This is on Official PacMans Twitter feed and hasnt been pulled yet. IT may also be on his FB account too.
https://i.postimg.cc/6pTgWyLP/manny-spence.jpg
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This is on Official PacMans Twitter feed and hasnt been pulled yet. IT may also be on his FB account too.
https://i.postimg.cc/6pTgWyLP/manny-spence.jpg
HUGE Manny Pacquiao and Errol Spence Jr sign contract for super fight on August 21 in Las Vegas as boxing great confirms bout on Twitter
Manny Pacquiao and Errol Spence Jr. have signed contracts for a super fight on August 21.
WBA champion Pacquiao and WBC and IBF titleholder Spence Jr have been locked in discussions for some time and a Las Vegas bout between the pair has now been officially agreed.
Pacquiao, 42, will now look to add to his already glittering legacy by overcoming Spence – who is undefeated in his previous 27 fights.
The bout would represent his biggest challenge since he came up short against Floyd Mayweather in May 2015.
‘Pac-Man’ (62-7-2, 39 KOs) has also hinted at a lucrative mega fight with Conor McGregor, who has insisted he wants to take on the Filipino in the ring before he retires from combat sports.
Pacquiao, 42, will now look to add to his already glittering legacy by overcoming Spence – who is undefeated in his previous 27 fights.
The bout would represent his biggest challenge since he came up short against Floyd Mayweather in May 2015.
‘Pac-Man’ (62-7-2, 39 KOs) has also hinted at a lucrative mega fight with Conor McGregor, who has insisted he wants to take on the Filipino in the ring before he retires from combat sports.
https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/8...gust-21-fight/
Manny Pacquiao set to fight Errol Spence Jr in Las Vegas in August
Manny Pacquiao is set for his first fight in two years when he faces WBC and IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr in August.
The 42-year-old has not fought since he beat Keith Thurman for the WBA welterweight title in July 2019.
https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cp...uiao_getty.jpg
He announced on Twitter that he will meet 31-year-old Spence Jr in Las Vegas on 21 August in what would be his 72nd professional fight.
Pacquiao, who is a serving senator in the Philippines, has a 62-7-2 record.
He is aiming to win a world title in a fourth decade after first claiming the WBC flyweight belt in 1998. He has won world titles at eight different weights in his 26-year pro career.
Spence Jr, who has a 27-0 record, claimed victory over Danny Garcia in December in his first fight since a serious car crash in 2019 that left him in intensive care.
Confirming the fight on Instagram, Spence Jr wrote: "Done deal! See y'all in Vegas for the biggest fight of the year."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/57211345
Great spontaneous live feed from BoxingWave on this topic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL3Q_EtwCQ8
Can’t fault this if it comes off. Fair play to Pacquiao, he’s not looking to ease into retirement is he?
Is Arum still Pac’s promoter? Happy to put this on , but not risk Crawford??
You can't knock the fight or anything, but 2 years inactive is a really long time for someone who already has the mileage that Manny does.
I don’t think anybody could ever accuse Pacquiaio of ever ducking anyone!
Remove Crawford from the pound 4 pound list.
He has done nothing at 147 and is now awaiting the small weight winner of the Josh Taylor fight..how is he getting away with this?!
Would be great if Manny could pull off another big win, but I can't see it this time round.
That'll be an interesting one, Pac man is 40+ now but he seems to keep in good condition and he seems intent to go out on a lose so good for him(I do hope he does end up like holy field)... But the old git is still getting some big wins(well 2 years ago now) but he's still Pac man.. Great to watch, and I hope he wins this but he is Getting old now.
some dinosaurs just dont know how to die.
Surprise to myself I have no problem with this one ???. Manny has been rolling the lottery ball holding the microphone out for two years now, names flying around but hey with standing cemented and career status exercised in biggest way possible. Spence has put a decent opponent run into motion to be top 147 and I have zero doubt Manny is taking it seriously and as the last stand. Somehow I think he has more opportunities with Spence than trying to in and out speed with Crawford. Strictly style wise. If he hasn't grey geezered overnight he can surprise a stand tall Spence at least early on. I've put way too much thought into it. Spence retires him on his shield.
