I've been trying to get some good info for my brehs on this fight, but all I've gotten is ambiguous shyt that can be seen either way and unsubstantiated rumors. 
Floyd Mayweather Jr-Manny Pacquiao Master Discussion Thread
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Not the first time I've heard the 2016 theory. Another take on it. Really, it's the flipside to Manny resigning with Bob Arum, which in hindsight it's kind of funny how people sh!t on Floyd for not fighting Manny, but if Manny really wanted that fight, why resign with Arum knowing all along that it's going to be an impediment to making the Floyd fight happen? Now here's a theory that Floyd might wrap up his deal with Showtime, not retire like he said he would, and then rumble with Pac on his own terms. That kind of patience has the signature thinking of Al Haymon written all over it. Time will tell I suppose.
http://www.inquisitr.com/1788958/real-reason-floyd-mayweather-jr-manny-pacquiao-showtime/
With Manny Pacquiao announcing more than a week ago that he had agreed to all of Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s contractual demands for their long-planned superfight, Mayweather remains a holdout. While Pacquiao laid down a deadline of the end of January — a date now just four days away — for Mayweather to sign the fight contract, the American’s refusal to ink the deal, creating the biggest-money fight in boxing history, appears increasingly baffling.
Mayweather and sources in his camp have stated that Pacquiao’s promoter, Bob Arum, is actually somehow causing the holdup with behind-the-scenes maneuvering, the details of which no one on either side has specified.
Arum, for his part, has his own theory about why Mayweather is shying away from the fight, calling the undefeated welterweight king “chicken” in an interview with a Spanish-language TV network.
The 83-year-old promoter has been sounding that note for much of the past weekend, saying in a separate interview on Saturday that he, Arum, has become a “scapegoat” for Mayweather’s fear of losing to Pacquiao, whose southpaw style will create a difficult matchup for Mayweather, Arum says.
But the real reason that Mayweather continues to stall the Pacquiao fight deal from happening may lie, some boxing observers believe, in another contract — Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s six-fight deal with the CBS-owned, premium cable network, Showtime.
Mayweather has so far fought (and won) four of those six fights. He is scheduled for fight Number Five on May 2 of this year, with the contract finishing up later in 2015, most likely in September.
At that point, Mayweather becomes once again a free agent, free to cut any pay-per-view deal for the Pacquiao fight that he wants, with either Showtime or its Time-Warner-owned rival HBO — or even a third, independent entity.
Financially, observers say, it simply makes more sense for Mayweather to wait one more year before finally agreeing to fight Pacquiao in a mega-fight that has remained at the top of boxing fans’ “most wanted” list since talks first began and fell apart in 2009.
According to David Mayo, who writes for the Michigan-based MLive news site — which covers Grand Rapids native Mayweather closely — one other factor also points toward 2016 as the likely time frame for the long-awaited Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao superfight.
“There also is a new 20,000-seat arena under construction on Las Vegas Boulevard, expected to be completed by early 2016,” Mayo notes. “It long has been speculated that Mayweather-Pacquiao would be an ideal fit for the new venue, which would seat about 4,000 more for boxing than MGM Grand Garden Arena, where Mayweather has fought exclusively since 2007.”
In other words, the dollars and cents dictate that Floyd Mayweather will fight Manny Pacquiao — in 2016. In 2015, expect Mayweather to stage a rematch with Puerto Rican icon Miguel Cotto, an opponent he has defeated comfortably once already, while Pacquiao travels to England for a showdown with the speedy Amir Khan.
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http://www.inquisitr.com/1788958/real-reason-floyd-mayweather-jr-manny-pacquiao-showtime/
With Manny Pacquiao announcing more than a week ago that he had agreed to all of Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s contractual demands for their long-planned superfight, Mayweather remains a holdout. While Pacquiao laid down a deadline of the end of January — a date now just four days away — for Mayweather to sign the fight contract, the American’s refusal to ink the deal, creating the biggest-money fight in boxing history, appears increasingly baffling.
Mayweather and sources in his camp have stated that Pacquiao’s promoter, Bob Arum, is actually somehow causing the holdup with behind-the-scenes maneuvering, the details of which no one on either side has specified.
Arum, for his part, has his own theory about why Mayweather is shying away from the fight, calling the undefeated welterweight king “chicken” in an interview with a Spanish-language TV network.
The 83-year-old promoter has been sounding that note for much of the past weekend, saying in a separate interview on Saturday that he, Arum, has become a “scapegoat” for Mayweather’s fear of losing to Pacquiao, whose southpaw style will create a difficult matchup for Mayweather, Arum says.
But the real reason that Mayweather continues to stall the Pacquiao fight deal from happening may lie, some boxing observers believe, in another contract — Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s six-fight deal with the CBS-owned, premium cable network, Showtime.
