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Sergio Martinez: Manny is just breakfast for Floyd - Bad Left Hook
"This was never too much of a fight to me because Mayweather is in a league of his own," said Martinez. "Floyd Mayweather can have Manny for breakfast, lunch or anything. Pacquiao is still a long way from being ready for Mayweather."
Another interesting development. Look who's rooting for Pacquiao:
Muhammad Ali ‘rooting for Manny Pacquiao’ in Floyd Mayweather fight | Sport | The Guardian
Floyd Sparring Partner Maurice Lee claims Floyd hits harder than a middle weight
"Sparring with Mayweather was an honor...he got me good...I pushed him in sparring...his power...Floyd hits harder than everybody I sparred...Floyd like me; he likes my work...Floyd deserves what he has...you gotta respect him," stated up-and-coming prospect Maurice Lee, who is currently in camp serving as sparring partner for undefeated pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather. Check out what else he had to say!
[video] MAYWEATHER SPARRING PARTNER MAURICE LEE SAYS FLOYD'S POWER IS SURPRISING; DESCRIBES SPARRING SESSIONS|| FIGHTHYPE.COM
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Floyd likes to go Old School with cassettes in his Ferrari ;D
"Floyd Mayweather may be the richest sportsman in the world, but that doesn't stop him listening to old-fashioned cassettes when driving around in his expensive cars.
Mayweather, nicknamed Money Man, released a new video on Tuesday in the build-up to his mega-money fight with Manny Pacquiao on May 2.
And in the short clip, as well as choosing between a Ferrari, Rolls Royce and Bugatti for a trip to the shops, the boxer also shows off his selection of tapes, including some classic R Kelly."
@Master :-X
Floyd Mayweather shows off fast cars and heavy training regime... but Money Man still listens to old-school cassettes in his Ferrari | Daily Mail Online
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Must be a big blow to the money team, I've heard pops say his sons style was inspired by AliQuote:
Originally Posted by pacfan
I like that Floyd is frugal with his money and maybe cassettes will make a comeback. Although I have just moved to CD's.
I think it's more about his character and lifestyle that many people don't like about $$$. If he didn't act like such a jerk sometimes, I bet no American would be shouting, Manny, Manny. But then Floyd is Floyd, hate him or love him...Quote:
Originally Posted by fan johnnyMust be a big blow to the money team, I've heard pops say his sons style was inspired by AliQuote:
Originally Posted by pacfan
I'm glad you switched to CD, mate or you will be in the company of fools...dang, that thang snarls in your machine most of the time than play music.;D;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
Shows what you donkeys know. Tapes made a comeback 5 years ago.
rocco, rocco, rocco, here you are again. Didn't you know that we donkeys don't use tapes? We just chew and eat 'em. Try eating one of those and you'll know what I mean. You'd prefer the ol' grasses to any of those darn tapes, which btw, snarls in your mouth too...
Pactards trying to sound both sophisticated and ironic. HAHAhahHAha!
HBO and Showtime have their respective shows lined up.
Both on April 18
HBO's show will be a one hour special but Showtime's show is scheduled for four separate episodes
HBO DEBUTS "MAYWEATHER/PACQUIAO: AT LAST" ONE-HOUR SPECIAL ON APRIL 18|| FIGHTHYPE.COM
Showtime plans four-part Floyd Mayweather Jr. series for fight against Manny Pacquiao - Newsday
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So it seems the price for those watching thru American PPV will be $99
Mayweather, Pacquiao pay per view to cost $99, record price - Business Insider
"It'd be the most expensive pay-per-view fight ever. PPVs for big boxing matches and UFC fights typically cost around $59. The previous record was $74.95."
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C J ROSS yes that C J ROSS thinks that it won't go past 8 with Floyd stopping a shop worn Manny
"I have observed and judged both fighters for most of their careers and have witnessed the effects of age on both," Ross exclusively explained to World Boxing News.
"I've seen more of a decline in Manny Pacquiao than I have seen in Floyd Mayweather. Mayweather still has his punch speed, although he has lost some of his foot speed. He has never been a knockout puncher, but he has enough desire to not go out as a loser.
"Pacquiao on the other hand has weaker legs, his timing is off and he has lost before. He has the heart though and might be able to hold out in the early rounds, but I don't see it going past the eighth."
CJ Ross: Pacquiao more declined and timing is off, Mayweather stops him within eight | World Boxing News
Battle of the Goatees
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It seems that Floyd senior may hang up his mitts when his son hangs up the gloves
"I had high hopes and I always believed my son was going to become a hell of a fighter, you know?" Mayweather Sr. said. "But I'm going to be honest with you. I could never have imagined he'd become the biggest athlete in the world ever. Doing what he is doing, this is all my thoughts and hopes and wishes come true.
"You say things you were wishing for and that you believe and then they come true, but even more. The Lord has shown me something really great."
