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i wonder if PBF does his shoulder roll enough times, can Manny knock it out of his socket. lol
Manny inks his side of the deal..
Manny Pacquiao has signed a contract to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. in boxing's biggest fight on March 13, a source with knowledge of the meeting told ESPN.com on Friday night.
Arum and Pacquiao met for two hours Friday to discuss the proposed deal, according to Pacquiao adviser Michael Koncz, who told the Associated Press that "Manny has some additional requirements, requests, which Arum didn't think was a problem. The requests of Manny were so realistic that Arum doesn't feel it's a problem and it's pretty much a done deal."
Later Friday it became a done deal, at least on the Pacquiao side, when he signed the paperwork, the source said.
Mayweather had previously agreed to terms with Golden Boy Promotions, his promoter for the HBO PPV fight, but it was unclear if he had signed a contract.
The source also disclosed other aspects of the fight, which will take place at the welterweight limit of 147 pounds for Pacquiao's le and match the top two fighters in the world, pound-for-pound.
The camps agreed to a 50-50 split of the money, which could be gargantuan. Many experts expect the fight to eclipse the all-time pay-per-view record for sales, which is the 2.44 million buys generated by Mayweather's 2007 victory against Oscar De La Hoya.
Both fighters will wear 8-ounce gloves but each fighter will be allowed to select the brand of gloves he will wear for the fight.
For promotional purposes, the bout will be referred to as Mayweather-Pacquiao, but Top Rank will receive first billing over Golden Boy throughout the promotion.
However, instead of a full-scale media tour, there will only be a single press conference in New York during the second week of January. With the schedule compressed because of the March 13 date for the fight, rather than May 1, which the promoters and HBO PPV preferred, it didn't leave time for a lengthy media tour.
The fight is going to take place March 13 because Pacquiao is running for a congressional seat in the Philippines and the elections are in May, which would have been a conflict between his training and the campaign.
Pacquiao will spend the first half of his training camp in Baguio in the Philippines, where he also trained for the first part of his camp in preparation for his 12th-round knockout victory against Miguel Cotto on Nov. 14. For the final few weeks of his training, Pacquiao and trainer Freddie Roach will relocate to Roach's Wild Card gym in Hollywood, Calif.
The site of the bout has not been finalized. Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has expressed interest in bringing the fight to his new stadium as have representatives from the Superdome in New Orleans. Also in the mix is the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, which has hosted several Pacquiao and Mayweather bouts. Arum has also received a proposal for a 30,000-seat temporary stadium on the Las Vegas Strip across from the Wynn resort
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i wonder if PBF does his shoulder roll enough times, can Manny knock it out of his socket. lol
I feel bad for Pacquio's hype people..the hype is getting too strong..Floyd isn't losing to anybody..
and floyd isnt hype?
Floyd’s boxing skill is superb and of course it will be the determining factor for this fight.
Can’t wait for this, two fighters in their prime with no excuses. Let’s hope training camp goes well for both sides and no delays. This is a boxing fight for everyone to watch.
hype doesn't make money like he does.
Neither fighters are hype...it's gunna be goooood.
and that was gonna be my second point..i floyd isnt hyped, then no doubt Pacman isnt either.
So who you got winning?
tough tough call, as bad as I would love to see mayweather lose, I still think he will beat Pac. His in and out boxing style is un-flawed. Now if he chooses to trade..then PacMan. But I see alot of jabs, jabs, jabs, shoulder rolls, using the ring, in and out, and of course more jabs. It will def. throw Manny off his game. Of course we all know Mayweather can counter, and those counters are what will hurt Manny.
So my money would be on Mayweather.
It might be weird to say this, but I think Sugar Shane has the best chance to beat Mayweather.
Go Mayweather!!!
i think that pac has a good chance to win. Pac matches mayweather's speed if not faster. Pac is also stronger and is southpaw. Dont get me wrong...mayweather is a fine defensive fighter....but pacman can definately keep pressure with the volume of punches, the angles, the speed and power.
