Roach: Manny Pacquiao "will never play by 'Mayweather Rules'"

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  1. ironchamp

    ironchamp Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Its statements like these that make me realize that not all boxing fans understand the boxing business or business in general.
     
  2. NALLEGE

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    Fear of what...making 30 million dollars lol... no Pac fan believes Floyd is scared. they have to post this to keep their man looking good. Floyd fans would be saying the same thing if Floyd agreed and backed out of the testing so you have no point. Only a fan can say that fighters are scared to make big money lol...
     
  3. puga_ni_nana

    puga_ni_nana Dempsey Roll Full Member

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    why? he's concerned with floyd's reach but not out of fear. i could not say the same about uncle roger and sr. they have been so concerned with pac being bulletproof. they know that floyd can only keep pac at bay for a while, but not in a 12 rounds fight.
     
  4. stormy

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    I was just thinking the same thing.
     
  5. Bernard James

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    what was it that really scared the Mayweathers into demanding Pacquiao give his blood even though he's one dimensional and easy work and boxes like an amateur?

    was it because Pacquiao put Hatton in a coma?
    was it because he beat the living daylights out of Cotto and even though Cotto resorted to running game, the fight still got stopped?

    Pacquiao bat Oscar because Oscar was washed up. He coma'd Hatton because Floyd alreayd beat up Hatton. He beat Cotto because Cotto was damaged goods. Pacquiao sucks.

    That being said, I'm still trying to figure out why on earth Floyd can't settle for taking Pacquiao's blood immediately after the fight?
     
  6. Scar

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    Roach also said he would prefer another opponent instead of Cotto and that fight happened, Roach doesn't sign the fights for Pacquiao and is not the one in charge of that either. He brings up his thoughts on the business side, some of them are considered but they're not final.
     
  7. Toontoon

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    Why can't he keep him at bay for 12 rounds?

    Pacquiao couldn't get Marquez out of there less than 2 years ago and suddenly he's going to take a far bigger, quicker, more technically gifted fighter in Mayweather out based on some fights with shot/drained fighters that his coach has cherrypicked?:lol:

    Mayweather would keep him at distance, pick him off on the counter and run away with a UD.
     
  8. stormy

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    Any text, when is taken out of context, is often seen as contradictory.:deal
     
  9. Toontoon

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    The drug testing has been done to death and there are plenty of quotes on here from the USADA why that isn't acceptable.
     
  10. Bernard James

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    Sorry folks...

    But the debate as to who dodged who... Mayweather or Pacquiao has been put to rest.

    The Mayweathers dodged Manny Pacquiao. They resorted to phony drug charges, and when they got sued... in order to look crazy they started making up phony drugs that pacquiao is using.
    No matter what you say. All arguments from both camps were reasonable as to why the fight did not transpire.

    However... the Mayweathers took a big gigantic **** on their case when they started making up stories about non existent drugs that make you bulletproof.

    If Pacquiao were really guilty of drugs, then GBP and Team Mayweather would counter sue Pacquiao for cheating.

    CASE CLOSED.
     
  11. NALLEGE

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    If PAc attacked Floyd like he did Cotto, you wouldn't be a fan of boxing anymore because PAc probably would retire after being brutally outboxed and ko'd...
     
  12. Englund

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    If you work at a customer service desk for a phone company, why would your co-workers care if you were on steroids or HGH?

    1. Neither steroids nor HGH would affect your work at all.
    2. It's not a competitive environment, so it doesn't create an unfair advantage for others.
    3. If you just instantly rose to the top, destroying veterans, long-time employees, and naturally "bigger" individuals, I'm sure that plenty of co-workers would question the works behind it.

    Roach is just trash-talking. He knows full well that Floyd didn't turn down to fight Margarito. Arum wanted Floyd to fight both Margarito and Cotto and pulled them both out of the fights because he's only concerned with filling his own pocket. Naturally, he gave cover saying that "they aren't ready yet." Then when he gets the grandest opportunity to make the biggest fight in boxing, he tells Roach and everyone false information. He says Floyd couldn't guarantee no blood testing the week before the fight. Now, we all know what they turned down was no testing three weeks before the fight. He just wants to keep everything in house so he can make all the money. If there's anyone to blame here, it's Bob Arum.
     
  13. NALLEGE

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    Sane people who follow the sport are asking why PAc didn't take the blood test. Inquiring minds want to know. FNF commentators for the last few weeks, and boxers/former boxers are asking the same question. I could see if the fight wouldn't make a lot of money, but 30 million for one fight...!!!???. Floyd beat JMM up, and PAc went through hell with JMM, and you clowns, sorry I mean you PAc fans seriously expect Floyd's fans to believe YOU when you say Floyd is...lol, excuse me, SCARED of Pac lol...!!!???
     
  14. puga_ni_nana

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    anyone who believe's that jmm at 130 is equal to the jmm that floyd fought is a whacked. :patsch i don't know maybe you should ask floyd sr and uncle roger coz they are concerned too much with pac being unstoppable even if pac was just a little man compared to floyd. :lol:

    lol, i would be a fan of floyd if he did stop pacquiao. but first he has to fight him in the actual ring and not in the media and press. :good
     
  15. Bernard James

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    This is very interesting because Pac attacked Cotto many times, the same way Judah attacked Floyd.

    The difference being, Judah created opening on FLoyd he was not able to capitalize upon due to not having the same punch output as Pacquiao.

    Pacquiao throws enough punches to keep Floyd guessing and open him up. FLoyd as good as he is... is not perfect and has unbreakable habits that Cotto has. There are times when Cotto and FLoyd react the EXACT SAME way to certain combos.... Pacquiao exploited those openings on Cotto.

    This is why I would put my money on Pacquiao to beat Floyd by TKO.