Pacquiao vs Margarito
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YOLO, Daniel
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To be fair, he hadn't really done anything wrong...until he took a fight with Fraudley for as easy a payday as you'll ever see a boxer take. What a conjob. My gran could catch Harrison with great shots if he doesn't throw a punch. I hope no one here paid for that charade.
Trouble is if the Klitschko's are being unrealistic in their negotiations then what is he supposed to do and who is he supposed to fight, he does need to keep active?
Whatever people say about Haye he does have a very exciting style for a heavyweight and right now is probably the only one in the division worth watching, for what it's worth I think he would nail both the brothers and I hope that next year he proves it.
As for Manny, he is just a master of his trade, the most exciting fighter for quite a while!
Whatever people say about Haye he does have a very exciting style for a heavyweight and right now is probably the only one in the division worth watching, for what it's worth I think he would nail both the brothers and I hope that next year he proves it.
As for Manny, he is just a master of his trade, the most exciting fighter for quite a while!
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I think if Khan can get past Maidana he might actually get to Floyd before Manny does. Floyd is concerned about the '0', remaining undefeated means a lot to him, fighting Khan would be less of a risk.
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Floyd would embarress Khan at the moment I think. Of course he would want to remain unbeaten, but then why would he agree to fight Shane? The same Shane who Freddie Roach said was too good for Manny to fight.
I dont really understand why there's a feeling that Floyd is ducking Manny? If im not wrong Manny and his team are scared of olympic style blood testing with a ~10day cut off. Shane and floyd utilised it for their fight. What does Manny have to hide? Awfully suspect.
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If Floyd ducks Manny, then as far as I'm concerned, his unbeaten record is a sham - I hope he's not gonna be a pussy - that's what I dislike about boxing, constantly seeing the best fighters on the planet avoid each other to protect their records!
Pacman vs Mayweather - fight of the fucking century man!
Pacman vs Mayweather - fight of the fucking century man!
Agreed, ironically Roach tried to make Margarito take a test just before the fight started.I dont really understand why there's a feeling that Floyd is ducking Manny? If im not wrong Manny and his team are scared of olympic style blood testing with a ~10day cut off. Shane and floyd utilised it for their fight. What does Manny have to hide? Awfully suspect.
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Just because Pacquiao is a nice guy and Floyd is an arrogant cock doesn't mean that it must be Floyd ducking Manny. Personally it looks to me like its the other way round.
Pacquiao has gone from fighting at fly weight to fighting at light-middle weight in a matter of years. That is in effect going from 112 pounds (at the upper limit) to 147 pounds (at the lower limit), and he has done this whilst gaining more speed and power (too anyone too lazy to work it out that is a weight gain of 2 and a half stone). I don't know how anyone can really complain about people wondering if Manny is on steroids as that is a serious weight difference. The reason the deal stalled is that Pacquiao refused to be drug tested within 3 weeks of the fight (from what I remember reading) as he complained it would make him weaker, to me that sounds like a bit of a bullshit reason. I do hope the fight happens as it will be stunning to watch but I think people shouldn't jump on Floyd over it just because he is a bellend.
Also Khan couldn't get in a ring with Mayweather either as he has a huge technical floor where he drops his other hand when throwing a jab. Prescott's camp picked this up and it got Khan knocked out before, you can be sure as s**t someone as good as Mayweather would. Which would leave Khan getting a second KO on his record.
Pacquiao has gone from fighting at fly weight to fighting at light-middle weight in a matter of years. That is in effect going from 112 pounds (at the upper limit) to 147 pounds (at the lower limit), and he has done this whilst gaining more speed and power (too anyone too lazy to work it out that is a weight gain of 2 and a half stone). I don't know how anyone can really complain about people wondering if Manny is on steroids as that is a serious weight difference. The reason the deal stalled is that Pacquiao refused to be drug tested within 3 weeks of the fight (from what I remember reading) as he complained it would make him weaker, to me that sounds like a bit of a bullshit reason. I do hope the fight happens as it will be stunning to watch but I think people shouldn't jump on Floyd over it just because he is a bellend.
Also Khan couldn't get in a ring with Mayweather either as he has a huge technical floor where he drops his other hand when throwing a jab. Prescott's camp picked this up and it got Khan knocked out before, you can be sure as s**t someone as good as Mayweather would. Which would leave Khan getting a second KO on his record.
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Mayweather has beat the majority of his opponents in their prime mate, his unbeaten record is very special, the result over De La Hoya was a little contentious but he still fought these people when they could fight.
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Dont forget Floyd went up from 147 to 154 to fight Oscar at Oscars natural preffered weight.
These recent fights where Manny's surprising everyone isnt shocking to me. He's facing/hand picking shot fighters on his own terms. A severely drained Oscar at 147lbs, Cotto after Margo destroyed him (Cotto was unbeaten before that) with his plastered gloves. Hatton after Floyd gave him a beating (though that was a great knockout from manny). Margo after being severely beaten and knocked out by Shane, and then banned for a year. And Clottey? HAHA that fight was a joke. Clottey threw about 5 punches the whole fight and came out after 12 rounds pretty much unscathed.
And talking of ducking, Freddie Roach said he refused a fight with Shane Mosely because he thought Shane was too good for manny. Floyd gave Shane an absolute beating shortly after.
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The ball is in Floyd's court now. If a fight against Manny doesn't go ahead now, he's a coward. Same with Haye if he ducks Vitali now.
The only one left for Pacman is Mayweather, and the only one left for Mayweather is Pacman. The blood testing demand is a bit ridiculous. Of course the smaller boxer isn't going to want his blood randomly drawn any time up until the actual fight. I seriously doubt Floyd would like that either. My guess is it was put in there knowing it would be rejected. So, having built us up, they take a step back, fight a couple of stepping stone fights, build us back up even more and in the end make more money from PPV. I'm not sure Manny is as "clever" as that (he just wants to fight), but Floyd certainly is. They don't call him Money Man Mayweather for no reason, the guy knows how to maximise hype and $$$.
The only one left for Pacman is Mayweather, and the only one left for Mayweather is Pacman. The blood testing demand is a bit ridiculous. Of course the smaller boxer isn't going to want his blood randomly drawn any time up until the actual fight. I seriously doubt Floyd would like that either. My guess is it was put in there knowing it would be rejected. So, having built us up, they take a step back, fight a couple of stepping stone fights, build us back up even more and in the end make more money from PPV. I'm not sure Manny is as "clever" as that (he just wants to fight), but Floyd certainly is. They don't call him Money Man Mayweather for no reason, the guy knows how to maximise hype and $$$.
