Mayweather goes to the Oscars this Sunday to announce the fight you have all been waiting for...
Then finally after Mayweather spends all his money and is completely broke it finally happens...
Mayweather goes to the Oscars this Sunday to announce the fight you have all been waiting for...
Then finally after Mayweather spends all his money and is completely broke it finally happens...
DONE FUCKING DEAL, BITCHES! Mayweather just announced it on the Shots app, with a picture of the signed contract.
I can't fucking believe it.
Whoa!Originally Posted by JMM
"The weight limit is 147, there is no rematch clause, each man wears their usual brand of gloves, 60-40 split. #MayweatherPacquiao"
Holy fuck, this shit keeps getting better. The big issue that everyone was saying Mayweather was being a bitch about.
Mayweather-Pacquiao set for May 2
http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id...pacquiao-set-2
Wow, $90 to $100 for a Pay-Per-View?In addition to the future Hall of Famers finally hammering out a deal for their welterweight title unification bout -- one that will see Mayweather receive the lion's share of a 60-40 money split in a fight that could gross around $400 million -- rival premium cable networks Showtime, which has Mayweather under contract, and HBO, which has a deal with Pacquiao, went through a brutal negotiation and will come together to produce and distribute a joint pay-per-view telecast, which is expected to cost a record-high $89.95 (and probably $10 more for high definition).
Meh, I'd pay this much. I've paid like $60 or $70 or whatever to watch mayweather fight scrubs. Why not pay an extra $10-$20 to see this one.Mayweather-Pacquiao set for May 2
http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id...pacquiao-set-2
Wow, $90 to $100 for a Pay-Per-View?In addition to the future Hall of Famers finally hammering out a deal for their welterweight title unification bout -- one that will see Mayweather receive the lion's share of a 60-40 money split in a fight that could gross around $400 million -- rival premium cable networks Showtime, which has Mayweather under contract, and HBO, which has a deal with Pacquiao, went through a brutal negotiation and will come together to produce and distribute a joint pay-per-view telecast, which is expected to cost a record-high $89.95 (and probably $10 more for high definition).
Max Kellerman's right: this is the biggest fight since Ali-Frazier 1, 44 years ago.
Anyone see GGG versus Murray? Saw it and GGG looked pretty good, although not as dominant as his other fights. Does the fact that Murray was able to hang with him the first half of the fight and even hit GGG every once in a while make it more likely the other big names think they have a chance and will be willing to fight him?
Also, Murray looked AT LEAST one weight class bigger than GGG. I guess he would never find any big name willing to fight him so it is a moot point, but based on this it seems GGG could fight at 154. Seeing how small GGG looked against Murray it seems he would be giving up too much size against Andre Ward (does Ward even fight anymore?), which it seems like this is where he might need to go to actually find a big name to fight him.
I thought GGG looked pretty good against Murray. Murray has a ton of heart, and is easily the best fighter than GGG has faced to date. Remember, this is the same guy that most believe should hold wins over Sturm (in Germany) and Sergio Martinez, when Sergio was THE man to beat.
I don't think these guys realize just how hard Golovkin hits, until they actually get in there and feel it. Then they go into retreat mode, which backfires almost immediately, because he's so damn good at cutting the ring off and trapping guys on the ropes. He's an absolute guaranteed win over anyone at 160. People are calling for Cotto, which would be a really good fight for a few rounds. But Cotto can't beat him. Lara might win a few rounds, but I can't stop thinking about the Angulo fight. Before Lara put him away, Angulo had a lot of success pinning Lara and busting him up. Golovkin would do the same, but much worse. Canelo would get pummeled. GGG is the real deal.
As for Ward, I don't love this fight for GGG. I think Ward works him over pretty good on the inside. Clinches when he feels uncomfortable and take a pretty clear decision from Golovkin. He gives up a lot of size to Ward. I'd much rather see Ward go to 175 for Kovalev.
The betting odds seem way off as in free money on Mayweather -200 to -210 range at a lot of books right now. Price seems too good to be true and normally that means trap in sports betting a lot but with boxing it's a little different.
Mayweather started off at -250, is now generally about -200. Should be about the same on fight night, and seems about right to me. I wouldn't take Floyd at -250, but I would at -200. Still, Pacquiao is obv as live a dog as you can find.