These types of fights would have been often had Pac left Arum a lot sooner. Arum was sure to have Pac fight Floyd's fighters afterward think DLH, Hatton, Mosley)
quote:
As his former promoter, Arum has a hard time giving him the edge this time around.
https://www.boxinginsider.com/headli...ford-we-tried/
Arum wanted Pac to take on his Crawford. with a lot of money. however Pac for some reason :rolleyes: did the SAME TO ARUM FLOYD DID ONCE FREE OF HIM.
Arum was all over about Floyd vs Margarito.
Arum was all over about Terrence vs Pacman.
In the end, there was never a shot of Floyd fighting Rito -regardless of the so called 7 million offer.
In the end there was never real mention of Pac wanting to take Terrence fight where Arum again stated Abu Dhabi because the money is huge
Could Pac be so unhappy with the money Arum made off him that he is quietly dissing Arum? Whereas Floyd publicly trashed Arum?
This article really makes me think so!;D
Bob Arum Targeting Manny Pacquiao or Errol Spence For Terence Crawford in 2021
https://www.thesportsgeek.com/news/b...wford-in-2021/
So, Arum wanted Terrence to fight either Pac or Spence and in the end both spence & pac are fighting!!! Damn I love it!! I so hope Arum is rode out of boxing JUST like King...with a wimper no one notices.
Pac is fighting Spence, because he probably needs the money. I am not going to keep forgetting he (just like Floyd) have now retired and unretired twice.
There is actually a bad side of a story to me.
Pac is fighting a young killer for millions, while Floyd smiles and asks- why should I fight a prime fighter for millions when I can fight a youtuber for a hundred million?:scratchchin:
Nevertheless Pac legacy is secured. With that said, Spence forces Roach to retire Pac on the stool 9th or 10th round and we witness the inevitable: a great who cant walk away...
again...
I am sure Roach is not in Manny's corner now.
Floyd Mayweather reacts to Manny Pacquiao vs Errol Spence Jr: ‘He is very dangerous still’
Floyd Mayweather has warned Errol Spence Jr not to take Manny Pacquiao lightly ahead of their clash of the ages on August 21.
Unbeaten American Spence Jr (27-0, 21 KO's) defends his WBC and IBF titles against eight-division world champion Pacquiao in Las Vegas, Nevada, and goes into the fight as an overwhelming favourite with the bookmakers.
It's the 31-year-old's first bout since he defeated Danny Garcia in December 2020.
But speaking to reporters earlier this week, 44-year-old Mayweather Jr, who outpointed the former 147lbs world titleholder in May 2015, has urged Spence to take Pacquiao seriously.
As 'Pretty Boy' sees it, he feels the 42-year-old still has plenty left in the tank.
"He [Pacquiao] is very dangerous still," Mayweather said (via BoxingNews24).
Mayweather decisively beat Pacquiao over 12 rounds in May 2015 to end the debate which had raged on for many years.
However, he recently named the legendary Pac Man as the toughest opponent he has ever faced in his career.
Teofimo Lopez, like Mayweather, has also preached caution to his fellow American, noting that Pacquiao has more experience operating at a higher level of competition, which could turn out to be a big factor on the night.
"Anything can happen, and Pacquiao has had a long rest too," Lopez said (via BoxingNews24). "I like both guys in that fight, and may the best man win, really.
"Manny has so much experience; he can get through anything.
"As long as they have the right plan, whatever they do, they’ll have that. They’ll be able to do all that."
Despite Lopez's admiration for Pacquiao, however, he refused to dismiss Spence's talents.
"However, Errol Spence, you can’t take anything away from Errol Spence," he added. "He’s still young, he’s in his prime, and he knows how to place body shots.
"He’s very strong at that; he’s like a body snatcher."
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/boxi...rtan-ntp-feeds
A win over Spence is 3x greater than a win over Thurman.
