Mayweather Calls out Pac

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  1. Anthony

    Anthony Admin Staff Member

    Floyd Mayweather was nowhere to be seen in the MGM Grand Hotel during the lead-up to this past Saturday night's Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto welterweight megafight. Nor could the undefeated, five-time champion and Las Vegas resident be found when Pacquiao made history by lifting from Cotto the WBO's 147-pound title belt.

    But in the days since Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach, stood in the ring before a packed MGM Grand Garden Arena and called out his name as the man he wanted to be Pacquiao's next opponent, Mayweather has gotten the message loud and clear.

    Mayweather's name was even chanted by the crowd of more than 16,200, but he says that he just hasn't heard it from Pacquiao's own mouth.



    "They are all talking for him, but Manny Pacquiao has yet to say he wants to fight me. If he wants to fight me, all he has to do is step up to the plate," said Mayweather, who is 40-0, with 25 knockouts, after pitching a virtual shutout over Juan Manuel Marquez in his last fight in September.

    Mayweather watched Saturday's fight from his home in Las Vegas.

    "Manny Pacquiao is the fighter, and every time someone asks him if he wants to fight me, he says it is up to his promoter, or he's going to take a vacation, or whatever the answer is. I have yet to hear him actually say, 'yes I want to fight Mayweather,'" said Mayweather in a statement issued by his media company.

    "We are the fighters, and if one fighter is talking about fighting another fighter, then they should just come out and say it," said Mayweather. "Manny Pacquiao doesn't say anything directly about fighting me because he might just know it's not a fight he can win."

    Pacquiao (50-3-2, 37 KOs) and Mayweather are considered to be the sport's premier fighters, pound-for-pound, and the logical rivals in a bout whose magnitude should surpass all others.

    "The world is much more intrigued by the thought of someone fighting me who can beat me. That is what everyone wants to see and the boxing world is trying to find that guy," said Mayweather, 32. "Manny Pacquaio's people have done a good job of creating an image of him to be this unbelievable fighter, and now the so-called guy to beat me. But like all the rest, he's not the one."
    "There is boxing and then there is me. The rest are just falling in line behind me or are trying to get in line to fight me. And that includes Manny Pacquiao too."
    -- Floyd Mayweather Jr.​
    Like Mayweather, Pacquiao, 30, has victories over Marquez, Ricky Hatton and Oscar De La Hoya. Mayweather beat Hatton and De La Hoya first, by knockout and decision, respectively, before Pacquiao stopped both fighters. Mayweather has decisioned Marquez, and Pacquiao has drawn with and decisioned Marquez.

    "Less than an hour after his fight Saturday night the talk turns back to me. Their whole promotion was just a Mayweather sweepstakes. They know it and anyone could figure that out. Why? Because my name kept coming up and I didn't even say anything," said Mayweather.

    Richard Shaefer, representing Mayweather on behalf of Golden Boy promotions, said that he would work with Pacquiao's promoter, Bob Arum of Top Rank, to get Mayweather-Pacquiao done.

    "I think it will be a great fight, and a big fight, and I really don't want to say anything else, because there is really not much more to be said right now," said Shaefer. "But I do think that it could be one of those fights which certainly has the potential to break any and all records."

    Schaefer and Arum have successfully pulled off such matchups as Pacqauiao's fights opposite Marquez, De La Hoya, Hatton and Marco Antonio Barrera, as well as Cotto-Shane Mosley, Barrera-Erik Morales, De La Hoya-Fernando Vargas, Mosley-Antonio Margrito, and Bernard Hopkins-Kelly Pavlik.

    "In the last five years, we've done so many big fights together, and in the process, we've developed a mutual respect for each other. So, I think Bob likes to work with us, and we like to work with him," said Shaefer. "Let the people behind the scenes do their job, and hopefully, we are going to be successful putting that together."

    Arum told FanHouse he wanted to wait before starting negotiations -- at least until Wednesday, when it could be determined whether or not Pacquiao-Cotto had approached or surpassed the pay-per-view buys mark of 2.4 million set by Mayweather-De La Hoya in May of 2007.

    "[Pacquiao] said during an interview he did leading up to his fight that he didn't think I wanted to fight him, and that boxing, for me, was just a business, and I wasn't interested in a good fight," said Mayweather.