The elder Mayweather, 62, said he's not going to stay in boxing much longer. He'll be with his son until the end and then that's likely going to be it.
"Right now, today, even before this fight happens, I don't need to work no more right now," he said. "We got this fight and then another fight, and I'm going to be honest with you. I don't think I'm going to be around the game that long no more. It will be pretty much the right time when my son gets through.
"See, a lot of people think I'm just going to keep on training and training, but man, I've done my job. I plain went out and done my job. If I don't make another champion, I've done what I'm supposed to do."
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Looks like Ali has issued a denial:Quote:
Originally Posted by pacfan
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His dauther's side of the story:
Muhammad Ali -- Family Feud Over Pacquiao vs. Mayweather | TMZ.com
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Well anywayz, back to the fight. This is a pretty decent analysis:
Boxing Buzz :: Hatton Fight Key To Picking Mayweather-Pacquiao Winner
All I can say for now is that if Pac comes in the fight cautious and tentative in his offense, the 'mos' can pop their champagne and celebrate. But if Pac comes blazing in with his trademark aggression, you can expect a super fight worthy of all the hype it's been getting; here, I think the 'tards' will have their chance for celebration. If Floyd comes extra cautious, backtracking and throwing his precision pot shots, he may win the fight - it's really difficult to catch a fighter who runs even for the best of punchers. But then, it's not easy to run backwards either. It's easy to lose your balance especially when you are been attacked from the front...we shall zee. The fight is becoming exziting by the minute...
Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao: BREAKDOWN
"The way I see the fight, is with both Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather in the middle of the ring, in what Roy Jones likes to call a “Stepback toe to toe” fight. I do not see Mayweather using lateral movement in this fight at all. First reason is because he wants to show and prove that he can beat Manny the way nobody thought he could. Second reason is because against a fighter like Manny you should not spend so much energy moving around, a boxer like Mayweather only needs to constantly move around against a brawler, like Maidana, or a big guy like Canelo. I have never seen Manny Pacquiao as brawler, but rather as a boxer puncher. That means that he won’t be coming forward the whole time against any fighter. Manny has enough skills to try to make Mayweather think. However, no matter what breakdown you have, I think everybody that enjoys boxing (The casual and the Hardcore fan) should be happy this fight has been made. These are two boxers that have whooped everybody they have put in front of them. (With the exception of some Pacquiao fights) Mayweather has faced every style that you can think of, except for Pacman’s style. The same goes for the Filipino boxer, he has faced every style in the book, except for that one of the so called T.B.E; Floyd Mayweather Jr. That is why this fight is so great. We will see two dedicated and God-gifted athletes share the same ring. We will see speed vs speed, Hall of Fame trainer (HOF) vs. HOF trainer, calculated offense vs wild offense. Come May 2nd 2015 will be an end of a boxing era, but the beginning of new era, that comes with many promising boxers".
The last man to beat Floyd, regrets it
A great article from the New York Times, it's worth reading, it begins
"PAZARDZHIK, Bulgaria — The man who beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. lives across the street from a burned-out coffee hut with a giant banana painted on its back wall. Around the bend, leaning in the tall grass, is a corroded shed holding ancient farming equipment. Every so often a horse trots down the craggy road, pulling a splintered cart and a rider toward the center of one of this country’s poorest towns.
Late Tuesday morning, the man who beat Mayweather, Serafim Todorov, stood on the curb here. He was in front of the seven-floor concrete apartment building where he, his wife, his son and his pregnant daughter-in-law live in a modest first-floor unit. Todorov talked with his son, Simeon. He watched a horse clop by. He smoked a cigarette. Then he went inside, sat in a chair and, like a teakettle perched on a glowing stove, steamed to a rolling boil as he remembered what happened in Atlanta 19 years ago."
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Manny conquers the mountain less than a month before he has to reach an even more taxing summit
"Manny Pacquiao may be aiming to conquer opponent Floyd Mayweather Jnr On May 2, but the boxer first set himself the target of conquering the mountains as he continued his harsh training regime.The Filipino-fighter was joined by an abundance of fans as he tested his fitness against the steepness of some mountain roads.
When at the Griffith Park summit the 36-year-old continued with some interval training as well as stretches as the crowds watched on with awe at his fitness"
Manny Pacquiao conquers the mountains as Filipino fighter continues his fitness regime ahead of Floyd Mayweather Jnr mega-fight | Daily Mail Online
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Roach has locked down the gym before and after working hours to protect Manny from to much distracting press work. Now is the time to focus
"To better focus on the biggest fight of his career and the richest fight in boxing history, Manny Pacquiao is shutting out the media.
