PacMan's Corner

[coldfussion]

sabi ni freddir roach yung best division kay manny ay 126lbs. kaya lang sya pumunta sa 130 para makalaban si morales. kaya kung hindi sila sa 130lbs mag lalaban malamang di matuloy yung rubber match nila...

[chinits]

whats a rubber match?

[papable]

RUBBER MATCH - "A 'rubber match' or 'rubber game' or simply 'rubber' in any sport means a deciding contest between two tied opponents. The term dates back to the late 16th century but no one seems certain of its etymology or in what sport it originated. The expression was not used in card games until the mid 18th century and the earliest recorded use of it appears to be a 1599 reference, cited in the 'Oxford English Dictionary,' to the game of bowls. The word 'rubber' in the term seems to derive from a word of unknown origin, not the resilient substance called 'rubber' or the verb 'to rub.'" From "Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins" by Robert Hendrickson (Facts on File, New York, 1997).

[mauiboy]

RUBBER MATCH - "A 'rubber match' or 'rubber game' or simply 'rubber' in any sport means a deciding contest between two tied opponents. The term dates back to the late 16th century but no one seems certain of its etymology or in what sport it originated. The expression was not used in card games until the mid 18th century and the earliest recorded use of it appears to be a 1599 reference, cited in the 'Oxford English Dictionary,' to the game of bowls. The word 'rubber' in the term seems to derive from a word of unknown origin, not the resilient substance called 'rubber' or the verb 'to rub.'" From "Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins" by Robert Hendrickson (Facts on File, New York, 1997).

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mukhang nag research pa si pareng papable for the sake of miss chinita ah. to get back to the topic......if ever matuloy ang next fight sa 'pinas,pac man will be having the best of both worlds.hometown crowd and syempre acclimatization with the weather.mukhang 'di papayag ang morales camp dito.although he lost the last fight at gustong gusto nyang makabawi,the option for the third bout is still on his terms.pero who knows?as they say,everything's possible if the price is right.

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[carlitosway_94116]

It didn't take long for Erik Morales to make up his mind. He wants a third fight with Manny Pacquiao and has exercised his contractual option, handlers for both fighters told ESPN.com. Pacquiao, however, will have an interim bout first.

 

After Morales suffered a 10th-round TKO against Pacquiao on Jan. 21 -- the first stoppage loss of his career -- Morales said he was tired of boxing and planned to take a long rest before considering his ring future.

 

But barely two weeks removed from the overwhelming defeat, which included the first two legitimate knockdowns of his career in the 10th round, Morales decided he wanted a rubber match with the man he defeated on a unanimous decision in their first exciting fight in March 2005.

 

"He has exercised his option," Top Rank's Bob Arum, Morales' promoter, told ESPN.com. "He didn't want to take the time off. He said, 'I want to fight him again. I know what I did wrong.' What he did wrong was he blew himself up [in weight] and then in going down he expended all of his energy losing the weight."

 

Arum is planning the pay-per-view fight for Sept. 16 in Las Vegas, and already has requested the date from the Nevada State Athletic Commission, according to executive director Marc Ratner. But Arum wants to put on the fight with a twist.

 

Instead of taking place at one of the city's traditional boxing venues, Arum said he is making arrangements to have the fight outside at Sam Boyd Stadium, which is eight miles from the Las Vegas Strip and home to the UNLV football team.

 

Arum said the stadium, which has never been host to a fight, would be configured for about 26,000 fans.

 

"We're going to do a sensational event," Arum said. "We'll have huge hospitality tents and bands and fireworks. It's going to be a real festival."

 

Another possibility would be for one of the host casinos, Caesars Palace and Wynn Las Vegas, to erect an outdoor stadium for the event.

 

Pacquiao (41-3-2, 33 KOs) is hugely popular in his home country of the Philippines and Morales (48-4, 34 KOs) is a star in Mexico, and their first two fights drew huge contingents from both nations.

 

Arum said Wynn Las Vegas and Caesars Palace executives were enthusiastic about the idea of the festival atmosphere and outdoor venue.