Thurman's off again on again career never allowed us to see his best. Nevertheless losing to Pac didn't expose Thurman, rather showed that Pac is dangerous (given the right style opponent)
With Spence? Different story. This dude throws punches in bunches, upstairs, downstairs 1,000 a fight if needed. Big, strong & skilled enough to say a Pac win would NOT imo hurt Spence's legacy rather validate how truly great Pac is (again given the right style to show it)
The stats of Pac fluctuates way too wildly to not see this. He throws 1,000 with come forward fighters but with counterpunchers he is reduced at times to just half.
Floyd Mayweather 148 outta 435 punches
Manny Pacquiao's 81 outta 429.
34% accuracy vs 19% accuracy.
While Pac's team claimed injury prevented him from throwing more I am not convinced. When he had openings and cornered Floyd, nothing whatsoever made me think he was throwing while in immense pain.
Plus his fights with JMM show a trend- each time Pac threw less, landed less & had lesser accuracy- If JMM can force Pac to go from over 600 punches thrown to their trilogy of him throwing under 600, how is it not feasible to conclude a far better counterpuncher in Floyd would drop that % even more?
157 outta 619 Fight I
down to
176 outta 578 Fight III
So against Floyd 81 outta 429 just doesnt equate to a one armed injured fighter.
& Pac getting robbed vs Horn- he didn't throw that 1,000 bonanza-fest not due to counterpunching but a rough-houser. His output again- 580
Pac has proven from fight to fight the disparity can go from 1,000+ thrown to only 600 thrown back up to 800, back down...
I think with Spence He will look like he's stalled father time's clock because he'll have the chance to throw against a fighter who doesn't use a lot of ring movement.
Spence will be there and as usual, Pac's output is always higher against a fighter who is there.
I expect an 800 punch measure -no less from each guy. Only way it is lesser is if someone is KTFO'd!
This will be Pac's swan song-he loses with pride. And if Joshua Clottey could swell him up, throwing next to nothing- I can't envision Spence doing no lesser. I predict Spence will beat his ass so bad, we will feel sorry like Ali losing to Holmes, Leonard losing to Camacho...it will look convincing. I have never made a bolder prediction here.
Oh! & all these fighters stating Spence better take Pac serious, serious?:confused: Spence called Pac out! Called it a dream fight! He is bringing ass to the table, Pac better get some sparring to prepare him for a fighter who is powerful on the inside.
I saw a youtube video of Spence a few years ago throwing bodypunches with a dude in a backyard...he looked close to HW...playful but they were bare knuckle, that big dude caved in.
'EITHER-OR' Manny Pacquiao vs Errol Spence Jr is ‘a 50-50 fight’ says Danny Garcia, who predicts ‘somebody is getting knocked out’
MANNY PACQUIAO's eagerly-anticipated showdown with Errol Spence Jr is a '50-50 fight', according to Danny Garcia.
Pacman, 42, will challenge the New Yorker for the WBC and IBF welterweight titles on August 21 in Las Vegas.
The future hall-of-famer's chances of upsetting The Truth have been written off by many, but Garcia is refusing to rule out a Pacman win.
The former WBC 147lb king told Fight Hype: “I think it’s a 50-50 fight, to be honest.
"I can see both of them knocking each other out.
"And I think this fight is not going to go the distance. I think somebody is getting knocked out. It could be either-or."
Fan favourite Pacquiao hasn't fought since his emphatic dethroning of former WBA welterweight champ Keith Thurman in July 2019.
And Garcia reckons the ex-eight-weight champ will spring a huge upset if he fights the same way he did in his last outing.
He added: "If Manny fights the way he fought [Keith] Thurman, I believe he can stop Spence.
"But if Spence comes with his A-game, I think Spence can stop him with a body shot."
Spence Jr put on a clinic in his decision victory over Garcia last December.
But the slick southpaw plans to send Pacquiao into retirement with a brutal knockout.
The 31-year-old told Barbershop Conversations: “I’m preparing my body to get into training camp mode and do the best that I can.
“I want to get into the best shape that I can.
“Try to be as strong as I can to knock out Manny Pacquiao and send him off into retirement.
"I think he’s then going off to become president of the Philippines or something like that.”
