Depends who Pacman defeats. He obviously needs to get himself in contention again, if he wants to get his payoff. (That doesn't mean beat someone like Berto.)
rubbish. pac could get ko'd three fights in a row and he would still be a more legitamate fight than Guerrero.
if $ wins i would like to see a marquez rematch. i thought the weight was a huge disadvantage in their 1st fight. jmm looked much better vs pac man. if anyone can figure out $ its the proffesor:bbb
Definitely not. Even if Mayweather wins, I have no interest for that fight. Pacquiao has other options and Mayweather will most likely move on to fight the likes of Khan.
Manny has looked shitty enough in his last 3 fights that Mayweather will most likely take that fight ASAP after Pac beats Rios or Alvarado. Manny will take the test and agree to 60-40 purse and 65-45 ppv. Cool thing is that since most people dksab, people all over will be psyched for this fight, not realizing it has nowhere near the significance it once did. It'll be very good for boxing if they fight.
Manny Pacquiao is still targeting a bout with undefeated welterweight star Floyd Mayweather Jr, but the decision lies firmly with the American - according to Pacquiao's advisor Michael Koncz. Koncz recently confirmed that 'Pac Man' will return to the ring in Macau on November 24, and while Mayweather Jr defends his WBC welterweight title against Robert Guerrero on May 5, the Filipino's advisor remains open to a potential clash between the two. Negotiations have taken place over the years to create what would be one of boxing's most lucrative fights, with the main stumbling block being Mayweather Jr's request for Pacquiao to agree to Olympic-style random drug tests leading up to the fight. However, Koncz revealed that 34-year-old Pacquiao would agree to any form of testing required, as long as 'Money' committed to do the same. "We're open to that fight, we've always wanted that fight," Koncz told iFilm London. "Now it's in Floyd's court because Manny himself said on our last press tour when we fought [WBO welterweight champion Timothy] Bradley, that he's willing to accept less. "We're willing to do the blood tests whenever and any kind of testing as long as Floyd does the same and we're willing to give him 60% and we'll take 40%. "Now it's all up to Floyd. I don't hold out my breath over whether that fight is going to happen. I don't blame Floyd, what his mentality thinking is I' not sure. "But he's got a few fights left in him, he's not in the prime of his career and he has a strategy so whatever his strategy is, I'm not sure." Speculation has been rife as to Mayweather Jr's plans following his Las Vegas bout with Guerrero, with the 36-year-old's advisor Leonard Ellerbe suggesting the possibility of a fight in the UK within the next 18 months. A potential bout with Amir Khan has also been touted, with Golden Boy Promotions founder Oscar De La Hoya admitting the decision lies solely with Mayweather Jr. © ESPN EMEA Ltd Read more at http://www.espn.co.uk/boxing/sport/story/205445.html#hPk58F1z1r4mqIid.99
at this point not really. I want to see Manny come back and get himself in good shape before he fights Floyd. It would not be fair to Manny for Floyd to want to fight him now.
It would be a pretty pathetic sight, both of them in the ring well past their best with nothing to lose anymore. Totally irrelevant. Had no problem milking every drop of hype for it though the whole time. Nah, get ****ed with that ****.
Look I love boxing and have for 35 years, and I say no I am not interested. We waited so long to have this fight and Floyd found a way out of it for 3-4 years. Now Manny is diminished and has been knocked out, and this is a fight which Floyd will accept now? Why would he accept it now and not the last 3 or 4 years? I think he would have beaten Manny with his speed and actually his right hand might have even stopped him, but I wanted to see that when Manny was prime. But Floyd didn't have the confidence. I would have been for the fight after Bradley, but after that knockout by Marquez what is the use? I want to see how well Manny comes back before he puts his health and legacy on the line against Floyd, when Floyd didn't want to fight Manny when Manny was at his best. Why should Floyd get a chance to beat Manny when Manny is not at his best? I say no I do not want to see it because it is not fair to Manny's legacy.
I wanted to see this fight very badly. Floyd was young and Pacman was still prime. They could have made it. Floyd played games with the testing and put up requirements which a guy of Manny's stature didn't have to take. He knew Floyd was going to put up more requirements if Manny accepted the other ones. I honestly hope it never happens at this point, which will make people wonder how I can say that. Manny's legacy is too important for Floyd to handpick now after Manny is knocked out. And I am a guy who thought Floyd would have won when they both were relatively prime.
Ray Leonard pulled this sort of move with Thomas Hearns in 1989. He avoids fighting Tommy in 1982 and then in all his comeback years from 1987 and 1988. Then in 1989 he decide to fight Tommy have Tommy gets knocked out by Barkley and almost stopped by Kinchen. I thought it was not fair to Tommy's legacy for Ray to challenge him when Tommy was just stopped, but Tommy's experience was more than Ray's and he got the draw.