Mayweather vs. Pacquiao Will Happen!!

[Anaheim*Rob]

Just like RA the rugged man said..Rocky Marciano was undefeated was he better than Ali? Brian Nielson was 49-0 at one point and so was Valuev, were they the best at that time? Fuck no. I don't even know if I would pick pacman to beat Mayweather, but like any boxing fan I'd like to see how it goes down. I've pretty much given up on Mayweather to make a fight that wants to be seen, he just goes where the money is. Shit he'd take a rematch with Hatton over Manny if it would make him more money. He's about the money not the legacy. That's what seperates him from the likes of Mosley, Cotto, Pac, DLH, Sugar Ray, Hearns, Trinidad, Barrera, Morales, Duran etc. Are those guys better fighters than Floyd? The majority of them, no, but at least those guys fought/are fighting to see who was/is the best. This shit needs to happen!

 

[Safe+Sound]

wrong because people knew they were actually going to "box" and go toe to toe and not dance around the ring for 12 rounds mayweather fights are boring as fuck.

This is what is all about... i re-watched his fight vs De La Hoya some days ago yeah De La Hoya throw a lot of punches but a lot didn't even hit Mayweather And it was Mayweather who landed more power punches.
Lot casual fans don't understand that Boxing is not UFC

 

[BROWN GUERRERO]

I hope this fight happens. I absolutely love watching Mayweather fight. The way he utilizes the philly shell is beautiful. His boxing defense is so fucking sick I honestly would rather watch him make people look stupid than watching a slug fest. Haha I try to use the shell defense in muay thai sometimes at training and it doesn't work as nicely as it does in boxing.

 

[REdRUM]

Look at their common opponents and then holla...

Mayweather vs De La Hoya out sold Manny vs De La Hoya
Mayweather vs Hatton out sold Manny vs Hatton
Mayweahter vs JMM out sold Manny vs JMM.

Now ask yourself, who is the bigger draw?

Uh, no.

When Mayweather fought De La Hoya, he (DLH) was still semi-relevant, meaning some people weren't sure if he didn't have something left in the tank. With DLH's fight against Manny, people were only giving DLH any chance because of the weight/size difference that was supposed to be there.

The Hatton fight I could give you, but how did that end. A long, drawn out process by Floyd, and a complete destroyal in 2 rounds by Manny.

And the fights with Marquez happened when neither was a real bonifide star. Those fights were what made them stars. With Marquez/Mayweather, you then had two legit stars.

I don't understand why it's so hard for you to accept that 60/40 to the WINNER would be fair, since you KNOW Floyd would win, Floyd KNOWS he would win, and it's that easy to see. If someone wanted me to fight a crippled 2 year old, with 60/40 going to the winner, I'd toss him out the window.

Because, at the end of the day, Floyd's a "BUSINESS MAN", like you, Tony.

Makes sense.

 

[REdRUM]

he didnt just become the man then, hes been the man cuz hes never been beat. Manny lost to an over the hill Morales nuff said.

If you're going to end with ''nuff said'', at least have e''nuff'' to make a valid point.

Morales, at that point, was not over the hill, and Manny was a raw, one-dimensional fighter. Manny has improved tremendously since that point, so much so that it's both amazing and scary. He's became a boxer, with a good defense, and TWO hands. He didn't have that in the first fight.

If you want to talk about ''nuff said'' and ''over the hill''...

How about ''under the hill''...like some of the fighters Floyd's fought instead of real competition?

Just make the fucking fight, and give 60 to the winner.

END OF STORY.

 

[JReezelle]

i understand how some of yall can be mayweather fans and think he's goin to win, but to defend a 60/40 or nothing for mayweather is crazy. loosen up the grip on that fools nuts, if he was positive in a W he would take a 60/40 to the winner in a heartbeat. anybody would if your that positive your gonna win the fight. another thing for pbf to go on camera and say he is in a lose/lose situation if he takes the fight is makin him look pussy as fuck. wouldnt a real champ and the real best pound for pound wanna prove that? the money is a given we all know he's goin get cashed out in a fight against manny.

 

[JReezelle]

Less than 100,000 PPV buys came from PR, so take away those numbers and Pac's PPV still did better than Floyds.

tony will find another excuse why this fight did more than mayweathers lol...keep it 100 tony.

 

[MAVA]

This fight better happen soon!

 

[Tony]

tony will find another excuse why this fight did more than mayweathers lol...keep it 100 tony.

It's the principal man... Why didn't Oscar and Mayweather agree for the winner to take 60/40? When it's time for Mayweather to get the bigger piece of the pie, all of a sudden we hear 60/40 for the winner....

 

[2-0-Sixx]

Because Oscar de la hoya is/was the biggest draw in boxing of all time. Everyone takes a lesser percentage against him from mayweather to pacquiao to hopkins to trinidad etc etc etc. Further he's the president of Golden Boy meaning he is his own promoter and Golden Boy did all of the promoting for the fight (thus the reason he got 60% regardless of winner).

Mayweather isn't in that position since Top Rank will be doing most all of the promoting.