 

Arum and Pacquiao co-manager Shelly Finkel met earlier this week in New York and hashed out the plan for the rubber match, which included some tweaks to the original option, although the prenegotiated financial terms remain unchanged.

 

Morales' option called for the third fight to take place within six months of the Jan. 21 rematch, which would have meant by the end of July. However, Finkel agreed to wait until September (a far more lucrative month to stage a pay-per-view than July, when TV viewing levels are much lower) in return for Pacquiao being allowed to take an interim bout.

 

Finkel said Pacquiao most likely would fight in May in the Philippines, a bout HBO is making plans to televise live and one that figures to draw a tremendous crowd.

 

"We'll have an interim first before the third fight with Morales, and we're going to probably go to the Philippines," Finkel told ESPN.com. "Manny will face someone who is viable. The main thing is that Manny doesn't get lax about the third fight with Morales just because he knocked him out. Morales will come ready and it won't be easy. It will never be easy to beat Morales. The first five rounds [of the rematch] proved that because Manny was clearly behind."

 

The TV situation for the bout is unclear because Arum has no deal yet with HBO PPV, which produced and distributed the first two fights. HBO PPV quietly has penciled in an Oscar De La Hoya fight for Sept. 16, although that certainly is not set in stone.

 

De La Hoya, who used to be promoted by Arum and is now his bitter rival, faces Ricardo Mayorga on May 6 and has said he wants to finish his career on Sept. 16, a key date because it is on Mexican independence day weekend.

 

"We'll give HBO the first crack at the fight because they did a great job on the first two fights, but we are not wed to HBO," Arum said. "They have no rights to the fight. If they don't want it, we will go elsewhere."

 

Because of Morales' difficulties making weight, Arum said the rubber match would be at 132 pounds, not at the junior lightweight limit of 130 pounds. The option language contained no specifics on the weight, Arum said.

 

Finkel said he didn't think the weight would be an issue.

 

"Bob would like to do the fight at 132 and we'll be able to figure something out to make it happen," he said. "It's not going to be a deal breaker."

 

There is good reason for the sides to want to do a third fight.

 

The first two were action-packed brawls and the rematch easily outperformed their first fight, generating at least 350,000 pay-per-view buys, more than 10,000 more than the first fight, according to HBO's Mark Taffet.

 

It also generated about $16 million in revenue, an amazing figure considering the fighters are only 130 pounds and speak limited English. It is the highest-grossing fight in the history of the weight class.

 

The pay-per-view numbers are expected to rise once a full accounting of sales is complete.

[coldfussion]

oo nga pero ang gusto naman nila sa 132lbs sila maglaban which is ayaw naman ni manny kasi nga lugi sya dun...

kung di na talaga kaya ni morales sa 130lbs eh di wag nya ng labanan si manny, at sa 135lbs na lang sya mag campaign.

[orlychio]

how about pacquiao vs. jose luis castillo at 135?

[coldfussion]

mukahang malabo yan tol. eh kung yung rematch nga nila ni morales sa 132lbs ang propose pero ayaw tangapin ni manny...

[Guest Inquisitive]

how about pacquiao vs. jose luis castillo at 135?

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I don't think that will happen. Some writers have opined that Manny should eventually move up to the Lightweight Division. However, this is not a good idea because if this happens, Manny's punching power will be nullified by the size of lightweight boxers. The Lightweight Division is just too big for Manny.

 

It would be a different story if Castillo or even Corrales would go down to 130 lbs to face Manny. However, said guys are natural lightweights now and are too big to go down to Superfeatherweight.

[Kurtsky Keigee]

basta si PACMAN bring it on kahit sino tumba yan kay pacman

:thumbsupsmiley:

 

cant wait for the next match

hope pacman wins again,

looks like erik has some new tactics up his sleeve

Edited February 7, 2006 by kUrTsKY

[coldfussion]

have guys heared the new...pacman has a love child and the mother of the child is asking for 16M for his son's sustento...