MANILA, Philippines – American trainer Freddie Roach is cynical about the much-requested clash between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, Jr. In an interview with Jose Aguirre of BoxingScene.com, Roach said he believes that Mayweather will not accept a fight with his ward. “He waits for Manny to sign a contract with someone else, so he [...]
Published on: 6th September, 2010
It was one hell of a fight the boxing world wants to witness. Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao vs. Floyd “Money” Mayweather, Jr. Two of boxingdom’s pound-for-pound kings waiting for the richest fight in boxing history to happen. Disagreements on the Olympic style drug testing forced the cancellation of the fight which was scheduled on March 13, [...]
Published on: 5th September, 2010
LOS ANGELES – Floyd Mayweather Jr. apologized for his 10-minute profanity-laced and racist tirade against Manny Pacquiao and said he was “just having fun.” In a live Ustream around Friday midnight, Mayweather could be seen with several of his friends at an undisclosed location showing off his diamond-encrusted watch and bracelet, flashing fans of hundred [...]
Published on: 4th September, 2010
MANILA, Philippines – Unbeaten US boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. vowed to face and beat pound-for-pound champion Manny Pacquiao as the promotional tour for the latter’s fight against Antonio Margarito of Mexico fight was being held in the US. In a Ustream video uploaded in YouTube.com, the outspoken Mayweather belittled the Filipino by referring to him [...]
Published on: 3rd August, 2010
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AFP) – Mexico’s Juan Manuel Marquez kept his World Boxing Association lightweight throne on Saturday with a unanimous 12-round decision over Juan Diaz, then called out Filipino star Manny Pacquiao. Marquez took a rematch of a slugfest from last year by judges’ scores of 118-110, 117-111 and 116-112, improving the 36-year-old fighter’s [...]
Published on: 22nd July, 2010
Mayweather Sr. also says Pacquiao ‘one of the biggest faggots on planet’ MANILA, Philippines – Floyd Mayweather, Jr. may be getting flak for reportedly snubbing the deadline to fight Manny Pacquiao. But for his father, Floyd Mayweather, Sr., it is the other way around. “Yeah, he’s scared,” the elder Mayweather said of Pacquiao in an [...]
Published on: 19th July, 2010
It was three in the morning Saturday on the East Coast when Bob Arum delivered the bad news. The 78-year-old chairman of Top Rank, boxing’s preeminent promotional company, called a news conference in the middle of the night to tell the world that there was no deal for Manny Pacquiao to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. [...]
Published on: 15th July, 2010
Bracing for the increasing likelihood that Floyd Mayweather Jr. will not fight Manny Pacquiao in November, Pacquiao’s adviser has met with Top Rank promoter Bob Arum in Las Vegas to look over alternative plans. While awaiting Mayweather’s decision — Arum told ESPN.com that Friday is the deadline — Michael Koncz and Arum on Monday discussed [...]
Published on: 14th July, 2010
MANILA, Philippines – Top Rank, Inc. big boss Bob Arum said it is all up to Floyd Mayweather, Jr. if he wants to finally face off with 7-division world champion Manny Pacquiao on November 13. “The question is whether Mayweather is willing to go into the ring this year. It’s up to him. His people [...]
Published on: 7th July, 2010
Manny Pacquiao’s promoter, Bob Arum, said Tuesday that the Filipino fighter has made a significant concession on a pre-fight drug screening plan with Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s camp, adding Pacquiao is “all in. He’s agreed to what they’re demanding.” Arum declined to discuss purse-split negotiations but he said Pacquiao has agreed to submit to random pre-fight [...]