Starting Saturday, the doors to Pacquiao’s gym will be closed and locked before and after working hours. Pacquiao will not conduct workout interviews with reporters until his April 15 media day"
Manny Pacquiao locks gym to sharpen focus on Floyd Mayweather Jr. | More | Sporting News
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Manny thru the ages
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Roach seems to be obsessed, hope all these changes don't have a negative effect and there aren't any excuses later.Quote:
Originally Posted by Greenbeanz
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Ariza has Floyd swimming. Another excuse for the pactards, 'there was something in that water!'
Pac's excuse after the fight, 'God delivered him into my hands uh.. but errm... he has been swimming so he slipped away like a fish!'
Money has too much money
"Floyd Mayweather really has taken the expression “put your money where your mouth is” to a whole new level if the latest reports are true.
The 38-year-old boxer has reportedly splashed out $25,000 on a new gum shield...."
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Pacquiao vs Mayweather is ''good vs evil'' as trainer claims Pacman motivated by Floyd's domestic abuse past - Mirror Online
Manny Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach says that the Filipino boxer is driven to win because of Floyd Mayweather's history with domestic abuse.
Mayweather has been involved in seven alleged instances of physical assault against five different women.
In 2012, the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world spent two months in a Nevada detention facility for an attack on Josie Harris, who is the mother of three of his four children.
Speaking to USA Today, Roach said: "Manny is really against domestic violence. It is a big issue maybe in the Philippines for him and being a congressman he can control some of that stuff.
"That is a big plus for me that Manny does not like the guy, I think the killer instinct is going to come back a lot faster."
Roach also says that this is the first time since working with Pacquiao that he can sense that his man does not like his opponent.
Roach said: "(I see the fight as) good against evil, yes. I have even thought about bringing a couple of the metro cops from Vegas in to tell Manny how many times (Mayweather) has been arrested and how bad of a guy he is, but I decided I can't go that far.
"For the first time in my life with Manny Pacquiao, this is the first fighter he hasn't liked. I can tell."
Hahaha... Roach is such a douche bag.
Floyd ...um...Swimming ?
"American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. released another Instagram video of himself doing one of his training regimens.
This time, Mayweather was shown with his new strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza, while the boxer was doing laps at the pool."
WATCH: Floyd swims in new training clip | ABS-CBN News
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"Floyd Mayweather is down to within three-and-a-half pounds of the welterweight limit with more than three weeks still to go before he meets Manny Pacquiao in the Fight of the Century.
Mayweather was photographed taking the scales for the WBC’s mandatory weight check 30 days before a world title fight.
The boxers are required to weigh no more than 10 per cent in excess of the 147 lb welter limit."
Floyd Mayweather closes in on welterweight limit ahead of Manny Pacquiao mega-fight* | Daily Mail Online
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I say Pac smokes him early. Real early like Round 2. I say Floyd overtrains for this fight, thinking he is aging, and a quarter-step slow, he will overwork himself and he hits 147 by the end of this week. Too early, peaks too early in his zeal. Pac will be younger and fresher. Floyd needs some pop in this fight and shouldnt swim too much. Swimming builds long smooth muscle but the explosiveness will be lacking. Underwater sports could increase oxygen absorption and burn extra calories, he will come in aquatically and drained. Stamina problem for floyd in this fight. Would be great to see some Pac training photos and if he is still hav9ng calf cramps.
I told you the rubbish that Floyd lives at 147lb is rubbish he makes the weight for the fights and nourishes himself up like everyone else.
Floyd couldn't make 144, no way he 'lives' at 147, even if he is a smallish welterweight.
Could the fight be scuppered at the last minute ?
"Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe has rubbished suggestions Floyd Mayweather Jr v Manny Pacquiao is in jeopardy.
Fraught negotiations have been a constant subplot in the making of Mayweather v Pacquiao over the years. Another possible hitch was put forward by the Filipino's promoter, Bob Arum, who told Yahoo Sport on 8 April that the lack of a signed contract between MGM Resorts – the venue – and the respective promoters had left what will be the richest fight in boxing history in doubt.
"I don't know anymore," Arum said on the possibility of the showdown not going ahead. "I've never been in this area before."
But Ellerbe has since told Yahoo Sports: "The notion the fight is in jeopardy is ridiculous."
Floyd Mayweather v Manny Pacquiao in jeopardy? Bob Arum concerns slammed by Leonard Ellerbe
And so Pacman is going to preach to a fellow Christian..apparently ..or something ? ;D
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After fight, Pacquiao wants to take Mayweather to bible study | Sports | GMA News Online
Lol Mayweather takes pac to school then Pac takes May to church. Awesome.Quote:
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Bob STILL trying to prevent this fight from happening...!Quote:
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Bob is a piece of shit. I don't get why he doesn't want this fight to happen :confused: He's a money hungry pig and this is the richest fight in history, surely he would be all over it :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by ruthless roccoBob STILL trying to prevent this fight from happening...!Quote:
Originally Posted by Greenbeanz
Protecting his fighter isn't a valid reason either because he has milked his cash cow enough and it is up for slaughter now and off to retirement.
Strange old man.