Bombshell Circulating, Even To Marco Antonio Barrera Camp Multiple $ources Claim Unhappy Manny Pacquaio $eeks Exit From Oct. 6 PPV Date! Michael Marley BoxingConfidential.Com EXCLUSIVE REPORT 9/13/2007 Inflamed sources have told Boxingconfidential.com that boxing’s recent wave of major fight postponements may not be over. These same knowledgeable sources tell me that the real tsunami may be coming shortly. Word is emanating from Mexico that there is great concern in the camp of Marco Antonio Barrera and elsewhere that a troubled Manny Pacquaio is trying to find a way to wriggle out of their Oct. 6 pay-per-view fight in Las Vegas. “It’s all on Pacman’s side but the word is filtering out of Mexico, out of MAB’s camp,†one source said. “They have not mentioned a word of this to Marco because he is training like a mad monk and they don’t want him to lose his mental or physical edge. Some people associated with the WBC are hearing the same rumors." So why would the Pinoy ring idol, said to be in fantastic physical form as a result of daily drills with taskmaster trainer Freddie Roach, want not a weigh-in but a way out of the huge fight to be co-promoted by Top Rank and Goldern Boy? “No one seems to have a certain reason but it’s clear that Manny believes that the recent business marriage of Bob Arum and Oscar de la Hoya has been to his financial detriment. He is not happy with the money G and TR want to pay him. He thinks they’ve cut what he should be getting paid to cover their respective legal bills which are huge,†a second insider said. “Manny sees a guy like Ricky Hatton getting an $8 million guarantee and wonders why he isn’t getting a lot more than that. Manny believes he should be getting Floyd Mayweather type millions." It’s been said that Megamanny will relocate training to LA on Sept. 22 but the doubters say don’t hold your breath on that one. They think the PPV date will blow up just like the Sept. 15 (G only) Juan Manuel Marquez-Rocky Juarez show did. Much of that card is now being sideloaded, with fighters getting purse “haircuts†unless G shoulders the pain, to Showtime for Nov. 3. “Manny wants out of this fight unless they ratchet up the pay,†a third source told me. “This is the negative feedback that has circulated into the Barrera camp. Marco is not going to take less money to satisfy Manny, certainly not at this near the end stage of his illustrious career. “Manny may come up with a way out of the fight. He might get a cold or have walking pneumonia all of a sudden. Manny has told some friends he is having financial problems but the friends think it’s really his unhappiness with the two promoters. If they don’t make a big adjustment to Manny’s purse, he’ll call in sick or come up with an injury.†I guess a tiny cut on the right hand won't "cut it" since Marquez just that excuse to postpone the title challenge by Juarez. Stay tuned on this bombshell, folks
Great, Pacquiao will lose and Barrera will be considered greater than Morales. I knew Erik should have never given Manny a rematch. :flip:
And the mind games have begun.... Secret videos, rumours of both guys training like rabid dogs, blame for money issues and wanting to pull out.... opcorn:
:cheer: I have been telling you all from the start! Barrera will win this fight! Everyone thought that I was crazy, I bet most of you dont feel the same way anymore.
he gets closer to revealing the identity of one of his sources in the next story, confirming that it's a Pinoy insider. The more I think on it, all of these rumors begun swirling ever since Alabama Man stopped posting. Hmm...
god its disgusting I would almost go all the way and say their writing is nothing more than messageboard rants and highschool-esque musings but most of those fools are from MY BOARD!! :: either way that site is wack
it's me. Even though I am Mexipino I look more Mexican and they have seen me more than a few times so they let me in only for them to not realize that underneath my Team Barrera "It Was The Fire" shirt was another shirt only this one was No Fear Manny is Here....Playing Pool. but since I am only a quarter Filipino I only taped 45 seconds of each 3 minute round
Notorious E.A.N.E.R. I appreciate your willingness to step in and take the blame "however" I can't let you do that my friend. I am the TRUE source of the story seeing that I am Blexipino meaning each portion of my nationality acted as a source.
i'm sick of this shit. fight if you want. if you don't like the money, don't fight. simple as that. fuck Arum and G. Pac has leverage here. that's what this is about. he knows the show must go on, doesn't like his cut, and recognizes that he's in a position to demand more. good for him. fkn Arum must be obscenely rich. and we all know G is too. pay your damn fighters. let's have a fight. MAB is going down. he doesn't have it - can't handle Pac's speed, heart and angles. it's over with.
no, it's more like - fight if you sign the contract. if you don't like the money, then don't sign the contract. pac is financially inept and is a flip-flopper.
Exactly... Don't agree to the Terms if U Think U MIGHT Wanna Change your Mind, Down the Road... # 1, Manny SIGNED the Contract... # 2, It's a Fight Manny's Gonna B HEAVILY Favored to Win & Let's NOT Pretend that Barrera Does GOOD PPV #'s...Sure,he's a Mexican ICON,but that HASN'T Carried Over to his PPV Sales...Bottom Line, Barrera is Perceived as LESS of a Fighter,ie.,an EASIER Opponent for Manny NOW,than Back THEN...Barrera ISN'T Worth a Ricky Hatton or Floyd Mayweather Type of PAYDAY... But this May All B MOOT, Considering the SOURCE... REED
