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No he doesn't. Floyd will beat him. end of story ...
NEW YORK (AP)—Manny Pacquiao and his trainer Freddie Roach said Wednesday they agreed to every demand put forward by Floyd Mayweather Jr. for what could have been the richest fight in boxing history.
Roach also insisted that negotiations did take place for the fight, contradicting recent statements made by Mayweather adviser Leonard Ellerbe.
Mayweather has said that he has no plans to fight this year, so Pacquiao will face former welterweight champion Antonio Margarito on Nov. 13 at Cowboys Stadium near Dallas.
“I don’t need him, he needs me,” Pacquiao said of Mayweather. “Compare my achievements in boxing to his achievements.”
They have both achieved plenty, which is why fans have been clamoring for the high-profile matchup for the better part of two years—and why so many are upset it has not happened.
The fight was nearly made in January, then fell apart when Pacquiao refused Olympic-style drug testing in the weeks leading up to the fight. But the newly minted Congressman from the Philippines said he’s even agreed to the strict blood testing in an effort to make the fight, but he hasn’t heard from Mayweather’s side why an agreement couldn’t be reached.
“We agree with, you know, his demands,” Pacquiao said, referring specifically to the blood testing. “I wanted to know if that’s his real reason (for not fighting).”
The entire negotiation process came to resemble an unsavory soap opera, with HBO Sports boss Ross Greenburg publicly stating that he had worked tirelessly as an intermediary between the two sides. Pacquiao’s promoter Top Rank has a poor relationship with Mayweather, who rose to become a world champion under its banner, so it’s not unreasonable to assume there was an intermediary.
Shortly after a deadline imposed by Top Rank for Mayweather to accept the fight had passed, his adviser Ellerbe issued a bizarre statement in which he said no negotiations ever took place—contradicting Greenburg and the folks at Top Rank.
Roach said that Top Rank had been calling him for advice on what gloves to wear, what ring size to use, what weight to fight at—standard details during a negotiation process.
“When people are calling me and asking me, ‘Is this OK? Is this OK? Is this OK?’ There’s something going on,” Roach said. “I know there must have been negotiations going on.
“Whatever he wanted to do, we were accepting it. Whatever he wanted. Manny said, ‘I want to fight. I’ll agree to anything.’ I thought the fight was a shoo-in.”
Roach was recently in Ukraine to watch one of his other fighters, Vyacheslav Senchenko, retain a welterweight le. But all he heard from fans were questions about Pacquiao-Mayweather—not about Senchenko, and certainly not about Margarito.
“You know, I really truly think boxing needs that fight to happen,” Roach said. “All people want to know, ‘When’s he fighting Mayweather?’ Wherever I go, that’s what I’m asked. People will get annoyed if that fight didn’t happen.”
Most of them aren’t very happy that the Margarito fight is happening.
The former welterweight champion has become boxing’s biggest heel after illegal hand wraps were discovered before a January 2009 loss to Shane Mosley in Los Angeles. Margarito insists he knew nothing about plaster-like inserts and blamed his former trainer, Javier Capetillo, but he’s still been refused licenses to fight in California and Nevada recently.
Even Pacquiao finds it hard to believe that Margarito didn’t know what was in his wraps.
“You know what goes in your hands,” Pacquiao said, adding: “He’s just human. There’s not a perfect person in this world. We gave him a chance to fight.”
If not for all the sidelights involving Mayweather and Margarito, the fight itself would still be one among the most interesting on an otherwise barren fall boxing calendar.
After all, Pacquiao will have a chance to win a le in a record-extending eighth weight division—the fight will be for the WBC junior middleweight le, even though the catch weight is 150 pounds. And Margarito has a chance to show the world that he can beat boxing’s best in a fair fight, even if he’s much bigger than the pride of the Filipinos.
That the matchup will be held in Cowboys Stadium, where some are already estimating a crowd of 70,000 the night of the fight, only adds to the intrigue.