Spence Jr isn't expecting an easy night at the office, adding: “I expect the same Manny Pacquiao that we get every time.
“He’ll come to fight, and I’ll come to fight.
"I’ll be a lot stronger and physically better than my previous fight.
“If he’s looking at [that video], he should be looking at the Chris Algieri, Lamont Peterson and the Kell Brook fight.
“If he’s looking at the last fight looking for weakness, he’s going to be in trouble.”
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/15344...t-predictions/
Manny Pacquiao ‘out-boxed the s*** out of me’ in 2008 WBC lightweight title clash admits David Diaz
ONLY two boxers have fought both Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao - and David Diaz is one of them.
Diaz stunned many in the American boxing community when he upset the heavily favoured Zab Judah to take a spot at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996.
He turned pro shortly after the games and went on to have a stellar 15-year career - winning the WBC lightweight title along the way.
He joined Simon Maguire on the ‘Rocky Road: Rewind’ podcast recently to reflect on his fights with two legends of the sport in Morales and Pacquiao.
On August 4, 2007, Diaz came up against Morales - hoping a win over the Mexican icon would solidify his claim to the lightweight title.
“This is a guy who has been through many wars and has been champion three times.
“That’s what I thought it should have done - validate me as a world champion.”
The fight kicked-off at a frenetic pace but as Diaz charged in late in round one - Morales struck back and knocked him to the canvas.
“I was good - it was a flash knockdown,” he said, adding: “And with a knockdown I figured we were down by two rounds so we got to go back at it and go chase him and put everything I can on him.”
Morales in 2007 wasn’t the fighter he once was - but he still had plenty left in the tank and Diaz felt he had to force the issue to get the win.
The game-plan was fairly simple - “Just to keep the pressure on. I’ve always been a pressure fighter - that’s been my style...I was either going to make him quit or land a punch that was going to hurt him. That was my mentality going into the fight.”
And, it was a tactic that paid off with Diaz taking a unanimous decision on the scorecards after dominating down the stretch.
While Morales may have been on a downward trajectory - taking a title defence against Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao in 2008 wasn’t picking the easy option.
In his previous seven fights, ‘Pacman’ had stopped Erik Morales twice, beaten Marco Antonio Barrera, Juan Manuel Marquez, Jorge Solis, Oscar Larios and Hector Velasquez as he burst out of the boxing cult to become a global superstar.
However, Diaz was confident he could beat Pacquiao.
He said: “Like I tell everybody - if a fighter goes into a fight thinking he’s going to get out-classed or out-punched or just lose - then why is he even fighting?
“I honestly felt that I was going to beat Manny Pacquiao. I felt that I was going to be stronger and heavier than him, punch harder than him and I didn’t think his speed was going to be that much of a factor into the fight. That’s just how I felt - I felt that I could really beat him.
“But, obviously in the fight - it was totally different. The man’s speed was incredible...I couldn’t evade any punch or block or anything like that because if I was blocking one - it was because I already got hit there so I figured if he’s going to hit me again I can block that and he can hit me on the other side.
“It’s one of those things where afterwards I admit defeat obviously because he really beat me up and when he knocked me out - it was a punch that I didn’t see coming and those are the ones that get you and that one got me.”
At this stage in 2008, Pacquiao’s coach, Freddie Roach, was training his protege to be a more well-rounded fighter than just a left-handed KO artist.
The plan to smother the physically smaller Filipino back-fired - as Diaz admits now.
“We know he’s fast and he needs movement and separation in order to let his punches go so that for me was the way to do it.
“It’s just that he was a great boxer, a great fighter and speed is definitely what killed me. I mean - I can’t defend against it.
“He just out-boxed the s*** out of me with a bunch of punches and really did a number [on me].”
Diaz went out on his shield - losing by ninth round KO.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/15370...le-david-diaz/
Love 'im or hate 'im... you gotta take your hat off to Manny.
Here he is... on the verge of facing Errol Spence, on the heels of having beaten Keith Thurman.
