Stephen A. Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 The top 3 pound-for-pound fightersBy Dan RafaelESPN.comNote: Results through Nov. 18. 1 http://espn.go.com/photo/2007/0911/box_ap_pacquiao_65.jpg Manny Pacquiao Welterweight titlist Age: 30 | Record: 50-3-2, 38 KOs Hits: With a dominant 12th-round knockout victory against Miguel Cotto, which gave Pacquiao titles in a record seven divisions, he not only cemented his place as the best in the business, but he also went a long way toward cementing himself as one of the sport's all-time greats. You can talk about the Pacman in the same breath as greats like Henry Armstrong, Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran. He's that good because he has proved it in the ring -- not just talked about it, as some others like to do. And nobody fights with the pure joy and humility that Pacquiao does. He's the star of stars. Misses: There are none, not with his package of speed, power, skills and entertainment value. He lines 'em up and knocks 'em down. Just look at his last three fights alone: dominant knockouts of Cotto, Ricky Hatton and Oscar De La Hoya. 2 http://sports.espn.go.com/photo/2009/0710/box_g_mayweather_65.jpg Floyd Mayweather Jr. Welterweight Age: 32 | Record: 40-0, 25 KOs Hits: Mayweather returned from almost two years out of the ring and looked as though he hadn't missed a day in the gym as he battered Juan Manuel Marquez in his Sept. 19 return, knocking him down and pitching a near shutout. With Mayweather safely through that fight (which was never in doubt) and Pacquiao having knocked out Cotto so impressively, the stage is set for the biggest fight that can possibly be made. If it happens, it could break every revenue record there is for a boxing match. It will be a monster. Misses: In a pathetic attempt to discredit Pacquiao, Mayweather blathers on and on about how Pacquiao isn't undefeated and that he has been knocked out twice, without recognizing that those knockouts came a decade and seven weight classes ago, when Pacquiao hadn't even turned 21. Nor does Mayweather recognize that Pacquiao, who started his career at 106 pounds, is now knocking out prime, elite welterweights -- something Mayweather himself has never done because he has avoided the prime, elite welterweights of his time. 3 http://espn.go.com/photo/2007/0721/box_g_hokins3_65.jpg Bernard Hopkins Light heavyweight Age: 44 | Record: 49-5-1, 32 KOs Hits: Just a month shy of his 45th birthday, Hopkins will return to the ring Dec. 2 to face Enrique Ornelas in order to shake off the rust of what will be a 14-month layoff. It's a good move for Hopkins, who is taking the bout in anticipation of a long-awaited, and signed, rematch with Roy Jones Jr. in the first part of 2010. Misses: Hopkins and Jones, who has his own fight to deal with against Danny Green in Australia on Dec. 2, both have to win in order for their rematch to come off. When guys take tune-up fights, especially guys in their 40s, you just never know what could happen that could derail the big fight. Quote Link to comment
bryanfury Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Floyd will k*ll Manny in 4 rounds I know you know better man. I just downloaded a torrent and watched his fight against cotto again and noticed and observed that cotto adopted various styles of diff. boxers. Special mention in the latter part of the fight I'm sure everybody knows who's style cotto adopted and to no avail. And I'm also sure that the power of cotto's punch is almost the same with floyd "paranoid" jr., consider also the ability of our pacman to absorb such power punches plus definitely his speed. Those drug-testing tactics of the other camp is a sign of cowardice. Kung bilib at confident ka sa sarili mo na kayang mong talunin ang kalaban mo di muna maiisip yung mga ganyang bagay, ang usto mo nyan laban na agad. Loss naman ni jr. kung di matutuloy ang laban nila ni pacman, si pacman malaki pa din ang kikitain kahit sino ang next oponent nya.My 2 cents. Quote Link to comment
vexy9 Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 ndi n yata tuloy ung match! naduwag n tlaga si Gayweather!!! Quote Link to comment
howarddeduct Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Hehe. Floyd the Paranoid Gayweather :evil: Quote Link to comment
uaeboy25 Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 (edited) atras yag-bols na siya umpisa pa lang!!!!!! tingin ko wala syang yagbols. dami nyang dahilan. ang nakapila daw na makakalaban ng mas mabilis sa march na laban ni pacquiao ay si yuri foreman at si paullie malignaggi. si paullie ung isa sa nagsasabing nagdududa din sya sa lakas ni pacman. maganda makatikim din sya ng tunay na sapak ni pacman. saka nya sabihin duda pa sya Edited December 24, 2009 by uaeboy25 Quote Link to comment
kempaf Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 bading talaga 'tong si mongofloyd gayweather! Quote Link to comment
