According to trainer Freddie Roach, WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao is ready to agree to all of Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s demands to make a super fight on November 13.
Because Pacquiao will agree to Mayweather's demands, including the request for random Olympic style drug testing, Roach is confident the fight with Mayweather will happen. He says Pacquiao will leave the ball in Mayweather's court to make the fight come off.
“At this point I feel that Manny is going to agree to everything,” Roach said to The Toronto Star. “That’s our bluff. We’re going to call his bluff. We’ll see…I can’t speak for Manny, I can’t speak for (Bob) Arum but I feel the fight will happen because Manny is going to call his bluff and say ‘let’s do it.’”
“Manny’s now a congressman. He’s going to agree with everything Mayweather wants. That’s why I think the fight will happen.”
source: Mark Vester boxingscene.com
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Monday, June 28, 2010
PACQUIAO, MAYWEATHER IN THIS YEAR'S FORBES CELEBRITY 100
By Dong SecuyaPhilBoxing.com
Pound for pound fighters Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr have made it to the elite Forbes Celebrity 100 for 2010 as the influential business magazine has published its listing on their website today.
Pacquiao is listed at #55 with an estimated earnings of $35 million from his two fights against Joshua Clottey and Miguel Cotto. Mayweather came in at #31 with an estimated earnings of $65 million from his fights against Juan Manuel Marquez in September last year ($25 million) and Sugar Shane Mosley last month ($40 million). Pacquiao also landed at #57 during last year's edition.
Pacquiao and Mayweather, who both fight in the same division in boxing, are still locked in negotiations for a fight that is said to break all financial records in the history of the sport.
Topping this year's list of Forbes Celebrity 100 are Oprah Winfrey at #1 followed Beyonce Knowles at #2 and James Cameroon at #3. Winfrey also was #1 in 2008, 2007 and 2005. Michael Jordan was #1 during the inaugural list in 1999.
Other athletes who made it to the list are Tiger Woods (#5), Kobe Bryant (#10), Michael Jordan (#20), Lebron James (#28), Roger Federer (#29), David Beckham (#36), Phil Mickelson (#45), Cristiano Ronaldo (#48), Alex Rodriguez (#49), Shaquille O'Neal (#52), Derek Jester (#64), Lance Armstrong (#65), Maria Sharapova (#81), Venus Williams (#83) and Danica Patrick (#96).
Read more at: http://philboxing.com/news/story-40705.html
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Pacquiao sworn in to Congress.
Pacquiao sworn in to Congress
World welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao officially added a new title -- Congressman.
Pacquiao was sworn in to the Philippines' House of Representatives on Monday in the southern province of Sarangani.
"He wants change," Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach, said of Pacquiao before the boxer won the election. "I think it's genuine. People see that he wants to help his country, and that's why they're voting. That's why they support him."
Pacquiao accepted his third Fighter of the Year award June 4 after a year that featured a spectacular second-round knockout of Ricky Hatton to win a 140-pound belt and a brutal 12th-round stoppage of Miguel Cotto that gave Pacquiao titles in a record seven divisions.
"When he fights they close down Parliament and all the terrorists call for a peace," Roach said in May, only half jokingly. "It's not going to change anything. They'll just announce him as Congressman Manny Pacquiao, that's all."
Promoter Bob Arum will continue work on perhaps the most highly anticipated fight in decades, between Pacquiao and the undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. The two nearly reached an agreement to fight earlier this year, but negotiations broke down when Mayweather insisted on Olympic-style drug testing and Pacquiao refused to have blood drawn within 24 days of a fight.
But Arum said that Pacquiao is now willing to have blood tests within 14 days of the fight, the cutoff point that Mayweather had agreed to in the first go-around.
Arum also said he believes the fight, which would likely happen in November, will end up in Las Vegas rather than Cowboys Stadium or another venue that could pack upward of 100,000 fans.
Congress convenes in July in the Philippines.
Article Source: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=5335277
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Mayweather snubbed as The Ring names Pacquiao No. 1
Manny Pacquiao has been given a boost by being named the best pound-for-pound boxer by The Ring magazine. This accolade is another snub in Floyd Mayweather Jnr’s direction and comes hot on the heels of “Pacman’s” fighter of the decade award.
The boxing bible, as The Ring proclaims, itself has been the main source of news and information for fight fans worldwide since the dawn of time. Certainly a credible source, full of undoubted experts, but it’s still just opinions. It doesn’t matter what ranking list you look at, it’s all entirely subjective.
