PacMan's Corner

[shafeeq96]

PACQUIAO NOMINATED IN U.S. SPORTS ACADEMY'S ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 2009

 

:goatee:

[Brownman]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz0ucpL7cJE

[pits_of_jairo]

kung totoo man ito... ayus na!

practice running, gayweather... you gonna need it!

[howarddeduct]

Balita ko, kinuha na ni Gayweather si Usain Bolt as trainer niya.

[hugh hefner]

Pacquiao doesn't need to fight gayweather...but if they do, it should be gayweather who should do the initiative to put the fight on the negotiating table. Let gayweather come to Pacman's corner and not the other way around. I believe gayweather is scared of Pacman. This fight would commensurate if they agree on the fight purse especially on gayweather's end. No doubt Pacman is the best pound-for-pound pugilist of the world. I hope Pacman loses on the upcoming elections so that he could continue what he does best - boxing. But I think he will win because he changed his hometown from Gen. San to Saranggani. He's gunning for a congressional seat if I'm not mistaken. If he wins, the mega fight would be set after the elections. I hope politics doesn't tarnish Pacman's reputation as a person.

[uaeboy25]

Balita ko, kinuha na ni Gayweather si Usain Bolt as trainer niya.

 

kunin nya rin si kevin ung ex ni britney spears as dance instructor. :thumbsupsmiley:

[photographer]

hahaha!!! Natakot na si Gayweather!!!

 

Mayweather needs tuneup bout

By Abac Cordero (The Philippine Star) Updated November 30, 2009 12:00 AM

 

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Floyd Mayweather Jr.

 

MANILA, Philippines - One indication that the Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight won’t happen soon is the latest report that the undefeated ex-pound-for-pound champion from the United States is seriously looking at a fight in England early next year.

 

Only after that fight in England, against anybody out there, possibly Ricky Hatton’s brother, Matthew, will Mayweather seriously think of climbing the ring against Pacquiao, a fighter who defeated everybody thrown at him over the last four years.

 

It was reported by The Examiner a few days ago that Mayweather is soon headed for Europe for his next fight. The decision, it was written, was made after Pacquiao destroyed the bigger, younger and supposedly stronger Miguel Cotto last Nov. 14.

 

Mayweather must have felt the power of Pacquiao as he watched Cotto endure 12 rounds of hell before the referee stepped in to halt the fight in the 55-second mark of the 12th round at the MGM Grand and 1.25 million pay-per-view homes worldwide.

 

Mayweather came out of a 21-month retirement to beat Juan Manuel Marquez last September, but must have thought he needed another tuneup match even before he could see himself up in the ring against the express named Pacquiao.

 

“I think it’s a situation where Floyd isn’t worried too much about anything. He knows eventually that he is going to have to step up to the plate and make things happen,” Mayweather’s uncle, Jeff, was quoted as saying,

 

“For the most part he has the intention of having a fight in England. I think he is focusing on that more than Manny Pacquiao. I think he is going to try to make that happen then move on to the Manny Pacquiao fight.

 

“I’m not sure who he is fighting but I know that Roger (Mayweather) is training him now,” he said.

 

Pacquiao wants the fight with Mayweather next year but his chief trainer, Freddie Roach, said it won’t take place in March which may be too soon to hold the biggest fight in recent history

. He said they would need more time to prepare for Mayweather.

 

Another date being considered for Pacquiao’s next fight, and it could be good enough for a Mayweather fight, is May 1. But Pacquiao’s political agenda stands on the way as he plans to run for Congress in the May 10 national elections in the Philippines.

 

If Pacquiao drops his bid for Congress, then May 1 should be a good day to fight Mayweather, and it could take place in Las Vegas, Dallas, New Orleans or Vancouver but not in New York because of high tax rates.

 

Meanwhile, Pacquiao has been nominated as the US Sports Academy’s Athlete of the Year for 2009.

 

The selection ends on Dec. 24 and the winner will be announced soon.

[The_Blade]

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kahit matalo pa si pacman sa election sa sarangani. uupo paring syang congressman thru his partylist. 200k votes lang kailangan nya.... gensan palang ayus na...

[skitz]

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kahit matalo pa si pacman sa election sa sarangani. uupo paring syang congressman thru his partylist. 200k votes lang kailangan nya.... gensan palang ayus na...

Pwede bang tumakbo ng 2 sabay?

[skitz]

Nag-file na ng COC kanina. Party list para sa atleta. PBA(?) ang partylist (gma news).

[The_Blade]

di naman tao ang binoboto sa partylist kungdi partido... ibig ko sabihin kung matalo sya sa pagtakbo pwede aprin sya uupo sa congrso para sa partylist nya..

 

katulad ni GMA, kung di sya tatakbo, pwede parin sya uupo as partylist rep. kung di sya aatras at nanalo, si mikey ang uupo sa partylist rep...

[xxxxdgnr8xxxx]

just like to share something..

 

norm fauenheim of 15Rounds.com quoted pacquiao promoter bob arum called him “boxing’s tiger woods’’ and yahoo columnist kevin lole offered an amendment, saying that tiger woods is “golf’s manny pacquiao.’’

he even suggested that not only Sports Illustrated must name pacquiao its Sportsman of the year, but, likewise, the Associated Press. (of course, that didn't transpired. derek jeter of the new york yankees won that award this year. manny just havta blame that on his alleged indiscretions with krista ranillo.)

