Is Manny Pacquiao Ducking Floyd Mayweather?
SodaHead Sports
2012/01/23 15:46:37
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According to MB.com, the boxing match between Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao and Floyd "Money" Mayweather, Jr. looks to be falling apart -- again. Instead of this exciting match-up that may be boxing's last true superfight, fans may have to sit through another rematch with Pacquiao -- only it won't be against rival Juan Manuel Marquez, even though he arguably won on viewers' scorecards.
Via MB.com:
As a rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto began taking shape, Pacquiao’s Canadian adviser Mike Koncz frantically took a Saturday night flight to the United States in an effort to revive flickering hopes of staging a megabuck match with Floyd Mayweather Jr. Koncz said he will meet up with Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum to determine whether or not there is still a chance of salvaging the highly anticipated Pacquiao-Mayweather showdown.
Last week, Mayweather phoned Pacquiao, urging him to agree to a May 5 fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, but the Filipino superstar answered that they should equally share the huge revenue that their fight will generate. Less than a day after the conversation, Mayweather came out with a statement which was ran by ESPN Sportscenter, saying a 50/50 sharing cannot happen but still assured Pacquiao that he would still earn his biggest paycheck if they ever fought. Pacquiao stood his ground, saying he will look elsewhere if Mayweather would not agree to his terms.
If you think about it, Mayweather had his jail sentence delayed just to make this fight happen. On the surface, it looks like Pacquiao is ducking Mayweather, but it could very well be his business partners, who don't want to risk losing. There are still so many questions, though... Why can't they do a 50/50 split? Why is it taking so long to do this fight? Why are these guys leaving money on the table?
Via MB.com:
As a rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto began taking shape, Pacquiao’s Canadian adviser Mike Koncz frantically took a Saturday night flight to the United States in an effort to revive flickering hopes of staging a megabuck match with Floyd Mayweather Jr. Koncz said he will meet up with Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum to determine whether or not there is still a chance of salvaging the highly anticipated Pacquiao-Mayweather showdown.
Last week, Mayweather phoned Pacquiao, urging him to agree to a May 5 fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, but the Filipino superstar answered that they should equally share the huge revenue that their fight will generate. Less than a day after the conversation, Mayweather came out with a statement which was ran by ESPN Sportscenter, saying a 50/50 sharing cannot happen but still assured Pacquiao that he would still earn his biggest paycheck if they ever fought. Pacquiao stood his ground, saying he will look elsewhere if Mayweather would not agree to his terms.
If you think about it, Mayweather had his jail sentence delayed just to make this fight happen. On the surface, it looks like Pacquiao is ducking Mayweather, but it could very well be his business partners, who don't want to risk losing. There are still so many questions, though... Why can't they do a 50/50 split? Why is it taking so long to do this fight? Why are these guys leaving money on the table?
Top Opinion
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Meako 2012/01/24 00:54:37Yes
+7I watched both of their last fights... First of all Pacman did NOT win that last fight. Floyd would destroy Pacman... Plus Pacman needs to get clean first before he fights Mayweather.. There is only one reason and one reason ony that pacman wont take the test.... and we all know why....
( the truth has been spoken by Floyd gayweather him self..)
Personally, he's the very reason why I joined the game.
I even got a new pair of gloves from boxingglovesreview.com.
I think Mayweather will someday regret all the trashtalking he's done towards Paquiao.
Better or not, props to Paquiao for handling things maturely.
http://youtu.be/UXGVeFDITlk?t...
And I don't think splitting the purse 50/50 is a bad idea,After all both are Champions.
I also don't know if Mayweather can beat Pacquiao.
Either way,it should be a good fight if it ever happens, Which seems unlikely.
To much ego on both sides.
Granted, he isn't perfect: His past victories seem a bit... hard to swallow, he seems to have started living a more God-less lifestyle until recently, and the sum of his victories does seem to get to his head. But, I would argue to say that cowardice is not one of his flaws.
Please, remember that boxing is not his only responsibility. He also has duties in the the Philippine Republic's House of Representatives...
as well as in the Army...
as well as maintaining his own business.
Add to that the continual pressure of his mother to retire from boxing permanently and we start to see the other side of the picture (at least, as reported by Philippine news media).