The ball is FIRMLY in Mayweather's court

[Onix]

There is no question. Pac is p4p king and will go into the history book as an ATG listed way above Floyd.

Floyd is a moron. All this time going by is just aging him and allowing pac to get comfortable at 147. Where pac will put on a legal aggrevated assualt on the primitive Mayweathers.

That's one way to look at it, or..

That, or Mayweather is taking a year off letting his body get fresh while Pac is going through training camp after training camp and fighting more and taking more punishment than he should, so makes himself a little more worn. So that by the time they fight Floy's body would have had a year of rest and would be fresh, while Pacquiao is a little more battle worn and Floyd boxing wise is about as smart as Hopkins.

In my opinion, Pacquiao's time in the ring is aging him more than floyd's time out of the ring at this moment. Floyd has said as far back as the Hatton fight, that your body deteriorates a little more every time you're in the ring. So if in a time span, Floyd has fought twice, and Pacquiao has fought 4 times and taken more punishment then Floyd has in his 2 the advantage is going to be Floyd's. This is why I think Arum is stupid going on this filler fight in house crusade to showcase Pac as the guy Floyd won't fight. Because the fight is going to be signed and when it does Pac is going to have wished he didn't have those filler fights in between, because regardless of how he looked. As time goes on, he focuses less on boxing, and takes a little more punishment when he does it. Not good imo.

Completely agree with your post. In that post fight interview last night Pac looked really really tired, he looked actually like he was out of it. Thats not a good thing in terms of a future fight against Floyd.

[TitoFan]

You know what? In all honesty... Pac doesn't NEED Floyd. He can retire right now, and his legacy is secure as one of the best fighters ever. And in all likelihood he'll rate above Floyd. Boy, won't THAT be a thorn on Floyd's side. But the best part is.... Manny doesn't even CARE. Floyd cares about all this shet a hell of a lot more than Pacquaio does.

Manny can right now ride off into the sunset, and leave the babbling Floyd talking to himself and his dwindling "legion" of fans about how he could've taken Manny. And the boxing public in general will be laughing at Floyd and his antics.

[Julius Rain]

There is no question. Pac is p4p king and will go into the history book as an ATG listed way above Floyd.

Floyd is a moron. All this time going by is just aging him and allowing pac to get comfortable at 147. Where pac will put on a legal aggrevated assualt on the primitive Mayweathers.

That's one way to look at it, or..

That, or Mayweather is taking a year off letting his body get fresh while Pac is going through training camp after training camp and fighting more and taking more punishment than he should, so makes himself a little more worn. So that by the time they fight Floy's body would have had a year of rest and would be fresh, while Pacquiao is a little more battle worn and Floyd boxing wise is about as smart as Hopkins.

In my opinion, Pacquiao's time in the ring is aging him more than floyd's time out of the ring at this moment. Floyd has said as far back as the Hatton fight, that your body deteriorates a little more every time you're in the ring. So if in a time span, Floyd has fought twice, and Pacquiao has fought 4 times and taken more punishment then Floyd has in his 2 the advantage is going to be Floyd's. This is why I think Arum is stupid going on this filler fight in house crusade to showcase Pac as the guy Floyd won't fight. Because the fight is going to be signed and when it does Pac is going to have wished he didn't have those filler fights in between, because regardless of how he looked. As time goes on, he focuses less on boxing, and takes a little more punishment when he does it. Not good imo.

Completely agree with your post. In that post fight interview last night Pac looked really really tired, he looked actually like he was out of it. Thats not a good thing in terms of a future fight against Floyd.

actually if you watch the espn interview after the fight....He look a lot better. He was just tired, it is always hard to be interviewed after a fight.

[Gandalf]

Pac has two fights left at the max. This is the only real fight where he has eaten shots in multiple digits in multiple rounds. I think this is because Margarito is better than people give him credit for. He will eat the punches to get his own in and won't get on his bike like Cotto, cover up all night like Clottey nor go to sleep like Hatton. I bet this Margarito would have given Mosley fits too and would have taken rounds against Mayweather on sheer activity.

Otherwise Pac hasn't been taking all that much wear and tear in the higher weights. Cotto for a few rounds, a couple of Clottey uppercuts and a now a Margarito who just wouldn't quit. For me it shows Pac can take it and there are only a couple of dozen rounds to go tops. He can handle it.

[Onix]

Pac has two fights left at the max. This is the only real fight where he has eaten shots in multiple digits in multiple rounds. I think this is because Margarito is better than people give him credit for. He will eat the punches to get his own in and won't get on his bike like Cotto, cover up all night like Clottey nor go to sleep like Hatton. I bet this Margarito would have given Mosley fits too and would have taken rounds against Mayweather on sheer activity.

Otherwise Pac hasn't been taking all that much wear and tear in the higher weights. Cotto for a few rounds, a couple of Clottey uppercuts and a now a Margarito who just wouldn't quit. For me it shows Pac can take it and there are only a couple of dozen rounds to go tops. He can handle it.

Totally agree with that statement, in the kind of shape Margo was in for that fight and his complete focus being on it, he would have made it all the way to the end against Shane, and if Shane would have worn out then Margo would have done the damage some of us thought he was going to do.

[Mar]

......still don't see why people talk so much shit about floyd yet cry about seeing the guy fight pac or anyone else for that matter. How far away from boxing does the guy have to get to get his name out of people's mouth. The ball is in floyds court, it always has been thanks to the power people give the guy....if he wants to fight fine. If not who cares. The result of that fight wouldn't change anything, if floyd won it'd be this and that and he wouldn't get credit of any of it. If he lost so what....goin by what everyone says about the guy he isn't that great anyway.

[Apii911]

I already know Floyd is stalling sh't.
He wants to back out while he's ontop,
rather than continue to dominate & make $$ & pay off the IRS for all them carsss

He stalled it with the drug-test shabang with Pac...
He washed his hands of it.
He's sitting pretty talking smack going on photo shoots & dating shows
for has-been R&B Stars (Chili from TLC)

He wants to be all Hollywood, everyone wants to be Hollywood
all 'cept for Pac; that's how he beat Cotto
I was saying to myself: Cotto's taking vacations, eating pinchos,
going swimming with his obese BFF...
Pac is keeping focused, always.

Yes, the ball is in Floyd's court, but it's not bouncing or rolling.
He's fine, though

[Hornfinger]

Mayweather stalled a fight with pacquiao by potentially going in jail.....

I have honestly heard it all now.

[TitoFan]

Floyd is one lucky SOB. He has these blind legions of groupies that are loyal to the end. He doesn't even have to fight. All he has to do is talk shetloads of crap, play mind games, CLAIM to be the best p4p, act like a complete fool out of the ring... and his groupies remain loyal PBF fans and Pac haters. What a life. Meanwhile, all Pacquiao does is defy all odds by beating bigger and bigger men, be his humble self, gather more fans by the minute... the exact opposite of Floyd. And yet the Floyd fans remain loyal to their man, excusing his every antic, insulting anyone who dares to insinuate that Pac may be better than Floyd.

Are you guys getting PAID for this?

[Hornfinger]

Floyd isn't going to do ANYTHING until his and his uncles legal problems are cleared up. And you'd be a moron to think anything else.

I have no idea if the fight will happen. Obviously it won't if Floyd is in jail.

If the fight was to take place...

It wouldn't be at a catch weight in Pac's favour

Pac for the first time in a long time would be up against a guy that hasn't taken a severe beating and is essentially shot

Both fighters would enter the ring proven clean.

And for those reasons my money (and I would put money on it) would be on a Floyd mayweather victory.

Now would be the best time for pac to fight floyd though. May has been out of the ring a while he's had trouble in his personal life and he isn't getting any younger. Pac would have a better oppotunity than any other mayweather opponant. Still I'd go with a one sided mayweather vistory.