You, yourself were absolutely convinced that pacman had "no chance" at beating Cotto. Not only did Pacman beat Cotto but he gave him a beat down. He basically walked through Cotto's punches which is what pacman fans wernt so sure about. Boxing fans like myself really didnt know how well pacmans chin would hold up against a legit welterwieght fighter, especially a fighter as strong as Cotto. Now we have witnessed that pacman can take a punch. I highly doubt that mayweather can KO pacman, we'll just see if he can play defense the whole fight without getting behind in the scorecard.
It'll be a great fight.
Well, Im not concerned with Mayweathers power, he never had one hit power. His speed, a mlation, and counters are what destroys people. Pacman is stronger, no doubt but he has to crack that Mayweather defense. PAcman can take a punch damn well, but he is always open for the jab. We all know Floyd will use it and will connect with it most of the time. I think Pacman will hurt Mayweather if he catches Floyd doing the lunging/jumping in right hand.
Youre right Manny has alot of angles too..but floyd will shoulder roll and dodge most of them and counter...that's his game.
Speaking of cotto, great fight. My boy let me down. oh well, hopefully he can get his self together and come back.
A lot of allegations that PAC is juicing. It's a wonder
Of course mayweather will win, the one tine I want the philippino to win he'll end up getting defeated. just works that way.
This fight will be such greatness...
The question of the night will be...
"Can Mayweather take a punch?"
the world will never know, lol..He aint called pretty boy for nothing. He knows how to protect that mug.
do you think mayweathers defense will give him enough points to win by decision?
hes done it 40 times.
Mayweather has never fought someone even close to the level of Manny.
same goes for manny...
i disagree there. Mayweather has never fought someone as fast as manny, let alone someone who has the power too.
Manny has fought stronger and bigger guys then Mayweather. I hate to keep bringing up Cotto, but i have to since you yourself made it seem like Cotto was in a higher level then Pacquiao before the last fight...Now you are saying that Pacman has never fought a fighter in the level as Mayweather. Too much flip-flopping going around.
Im not trying to flame you, but i dont even think Mayweather's level has been "all that". I look at who he fought, and i dont think he has fought anyone who you would think he would even lose to prior to the fight. Is he really that good, or is he just fighting people lower then him? In the other hand, Manny has been fighting boxers who people doubt he can even win, such as Cotto and DLH.
Who is flip-flopping? Post where you see me flip-flopping.
Cotto is not up to mayweather, neither was DLH since he is way past his prime.
Only person close to Mayweather were those two. No excuse on Cotto he lost yeah, but he def. wasnt on mayweathers level. We all know that.
On the other hand...mayweather hasnt fought a Pacman.
And Pacman hasnt fought a Mayweather.
Hence this will be a great fight.
But look at Juan Manuel, he is Manny's biggest challenge and both of those fights were highly debateable.
Then you look at floyd on what he did to JMM and his boxing skills and speed are 2x times to that of JMM.
So there you have it, Which one of Manny's opponent has given Mayweather a run for his money?....Possibly DLH..but then again that's debatable.
Both fighters are good. But I lean on Floyd this one. Manny seems to have trouble with true boxers and we havent really seen floyd in toruble..who knows. Ive had bad luck this year calling fights, maybe I'll jinx Floyd.
Cotto wasnt up to Mayweather's level based on what? Cuz he lost to Pacman and Margarito? Is that it? You know how bad ass Cotto was. Cotto beat the best welterweights and didnt duck them. He lost to a loaded Margarito, but beat Mosely and Clottey. Cotto would have whopped on Hatton and DLH and prob whooped on Marquez aswell.
also...keep in mind that PBF fought a smaller Marquez while Pacman and marquez fought in an even weight. No mismatch in weight. I bet PBF was like 20 pounds heavier then marquez when they fought.
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