Pacquiao offered $65M to fight Alvarez in Mexico

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  1. ahcef

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    You could buy all of Mexico with $65m
     
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    Hatesrats "I'm NOT Suprised..." Full Member

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    They need to focus on Rhodes first.
    (Unless it's already in the "Bag")
     
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    pac should do it, stylistically he owns alvarez, if this happens at 150 in early 2012 pac takes it.
     
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    Hatesrats "I'm NOT Suprised..." Full Member

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    A dealer in Mexico could buy the U.S out of debt. ;)
     
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    Make it happen! Pac would lay the smack down on Alvarez.
     
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    how can u turn that down? Manny is a duck if he turns that down. :tong
     
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    I know you are joking but even the richest man in the world who happened to be a mexican only owns a minuscule part of Mexico.
     
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    Pacquiaos a ducker if he refuses.
     
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    hopefully it pans out! Singson stated that Pac was interested:good
     
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    Not smart for either fighter. Pac doesn't get credit, probably gets banged up a bit by a bigger guy, Canelo's legacy doesn't really suffer too badly but he doesn't gain anything by losing to Pac at 154 and there's no reason to stop that momentum.

    I wouldn't mind seeing it, but it doesn't make as much sense as an array of various other possibilities.
     
  12. ahcef

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    But how about the $64m question? Is it not enough to forget the other factors?
     
  13. Bladegunner

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    WTF

    I call bull****

    Pac would be crazy not to take this money to fight B class Alvarez who chin was exposed by migual cotto's brother.

    Pac would knock him out in 5 rounds.

    If pac don't take the fight it's a duck.

    Oh wait, only floyd can turn down fantasy fights.
     
  14. cesare-borgia

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    If alvarez wins it will be huge for him if he loses people will say he was green and lost to the fighter of the last decade, no shame in that.
    Its a huge money fight and a excellent chance for gbp and toprank to work together, if this is actually true arum should make it for may.
     
  15. Bladegunner

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    Okay let us change the stakes. If the guy offered pac to fight martinez at 154 in mexico for 65 million and pac don't take it, will it be a duck?