Here he is... a veritable old man at the age of 42... doing what Terrence "Bud" Crawford has yet to get off his ass to do. Taking on the elite at welterweight.
Forget all the promoter BS talk, and all the blah blah blah about who's ducking who.
Here is the old man of boxing, quietly preparing to face his second elite welterweight in a row... while everyone else is flapping their gums.
Guys like Manny Pacquiao and Naoya Inoue are what's right about boxing. No hype... no fuss... no drama. Just big fight after big fight (wink at @TIC) without the sickening shenanigans about prima donna bullshit.
Pac may very well lose this fight... but all respect to the old man.
He'll be missed when he's gone and all we're left with are the drama queens of boxing with their never-ending soap operas.
STILL GOT IT Manny Pacquiao shows off lightning hand speed on the heavy bag at age 42 as he prepares for Errol Spence fight with date and venue now confirmed
Manny Pacquiao has put his famous hand speed on display in a training clip as he continues to prepare for his fight with Errol Spence
The 42-year-old boxing icon has signed to face the welterweight division’s prime, unified champion on August 21.
It has now been confirmed that the showdown will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
A full crowd of close to 20,000 can be expected as, at the start of June, Vegas opened back up to 100 per cent capacity.
Pacquiao last fought in July 2019 when, at age 40, he wrestled the WBA title away from another younger champion – Keith Thurman.
The Filipino started fast and scored a dramatic first-round knockdown before ultimately edging out Thurman by close split decision.
Due to his political commitments as a senator in the Philippines during the pandemic, he has not fought since.
Many expected him to retire from the sport and the WBA even made him ‘champion in recess’, upgrading Yordenis Ugas to become the legitimate belt-holder.
Now though, Pacquiao has shocked the boxing world once again and will face unified WBC and IBF king Spence on August 21 at the T-Mobile Arena.
Floyd Mayweather said of the fight: “I wish both of the guys nothing but the best.
https://talksport.com/wp-content/upl...68&quality=100
“Of course, I’m behind Errol Spence 100%.
“I’m behind my people first, always, so of course I wanna see Errol Spence win.
“Actually, I’m gonna call him and give him some pointers…
“Manny Pacquiao, he has to fight, I don’t have to fight.
“I put myself in a position where I don’t have to fight anymore.”
https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/9...-errol-spence/
Manny got real tired in the Thurman fight.
Just imagine what body shots from Spence will do to him in the earlier rounds.
I want Spence to win so he can fight Crawford.
On the the other hand, I will be secretly cheering for Manny to achieve greatness.
Great match.
I can't see Pac winning this. Being the most exciting fighter in the past 2 or 3 decades isnt the same as being the best.
2 KOs in the past decade over Matthyse & the other He got KO'd (JMM)
His biggest fight and foe are 2 fold-
He’s fighting the IRS and the Philippine tax authorities at once.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertw...h=691770666669
2014-Manny Pacquiao Lands $75 Million Blow In Tax Evasion Case
We remember that...now fast forward to present day
2020
https://www.supermoney.com/manny-pac...of-68-million/
top tax rate at $39.6%,
Recently released was this year-by-year breakdown detailing his tax debts from 2006-2010.
2006 — $1,160,324.30
2007 — $2,035,992.50
2008 — $2,862,437.11
2009 — $8,022,915.87
2010 — $4,231,999.01
Pacman states this is false-Now what makes me doubtful is this quote from Pac:Top Rank Promotions big boss Bob Arum deducting US taxes before he climbs out the ring
Can anyone verify that a promoter's job is to deduct taxes on their fighter's behalf?:confused:
Promoters
collect money through ticket sales
sale of broadcast rights to networks
sale of pay-per-views
sale to satellite distribution networks
or sale of a site fee for casinos to host the event in lieu of collecting ticket sales.
When the boxer receives his purse money, he must give his manager his share which is a maximum of 33.3% in the US.
He must also pay his trainers, cutmen and other people.
After paying taxes, his manager and whoever else, a typical boxer may end up with a bit less than half the gross pay.
