If Pac prices out of Hatton bout, will Ricky go ahead and take out JMM???

Don't count the baby bull out! He is a very live underdog! One of my favorite boxers.

 

JMM is not a proven contender at 140 yet. there still a lot of things to happen

 

Well first of all I give JMM more of a chance at beating Hatton due to styles. Although I think both Pac and JMM beat Hatton. However JMM will make Hatton look foolish and probably stop him by the 12th. Pac stops him inside 8 or Hatton maybe stops Pac inside those 8.
I hope Hatton would fight JMM. Imagine Hatton jumping in with his punches and JMM slipping and countering with his left hook. Paulie when he threw would catch Hatton and make him hesitate. I believe JMM has more power and speed than Paulie.

 

I dont think hatton wants Jmm, he would be alot for hatton's style.

 

why would he duck a guy whom he could knock out easily:hi:

 

if it's a choice between fighting pac or hatton, i'm sure jmm will choose pac.

 

Pac is ducking Hatton. Hopefully JMM gets the fight with Hatton after he smashes the Baby Bull.

 

are you sure of what you're saying, man? jmm is a far more dangerous opponent for pac and pac has already fought him twice.

 

ummm...wasn't it confirmed today?
Hatton vs pac is official....Sorry to ruin thread....read headlines

 

oh god damn it!
Just read the "pac still hasnt agreed" post...

**** YOU MANNY, YOU GREEDY *******!

 

http://www.mb.com.ph/SPRT20090116145776.html


I’ll be laughingstock if it’s 50-50 – Manny

By NICK GIONGCO

Manny Pacquiao said he’s not going to fight Briton Ricky Hatton if they will get equal share of the pay-per-view revenues that would be derived from their May 2 fight in Las Vegas.

"If it’s 50-50, forget about it (the fight)," said Pacquiao, sounding bitter that nobody’s paying attention to his standing as the flag-bearer of the sport.

"Oras na tanggapin ko ang offer na ‘yan, masyado ko namang pabababain ang aking sarili. Nag-paubaya na ako when I fought Oscar De La Hoya last year kaya this time ako naman ang humihiling sa kanila," Pacquiao told the Bulletin yesterday.

Pacquiao had been insisting for a 60-40 scheme.

"Pagtatawanan ako kapag nag-desisyon ako na tanggapin ang 50-50 lalo na’t pinaninindigan ko that I deserve 60-40," said Pacquiao, who cemented his status as boxing’s biggest draw after scoring a stunning eighth-round stoppage of De La Hoya last December.

The world’s pound-for-pound king, however, is willing to compromise as long as the number moves.

"As long as it’s not 50-50, it’s okay with me," said Pacquiao.

Told about the Wednesday (Thursday in the Philippines) deadline that Arum apparently imposed for Pacquiao to decide, Pacquiao sounded unfazed.

"What deadline? Sila lang ang nag-impose ng deadline. Kung ako naman kaya ang mag-impose ng aking ultimatum sa kanila? What do they think of me? I’m easy-to-get?" he asked.

Top Rank chief Bob Arum called up Cebu’s Wakee Salud and Pacquiao lawyer Franklin Gacal to exlain the 50-50 scheme.

Salud, who once batted for a bigger slice of the pie for Pacquiao, was convinced by Arum to change his stand.

"I was enlightened and Mr. Arum explained it clearly why Manny has to accept the 50-50 sharing," Salud said.

Gacal, on the other hand, told Arum that Pacquiao’s decision is firm.

"I guess, if there is reasonable movement in the sharing scheme, Manny will agree," said Gacal.

Arum said Hatton’s huge popularity in England will translate into enormous pay-per-view buys that will be equally shared by the two fighters, unlike in the past when everything went to Hatton’s pocket.

Still, Pacquiao is firm in his conviction that he doesn’t deserve to be on equal footing money-wise with the brash Briton, whose notoriety stems from his being unbeaten at 140 lbs.

Hatton’s legal counsel, Gareth Williams, said there’s no way they are giving in to Pacquiao’s demand as they had earlier forged a deal with Arum about the even split.

Arum said he expects copy of the fight contract with Pacquiao’s signature anytime this week as a two-city tour of England has been penciled for late this month and a similar tour of three US cities follows in the last week of February.

 

All that is happening right now is just part of the game. Pac-Hatton will push trhough becuse it's the most lucrative fight for both of them whatever the cuts are.