By Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao is saying that he believes World Boxing Association welterweight champion Shane Mosley will beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. in their upcoming May 1st bout at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. In an article at Fightfan, Pacquiao says “I think Mosley will win.” Pacquiao feels that it will be an entertaining bout, saying “I think Mayweather vs. Mosley will be a good fight.” It’s good to see that Pacquiao isn’t bitter about his fight with Mayweather falling apart recently during the negotiation process.
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Roach plans on having Pacquiao attack Clottey’s body
By Esteban Garduno: Trainer Freddie Roach has come up with another one of his masterful strategies for his pupil WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao in his upcoming March 13th fight against Joshua Clottey. In an article at Fight Fan, Roach says “He’s [speaking of Clottey] got a good chin and so forth, but nobody has tested his body as much as we well. People with good chins don’t always take it into the body.” You think? Thank you for telling me something I don’t know, Freddie. As far as I can tell, Clottey was already exposed for having problems taking shots to the body in his fights against Antonio Margarito and Miguel Cotto.
Pacquiao to fight Margarito in 2010?
By Eric Thomas: Whether World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 KO’s) fights Floyd Mayweather Jr. next after Manny dispatches his March 13th opponent Joshua Clottey, Pacquiao, 31, will likely be fighting former WBA welterweight champion later on in 2010. Pacquiao’s promoter, Bob Arum, is really interested in matching Pacquiao up with Margarito in 2010, provided that Margarito gets his boxing license back to fight in the United States.
Roach: “This [Pacquiao-Clottey] could be our last fight” if the Mayweather fight doesn’t happen next
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By Jim Dower: In a bombshell interview at East Side Boxing’s On the Ropes online program, trainer Freddie Roach revealed that this could be the last fight for his fighter World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao. Roach says “If Mayweather doesn’t come and fight us next time, this [Pacquiao-Clottey] could be our last one.” Roach is obviously speaking only of Pacquiao, because I can’t see Roach retiring anytime soon.
Roach should get a lot of credit for Pacquiao’s success
By Dave Lahr: Ever since Manny Pacquiao defeated Juan Manuel Marquez by a questionable 12 round decision in March 2008, he’s been in a series of fights with either older guys like Oscar De La Hoya, fighters that have been recently beaten like Miguel Cotto and Ricky Hatton.
Pacquiao-Clottey: This fight has mismatch written all over it
By Chris Williams: In looking at the March 13th fight between Joshua Clottey and Manny Pacquiao it doesn’t seem likely that Clottey is going to be able to pull off a win over the faster Pacquiao. This fight appears to have everything in Pacquiao’s favor. You name it, Pacquiao is the much superior fighter. I got to give credit to Top Rank, the promotional team for Pacquiao, they found the perfect opponent for him to not only get a win again but also have a good chance to look against.
Mayweather says he could have made $200 million fighting stiffs
By Dan Ambrose: In an article by Ron Borges at the Sweetscience.com, Floyd Mayweather Jr. (40-0, 25 KO’s) talks about why he’s chosen to fight World Boxing Association welterweight champion Shane Mosley (46-5, 39 KO’s), saying “I could have easily gone on a world tour fighting stiffs and made $200 million but it’s about testing my skills against fighters of my era.” I guess this is why Mayweather fought lightweight Juan Manuel Marquez in his last fight in September. It was about testing his abilities against the best fighters.
Mayweather’s punitive measures for Pacquiao make it doubtful their fight will happen
By Jason KIm: In a recent article at the Grand Rapids Press, unbeaten Floyd Mayweather’s comments about future drug testing as well as the purse split for a fight against Manny Pacquiao makes it look as if the fight will never be made. Mayweather, talking about Pacquiao, “I gave him a chance, up to 14 days out. But my new terms are all the way up to the fight. They can come get us whenever, all the way up to the fight, random drug tests. That’s what it is.” Mayweather’s March 13th fight against Pacquiao fell apart because Mayweather wanted random blood testing for performance enhancing drugs to be conducted within the 30 day window leading up to the fight.
McGuigan: A bout against Marquez, Mayweather, and Pacquiao would be dangerous for Valero
By Sean McDaniel: Boxing great Barry McGuigan says he thinks that WBC lightweight champion Edwin Valero should get out of boxing before he gets hurt. In an article at the Mirror, McGuigan thinks that Valero is putting himself at risk by fighting after sustaining a fractured skull as well as a blood clot on the brain following a motorcycle accident in 2001. Valero wasn’t wearing a helmet at the time of the accident. Although Valero subsequently had an operation to remove the blood clot and was given the okay to fight in his native Venezuela, McGuigan thinks that he’s putting his life at risk by continuing to fight.
Mayweather warns of sterner tests for Pacquiao in the future
By Chris Williams: If you think that Floyd Mayweather Jr. is going to back down from his random blood testing when it comes to negotiating a fight with World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao, think again. In an article from Mlive.com, Mayweather has this to say about the blood testing for a future bout with Pacquiao: “I gave him [Pacquiao] a chance, up to 14 days out. But my new terms are all the way up to the fight. They can come get us whenever, all the way up to the fight, random drug test. That’s what it is.”