Now that is a general definiton and rundown, but is it correct? If so, this means Manny put his trust in a boxing promoter to pay government taxes?:confused::-\
And he is still fighting because he may have no choice- but as far as who he is fighting?
Pre-Arum he was in the ring with Morales, MAB, JMM. (via Murad Muhammad)
Arum era (1 fight at 135 David Diaz)- not Juan Diaz, Joel Casamayor or then undefeated Kastidis.
JMM chased him up the divisions- so I dont credit Arum. At all.
IMO 2016-2017-2018 were B.S. fights. ALL 3 years. No one here can say there needed to be a trilogy with Bradley, me included and I am an admirer of Desert Storm.
go back to 2013, 2014, 2015, which was your favorit year? The year he beat Rios- who was coming off a loss? rematch with Bradley or the greatest robbery of the fan's money in the history of sports Saturday, 2 May 2015?:rolleyes:
Take JMM out the equation- we got to, because he chased Pac and beat everyone in his path to get it done- not the desire of Arum nor Roach.
I am not trying to down Pac, I'm just keeping it 100; had he still been with Murad, he would have been even more exciting but he would not be 62-7-2, more like 57-10-2. Cause he would not have taken on Jeff Horn or Matthyse or Bradly x3. He would not have fought once at 135.
Only Arunm could have set him up for a 154 title shot against a stablemate who hadnt won a fight either at 154, no catchweight.
So he would have been a 7 weight division champ.
Post Arum- Spence baby!! why? because Pac always wanted to fight the best. Arum wanted to keep his cashwcow in tact and now he has lost him and is shit talking him & Crawford.
As PBF states...I AGREE. Pac is now like Andrew Dice clays' Little Boy who blew...he & pac both need the money.
https://youtu.be/nwmpSeibb1c
Spence stops him late if I haven't picked it yet.
Conor McGregor's manager launches lawsuit against Manny Pacquiao
Conor McGregor's manager Audie Attar has filed a lawsuit against Manny Pacquiao after he agreed to fight Errol Spence Jr instead of Mikey Garcia
Conor McGregor's manager Audie Attar has filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit against Manny Pacquiao ahead of his scheduled welterweight title fight against Errol Spence Jr.
Attar, who runs Paradigm Sports, is seeking to recoup a $3.3 million advance whilst also looking to stop Pacquiao's bout with Spence Jr this summer, which is set to take place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
In the lawsuit filed in Orange County, California Attar claims he was negotiating for Pacquiao to meet four-division champion Mikey Garcia, according to the Athletic.
Attar also suggests that competing Pacquiao associates directed him back to boxing manager Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions and he signed to fight unbeaten WBC/IBF champion Spence.
In the lawsuit, Paradigm attorney Judd Burstein wrote, “In addition to the millions of dollars in straightforward economic loss that Paradigm stands to suffer, the damage to its reputation resulting from Pacquiao’s breaches is incalculable.
"Just when Paradigm was at the cusp of establishing itself as a major player in professional boxing, Pacquiao has left its reputation as a boxing representative in tatters.”
Pacquiao's attorney Dale Kinsella said in a statement: "The complaint filed by Paradigm Sports in California state court on Friday is a frivolous effort to interfere with Manny Pacquiao’s upcoming mega fight, and it can and will fail for numerous reasons.
"Moreover, had Manny Pacquiao known that Paradigm Sports appears to have had no intention of fulfilling its contractual obligations, he never would have entered into any relationship with them.
"Should this matter actually proceed beyond Friday’s filing in a court of law, Mr. Pacquiao will vigorously defend this action, assert his own claims against Paradigm Sports, and seek to recover his attorney’s fees as well.”
The lawsuit alleges that Pacquiao was never obliged to fight again for Premier Boxing Champions unless the opponent was Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Pacquiao and Paradigm joined forces in February 2020, according to the claim, and originally pursued a four-fight deal with DAZN that would start with a bout against Garcia.
Attar was also looking to schedule a contest between Pacquiao and McGregor, but the Irishman's trilogy fight with Poirier on July 10 put pay to that.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxin...wsuit-24407114
Manny Pacquiao responds to legal action from Conor McGregor's manager
McGregor's management company believes Pacquiao has breached his contract by agreeing to fight Errol Spence in August
Manny Pacquiao has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Conor McGregor's manager as "frivolous".