I'm firmly in the PACMAN camp
Pacquiao trainer Roach: Mayweather 'so disrespectful'
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports...afar/24453163/
Armed guards patrolling the gym where Manny Pacquiao trains. Stealthy attempts to disrupt Pacquiao's sparring. And a bit of trash talking just to spice things up two months before the big fight.
Freddie Roach may be in Macau for a title fight involving China's Zou Shiming, but he's making plenty of noise before his return to Los Angeles on Sunday to train Pacquiao for his fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. The talk is as old school as Roach, who seems to be giving early notice to the Mayweather camp that the buildup to the fight will be as intense as the bout itself.
"Floyd is so disrespectful," Roach said by phone from China. "Manny is the perfect role model for this fight and Mayweather is not. I told Manny we've got to beat him for the whole world. There's no way we can't win this fight."
Forgive Roach if he's early with the talk, but he's just warming up. He has to, because he'll carry the dual role of trainer and chief provocateur for Pacquiao, who tends to shy away from making any inflammatory comments about fighters he'll meet in the ring.
There's two more months of this to come. Reality television couldn't begin to even think of the plot twists that will take place between the Hollywood gym where Pacquiao trains and The Money Team's digs in Las Vegas.
Leave it to Roach, widely acknowledged as the best trainer in the sport, to offer up a few tantalizing morsels to keep the hype going.
He doesn't much care for Mayweather, and believes that at age 38 he's slowing down. He thinks Mayweather might even be lured by the magnitude of the fight into doing things that will get him in trouble.
"Floyd's legs don't move like they once did," Roach told The Associated Press. "He's very clever but the fight is so big he may feel like he has to take a risk and exchange with us. If he does that, that's the best thing in the world for Manny in my mind."
And if the fight comes down to cornermen, Roach believes Mayweather will be in real trouble if he's listening to his father, Floyd Sr., who took over as his son's trainer from uncle Roger Mayweather last year.
"Going against Floyd Sr. is a little disappointing," Roach said. "He just isn't very good, especially during the fight itself. One of our advantages is having him in the other corner."
The two fighters will get together next Wednesday for the only time before fight week to promote a bout that really doesn't need much promoting. Expect Floyd Sr. to come up with a poem predicting his son's success, and expect Roach to elevate the level of trash talk even more.
Big fights are nothing new to either boxer, but already this one is proving different. The buildup to the actual announcement of the fight created hysteria in boxing circles, and the buzz about the biggest fight in years shows no sign of abating.
To prepare for the frenzy, Roach hired seven guards for his Wild Card gym in Hollywood, where in the past people milled about in the parking lot hoping to get a glimpse of Pacquiao and anyone with even a remote connection to the fighter could usually manage to get inside for workouts.
"With guns," Roach said, "so people respect them."
That's not the only change in the Pacquiao camp for the fight that will almost surely define his career.
Instead of doing much of his early training in the Philippines, Pacquiao will spend his entire camp in Southern California. He'll spar less, likely 90 to 95 rounds instead of the usual 150, because Roach wants to keep his legs fresh at age 36.
First, though, he'll make a music video to go with a new song the erstwhile singer has recorded for his walk into the ring.
"Manny asked if he could do it and I said OK," Roach said. "I don't see it as a distraction because his work ethic is so great."
Roach, who played a big part in getting the fight made by bringing promoter Bob Arum and CBS chairman Les Moonves together for talks, said he and Pacquiao have a higher calling than just winning a fight.
"Manny will be performing a public service for boxing when he beats Floyd," Roach said.
Follow the money. Floyd wins the money train is over. Manny wins is a rematch. Draw or DQ is a rematch.
No way I bet Floyd in this corrupt sport. It's Manny or pass.
So far more money has come in for Pacquiao, at least at Las Vegas sportsbooks.
I'm sure that may change before May 2nd 2015.
50 Cent says he's betting $1.6 million on Floyd Mayweather.
Manny Pacquiao is the first and only eight-division world champion.
Will Mayweather look like this on May 2nd?
Will Floyd eat leather all night like Miguel Cotto did? lol um no
And Keith Thurman and Adrien Broner are going to win tonight. You heard it here first.
And Amnat Ruenrong just upset Zou Shiming in Macau, totally fucking up a lot of plans for future events there. You actually did hear it here first.
Wow does this NBC Boxing production suck.
broner fight announced in the ring as "the first Main Event of the evening."
Sucks when words don't mean anything.
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