Mayweather could feel hard done by with both The Ring and the fighter of the decade award. Before his retirement Mayweather was far and away No.1 and has almost had to prove himself again since his comeback. He still has a perfect record and in “Sugar” Shane Mosley he has fought better opposition in his last bout than Pacquiao, who came through against Joshua Clottey.
In terms of the fighter of the decade award as Floyd Mayweather Snr pointed out to FightHype.com “Pacquiao has two draws and a loss in this decade. Lil’ Floyd is undefeated in this decade and in his career.” Again the other side of the coin shows Pacman started his career at an earlier age and has fought more fights, 56 to Mayweather’s 41 and indeed taken 38 knockouts to “Money’s” 25, so read into that what you will.
With the same breath, though,consider the overall quality of opposition they have faced and it’s pretty even. Pacquiao scored more emphatic victories over Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton than Money did, although you could argue Mayweather got their first and softened them up.
However the Filipino has been a bit more forth going in fighting the tougher fights, stepping up to face Miguel Cotto last November, something Mayweather’s yet to do. He put in a very convincing virtuoso performance against “Junito”, consigning him to only his second defeat and making him look second rate.
Juan Manuel Marquez is another common opponent, Pacquiao faced a much younger and better version of him in a controversial 2004 draw and a very dubious win in 2008 saw Pacman through. In comparison Mayweather took on an ageing Marquez last year and battled his way to a comfortable if unexciting unanimous decision win.
Elsewhere Pacquiao has come through a thrilling series with Eric Morales with a defeat and two KO wins and two good victories of Marco Antonio Barrera, while Mayweather can list decision victories against Jose Luis Castillo twice and Zab Judah among his finest wins. Continue Reading Here...
The boxing bible, as The Ring proclaims, itself has been the main source of news and information for fight fans worldwide since the dawn of time. Certainly a credible source, full of undoubted experts, but it’s still just opinions. It doesn’t matter what ranking list you look at, it’s all entirely subjective.
Mayweather could feel hard done by with both The Ring and the fighter of the decade award. Before his retirement Mayweather was far and away No.1 and has almost had to prove himself again since his comeback. He still has a perfect record and in “Sugar” Shane Mosley he has fought better opposition in his last bout than Pacquiao, who came through against Joshua Clottey.
In terms of the fighter of the decade award as Floyd Mayweather Snr pointed out to FightHype.com “Pacquiao has two draws and a loss in this decade. Lil’ Floyd is undefeated in this decade and in his career.” Again the other side of the coin shows Pacman started his career at an earlier age and has fought more fights, 56 to Mayweather’s 41 and indeed taken 38 knockouts to “Money’s” 25, so read into that what you will.
With the same breath, though,consider the overall quality of opposition they have faced and it’s pretty even. Pacquiao scored more emphatic victories over Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton than Money did, although you could argue Mayweather got their first and softened them up.
However the Filipino has been a bit more forth going in fighting the tougher fights, stepping up to face Miguel Cotto last November, something Mayweather’s yet to do. He put in a very convincing virtuoso performance against “Junito”, consigning him to only his second defeat and making him look second rate.
Juan Manuel Marquez is another common opponent, Pacquiao faced a much younger and better version of him in a controversial 2004 draw and a very dubious win in 2008 saw Pacman through. In comparison Mayweather took on an ageing Marquez last year and battled his way to a comfortable if unexciting unanimous decision win.
Elsewhere Pacquiao has come through a thrilling series with Eric Morales with a defeat and two KO wins and two good victories of Marco Antonio Barrera, while Mayweather can list decision victories against Jose Luis Castillo twice and Zab Judah among his finest wins. Continue Reading Here...
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Manny Pacquiao, Freddie Roach, Fighter, Trainer Of The Year
By Lem Satterfield
Seven-division champion, Manny Pacquiao, will receive his milestone third, consecutive Fighter Of The Year Award, as well as his first honor as Fighter Of The Decade, on Friday night at the 85th annual Boxing Writers' Association of America Awards Dinner at The Roosevelt Hotel in New York City.
In victory, the 31-year-old Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 knockouts) ties three-time heavyweight champion, Muhammad Ali, and, four-time heavyweight titlist, Evander Holyfield, as three-time recepients of the designation, whose official name is "The Sugar Ray Robinson Fighter Of The Year" award.
Also being honored on Friday is Pacquiao's Hall Of Fame chief cornerman, Freddie Roach, who will be named Trainer Of The Year for a record fourth consecutive time. Trainer Of The Year is named after the late Eddie Futch, who is Roach's mentor.
