PacMan's Corner

[allenseb]

parang hindi si pacquiao yung kalaban ni morales. hindi agresibo. mukang mahina ang mga suntok. preparasyon ang problema. sa dami ng intriga bago ang laban, nakasama talaga sa performance ni manny. magaling talaga kung sa magaling si eric pero hindi talaga naipakita ni manny ang laro niya.

[centrino]

From the news this morning pumayag na daw 'yung side ni Morales for a Rematch sometime this September. But what if matalo ulit si Pacquiao? Matatahimik na kaya 'yung mga pilipino na hindi marunong tumanggap ng pagkatalo? :goatee:

 

Hats off ako kay Morales kung talagang bibigyan niya ng rematch si Pacquiao... I mean you don't have to beat somebody twice in a row just to prove you're the better boxer di ba? If he says ok for a rematch bilib ako sa confidence niya... that should be considered by Manny as well.

[Agent_mulder]

morales is a scientific boxer while Manny is a slugger, the systematic one prevailed over the slugger in this match..kita naman natin basag mukha ni Manny whereas walang galos sa mukha si morales. Saka we can see na kaya ni morales ang ibinibigay sa kanya ni Manny, what i admir about Manny is that hindi siya nag-give up while what i admire about the camp of morales is that they've studied the style of Manny very well. This is a lesson learned for the camp of Manny, it teaches them that politicking within their ranks may have cost them the fight....

[MTCBOSS]

why the filipino people cnot accept the lost.... every good man sometimes has to fall so they can stand and learned from there mistake...... :hypocritesmiley:

 

we are not perfect.... coz if we are perfect no one lost.....

[Guest uglykid]

hello fellow boxing fans and friends

 

I don't want to sound like a smart-ass but I think Manny should add more to his repertoire and not be a one-dimensional fighter

I believe that he is very much talented and brave, but boxing is a "sweet science" and brute strength and speed will only take you to a certain point. Manny is more of a slugger/fighter and I believe that once he becomes a "boxer" then he'd be very hard to beat.

 

anyway, this is just my humble opinion and I could be wrong.

 

Mabuhay si Manny! Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!

[Brian®]

Pacquiao a bigger loser -- to Murad

Posted 01:42am (Mla time) Mar 24, 2005

By Salven L. Lagumbay

Inquirer News Service

 

 

BEFORE losing by unanimous decision to Mexican Erik Morales last Sunday, Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao was already a bigger loser -- and of all people -- to his US promoter Murad Muhammad.

 

In an interview several days before the fight, Pacquiao's US trainer Freddie Roach had said Murad, contrary to common practice, will be receiving the pay-per-view (PPV) upside of 40 percent reserved for the General Santos City fighter.

 

"Before Manny signed his last contract with Murad, Bob Arum called me up and he negotiated this deal with me: It's the exact same pay day we're making now: a guarantee, plus 40 percent of the upside (after the break even of the PPV money). The upside was going 100 percent to Manny. But now the upside is going to Murad Muhammad," Roach said.

 

Guarantee

 

Roach also told boxing writer Joe Rein in the same interview that the reigning Ring Magazine featherweight champion was to receive a guarantee of $1.75 million -- the biggest ever purse for Pacquiao.

 

Now, just days after the monumental fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, the figures are slowly coming out of the woodwork, and they point to Murad getting $2.8 million from Pacquiao's PPV share and the Filipino getting nothing.

 

Estimates

 

Roach cited that based on local estimates, the Pacquiao-Morales fight should have snagged some 400,000 pay-per-view buys and at $44.95 per buy, the PPV should amount to $17.98 million.

 

Meanwhile, Pacquiao, who endured a deep cut over his right eye from a headbutt in the fifth round, was left with only $612,500 (P33,075,000) out of his purse after deducting the taxes and shares of the members of Pacquiao's team.

 

"Murad may have made more than Manny, for what, he didn't risk his life. That's horrible. This guy makes Don King look like a saint," Roach said.

 

Taken to task

 

Roach's assertions seemed to bolster an earlier report that Pacquiao had taken Muhammad to task after it was reported that while Morales was getting 40 percent of the PPV share and Bob Arum 20 percent, it was Muhammad who took the 40 percent which was supposed to go to Pacquiao.

 

"Well with Murad I think he is one of those guys who don't really care about the fighter more so than the money," Roach said yesterday in an interview.

 

Roach also rued Muhammad's seeming lack of support for his fighter, saying: "Like the trip to the hospital, myself and Shelley (Finkel) stayed for four hours, while Murad was counting his money in his suite."

 

Finkel, Pacquiao's new manager, Roach and Manny went to a hospital where doctors suggested a corrective plastic surgery to close the deep cut Pacquiao suffered in the fight.

 

Roach revealed for the first time, however, that they have underestimated Erik Morales a bit and that the bleeding of Pacquiao's cut did not stop.

 

Rematch

 

"No complaints, we lost, he won and we are definitely looking at a rematch in September," he added.

 

He also assured fans that should a rematch be made, Pacquiao will definitely be wearing his favorite Reyes gloves.

 

Roach also pointed out that "there was a lot of noise during the Manny fight and it was difficult to get Manny to listen with all the loud speaking and these guys with no knowledge about Manny screaming instructions. All these guys (were) trying to do my job."

 

Salven L. Lagumbay is a contributor to the Philippine Daily Inquirer

 

mga promoter nga naman talaga oh! :grr:

[Guest uglykid]

dapat magpalit na si Manny ng promoter

[StarWars]

dapat magpalit na si Manny ng promoter 

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I think si Shelley Finkel na ang bago niyang promoter. Manny i think has lawyers reviewing the contract he signed with Arum.

[cool2nasty]

KUDOS TO MANNY! NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED!

 

REMATCH without the headbutt, gloves issue & being overconfident !!!

 

 

:cool: :upside:

[Serial Killer]

dapat magretire na si pacman kc ala naman shang kwenta eh, puro tsamba lang ung panalo nya dati.

[jayeina]

he did his best! unfortunately maraming factors ang nangyari kung bakit sya natalo. hope he learned his lesson from this fight and promise to do better next time not just physically but emotionally as well!

[nas22]

Pacquaio is a true national hero.

 

I still watch the fight March 20 fight weeks after it was held.

 

It makes me so proud that for once the National Anthem was PROUDLY sang infront of the 14,000 in attendance and millions of fans watching around the world. It makes me so proud to see that Pac with his valiant efforts is able to successfully wave the National Flag with intense passion and dignity.

 

MABUHAY ka Manny.

 

We are behind you in your next endeavors.

 

Sue Murad and fck Rod Nazario.

 

To hell with Ronnie Nathanielsz.

[newbie182]

Mabuhay ka manny....ure the best..... ure represent the very best in the filipinos...hard working,humble and full of courage..

[Guest jason_kidd]

Pacman rules.... hope a rematch with morales will come soon... :cool:

[newbie182]

Morales...wat a coward even to admit that his luck was chamba....sh**t if only manny landed a straight left..poteck tulog un...