 

[MRTHECOSE]

OSCAR'S COMPANY

AND WHAT 20SIXX SAID

 

[Tony]

Because Oscar de la hoya is/was the biggest draw in boxing of all time. Everyone takes a lesser percentage against him from mayweather to pacquiao to hopkins to trinidad etc etc etc.

Now Floyd has taken his place and deserves the higher percentage since he's the one that's undefeated and everyone is chasing after..... Sugar Shane wants to fight him (now), Pacman too. Ricky Hatton called him out when he was undefeated. Floyd is the man everyone wants to fight. It's not hard to understand..... So they need to accept the 60/40 and fight.

 

[2-0-Sixx]

Actually everyone wants to fight Pacquiao, man. Paul Williams, Andre Berto, Shane Mosley, Timothy Bradley, Nate Campbell, Edwin Valero, Yuri Foreman and others are all currently calling out Pacquiao. The ONLY people who have called out mayweather are shane mosley & pacquiao.

The reason?

Pacuqiao is the hot fighter right now that everyone wants to see and make money off of.

And again, going back to the 60/40 split - you fail to understand promoting. Floyd is NOT his own promoter. Mayweather promotions or whatever his company is called is not even registered with the state of Nevada (or any other state for that matter). He needs to hire people to promote for him (which is why all of his recent fights are promoted by Golden Boy). If he fights Pacquiao, 80-90% of the promoting will be done by Top Rank. This is a reason why the fight should be 50/50, because Pacquiao's team will be doing the bulk of the work selling the fight.

 

[Tony]

Mayweather would be selling the fight on 24/7. He's the reason why 24/7 is still 24/7. Everyone was tuning in to see Mayweather and his persona....

 

[2-0-Sixx]

a lot of people tuned in to see cotto vs pacquiao 24/7 tony, stop dick riding so hard man.

24/7 was created for the Oscar de la hoya vs Mayweather fight, since it was a mega fight. It turned out to have good ratings and they've done it ever since.

 

[BROWN GUERRERO]

Pacquiao-Mayweather in negotiations
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Let the talks begin.

Formal negotiations in an effort to make a megafight between pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the first part of 2010 will open Monday, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer told ESPN.com.

In the year's biggest fight, Manny Pacquiao TKO'd Miguel Cotto to win his record seventh different title.

Schaefer was on his way Monday morning from Los Angeles to Las Vegas to meet Top Rank's Bob Arum, Pacquiao's promoter, for lunch at the MGM Grand, which has hosted several Pacquiao and Mayweather fights.

"Floyd and me want to see if we can get the fight done," said Schaefer, who, although he doesn't have a promotional contract with Mayweather, has represented him in his past three fights and was asked to represent him in these talks. "The fact that I am flying to Las Vegas to meet with Bob shows you how serious our side is about making the fight.

"Bob and I will approach this without egos and try to get it done under fair terms. Floyd gave me his marching orders and I will see today how it goes and report back."

A pairing of Pacquiao and Mayweather is the biggest fight boxing has to offer and could break all sorts of revenue records.

In the year's biggest fight earlier this month, Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 KOs) beat Miguel Cotto on a technical knockout in the 12th round to win a welterweight title, his seventh title in a record seven weight divisions.

The fight sold 1.25 million units on pay-per-view and generated more than $70 million in domestic television revenue.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. returned from a short-lived retirement in September to dominate lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez.

Mayweather (40-0, 25 KOs), the former welterweight champ and pound-for-pound king before a short-lived retirement, returned on Sept. 19 to dominate lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez in a lopsided unanimous decision.

That fight generated 1.05 million buys on pay-per-view.

The all-time pay-per-view record is the 2.44 million buys generated by Mayweather's 2007 win against Oscar De La Hoya.

"I can confirm I am meeting with Richard, but I'm not going to talk about the specifics," Arum told ESPN.com. "It's a meeting where we will try to make the fight. Whether it can be made or not in this meeting, I don't know. We'll see what we will see."

Schaefer said he hopes he and Arum can make the fight quickly, rather than dragging the talks out for weeks.

"As part of the negotiations both Bob and I had to agree to keep all discussions confidential," Schaefer said. "No further comments will be made until such time that we either have a deal or the negotiations fall apart."




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[Tony]

@206, I'm not d ridin' man, you're just hatin' on Mayweather.

Mayweather made 24/7 entertaining.... nobody tuned in to see De La Hoya, Cotto, or Pac-Man.

Is it that hard to give the man credit? Quit hatin...

 

[Tony]

If you gone be about your hussle then be about it......

 

[2-0-Sixx]

@206, I'm not d ridin' man, you're just hatin' on Mayweather.

Mayweather made 24/7 entertaining.... nobody tuned in to see De La Hoya, Cotto, or Pac-Man.

Is it that hard to give the man credit? Quit hatin...

What are you talkin about? Floyd wasn't even in the last 24/7 and people tuned in, it had good ratings on HBO so I don't know what the hell you're talkin about.

You're acting like floyd is the only person who can sell a fight.

 

[drunkaholic707]

tony dick rides like no other he was dick riding al davis and DHB for a while