Manny Pacquiao boxing news
By Frank Car: The saying each boxer has muttered a thousand times in all types of different phrases “I’d like to thank the fans.”
Oh really. Well the fans are speaking but are you listening, and if you are do you care. It’s quite easy to say “Thank you” but actions speak louder than words.
By Steve Lewis: I first encountered the term “cherry-picking” as a young lad years ago, playing basketball with schoolmates. I would sometimes stand underneath our basket while the rest of my teammates would be playing defense at the other end.
By Eric Thomas: With the negotiations between Floyd Mayweather Jr. not running smoothly as they would like, Manny Pacquiao is reportedly looking at another option in the form of World Boxing Association light middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-0, 8 KO’s) to fight instead of Mayweather, according to news from Sportinglife. Foreman recently defeated then champion Daniel Santos in a 12 round decision earlier this month on November 14th.
By Matt Matel: Two paths are bound to collide sometime between March to May of 2010. Amidst all the talk of the possibility of the bout between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. not coming to fruition because of purse issues and varying out of the ring vocational interests, many still believe that this is the bout that would put boxing back in the map, back to being relevant again.
By Steve Lewis: This final part of this trilogy will be a “compare & contrast,” involving the predictions of a group previously mentioned in the 1st and 2nd installments of this trilogy: those who like to stir the pot up just to get a reaction from the Pacquiao fan base.
To reiterate, there are Monday Morning Quarterbacks who “player hate,” and player haters who “Monday morning quarterback,” but there are those who do both for the sake of getting a reaction, and consequently, to garner attention for themselves.
By Derrick Villanueva: (Note: This is purely a figment of my imagination, written after re-watching each fighter’s last two fights in succession.)
Round 1 – The “Feeling Out” round. Pacquiao and Mayweather emerge from their respective corners. Pacquiao approaches but a quick jab from Mayweather surprises Pacquiao. Pacquiao fires off his own loose jabs, trying to find range. Mayweather slips around and fires more jabs, utilizing his reach advantage.
By Eric Thomas: A question that has been on the minds of some boxing fans is whether the winner of the proposed Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao bout choose to do the right thing and fight World Boxing Association welterweight champion Shane Mosley or will the winner opt to ignore Mosley and go in a different direction? It would be hard to crown the Pacquiao vs. Mayweather winner the top fighter in the welterweight division if they leave Mosley as unfinished business. Of course, Mosley has to win his January 30th bout against Andre Berto for him to proceed ahead against the winner of Mayweather-Pacquiao.
By Steve Lewis: Previously, I had written about the common post-Pacquiao fight phenomenon called “Monday Morning Quarterbacking.” There is also another sister effect to Monday Morning Quarterbacking. It has been part of our landscape since time immemorial. It is what is referred to by the newer generation as “player hating,” which is often defined as the disliking, resenting, or disapproving of a person due to his/her success or coveted assets. The term “player hater” is often associated with those who are jealous or envious of someone else’s achievements.
By Jason Edrei Calub Santos: Everywhere I go, everybody or at least two people are arguing or talking about the most likely upcoming fight between the two most dominant fighter in boxing, Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. Every boxing fan out there is asking for it, as said before “a fight of this magnitude” is needed in the sport of boxing. But what would be the aftermath of a so-called mega fight?
By Frank Car: The highly anticipated bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Many Pacquiao will happen, why? Well because, the answer is right there, it’s “highly anticipated.” Wait, let me reword that, it has EXTREMELY high anticipation. Wait, one more time, it is perhaps the most anticipated bout between two boxers in recent memory. Both at perfect times in their career. It’s not only about their career, it is about the “career” of boxing.