Pacquiao Felt Insulted, Walks From Alvarado Bout on April 14

Alvarado is definitely an insulting opponent.... Pac has lost a step but he deserves better.

 

Awwwww poor widdle Emmanuel didn't want to be lower on the marquee than he's used to, in a 10-rounder?

Should've kayoed Horn then, son.

 

Understandable.

 

Pac should call it a day should of called it a day after the margo fight

 

Fair enough rejecting fighting in the undercard, Pacquiao's name still draws more than Horn and Crawford, but calling his loss to Horn 'the biggest broad daylight boxing heist' is laughable.

 

Was there a bigger robbery that took place literally in broad day light?

 

No, not fair enough, that's some egotistical drama queen BS.

When a great player in the NBA reaches a certain age where he's no longer putting up the stats he once did, no longer has the stroke from beyond the arc, no longer has that All-Star handle and swagger, he is given the choice to either: a) get traded off to a shitty lottery team where he can ball-hog as the leader until injuries or shame force him to retire or b) come off the bench as 6th man and still make an impact albeit in more of a limited role, providing a strong locker room presence and mentoring their successors to build their game and ideally help them get a championship ring.

Truly honorable greats choose the latter, and are rightly lauded for it by the fans and media. Selfish divas who choose the former are remembered as such.

 

Pacquiao-Horn drew a ton of viewers on ESPN because Pacquiao was on ESPN. Like 4 million.

Crawford-Postol PPV drew between 50,000 and 75,000 buys. It was a bust.

Crawford isn't a PPV draw. Horn isn't a PPV draw. Their fight isn't a PPV draw.

The draw is Manny Pacquiao.

Let's see if Crawford-Horn remains a PPV now that Pacquiao isn't involved.

Manny should sign with Al Haymon. Haymon wouldn't put him on an undercard.

Haymon's got a lot of welterweight champs who'd fight Manny on PPV in a main event.

 

Actually I hear it was Alvarado who felt insulted and turned it down.

 

Well if Aquiles Zonio said it then it must be true.

 

foh with that dumb chit, winning games makes money in nba, pac generates more money, win or lose, than all the other boxers on the card combined.

 

You're being overly harsh.

One is a team sport where teammates can pick you up.

The other is a combat sport where you risk your life. Alone. In a ring.

If Pac were a pitcher and his fastball fell from an average of 95 mph to 88 mph, and he doesn't accept being the number 4 or 5 starter, then yes. He deserves criticism. Because he would be hurting the team's chances of going to the play offs if he's matched up against opposing aces.

Pacquiao reserves the right to refuse any fight he wants.

 

Yeah but he could have done so months ago when this was first announced or even in the rumored stages. Waiting until just 4-5 weeks out when there has already been so much promotion done, bets laid, tickets bought - is a diva move. He needs to set aside his pride and have a professional, grown-up conversation with Arum (not to mention Roach, ghosting your trainer of 17 years is a tad childish). This guy's a politician, right?