Pacquiao is scheduled to fight Errol Spence in Las Vegas in August but Audie Attar, who runs Paradigm Sports and who represents McGregor, has accused the Filipino of breaching his contract.
Attar is attempting to recoup a $3.3million advance and prevent his client facing world champion Spence.
But in a statement, Pacquiao hit back, insisting: "Paradigm Sports' lawsuit against me has no merit. I have an absolute right under the agreement with Paradigm to engage in the upcoming bout with Errol Spence.
"If this frivolous lawsuit continues, I will be proven correct in court."
In the lawsuit filed in California Attar claims he was negotiating for Pacquiao to meet four-division champion Mikey Garcia.
Paradigm lawyer Judd Burstein wrote: "In addition to the millions of dollars in straightforward economic loss that Paradigm stands to suffer, the damage to its reputation resulting from Pacquiao’s breaches is incalculable.
"Just when Paradigm was at the cusp of establishing itself as a major player in professional boxing, Pacquiao has left its reputation as a boxing representative in tatters."
Pacquiao has long been linked with a fight with Garcia and a deal appeared close last summer before the pandemic struck.
He also held talks over a mega-fight with McGregor himself but those swiftly ended when the Irishman was stopped by Dustin Poirier earlier this year.
Attar's lawsuit alleges that Pacquiao was never obliged to fight again for Premier Boxing Champions unless the opponent was Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Pacquiao and Paradigm joined forces in February 2020, according to the claim, and originally pursued a four-fight deal with DAZN that would start with a bout against Garcia.
Pacquiao's attorney Dale Kinsella said in a statement: "The complaint filed by Paradigm Sports in California state court on Friday is a frivolous effort to interfere with Manny Pacquiao’s upcoming mega fight, and it can and will fail for numerous reasons.
"Moreover, had Manny Pacquiao known that Paradigm Sports appears to have had no intention of fulfilling its contractual obligations, he never would have entered into any relationship with them.
"Should this matter actually proceed beyond Friday’s filing in a court of law, Mr. Pacquiao will vigorously defend this action, assert his own claims against Paradigm Sports, and seek to recover his attorney’s fees as well.”
Pacquiao will start his fight with Spence as a betting underdog having not fought since summer 2019 when he outpointed Keith Thurman.
Spence defeated Garcia the same year before adding victories over Shawn Porter and Danny Garcia to preserve his unbeaten record.
He had hoped to face fellow welterweight world champion Terence Crawford but a deal for that fight remains elusive.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxin...ction-24410716
Anyone stop to ponder that if he win's convincingly :-X where does Manny newly rank ATG. Saw that Ugas on undercard. Ortiz Jr? Maybe Jaron Ennis forming up for a clash? Cannot be denied 147 is heating up
A shame that as soon as he left Arum he is in the same position as was before Arum- Think GBP Promotions suing to either get Pac or the money he accepted from GBP, then signed with another (Arum) based on that story- something is afoot.
As far as beating Spence - I think it depends on the individuals who ranked/didnt rank Spence as a top tier Champ. Poster like @Master, sure. he'e long considered him top tier and felt his one fight proved the accident had no impact.
I rank him high as well.
So if Pac beats him -it moves him nowhere on my ATG list. That is dependant on what Spence goes on to do. Like JCal with Bhop- the more Spence goes on to win the better it makes Pac look.
As of now, he is an exciting young man we overall felt needed Crawford fight to rank him as a great of this era. I concur.
As of today his best wins coming against both Garcias Porter & Brooke. Means he is handling his business by beating who is there -not who is great, so ironically a win over a faded Pac-; would that be Spence's best win?
Kind of a lose-lose fo him, Beat Pac and no one cares- he's past his prime. But lose to Pac -even a close loss wouldn't bode well.
Here is what is interesting- if Pac wins _ think this would be the 1st time he would hold WBC & IBF.