jerzz Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 (edited) Don't give Mayweather a chance to walk away from this fight, just agree to the drug test then pulvurize the Gayman. If Pacman agrees to the drug test lets see what new excuse Mayweather will make. Sayang din yung P2 Billion Edited December 24, 2009 by jerzz Quote Link to comment
howarddeduct Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 Let Gayweather walk into obscurity. :evil: Quote Link to comment
wizard23 Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 Don't give Mayweather a chance to walk away from this fight, just agree to the drug test then pulvurize the Gayman. If Pacman agrees to the drug test lets see what new excuse Mayweather will make. Sayang din yung P2 Billion just hoping this is just to hype the impending matchup. but if it doesn't push through, pacman can always get to choose, who, when and where to fight at a tune of $20million - so that's still P1 Billion. not bad at all. but here's hoping, matuloy na ang laban para magkaalamanan na. lintek na bading yang gayweather. ang daming palusot! Quote Link to comment
Rabbit305 Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 Pag ayaw maraming dahilan, pag gusto maraming paraan, ganun lang yun. Takot lang talaga si Mayweather because he saw what Manny did to Cotto. Takot lang talaga siya....Pwede naman ang drug testing immediately after the fight. Kung gumamit nga si MAnny ng drug, d naman mawawala agad yun... Tama si Bob Arum. Takot si Mayweather.. period. Quote Link to comment
KingCrab777 Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 o ayan na, payag na si pacman basta yung tests are the ones recognized by the NBA, NFL and all the other major professional leagues. ano naman kaya dahilan ni 'walang yag-bols' na si Floyd, Jr. para hindi pumayag sa laban? the ball is in their hands. baka gusto ni Floyd, Jr. yung tatay niya muna kalabanin ni pacman? itapat nalang kay Aling dionisia yun baka manlambot din tuhod nila. mag-amang walang yag-bols, puro dakdak!!! sila ang dapat mag congressman!!!! walang yag-bols eh!!!!!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment
uaeboy25 Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 Don't give Mayweather a chance to walk away from this fight, just agree to the drug test then pulvurize the Gayman. If Pacman agrees to the drug test lets see what new excuse Mayweather will make. Sayang din yung P2 Billion ang problem ayaw naman talaga lumaban ni gayweather. si mathew hatton ang gusto nyang labanan. pag pumayag si pacman may antidoping test din before the fight. natalo si pacman kay moraes at kasama dun ung pagkuha ng dugo 24 hrs bago ang laban. how about 1hr bago ang laban? naninigurado si mayweather na maraming distruction si pacquiao. at hindi pwede un. ang masakit tulad ni timothy bradley na isa sa pwedeng makalaban ni pacquiao eh nagdedemand narin kay pacquiao ng olympic style na drug testing. ganun nasiraan ng husto si pacquiao. as in naging malaking issue ung hindi nya pagpayag na magpatest 24 before ang laban. kasuhan nya ung mga gayweather na yan. totally para maclear ang name nya. this time maglaban naman sila sa korte. MANNY PACQUIAO TO SUE FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR By G. Leon Moments ago Bob Arum informed Boxingtalk.com that pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao will be filing a lawsuit against Floyd Mayweather Jr, Floyd Mayweather Sr and Golden Boy Promotions CEO for libel and slander. There will be more to follow until then, REMEMBER WHERE YOU HEARD IT FIRST! 10:53 PM EST Quote Link to comment
wizard23 Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 MANNY PACQUIAO TO SUE FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR By G. Leon Moments ago Bob Arum informed Boxingtalk.com that pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao will be filing a lawsuit against Floyd Mayweather Jr, Floyd Mayweather Sr and Golden Boy Promotions CEO for libel and slander. There will be more to follow until then, REMEMBER WHERE YOU HEARD IT FIRST! 10:53 PM EST ********** ayos to! dahil sa kabadingan ni floyd eto mapapala nya ke manny. lumaban ka na kasi at ng magkaalamanan na!!!! Quote Link to comment
_eRon_ Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 paul malignaggi has been offered by bob arum to fight manny on mar.13..sana matuloy pa din ang megafight..i would love to watch manny open a can of whoop-ass on floyd hehehehe Quote Link to comment
john2004 Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 nakausap ko friend ko from U.S.A. today, majority sa amerika ayaw kaypacman ewan daw niya kung bakit (sa tingin ko naman DISCRIMINATION)di kaya masikmura na ang isang true blooded american boxer matalo sa isang pinoy sa sariling bansa. nakikita nilang malamang matatalo si floydthis coming march. bukod sa DUWAG siya. at isa pa, malaking kinalaman daw yung si Mike Koncz (tama ba spelling?)yung adviser ni manny sa gulo ng negotiation. Si manny lang ang pumulotkay mike koncz without consulting coach freddie roach na balita ko it'sagainst freddie's will. baka nag ESPIONAGE lang si koncz sa mga secrettraining ni manny. Quote Link to comment
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