Who is PACMAN fighting?

Freddy Roach says that they'll be sitting down with Arum next week and talk opponents and money.

Roach thinks JMM is the best fight for Manny - but it seems like Manny want D. Diaz. We'll have to wait until next week to see what they work out.

 

I have a feeling he will take on David Diaz.

 

"Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao has called the bluff of WBC super featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez and has agreed to face the last Mexican standing in a rematch tentatively scheduled for March 15 next year.

Pacquiao who arrived from a quick weekend visit to Los Angeles for the shoot of a major Nike commercial which will initially be distributed in the Asia-Pacific region and a luncheon meeting with Top Rank Promoter Bob Arum indicated that chances were about 90 percent that he would fight Marquez after the Mexican claimed that Pacquiao was scared to fight him. Pacquiao insisted he was scared of nobody and his fight record proves it.

Pacquiao said that the details were being worked out between Arum and Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer who were scheduled to meet this week. Celebrated trainer Freddie Roach had earlier insisted that “no decision has been made” following speculations in the Philippine media quoting alleged Pacquiao insiders as saying that Pacquiao and Arum had chosen to fight WBC lightweight champion David Diaz who is also handled by Top Rank.
Earlier, Arum himself told us that Marquez and Schaefer had been “very reasonable and had made concessions” which meant that Marquez was prepared to accept a purse lower than he initially wanted just so the fight could be made.

Schaefer in an email to us confirmed the meeting with Arum this week and disclosed that Pacquiao “is the only one who knows” who his opponent will be.

Pacquiao’s friend and confidant Rex “Wakee” Salud disclosed that the Marquez rematch was “at least 80 percent sure” and that Pacquiao “seems very happy” with the progress of the negotiations.

The overwhelming demand of fight fans and boxing writers as well as WBC president Don Jose Sulaiman is for a Pacquiao-Marquez rematch. In their first meeting Pacquiao decked Marquez three times in the first round but the Mexican fought back gallantly to salvage a somewhat controversial draw. Boxing fans have urged Pacquiao to face-off with Marquez and settle the score once and for all and it seems the Filipino ring warrior is about ready to do just that.

Initial reaction of fight fans on the philboxing.com website was one of elation that Pacquiao had listened to the advice of Roach and the sentiments of his supporters and boxing fans in general and would fight Marquez. Internationally well-known matchmaker Samson Lewkowicz said he wanted Pacquiao to fight Marquez and “shut his mouth” even though Marquez is a Golden Boy fighter and Lewkowicz is part of the Golden Boy family."

 

nothing is certain... you never know with PAC and ARUM.... let them sign the contract first then we can discuss here in the forums....

 

**** PAC! another old Mexican...He wont be great at 130..he needs to get it on at 135 and have an eventual showdown with Juan where he is the hungry underdog.

 

Source ?

 

I see what your trying to do here CHimba... lol


anyway id rather see PAC with JMM than with DAvid....

 

you think Bigreg can write that?

 

I don't know if you're backing me up here or insulting me.

How do you know I'm not a boxing writer?

 

Maybe but you'll be writing exclusively for the Philly times

just because you love shoving them fighters down everyones throats

 

chimba here was doing the tried and tested "calzaghe fans technique"