To me that is sad, now way should an ATG have failed to win multiple titles in the same division to which again he is like 0-2-2.
His entire career is based of WBO, Matthyse is how he got the WBA.
There is only one time he held 2 titles -one was the diamond belt, so how legit is that?:(
If spence loses from here on out - Pac should be seen as a fighter that didnt expose Spence- rather set the blueprint. Spence is good but has done absolutely nothing to warrant as ATG had he been forced to retire to the car accident.
Spence wins.
Manny Pacquiao could be reinstated as WBA king before Errol Spence Jr fight after being made ‘champion in recess’
MANNY PACQUIAO could be handed back the WBA title before fighting Errol Spence Jr after being made 'champion in recess'.
Spence will put his WBC and IBF belts on the line against the Filipino legend on August 21 in Las Vegas.
The Ring Magazine also voted to have their title on the line, despite usually having the vacant belt contested only between their top two ranked fighters.
According to ESPN, a FOURTH strap could be on the line with the WBA's board of governors set to vote on the potential reinstatement of Pacquiao as their champ.
The governing body in January announced PacMan was stripped due to inactivity, with Yordenis Ugas, 34, upgraded from the WBA's secondary 'Regular' champion.
The WBA announced per their ruling, when a champ is unable to defend the belt for medical, legal or other reasons beyond his control, he may be named champion in recess.
Pacquiao has not returned to the ring since he won the title against Keith Thurman, 32, in July 2019.
But due to the coronavirus pandemic, he was not able to make a comeback - falling into the 'other reasons beyond his control' section.
With a unified welterweight title on the horizon against Spence, 30, Pacquiao, 42, may see the WBA vote to reinstate him.
The southpaw started his training camp in the Philippines before moving to Los Angeles to link up with long-time trainer Freddie Roach.
Pacquiao last week boarded a flight from the Philippines to LA but the plane was diverted to Japan due to a medical emergency.
Pacquiao and his team were then forced to stay at Haneda airport for three hours before having to fly back to Manila.
And according to Rapples, the 62-7 fighter then boarded another plane to America on Sunday.
He is set to begin training with Roach and strength and conditioning coach Justin Fortune this week.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/15495...ight-champion/
BOXING legend Manny Pacquiao has reunited with coach Freddie Roach ahead of his unification fight against Errol Spence Jr.
And the 42-year-old Filipino is looking electric in training with his old mentor.
Pacquiao begins his training camp in his homeland before flying over to the Wild Card gym in California for the fine tuning.
The welterweight scrap, with the WBC and IBF titles on the line, will take place on August 21 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Uploading a photo of some sparring, Pacquiao posted on Twitter: "Excited to be back at Wild Card Gym with coach Freddie!"
But his journey to the US wasn't as straightforward as the boxer might have hoped.
Pacman boarded a flight from the Philippines to Los Angeles but the plane was diverted to Japan due to a medical emergency.
Pacquiao and his team were then forced to stay at Haneda airport for three hours before having to fly back to Manila.
And according to Rapples, the 62-7 fighter then boarded another plan to America on Sunday.
Spence jr. boasts a record of 27-0 with 21 knockouts and currently holds the WBC and IBF welterweight titles.
But Pacquiao was stripper of the WBA (Super) welterweight title, which he won in his last fight against Keith Thurman in 2019.
This was due to what the board deemed as 'inactivity'.
The Ring Magazine also voted to have their title on the line, despite usually having the vacant belt contested only between their top two ranked fighters.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/15506...-boxing-roach/
Win, lose, or draw against Spence... Manny's legend is already etched in stone... and his legacy will remain intact. He'll be missed when he retires, also. Part of a dying breed that will fight anyone, anywhere... with little or no conditions ruining it for everybody. Never a diva... just a multi-weight champion who won most of his fights... but never had that shitty "0" to protect like a teenage girl's virginity. That in itself is part of what has messed up the sport. The fascination with that damned "0". Which is why some of history's best ATGs have had several losses under their belts.
That being said... I'd still bet on Spence winning this one.
Manny's head will always look too big in any photo.