Mayweather has so far fought (and won) four of those six fights. He is scheduled for fight Number Five on May 2 of this year, with the contract finishing up later in 2015, most likely in September.
At that point, Mayweather becomes once again a free agent, free to cut any pay-per-view deal for the Pacquiao fight that he wants, with either Showtime or its Time-Warner-owned rival HBO — or even a third, independent entity.
Financially, observers say, it simply makes more sense for Mayweather to wait one more year before finally agreeing to fight Pacquiao in a mega-fight that has remained at the top of boxing fans’ “most wanted” list since talks first began and fell apart in 2009.
According to David Mayo, who writes for the Michigan-based MLive news site — which covers Grand Rapids native Mayweather closely — one other factor also points toward 2016 as the likely time frame for the long-awaited Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao superfight.
“There also is a new 20,000-seat arena under construction on Las Vegas Boulevard, expected to be completed by early 2016,” Mayo notes. “It long has been speculated that Mayweather-Pacquiao would be an ideal fit for the new venue, which would seat about 4,000 more for boxing than MGM Grand Garden Arena, where Mayweather has fought exclusively since 2007.”
In other words, the dollars and cents dictate that Floyd Mayweather will fight Manny Pacquiao — in 2016. In 2015, expect Mayweather to stage a rematch with Puerto Rican icon Miguel Cotto, an opponent he has defeated comfortably once already, while Pacquiao travels to England for a showdown with the speedy Amir Khan.
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On another note, Bob Arum is 83 fuggin years old. Why can't he just sit his old greedy jew azz down somewhere and stay out of the way of this?
blackestofpanthers
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Ask rhetorical questions, brehs.
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PROMOTERS have fukked over the sport of boxing. I hope BOB drops dead soon and all his fighters go to Al Haymon
Dont get me wrong, i dont fukk with either of these nikkas. I just wanna see this fight actually take place.
Dont get me wrong, i dont fukk with either of these nikkas. I just wanna see this fight actually take place.
http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/articles-frontpage/20178-the-hauser-report-january-notes
This is the only time in memory that the two most prominent fighters in the world have been in the same weight class and didn’t fight each other. There are reports that Moonves has instructed Espinoza to not give dates to Haymon unless and until Mayweather-Pacquiao is made. That would explain why Showtime has so little programming in place for this year.
This is the only time in memory that the two most prominent fighters in the world have been in the same weight class and didn’t fight each other. There are reports that Moonves has instructed Espinoza to not give dates to Haymon unless and until Mayweather-Pacquiao is made. That would explain why Showtime has so little programming in place for this year.
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Hauser is on HBO/topRank payroll. I wouldn't take him serious.
All these reports he hears about
LeVraiPapi
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not true bro. Haymon actually talked to SHowtime and they will be working together in putting more fights together. HBO holding up the fight. Not Haymon/FLoyd/SHowtime.
Danny and Superman took the year off by requesting to fight jobbers, not Haymon's fault that Danny been shook to fight after Lucas and Herrera roughed him up.
Showtime lost some good fights but the point is to attract the general public to gain enough interest and popularity to make Showtime boxing more enticing.
EvenA rum wanna work with Haymon cuz he knows that's a brilliant idea.
as much as I thought it was a good idea to move all Floyd/Manny related stuff into 1 thread...with all the other developments going on in the boxing world why ppl want to talk about this shyt, rehashing stuff, day in day out
It was still a good idea. It's just that some nikkas are bigger fans of Manny/Floyd than they are the whole sport of boxing. Ain't shyt you can do, but let them cook.
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thats why i just want these nikkas to fight and retire. Im sick of these "boxing fans" who just dikkride grown men that they dont even knowIt was still a good idea. It's just that some nikkas are bigger fans of Manny/Floyd than they are the whole sport of boxing. Ain't shyt you can do, but let them cook.
The biggest problem with these Floyd/Manny stans is when they think since that they watch/follow those 2 nikkas that they know enough about the sport as a whole to drop knowledge and act like they can have debates with hardcore fans that have been watching boxing for 15+ years.
Thought I was the only one who hated the Floyd/Pac Stan Wars. Reading the comments section of any article related to either fighter or the fight, is irritating. It's irritating that people like that exist. From a neutral observation, the Pac Stans are the worst. I don't think it's so much that they stan Pac as much as they hate Mayweather. It's pathetic.
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My thing is you dont know these nikkas, how can you hate a nikka you dont know?
Exactly! They say some of the most flagrant and disrespectul sh!t online. The worst to me is calling Floyd a coward. Under no circumstances would I ever call any fighter a coward. I ain't never been in the ring, and anybody that does it whether elite or subpar deserves respect. Getting their bodies and heads damaged, and people have the gall to label them a coward. They're almost as bad as the rabid patriots in this country who've never served.