pacquiao vs floyd mayweather

[urge2kill]

May/Pac won't come close to the 2.4 million buys May/DLH had. I'll take points bets if anybody wants the over.

[Pabinator]

When they sign the fight and its official I might take that bet

[Trixie]

You want the under?

[bball4life700]

Think Mayweather can take Pacquiao, I hope it goes down!

[UntilTheNDofTimE]

Think Mayweather can take Pacquiao, I hope it goes down!

Woa! , Im doubling up on mayweather now, this guys a professional gambler!

How did he know The Detroit Lakers 2H would go over?

JJ, Nicky, Pavy how'd he know? This guy has inside info. When he bets he makes lines move

[bball4life700]

lol Thanks man! I dropped 18 bucks on the Grizzlies spread and made that shit move 3 pts

[Moonpie0954]

Floyd want fight Pac he is scared

[bball4life700]

I bet he is but he should man up and give the fans what they want.

[marabdl86]

You all are ignorant to boxing. Floyd wins this quite easily and makes a ton of money. He will out strength and outsmart Pacman. The only one that doesn't want the fight is Pacman. He knows better

[marabdl86]

I will wager all my points that this fight will happen eventually?

[urge2kill]

Whenever Money thinks about Pac all he sees is $$$$ and all he hears is ca-ching. This fight will happen.

[chrisharvard01]

floyd will never agree to it

ill has it right. Mayweather does not fight anyone unless his personel assures him he will win with ease. Anyone that bets boxing should know this.



For the pacman nay-sayers, if you think Manny destroying the UKs best in a minute thirty seconds is not impressive... theres no hope for you.


If this fight happens, PACQUIAO by UD.

[The HOFF]

Bodog odds on the fight if it happens in 2010

Manny Pacquiao +130
Floyd Mayweather Jr -160

[Sekrah]

LOL at the people who think Floyd is a bigger draw than Pacquiao.

[Sekrah]

May/Pac won't come close to the 2.4 million buys May/DLH had. I'll take points bets if anybody wants the over.

i'll take that bet.. Thanks for the free points.

[Sekrah]

Freddie Roach with a washed-up DLH puzzled the little Pretty Boy for 12 rounds.

Pacquiao will f'cking light Mayweather up.

[Sekrah]

If this fight happens, PACQUIAO by UD.

Agreed, 100%. Wouldn't even rule out Pac putting PBF on the canvas.

[marabdl86]

Everytime pacman tries to come in mayweather will grab a hold of him, stick his left arm into his chest and pot shot the hell out of him. He will box and move all day long sticking his jab. Pacman hasn't fought a true boxer like Mayweather.

I see Pacman getting koed and Roach throwing in the towel. Look what happened to Pac when Cotto started to box. He didn't know what to do. He's going to get reckless due to frushtration and caught eventually

Mayweather tko Roach throws in the towel

[iceminers26]

May does not want to fight Pac but the ultimate payday will push him to accept the fight.

It will be a big mistake because Pac will roll May, IMO.

[hockey216]

Pacam is the draw not Floyd

Floyd is scared to death of him

right thats why he came out of retirement to fight him.

[hockey216]

May does not want to fight Pac but the ultimate payday will push him to accept the fight.

It will be a big mistake because Pac will roll May, IMO.

you dont watch very much boxing do you?

Mayweather DOESNT GET HIT.

His DEFENSE will stop pacquiao from throwing that flurry of punches.

Pacquiao would get his ass whopped against mayweather..

[Matt Rain]

you guys really think manny vs floyd would net more revenue than the de la hoya vs floyd fight? i dont know about that

Me neither. There's no doubt that big-picture-wise, this is a much more significant fight than DLH-Mayweather was in 2007, but Mayweather's layoff and his counterpunching style will probably hurt the PPV numbers quite a bit (as compared to any fight involving DLH). You can try to hype a super-fight as much as you want, but there is a very real risk that it won't be a crowd-pleaser and many people will realize that.

Of course, as a boxing fan, I will wet my pants if it happens. I can't think of many fights between two fighters of that caliber that happened at or near the peak of both guys' careers. Leonard-Hagler is one. Leonard-Duran maybe, although Duran doesn't measure up to either Mayweather or Pacquiao. Lewis-Tyson and Holyfield-Tyson happened way too late, Jones Jr.-Hopkins way too early.

Shiiit. This so needs to happen.

[iceminers26]

Good post MR

Boxing needs this fight, it usually is a big heavyweight fight that fans want, but this is the fight that boxing has been looking for the past few years to revamp boxing.

[Matt Rain]

you dont watch very much boxing do you?

Mayweather DOESNT GET HIT.

His DEFENSE will stop pacquiao from throwing that flurry of punches.

Pacquiao would get his ass whopped against mayweather..