    "But again, he never said during that interview that he would fight me. Why is he talking about what I won't do instead of what he wants to do? Plain and simple, it's because he knows he can't beat me under any circumstances." <STYLE type=text/css> .fanhouseButton {margin:2em 0;} .fanhouseButton a:link, .fanhouseButton a:visited, .fanhouseButton a:hover, .fanhouseButton a:active {background-color:#dd2829;color:#FFFFFF;font-size:18px;padding:0.3em 0.6em;text-decoration:none;} .fanhouseButton a:hover {background-color:#000000;}</STYLE>​
     
    Anthony, Nov 17, 2009
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  2. Hut*Hut

    Hut*Hut The Mackintosh of temazepam

    floyd = piece of :shit::shit:
     
    Hut*Hut, Nov 18, 2009
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  3. ILLUMINATI

    ILLUMINATI Roberto Duran

    don't wanna read all that...did he actually called him out....or just said that if Pacquiao wants to fight..he needs to open his mouth an say so...
     
    ILLUMINATI, Nov 18, 2009
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  4. Hut*Hut

    Hut*Hut The Mackintosh of temazepam

    its just a spin on the same sky sport interview we all watched/read the other day
     
    Hut*Hut, Nov 18, 2009
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  5. dymipepel

    dymipepel Im Banned

    Well, if the fight doesn't happen now, we all know whose fault it's going to be.
    Manny knows what he needs to do to make the fight happen, and if he's going to be unwilling to do it.....it's going to be his own fault.
     
    dymipepel, Nov 18, 2009
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  6. Neil

    Neil tueur de grenouilles

    the fight will happen, you goofballs can keep pontificating about whether it will and who should get what, but the bottom line is it will happen.
     
    Neil, Nov 18, 2009
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  7. cdogg187

    cdogg187 GLADYS

    As Whiskey once brilliantly stated:

    "No no no Mitchell. What he's saying is you don't understand. See Money Mayweather is undefeated. They praise other people but Mayweather has money. Who did that other guy beat? Mayweather beat Oscar De La Hoya. When Mayweather fights he brings in money. Some of those other guys do steroids. Mayweather is dominating. You don't know boxing. You see you don't know boxing because Money May is undefeated. Pacquiao lost. Mayweather doesn't cheat. He retired but he's on top. You don't know boxing, Mayweather has money and stuff paid for. He has lots of houses."
     
    cdogg187, Nov 18, 2009
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  8. Pascals Wager

    Pascals Wager Undisputed Champion

    Where's the bit where PBF calls out Manny?

    If PBF wants to be the best he has to fight the best, & he shows no signs whatsoever of wanting to do that.

    If they both retired today, Pacman would go down as historically the greater fighter.
    The latter part of PBF's career would read as a story of wasted opportunites and unanswered questions that could of been answered if he dared to take on the greatest challenges available to him..
     
    Pascals Wager, Nov 18, 2009
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  9. Ron King 702

    Ron King 702 Undisputed Champion

    for once i agree with dumbass neil
     
    Ron King 702, Nov 18, 2009
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  10. Erratic

    Erratic "Twinkle Toes" McJack

    I don't give a shit who is "calling out" who and I do not understand boxing fans' fascination with it.

    Who cares what a guy says in an interview? Fights are made in the negotiating room not in an interview, and given the fact that the PPV revenues will be 9 fucking figures, it being the biggest fight in the sport, the fight will most likely happen.
     
    Erratic, Nov 18, 2009
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  11. salaco

    salaco Undisputed Champion

    That post always makes me laugh no matter how many times I read it, post of the year! :hammert:
     
    salaco, Nov 18, 2009
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  12. Double L

    Double L Book Reader

    can't believe after PBF's interview following the JMM fight, in which he deferred more than once to his advisors the question of who he would fight next, that he has the nerve to be critical of Pacquiao for allowing his manager to say who his next opponent should be.
     
    Double L, Nov 18, 2009
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  13. cdogg187

    cdogg187 GLADYS

    It really is one of the classics

    Whiskey has had some real beauties, that one is right up there with his best
     
    cdogg187, Nov 19, 2009
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  14. Mr Roboto

    Mr Roboto Undisputed Champion

    :lol::lol::lol::lol:
     
    Mr Roboto, Nov 19, 2009
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  15. *Z*

    *Z* WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

    Since when is Mayweather in the business of fighting guys who call him out? Look no further than Shane Mosley. He's calling Floyd out and Floyd is giving every excuse in the book to not make that fight. Margarito called out Floyd, that fight didn't happen. Oh but when a lightweight calls him out in JMM, he jumps on it and even boasts that he took the fight because he was being called out.

    WAKE THE FUCK UP FLOYD! Everybody is calling your name!

