By Dan Ambrose: HBO analyst Jim Lampley sees Manny Pacquiao facing WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto next in a move down to keep Cotto happy with Top Rank Promotions.
Robert Garcia doesn’t know why Pacquiao won’t fight Mayweather on May 5th
By Chris Williams: Trainer Robert Garcia can’t figure out why Manny Pacquiao won’t agree to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. and get it over with. Garcia thinks Pacquiao should agree to the May 5th so that the two fighters can finally get in the ring and prove who the better fighter is.
Roach doesn’t want to see Cotto take another beating from Pacquiao
By Dan Ambrose: Trainer Freddie Roach doesn’t want to see WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s) beat up on Miguel Cotto (37-2, 30 KO’s) again and is really hoping that Bob Arum selects a different opponent for Pacquiao’s next fight in June rather than having Cotto get another shot.
Pacquiao and Arum, using Mayweather’s name to stay relevant
By Babatis Banda: After the events of the last few weeks, all real boxing lovers have come to know the truth, that Arum and Pacquiao are avoiding a fight with Floyd Mayweather junior. The few that still hung on to Manny being a real champion are either, delusional kinsmen or are fanatics that have little to do with reason.
Cotto’s advisor not sure if Pacquiao fight will happen
By Eric Thomas: WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto’s advisor Gaby Penagaricano says he’s not what’s going to happen with a fight against Manny Pacquiao at this point. It’s still a wait and see thing, according to Ringtv. He said “We don’t know what’s going to happen.”
Arum still interested in Mayweather-Pacquiao fight, waiting for Mayweather’s call
By Eric Thomas: In the latest boxing news, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is reportedly still interested in putting together the mega fight between his fighter Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. for late May.
Bradley’s trainer sees Cotto as a bad choice for Pacquiao
By Dan Ambrose: Joel Diaz, the trainer for WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley, feels that WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto is a terrible choice to fight WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao in his next fight.
Roach: Arum will choose Cotto or Bradley for Pacquiao; Mayweather has to wait until November
By Chris Williams: Trainer Freddie Roach sees Top Rank CEO Bob Arum opting to skip Floyd Mayweather Jr. as the next opponent for WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao and instead look to put him in with one of his Top Rank fighters Miguel Cotto or Timothy Bradley next in a move likely done to maximize profits at the same time keeping his Top Rank fighters happy.
Sergio Martinez: Arum is getting in the way of Mayweather-Pacquiao bout
By Chris Williams: Former WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez believes that Top Rank Bob Arum is getting in the way of the mega clash between his cash cow fighter WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao and World Boxing Council welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr.