I remember what atty.gacal (pac's pinoy lawyer) said in a local t.v. interview in one of our sports related shows:
"Pac taking on hoya is a very, very risky fight, pac knows it and the whole pac-team knows it.(Even most of my countrymen are dubious about the fight, i may add-panadz) It's just justififiable that pac asks for a sensible share since this is a risky fight. A 60-40 share is what we want, no more no less. Even if they do it 61-39, we will never agree with it. 60-40 and that's it: end of bargain." -gacal as translated by me..
That for me is a resounding principle that "we get what is due for the various risks we are going to take coming on to the fight." That is something no man can take away from and i give props to the pac team for that. No way they're gonna get cheated in a fight were most of the people see the odds stacked against them. It's up to hoya to take it. I mean c'mon, all he has to do is sign the papers and let's go. Is pac to blame for this? I don't think so. It's not on the nature of pac backing down from anyone that's what i can honestly see and what he proved through out this years. This is the opportunity any boxer are dreaming of and wanting to get. Remember pac-mab1? Did pac backed off from mab knowing that mab is very well still on his prime, just coming from a win with em on their second fight (so that's a morale booster imo) and is very much going to the atg status? Nope because that is what pac is waiting to get eventhough he was the heavy underdog then. Just like what guz is waiting to get from pac. Because of that mab fight, where is pac now? My point is, all this business moves are just doors of opportunities for pac to take so that he can get in to the higher level. Any business move that can raise some eyebrows are all the hints the haters ware waiting to see and take advantage of: look how quick they are to throw stones. This is boxing aren't you used to it? I may also say the same for hoya: i don't think he backs off from anyone too, knmowing his opposition (trinidad, b-hop, pbf, chavez, camacho,gatti)though some boxing fans are critical of hoya's achievements. (and so is pac's) But again:is it pac's call?
All they do is wait, "we get the money, what now for your legacy to be capped at it's apex, hoya? Will you sign it and show the world that you can easily tear down little "easy"pac for all the world to see?" And after all the beef that hoya had between toprank, roach, and maybe pac himself: i'm really surprised that hoya don't want this fight to happen.
Is it pac's fault? Nope. They are just being rational since hoya is a very dangerous opponent. All they did was wait. Pacteam has the penchant to trade money for legacy and we all know it. Yet they did gave us pac-jmm2 because they know the moneyroll's gonna kick in in ppv's.
Boxing, we must always put within our heads: is not just bruising your eyebrows, cracking your jaws, breaking your ribs type of sport. It is a business sport. Ever wonder why some fantasy fights don't happen eventhough they're very much suited to each other and can end up as exciting as hell? Because the money forces within just won't let it happen. It comes with the package, why the hell are we gonna go throw stones to the other saying he is ducking, he is avoiding. That is a very arrogant statement as if he is not watching boxing through out his life, though proclaiming that he does? Fact of the matter is, this fight was very much close to happen so their is an indication that they want it(specifically the pacteam): simply for the deniro $$$. "Finally come to his senses?" As if he did not think about it before they sat on the table and talked about it. That is a very funny remark from a fellow poster here at saddo.![]()
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