Sports writers and radio hosts are calling
Floyd "Money" Mayweather everything but chicken sh*t, claiming the fight of the century between him and
Manny Paquiao is being stalled by Mayweather.
This mega fight was supposed to happen last year, but Pacquiao refused to submit to Olympic-style drug testing. Now
Bob Arum, Pacuiao's promoter, says Pacquiao will commit to the testing, but they've heard nothing but crickets from Mayweather's camp.
Pacquiao has decided to move on to fight
Miguel Cotto on November 13th or fight disgraced fighter
Antonio Margarito.
"I'm as baffled as anyone," promoter
Bob Arum said.
Mayweather hasn't offered much insight himself, telling the
Associated Press on Sunday that he was enjoying being on vacation and enjoying hanging out with his family and friends. There's speculation that he's waiting to see what will happen with his uncle Roger's trial next month on assault charges.
"I'm not interested in rushing to do anything," Mayweather said.
In other words, Bob Arum, "You don't own me!"
Arum was trying to step up the pressure on Mayweather, but his heart doesn't seem in to it. On a Monday phone call, he sounded resigned to moving on:
"What am I supposed to do? The kid is under no obligation to fight again this year, and I can't make him fight."
Mayweather's silence prompted Arum to hold a midnight conference call over the weekend, where he announced the possible Cotto or Margarito fights. Neither of those fights has much appeal, but Arum controls both fighters. Pacquiao is such a phenomenon that he will do decent pay-per-view numbers and make his millions.
But Mayweather's camp says that's BS.
Mayweather's advisor,
Leonard Ellerbe, says:
"Here are the facts:
Al Haymon,
Richard Schaefer and myself speak to each other on a regular basis and the truth is no negotiations have ever taken place nor was there ever a deal agreed upon by
Team Mayweather or Floyd Mayweather to fight Manny Pacquiao on November 13th. Either
Ross Greenburg or Bob Arum is not telling the truth, but history tells us who is lying."
My verdict (as "Law and Order" music plays) is that it is all BS.
Both sides are lying to get the public amped in anticipation for one of the biggest fights since
Ali vs. Frazier. We've seen this game before, when Mayweather claimed he was "retiring." This is just the build up for a fight that will eventually happen. And when it does, it will be the biggest payday in boxing history.
Chicken sh*t Mayweather is not. A marketing genius, he is.
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By: mike on 7/21/2010 5:29PM
Floyd needs more time, his uncle is going to trial for a sexual assault case. Nothing surprising I am sure, but Manny will be his toughest test, because he is relentless and very fast. Floyd is hoping Manny will lose, but if Arum promotes the other fighter, expect a fix.
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By: fight fan on 7/25/2010 11:10AM
A fix the same could be said for Mayweather's last fight with Mosely then. Sure looked like mosely gave up after the 2nd round.
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By: PG on 7/22/2010 12:57PM
Why fight a guy who is known cheater? And why is he willing to submit now? Has he found a new way to cheat? I wouldn't fight him either!
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By: pete on 7/22/2010 2:10PM
Sports writers and radio hosts are calling Floyd "Money" Mayweather everything but chicken sh*t, claiming the fight of the century between him and Manny Paquiao is being stalled by Mayweather.
Let me get this right, these are the same guys that Floyd has proven wrong time & time again. What is it with sports writers & radio host that they think they have the right to call someone out of his/her name? They bash the Williams sisters for beating opponents. They trash Lebron James for leaving Cleveland. Now they are trashing Floyd because the man doesn’t ask how high you want him to jump. Where do these fools come from? What ever happen to respecting one’s fellow man or woman? Seems to me everyone wants to say something but know nothing about the person they are talking about. I have watch Floyd destroy pretty much all the fighters he has fought with some of the best boxing seen in years. But just because some fool (Bob Arum) gives him a deadline to supposedly sign a contract knowing damn well Floyd doesn’t take orders all the clowns are out trashing the brother. When this fight actually happens none of the people talking will truly give Floyd his dues but look for someone else they can hold up against him. Reminds me of how Larry Holmes never got credit for being a good champion when he was fighting. So for all those who want to follow in the footsteps of Floyd haters, the fight will happen & Floyd will win by knockout. What will you say then????????
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By: Krish on 7/23/2010 11:26AM
You are ignorant and laughable by saying chicken shitweather wins by KO, the fraud that he is has a brittle hands. I suggest watch this documentary interview in youtube of him getting his hands hurt everytime he boxes. How can Fraud win when he only throws 15 punches per round, eh?
Get fking real neega.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAIQBcpHpSs
After watching, come back with your nonsense excuse. Get ur shit right, Pac by wins via brutal KO 10th round. Start saving money to donate it for Floyd's funeral.
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By: Mark on 8/19/2010 9:41AM
Could well be fight of the year, so far Pacquiao has shown he has never been afraid to stand toe to toe with every fighter he has faced.
Could he do this with a man of Margaritto stature.
That alone will be something to behold, small 5’6 guy fighting a 5’11 guy outweighing him by over a stone but the little guy is not just out boxing him he overpowering him, standing there and trading and making Marg take the backward steps and folding under the pressure.
Pacquiao is too goo for his own good, if Juan Diaz said he was going to take on Margaritto people would say it was a mammoth task and Diaz could well take a beating. This is the same Diaz who the same people say Pacquiao ducked.
This is going to be Pacquiao toughest fight and the Pacquiao vs Margarito could be FOTY
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