All Things Boxing

[StillUnknown]

At this point, can you really believe anyone? Everybody is too stubborn for their own good and the only thing anyone seems to be interested in is to make the other guys look bad.

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I don't remember Lara acting the way Kahn and Marquez did in defeat. I'm sure he thought he won, but Marquez demanding that Pac admit he loss and Kahn crying about the referee is taking it to another level.

He did alot of the same stuff. Complained to any media member that would listen, filed claims to the commission, but nobody cared because he doesn't move the needle.

[DM72]

Pacquiao Picks His Next Foe:

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/01...m-wont-say-who

If it's Cotto, I ask, Why? He destroyed him once and it could backfire because I believe a fighter seeking revenge is a dangerous fighter. I'd rather see, if not Mayweather, Pac fight Bradly or Peterson.

[Unforgiven]

Yeah, if the Mayweather fight falls through (at this point that's what I'm expecting) then I'm with you....Bradley or Peterson would be more intriguing to me. I have don't have a lot of interest in seeing Cotto again, but even less in another JMM fight. I guess Cotto has risen back up the ranks a bit since he got his revenge fight over Margarito.

[C26 Run]

HAPPY BE-LATED BIRTHDAY! to one of the greatest heavyweights of all time. You, Me, We-a short poem by Ali.

[WALEOVECHKIN]

Top Rank CEO Bob Arum confirmed a report by the Filipino TV network ABS-CBN that Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. had a telephone conversation on Wednesday night (Thursday in the Philippines).

Arum said that he was told on Thursday morning that the two fighters spoke.

"Mayweather called Michael Koncz to talk to Manny, and Michael Koncz put Manny on the phone," said Arum. "Manny said that they have to resolve the date and other issues, and other things are happening."

Neither Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer nor Leonard Ellerbe, CEO of Mayweather Promotions, could be reached for comment.

Pacquiao told the Filipino TV network ABS-CBN that his conversation with Mayweather "went O.K., the talk about the negotiation proceeds forward," adding, "I said that the 50-50 was approved and there’s no problem. Anytime. It’s in your hands. We’ll just wait if it’s O.K. with you."

Arum said that Mayweather and Koncz had been talking privately for weeks.

Mayweather apparently initiated the call and it sounds like he is trying to bypass Arum almost to get the fight done. Hopefully it works out

[ksun247]

It would be nice to bypass Arum and get the fight done. Going to have to take a wait and see approach. We have waited this long for unseen issues, I'm sure something else will pop up. Will be happy when (if) they ever make this fight happen.

[StillUnknown]

Bob Arum would shoot Manny before he allowed that fight to happen without him being involved.

[DM72]

Manny and Floyd talking is the best news yet to come out of this drama.

[Samuels]

Bob Arum would shoot Manny before he allowed that fight to happen without him being involved.

LOL, you know thats right he is probably pissed behind the scenes.

[DM72]

http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id...manny-pacquiao

Mayweather: "50/50 Split Ain't happening." That's the most glaring statement in this article and if I were Pacquiao, as soon as he said that, I would have said, "**** You" and hung up the phone.

[Unforgiven]

http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id...manny-pacquiao

Mayweather: "50/50 Split Ain't happening." That's the most glaring statement in this article and if I were Pacquiao, as soon as he said that, I would have said, "**** You" and hung up the phone.

I"m shocked...

You guys crack me up by the way, everyone knows if Manny had come back with "Yeah, May 5th is fine, 50/50 split, cya there" that Mayweather would have started bitching about the money saying he wants it 60/40 his way. He's already tried this before...

It was really obvious he would try it.

Other than the De La Hoya fight, if you look at their ppv numbers over the past few years they're pretty close. It's just another thing for Mayweather to talk about.

[StillUnknown]

http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id...manny-pacquiao

Mayweather: "50/50 Split Ain't happening." That's the most glaring statement in this article and if I were Pacquiao, as soon as he said that, I would have said, "**** You" and hung up the phone.

Reason #257 I've washed my hands with that fight.

[BRAVEONAWARPATH]

http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id...manny-pacquiao

Mayweather: "50/50 Split Ain't happening." That's the most glaring statement in this article and if I were Pacquiao, as soon as he said that, I would have said, "**** You" and hung up the phone.

That statement says all you need to know about Floyd.

[Unforgiven]

That statement says all you need to know about Floyd.

Pretty much, funny since some people on here mocked me for bringing up delaying (to late May) the fight to build the temp stadium for a bigger gate. They seemed to think Mayweather was doing this for the fans and the sport, obviously he's not. He's so fake it's laughable.

[redskinss]

i am not an expert on the subject of boxing by any stretch, but in a mega fight like this between two boxers who both draw a crowd, if they cant settle on a 50/50 split then why dont they say fine 60/40 or 70/30 to the winner.