    He rips pac because he's been beaten before. What can Mayweather do to pac that hasn't been done before? What the fuck did Floyd do to Oscar that Mosley didn't do YEARS ealier when Oscar was still a good fighter? Didn't stop him from taking that fight. What the fuck did Floyd do to Baldomir that 12 other guys haven't done? Judah? Dym will appreciate this, KO'd in two by Kostya! Gatti? Who didn't beat Gatti? I could go on and on.
     
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    *Z*, Nov 19, 2009
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  16. Double L

    Double L Book Reader

    I'll tell you who cares - the guy who doesn't want to fight a single real threat the rest of his career, but wants to get paid like he's taking the same risks everyone else is - namely, Floyd Mayweather.
     
    Double L, Nov 19, 2009
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  17. Fighter

    Fighter Undisputed Champion

    Floyd is in a no win situation. He is the king of boxing. Legacy don't cash checks and you don't know boxing.<!-- / message -->
     
    Fighter, Nov 19, 2009
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  18. Double L

    Double L Book Reader

    How is someone who stands to make $20MM for a single fight in a no win situation?

    And how exactly is PBF the "king of boxing?" That's ridiculous.

    And you're right. Legacy shouldn't matter. Whomever PBF fights will be built up as being a worthy opponent anyways.

    As a fan, I'm not asking PBF to fight for his legacy. I'm asking him to fight for his money.
     
    Double L, Nov 19, 2009
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  19. dymipepel

    dymipepel Im Banned

    At this point in his career, Floyd shouldn't fight for legacy (it's secured, PBF is undubtedly one of the greatest fighters of all time) or money (PBF made countless millions, attracting tens of millions of paying customers to his fights).
    Rather, PBF should fight for his own pleasure.
    If he sees fit to fight Pac, so be it.
    If he sees fit to fight Salita, why not?
    If he sees to retire again, why not?
    It is his life, and he should be free to do what he wants with it.
    He paid his dues to the boxing long time ago.
     
    dymipepel, Nov 19, 2009
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  20. Double L

    Double L Book Reader

    I know. The problem is the public is stupid enough to pay to watch him fight Matthew Hatton.

    Whether you think he should fight for money or not, that is exactly what he's doing and has always done.

    Does PBF look to you like someone who "likes" to fight? :atu:
     
    Double L, Nov 19, 2009
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  21. Hut*Hut

    Hut*Hut The Mackintosh of temazepam

    top 50 maybe:slap:
     
    Hut*Hut, Nov 19, 2009
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    mexican wedding shirt, Nov 19, 2009
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  23. dymipepel

    dymipepel Im Banned

    :nono: Top-30, at least, baby boy.
     
    dymipepel, Nov 19, 2009
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  24. dymipepel

    dymipepel Im Banned

    It depends on who he's fighting.
    If he's fighting someone like Sharmba Mitchell, it looks like he's bored there. And you can understand PBF in such situations: for someone like Kostya Tszyu, a fight ( or two) with Mitchell are defining moments of a career. For PBF, it's just another tune-up.
    If, on the other hand, PBF fights someone like Hatton, a guy who started his career two divisions higher than PBF did, then PBF looks somewhat interested in showing that a guy who made Kostya quit on his stool doesn't even deserve to be in the same ring with him.
     
    dymipepel, Nov 19, 2009
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  25. Double L

    Double L Book Reader

    you're such an idiot.
     
    Double L, Nov 19, 2009
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  26. dymipepel

    dymipepel Im Banned

    Could you refrain from name-calling in General Discussion forum, at least?
    There's no need to get personal and call people "a relapsed alcoholic", or "Fraudarito supporter" or "an imbecile, who blindly supports cheaters like Margarito or Castillo" or "a guy who couldn't pick a fight right more than once every year".
    You don't see me doing things like that, do you?
    So, let's try to stick to boxing discussion, eh?
    Thanks.
     
    dymipepel, Nov 19, 2009
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  27. Hut*Hut

    Hut*Hut The Mackintosh of temazepam

    At a push, maybe. I'd say he'd probably be outside the top 30 with his current resume.
     
    Hut*Hut, Nov 19, 2009
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  28. dymipepel

    dymipepel Im Banned

    What if he beats Matthew Hatton?
     
    dymipepel, Nov 19, 2009
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  29. Double L

    Double L Book Reader

    :atu:
     
    Double L, Nov 19, 2009
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  30. REEDsART

    REEDsART MATCHMAKER

    :laughing::laughing:


    REED:bears:
     
    REEDsART, Nov 19, 2009
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