Floyd Mayweather Jr-Manny Pacquiao Master Discussion Thread

[Thatrogueassdiaz]

I think for the broadcasting part, it will be done the same way it was done for Lewis/Tyson: take one from each network, have them call the PPV version, then the winning network wins the rights to re-broadcast it with their own guys.

My personal picks would be: Jim Lampley/Paulie Malignaggi (PPV), Mauro/Bernstein/Tarver (Sho re-broadcast) and Bob Papa/Max/Roy (HBO re-broadcast). A case can be made for Lamps/Bern for the PPV instead of Lamps/Paulie, but I really like Paulie's skills as color guy/analyst, so I wouldn't mind the meeting of the minds of two different generations with him and Lamps.

Also, if (hopefully, WHEN) this gets done, it will be the first boxing PPV I would have ordered SINCE Floyd/Oscar, and that's saying something.

Paulie is pretty god, but I feel like he goes out his way to diss Floyd sometimes. Other than that he's a good analyst

jim lampley is utter garbage as a analyst

He's gotten worse since Merchant left.

still the most cringe worthy moment from a sports announcer. shyt made the whole broadcast awkward as fukk

Al is mad underrated, never really shows any bias, doesn't take himself seriously and calls it like he sees it.

Nothing compares to larry merchant though he's long, boring, analogies that had nothing to do with the fight somehow comparing some bear in the fukkin woods to what's happening in the ring

I can't stand Bernstein.

 

[LeVraiPapi]

I don't wanna be negged to oblivion but the same dude put me on some dope things about this fight and boxing

 

[Big Boss]

I don't wanna be negged to oblivion but the same dude put me on some dope things about this fight and boxing

Like what?

 

[The_King_of_Everything]

Announce it already

 

[krackdagawd]

I can't stand Bernstein.

 

[WhodatWhoadi]

What's wrong with that? There's always time to drop knowledge on calf development. Manny's calves are the best ever for a man his size, probably the best ever for any size

 

[King P]

Larry Merchant had some great lines

"About a half-million dollars will go to Tony Tubbs after all of his expenses. I figured out that's about 100,000 quarts of ice cream....or a shrimp salad in Japan."

"Brewster gotta start working the body more.” “Why, Roy? Wlad has a glass chin, not a glass body."

"To say Michael Grant has a glass jaw is an insult to glass.”

 

[onelastdeath]

I got some news in my email regarding this fight last night.

 

[seemorecizzy]

I got some news in my email regarding this fight last night.

let it out man

 

[onelastdeath]

let it out man

Floyd's stopping this fight. Well his demands anyway. I spent a lot of time supporting him, so know that I'm not saying this on some pactard hating shyt.

Floyd wants this on SHO exclusively with a 75-25 split. Which just isn't going to happen. Espinoza and HBO Sports have come to a verbal agreement that both of the networks with air the fight, and Arum/ Pac want 60-40 AT LEAST. Also, Floyd wants an immediate rematch clause, which Pac/Arum aren't guaranteeing.

So for the first time (in my opinion) Floyd is actually the reason this fight isn't happening. Every other time throughout this rivalry, I had it 50/50 for Floyd and Arum/Pac. And most of the time, I had it mostly Arum's fault

This time around it'll be on Floyd if it doesn't happen.

 

[krackdagawd]

Larry Merchant had some great lines

"About a half-million dollars will go to Tony Tubbs after all of his expenses. I figured out that's about 100,000 quarts of ice cream....or a shrimp salad in Japan."

"Brewster gotta start working the body more.” “Why, Roy? Wlad has a glass chin, not a glass body."

"To say Michael Grant has a glass jaw is an insult to glass.”

I miss his alcohol induced post fight rants

 

[California Burrito]

 

[patscorpio]

I miss his alcohol induced post fight rants

He does it every once in a while for the international fights these days

 

[Newzz]

Floyd's stopping this fight. Well his demands anyway. I spent a lot of time supporting him, so know that I'm not saying this on some pactard hating shyt.

Floyd wants this on SHO exclusively with a 75-25 split. Which just isn't going to happen. Espinoza and HBO Sports have come to a verbal agreement that both of the networks with air the fight, and Arum/ Pac want 60-40 AT LEAST. Also, Floyd wants an immediate rematch clause, which Pac/Arum aren't guaranteeing.

So for the first time (in my opinion) Floyd is actually the reason this fight isn't happening. Every other time throughout this rivalry, I had it 50/50 for Floyd and Arum/Pac. And most of the time, I had it mostly Arum's fault

This time around it'll be on Floyd if it doesn't happen.

I thought they had agreed on the purse split though

 

[onelastdeath]

I thought they had agreed on the purse split though

From what I'm hearing, money is a huge issue right now.

I think Floyd feels a potential L and wants to be compensated. I think he'd beat Pac though, just not sure he 100% believes it