Also being recognized is February's 2009 Fight Of The Year between Juan Manuel Marquez and Juan Diaz, which ended with Marquez coming from behind to score a ninth-round knockout for the vacant WBO and WBA lightweight (135 pounds) titles.
The Fight Of The Year Award has been renamed in honor of Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, the latter of whom is expected to attend the event.
Pacquiao is 12-0, with eight knockouts since his last loss, a March of 2005 unanimous decision setback against Mexican great, Erik Morales.
A recent winner of a congressional seat in his native Philippines, Pacquiao's cross-over appeal has transformed him into an international superstar.
"Muhammad Ali was a beloved figure in his prime, but also a reviled figure. There were people on both sides of the political spectrum, particularly regarding the war in Vietnam. The ones that opposed it loved Ali, and the ones who were in favor of it didn't," his promoter, Bob Arum, has told FanHouse.
"But until he was long-retired, Ali was never the universally admired figure in this country and around the world like Manny Pacquiao, who is someone different," said Arum. "Anybody who is aware of Manny Pacqiao loves him, admires him, and there are no haters. There is no right or left when it comes to Manny Pacquiao. That's made him a more universally revered figure than Muhammad Ali."
Pacquiao's winning streak includes consecutive knockouts in four straight fights over former world champs, David Diaz, Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, and, Miguel Cotto, respectively, in nine, eight, two, and, 12 rounds before earning a March unanimous decision over former titlist, Joshua Clottey.
The run also comprises having twice avenged the loss to Morales, whom he stopped in 10, and, three rounds, in January and November 2006.
Pacquiao's winning spree also includes 12-round triumphs over Mexican legends Marco Antonio Barrera and Juan Manuel Marquez, as well as an eighth-round knockout of Jorge Solis, who entered their matchup unbeaten at 33-0-2, with 24 knockouts.
Continue reading here...
Seven-division champion, Manny Pacquiao, will receive his milestone third, consecutive Fighter Of The Year Award, as well as his first honor as Fighter Of The Decade, on Friday night at the 85th annual Boxing Writers' Association of America Awards Dinner at The Roosevelt Hotel in New York City.
In victory, the 31-year-old Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 knockouts) ties three-time heavyweight champion, Muhammad Ali, and, four-time heavyweight titlist, Evander Holyfield, as three-time recepients of the designation, whose official name is "The Sugar Ray Robinson Fighter Of The Year" award.
Also being honored on Friday is Pacquiao's Hall Of Fame chief cornerman, Freddie Roach, who will be named Trainer Of The Year for a record fourth consecutive time. Trainer Of The Year is named after the late Eddie Futch, who is Roach's mentor.
Also being recognized is February's 2009 Fight Of The Year between Juan Manuel Marquez and Juan Diaz, which ended with Marquez coming from behind to score a ninth-round knockout for the vacant WBO and WBA lightweight (135 pounds) titles.
The Fight Of The Year Award has been renamed in honor of Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, the latter of whom is expected to attend the event.
Pacquiao is 12-0, with eight knockouts since his last loss, a March of 2005 unanimous decision setback against Mexican great, Erik Morales.
A recent winner of a congressional seat in his native Philippines, Pacquiao's cross-over appeal has transformed him into an international superstar.
"Muhammad Ali was a beloved figure in his prime, but also a reviled figure. There were people on both sides of the political spectrum, particularly regarding the war in Vietnam. The ones that opposed it loved Ali, and the ones who were in favor of it didn't," his promoter, Bob Arum, has told FanHouse.
"But until he was long-retired, Ali was never the universally admired figure in this country and around the world like Manny Pacquiao, who is someone different," said Arum. "Anybody who is aware of Manny Pacqiao loves him, admires him, and there are no haters. There is no right or left when it comes to Manny Pacquiao. That's made him a more universally revered figure than Muhammad Ali."
Pacquiao's winning streak includes consecutive knockouts in four straight fights over former world champs, David Diaz, Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, and, Miguel Cotto, respectively, in nine, eight, two, and, 12 rounds before earning a March unanimous decision over former titlist, Joshua Clottey.
The run also comprises having twice avenged the loss to Morales, whom he stopped in 10, and, three rounds, in January and November 2006.
Pacquiao's winning spree also includes 12-round triumphs over Mexican legends Marco Antonio Barrera and Juan Manuel Marquez, as well as an eighth-round knockout of Jorge Solis, who entered their matchup unbeaten at 33-0-2, with 24 knockouts.
Continue reading here...
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