Mayweather has never fought someone as relentlessly quick as Pacquiao is. Closest comparison you can make might be Zab Judah, who actually won most of the early rounds if I recall correctly. Pacquiao won't fade early like Zab did.

But honestly, I have no idea who wins this. Pacquiao beating and knocking down true welterweights is just insane and Mayweather might be the most naturally gifted fighter ever.

Shiiiiiiiiiiiiit. Let's do this.

[iceminers26]

Paq is to quick for May, bottom line

[Matt Rain]

I'm in the mood to throw some more preliminary notes about this potential mega-event. Excuse any incoherence or lacking structure, have to get my ass back to work ASAP.

So... we've just seen Pacquiao take a bunch of Cotto's best punches and apart from having his head snap back, he was never truly shook up. Mayweather doesn't commit as much to his power punches and he doesn't have the same one-punch power to begin with; he does make up for that with his deadly accuracy, which is probably equal or slightly superior to Pacquiao's. Manny delivers his power by throwing lightning-quick combos while Mayweather inflicts damage by peppering his opponent with blinding one-twos. Mayweather's straighter punches give him a significant advantage in reach. And I'm not even sure that Pacquiao has a speed advantage here. In fact, I can't seem to give a clear edge to Pacquiao in any category.

Doesn't mean that I believe in Mayweather's status as a solid favorite. I'm simply having trouble judging where Pacquiao stands right now. Cotto hit him quite a bit more than he should have... maybe Pacman didn't feel he could be hurt and decided to take more risk, but I think we simply saw a guy who was adapting to his new mass. He looked noticeably slower on his feet, yet his superlative handspeed seemed intact. This helps Mayweather if the fight happens at 147 - "Money" is used to fighting while backing off and he might well be untouchable until the late rounds.

Ok, no more contradicting myself - Mayweather is a clear favorite on paper. He's head and shoulders above the rugged, messy boxer that is Cotto and he really hates getting hit. But man am I tired of underestimating Manny. I was part of the complete fiasco that was DLH-Pacquiao (I was on the so-called sharp side, laying entirely too much money on a seemingly underpriced DLH, who showed up in the ring looking like death, barely getting a single punch in for the whole fight). I thought Hatton would give him trouble - the British pest was quickly disposed of and made to look like a complete fool. Then I thought that he would never beat Morales after he dropped a close decision in the first of their three fights - he improved ten-fold in the next two and he managed to knock out Morales - a living legend and complete badass - on both occasions. Manny's greatness has yet to be fully gauged and people have already started whispering "Greatest Of All-time". I haven't seen nearly enough old school boxing to make such a call, but I'll certainly call him the greatest of my lifetime if he manages to beat Mayweather. Complete no-brainer. He doesn't even have to beat Mayweather convincingly - seriously, the guy was still a frickin' junior lightweight in March of last year!

Now, whether the fight happens or not seems to be Mayweather's call... he has way more to lose, namely his unblemished record and well-established greatness. The guy has been beating champions since 2001, rarely losing more than a couple rounds each time. Pacquiao really has nothing to lose - a win elevates him from semi-God to, uh, three-quarter-God status and a loss, assuming that it is backed by a gutsy effort, might drop him a few ranks on the all-time P4P list.

Am I anticipating this fight? Shiiiiit. These are the 2 most gifted and accomplished fighters of my lifetime, half a notch above 86-88 Tyson, Bernard Hopkins, pre-Golden-Boy-Promotions Oscar De La Hoya and pint-sized-heavyweight Evander Holyfield. Only Roy Jones gets close on paper, but he loses major points for facing weaker opposition and getting brutally KTFO by two non-HOFers.

This fight so needs to happen. Part of me is hoping that a bunch of wealthy men abandon all common sense if need be and throw whatever amount of money both guys will demand.

This is like, almost as big as Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant.

[Matt Rain]

I got carried away.

[Deuce]

I never understood fukk that pay out their ass to see a fight. It could be over in 30 seconds and you lose your shirt on it.

[Matt Rain]

Deuce, that's why God invented the smelly sports bar and the $5 cover charge.

[Jack Napier]

Anyone that thinks Floyd wants nothing to do with Pac is wrong, he came back for Pac

Pac opened up as a 8/5 and several large bets on Floyd knocked it down to 7/5 instantly fight must happen before end of 2010 for that bet to count

[Matt Rain]

Pac opened up as a 8/5 and several large bets on Floyd knocked it down to 7/5 instantly

Where?

Anyone got a spare hundred grand or two to loan?

[Jack Napier]

Where?

Anyone got a spare hundred grand or two to loan?

Station Casino's head guy, Artie Manteris opened PacMan an 8/5 favorite over PBF

[Matt Rain]

Just found Mayweather -200 at Will Hill.

[Jack Napier]

No way PBF is an under dog when the day of the fight

[Matt Rain]

Very much correct. That guy is on crack.