 

“It’s not often that any athlete can single-handedly captivate a nation. But Pacquiao has. (Roger) Federer, James, Bryant and (New Orleans quarterback Drew) Brees are all terrific athletes and ambassadors for their respective sports. But Pacquiao has become a reason to cheer, almost an island of hope, for Filipinos hit by typhoons in October and political violence during the last week.

 

I’ve heard a Pacquiao story that might be apocryphal, but it is worth repeating. Warring rebel and government troops call a cease fire when Pacquiao fights so they can watch and/or listen. After it’s over, they go back to war. If that’s even close to true, the Nobel people got the wrong guy when they picked President Barack Obama for their peace prize. It should have gone to Pacquiao.”

[loverman18]

Pacquiao doesn't need to fight gayweather...but if they do, it should be gayweather who should do the initiative to put the fight on the negotiating table. Let gayweather come to Pacman's corner and not the other way around. I believe gayweather is scared of Pacman. This fight would commensurate if they agree on the fight purse especially on gayweather's end. No doubt Pacman is the best pound-for-pound pugilist of the world. I hope Pacman loses on the upcoming elections so that he could continue what he does best - boxing. But I think he will win because he changed his hometown from Gen. San to Saranggani. He's gunning for a congressional seat if I'm not mistaken. If he wins, the mega fight would be set after the elections. I hope politics doesn't tarnish Pacman's reputation as a person.

PACMAN always goes for anything, just hoping that his entrance into politicking will not affect his focus on his boxing............ Especially when he'll encounter gayweather

[xxxxdgnr8xxxx]

i'm pretty sure my relatives over there in jersey will be exhilirated if this will happen..

 

Pacquiao-Mayweather a Match Made in Heaven (or Yankee Stadium?)

[carlitosway_94116]

...so, the fight may push thru after all.....

 

 

 

Pacquiao-Mayweather bout closer

By Dan Rafael

ESPN.com

 

The proposed super fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather is getting closer.

 

Mayweather agreed to terms for the welterweight title bout on Tuesday, multiple sources with knowledge of the negotiations told ESPN.com.

 

The proposed date is March 13, although there is a chance it could move to May 1, sources said. Mayweather, according to a source close to him, is OK with either date.

 

Pacquiao and Mayweather have fought recent bouts at catch weights. However if they complete their deal, the bout would be contested at 147 pounds, the maximum for a welterweight fight, a source said.

 

Top Rank's Bob Arum, who promotes Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 KOs), was flying to the Philippines on Tuesday night to meet with Pacquiao and try to close his side of the deal.

 

Arum spent much of Tuesday getting open issues resolved in his negotiations with Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer, who represents Mayweather, sources said. Once Arum was able to do that, he left for the Philippines and is expected back on Monday.

 

If the HBO PPV fight happens on March 13, it would force the tentative HBO PPV fight between light heavyweights Roy Jones Jr. and Bernard Hopkins to move to another date. Hopkins and Jones both fight Wednesday and must win for their fight to go through.

 

The site for Pacquiao-Mayweather remains up in the air. There is interest from Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to bring the fight to his new stadium. There is also interest from venues in Las Vegas, including the MGM Grand (which has hosted several Pacquiao and Mayweather fights), and the Superdome in New Orleans in hosting a fight many believe will break the all-time record for pay-per-view buys, which is the 2.44 million units sold for Mayweather's 2007 split decision victory against Oscar De La Hoya.

 

The fight moved front and center with heavy public demand for it following Pacquiao's dominant 12th-round knockout of Miguel Cotto to win a welterweight title on Nov. 14. The victory gave Pacquiao a title in a record-breaking seventh weight division and 1.25 million pay-per-view units.

 

Mayweather (40-0, 25 KOs), who has won titles in five divisions, came out of a brief retirement in September to dominate Juan Manuel Marquez in a fight that generated 1.05 million buys.

 

Just a few days after Pacquiao's win over Cotto, Arum and Schaefer began negotiations.

 

One wrench in the talks was the date. Arum, Schaefer and HBO wanted to slot the fight on May 1. However, Pacquiao announced his candidacy for a congressional seat in the Philippines on Tuesday. With the election scheduled for May 10, it rules out a May 1 fight unless Pacquiao runs unopposed. Pacquiao lost the election for a congressional seat in 2007.

 

If Pacquiao-Mayweather isn't finalized, Arum has talked about matching Pacquiao with junior middleweight titlist Yuri Foreman, which would give Pacquiao an opportunity to win a title in an eighth division. Foreman defeated Daniel Santos to win a 154-pound belt on the Pacquiao-Cotto undercard.

 

Schaefer has talked about bringing Mayweather to England to match him with Matthew Hatton in the event Pacquiao-Mayweather isn't made. Hatton is the brother of Ricky Hatton, the former junior welterweight and welterweight titlist whom Mayweather knocked out in 2007.

 

Dan Rafael is the boxing writer for ESPN.com.