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Coach Freddie Roach Say NO To March 13 Pacquiao vs Mayweather Fight

by admin, on Fri, Dec 4 2009 | No Comments

manny and freddie“We need time to get ready for that (fight). We have to come out with a real different style. It‚Äôs a whole different ballgame.” ‚Äì Coach Freddie Roach

Coach Freddie Roach is certainly thrilled with a Pacquiao vs. Mayweather Jr. dream match, but he is not in favor for the possible March 13 showdown between the world’s two most popular and most bankable boxers. Promoter Bob Arum comes to Manila earlier this week to seek approval from Manny Pacquiao’s camp about the March 13 fight.

But the three-time Trainer of the Year, readily thumbed down the proposed March 13 face-off being dangled by Top Rank Promotions’ big boss Bob Arum following a series of negotiations he had with Golden Boy Promotions’ CEO Richard Schaefer, representing Mayweather.

“March 13 is too fast a turnaround,” said Roach from Europe, where he is currently preparing reigning World Boxing Association (WBA) light-welterweight champion Amir Khan for his Dec. 5 title defense against Dmitriy Salita.

It has been reported that Bob Arum has been waiting for Pacquiao for hours at the New World Renaissance Hotel in Makati to discuss about the fight while Manny Pacquiao was busy completing the final scenes of his action picture Wapakman. Wapakaman is an official entry to Metro Manila Film Festival which is to be shown on Dec. 25.

Although the Pacman scored a late stoppage against the 29-year old Cotto, Pacquiao emerged out of it bearing bruises on both eyes and an injured right ear.
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The Pacquiao- Mayweather Fight is Almost Finalized

by admin, on Wed, Dec 2 2009 | 2 Comments

pacquiao-vs-mayweatherThe much-anticipated dream match between Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. is all but set for March 13, this news was published on a Yahoo! Sports.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. has agreed to terms and promoter Bob Arum is about to take a trip to Manila to finalize a deal with Pacquiao. Both parties are considering Las Vegas, Dallas and New Orleans for the venue, which is expected to become the highest-grossing boxing match in the sport’s history.

Pacquiao is the top pound-for-pound fighter in nearly every major ranking, including Yahoo! Sports. Mayweather is No. 2 in most rankings and was No. 1 in nearly all of the polls before he briefly retired in June 2008.

After Pacquiao victorious fight against Miguel Cotto early this November, the public demand for the fight between the two boxing superstar has been mounting, putting pressure on Arum and Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer, who represents Mayweather, to get a deal done.

Promoters had targeted May 1 for the fight but due to Pacquiao’s intent to run for the Congressional seat in 2010 election, the fight would either be moved up to March 13 or pushed back until September 2010.

Though there were reports that Arum was considering matching Pacquiao with new WBO super welterweight champion Yuri Foreman on March 13 in Dallas that was a diversionary move and was never serious.

A survey team from Top Rank promotions will inspect Dallas Cowboys Stadium as a possible venue. The MGM Grand Garden Arena and the New Orleans Superdome are also in the running to host the mega-fight of the century.

Source: Yahoo! Sports

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Mayweather Challenge Pacquiao To Be His Own Man

by admin, on Tue, Nov 17 2009 | No Comments

386393000-mayweather-throws-down-gauntlet-to-pacquiao“Tell Manny Pacquiao to be his own man and stop letting everyone, including his loudmouth trainer, talk for him. I am my own boss, speak for myself and tell it like it is. If Manny Pacquiao wants to fight me, all he has to do is step up to the plate and say it himself.” That is the challenge thrown by Floyd Mayweather, Jr. to the newly crown WBO welterweight champion.

Few hours after the Pacquiao vs. Cotto fight, the negotiations for the Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather dream match will begin, that reported on the USA Today Monday issue. Mayweather told the paper that he wants to fight Pacquiao and it disturbs him that the Filipino boxer won’t admit he wants the fight as well.

Mayweather told the USA Today that he wants to fight Pacquiao and it disturbs him that the Filipino boxer won’t admit he wants the fight as well. “Manny Pacquiao is the fighter and every time someone asks him if he wants to fight me, he says it is up to his promoter, he’s going to take a vacation, whatever the answer is,” USA Today quoted Mayweather saying on Monday.
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Fans Wants Pacquiao vs. Mayweather Dream Match

by admin, on Mon, Nov 16 2009 | No Comments

Few minutes after Manny Pacquiao was declared as the winner in his fight against Miguel Cotto, the chant from thousands of fans in the MGM Grand Garden Arena rose up: “We want Floyd!”

In the Pacquiao vs. Cotto, Pacman managed to deliver yet another stunning, crowd-pleaser bout. The number for the pay-per-view has not yet finalized, but it was believed that it will break the Mayweather vs. Marquez record set in September.

Mayweather fought and defeated Marquez, Hatton and Dela Hoya. On the other hand Pacquiao fought and defeated Marquez, Hatton and Dela Hoya as well. There’s only one thing left to prove who the real supremo in the boxing world is. The inevitable Mayweather vs. Pacquiao duel.

The stage is set for a super fight that could set box office records – Mayweather vs. Pacquiao. It’s the dream bout between the two best pound-for-pound champions in the sport, hopefully sometime in 2010.

According to Bob Arum, the CEO of Top Rank Boxing that handles the promotion for Manny Pacquiao “If Floyd Mayweather wants to fight Manny Pacquiao he knows who to call.” Within minutes, Ross Greenberg, the head of HBO Sports said he had spoken to Richard Shaefer of Golden Boy Promotions, which represents Mayweather.

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