Mayweather vs. Pacquiao, will it happen?
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Let it go man. Garcia was the underdog against Matthysse and Amir Khan. Those are two very good fighters. Leo has never came close to fighting anyone 1/4th as good as those guys.
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Coach E. No and Coach E. No
Let me ask this, who is really wanting to fight Garcia that's being pushed aside? Herrera? And...?
Garcia might be in line to fight Pacquiao (doubtful) or move up to fight a lot more names at 147lbs. I hate some of his opponent selection, but he fought decent fights so far. No one really wanted to fight Matthysse and he beat him a lot easier than most of us thought he would.
Garcia might be in line to fight Pacquiao (doubtful) or move up to fight a lot more names at 147lbs. I hate some of his opponent selection, but he fought decent fights so far. No one really wanted to fight Matthysse and he beat him a lot easier than most of us thought he would.
I hate Garcia but I had to give him props for beating Matthysse. Everyone wanted Matthysse to knock him out and thought he would, but Garcia beat him pretty easy.
What I don't like is what the WBC is doing. He hasn't had a title defense in a year and the Peterson fight is at catchweight of 143 so neither title is on the line, it's ridiculous the WBC allows that to happen. He's clearly intending on moving up to 147 anyways so that title needs to be stripped or vacated.
What I don't like is what the WBC is doing. He hasn't had a title defense in a year and the Peterson fight is at catchweight of 143 so neither title is on the line, it's ridiculous the WBC allows that to happen. He's clearly intending on moving up to 147 anyways so that title needs to be stripped or vacated.
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Coach E. No and Coach E. No
Lol I'm just messing with ya...but my point still remains about how the business of boxing works these days. Leo is on the same train as most others...low risk/high reward fights.
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Pacquiao Requests Hefty PED Penalty in Mayweather 2/16/2015 .
By Edward Chaykovsky
In 2010, a potential Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao fight fell apart over the Filipino star's refusal to take part in a random drug testing protocol. This time around, Pacquiao is putting his money where his mouth is. Not only has he agreed to Mayweather's demands with respect to drug testing, Pacquiao also insisted for a clause to be included in the contract which cracks either fighter for a fee of $5 million dollars in the event of a positive test.
“We’re almost there...I have agreed to all their demands,” Pacquiao the Philippine Star. "In fact, it was me who requested that the contract include a $5 million fine for anyone who would fail the drug test."
The two sides are still negotiating for a mega-fight on May 2nd at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. On Sunday, Mayweather rejected reports that a deal was reached and Pacquiao earlier denied that he signed a contract. Both fighters are hopeful that a deal is finalized.
Insiders are viewing this week as a "make or break" period for the fight negotiations, which have dragged out for several weeks. Most of the terms have been agreed up on but there are still a few remaining issues between the fighters, and their respective networks, CBS/Showtime (Mayweather) and HBO/Time Warner (Pacquiao).
By Edward Chaykovsky
In 2010, a potential Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao fight fell apart over the Filipino star's refusal to take part in a random drug testing protocol. This time around, Pacquiao is putting his money where his mouth is. Not only has he agreed to Mayweather's demands with respect to drug testing, Pacquiao also insisted for a clause to be included in the contract which cracks either fighter for a fee of $5 million dollars in the event of a positive test.
“We’re almost there...I have agreed to all their demands,” Pacquiao the Philippine Star. "In fact, it was me who requested that the contract include a $5 million fine for anyone who would fail the drug test."
The two sides are still negotiating for a mega-fight on May 2nd at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. On Sunday, Mayweather rejected reports that a deal was reached and Pacquiao earlier denied that he signed a contract. Both fighters are hopeful that a deal is finalized.
Insiders are viewing this week as a "make or break" period for the fight negotiations, which have dragged out for several weeks. Most of the terms have been agreed up on but there are still a few remaining issues between the fighters, and their respective networks, CBS/Showtime (Mayweather) and HBO/Time Warner (Pacquiao).
How big is this fight? The Boxing News Thread has 22,000+ posts since 2008.
This thread already has almost 1,100 by itself. Not to mention all of the posts about this stupid fight in the Boxing News Thread. That says a lot. This damn fight hasn't even happened and we talk about it way too much.
This thread already has almost 1,100 by itself. Not to mention all of the posts about this stupid fight in the Boxing News Thread. That says a lot. This damn fight hasn't even happened and we talk about it way too much.
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He's been training, seen pics of him training last week.
Floyd will announce the fight on his app he's invested in, a selfie app called Shots. Sometime this week. Apparently Pacquiao said something like part of the agreement is that Floyd gets to announce the fight not anyone else.
Floyd will announce the fight on his app he's invested in, a selfie app called Shots. Sometime this week. Apparently Pacquiao said something like part of the agreement is that Floyd gets to announce the fight not anyone else.
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