“Obviously I wanted Mayweather. I looked forward to that challenge,” Roach said. “This fight is the second best. He’s a good opponent, but he’s very beatable.”
Can someone tell Floyd to stop running ???
No he doesn't. Floyd will beat him. end of story ...
"random drug test first"
dude..so i added FLoyd to my facebook page to clown on him..that fool posts every day showing his money and everyone is telling him to fight pacman and all he keeps saying is "Im gonna fight when i feel like fighting" and a "boss does things when hes ready".
What a .
I hope you're not serious. Pacquiao would wipe the floor with Floyd.
He may be a " " that is WHY he will beat Pacman. Floyd wont brawl with him ...he will dodge duck weave and throw off a few pretty combinations per rund ...and oonly tade blows when it is to HIS advantage ...
PLUS Floyd had better pure boxing skill so even if floyd loses some handspeed time hurts Manny more.
Im not saying floyd is the ultimate compe or, Like Manny he maybe even a little scared. But styles makes fights. and Floyd's is the wrong one for Manny Floyd wins by unamimous decision and my guess the fight is boring and you will boo watching it whether you root for manny, floyd or boxing in general.
IN MMA rules Id take manny but in boxing Pac is not in floyd's class.
son...mayweather's gonna be ducking and dodging all night, he wont be able to even get a round on the scorecards. You act as if Manny doesnt have punching power and isnt as fast as floyd.
mayweather obvioulsy is scared to fight pacman. He is worried about his undefeated record...simple as that. If he wanted money so much and if he really thinks he can beat pacman, sign the papers.
You guys are silly. IF Floyd actually "fought Pacman" and traded blows I would say he has the advantage. But when has floyd ever traded blows with a dude with power? Do you guys even watch boxing? Floyd will tie him up, showboat run and will win on a decision. Trust me. I got a one month sig bet on any takers ...
Never questioned the power Manny is >>>>>>Floyd.
Speed? Floyd >>>Manny and speed kills.
Floyd has never fought anyone with greater power who also matched him with speed.
no point in arguing who will win when this fight probably wont happen.
I do admire BOTH floyd's skill and Manny's heart ...but in most cases when high level skill meets high level power speed wins 9 out of 10 times ...
Plus floyd doesnt brawl unless he knows he can drop you he will NOT trade blows with Pacman ...
I guess it's all a moot question, since floyd is too much of a to actually fight.
Bingo...there is a reason why Floyd is hiding.
The fight will happen. I think Floyd is just waiting until Manny turns 37-38 years old. Floyd waits until good fighters are in their mid to late 30s to fight them.
pac might be a senator by then
i dont think Floyd realizes that he also gets older.
Floyd is just waiting for someone to beat Manny so he can say "see... he's beatable...no point in me fighting him...wheres Vic Darchinyan?"
paki is a pussy
stinky pacqui
Matched with speed ...I doubt that. Greater punching power definitely.
I hope it happens. I think it wil have GREAT anticpation ...but I would bet the fight would be boring ...
Manny would stalk Floyd ...
Floyd will dance and tie him up when Manny gets close ...
Floyd will counter him never hurting Manny but do enough to swell his eye ...
and because it will "look" like floyd has done more damage even though manny may have landed more "power shots" ...Floyd will win.
You may not like Floyd but he is smart about protecting himself ...
manny also has enough speed to land non power shots....i think floyd will be to busy playing defense to get enough points to beat manny. manny uses angles pretty good.
Floyd doesnt get hit very often. His last fight he got hot a bit more than usual early, maybe that is why he is stalling here. I am not disputing that Floyd is scared or at the very least has respect for Pacman's fighting skills ...
BUT that is why if he does agree to fight it will be more boxing exhibition than epic brawl.
And I agree Floyd has never fought anyone like Manny, you can say the same about Pacman. Hate him or love him for being more dancer/showman than a true pugilist ...floyd is one of the all-time great masters at the "art" of the sweet science ...
BTW, boxing is my favorite sport even over MMA outside of basketball and football just slightly above soccer
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