Floyd Mayweather JR / Manny Pacquiao - NEWS STREAM -

[Master]

I like that Floyd is frugal with his money and maybe cassettes will make a comeback. Although I have just moved to CD's.

[pacfan]

Another interesting development. Look who's rooting for Pacquiao:

Muhammad Ali ‘rooting for Manny Pacquiao’ in Floyd Mayweather fight | Sport | The Guardian

Must be a big blow to the money team, I've heard pops say his sons style was inspired by Ali

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...

[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'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.

[ruthless rocco]

Shows what you donkeys know. Tapes made a comeback 5 years ago.

[pacfan]

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...

[ruthless rocco]

Pactards trying to sound both sophisticated and ironic. HAHAhahHAha!

[Beanz]

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

[Beanz]

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."

[Beanz]

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

[Beanz]

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."

https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs...084941040.html

[Manos de Piedra]

[pacfan]

Another interesting development. Look who's rooting for Pacquiao:

Muhammad Ali ‘rooting for Manny Pacquiao’ in Floyd Mayweather fight | Sport | The Guardian

Looks like Ali has issued a denial:

https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/bo...200634705.html

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...

[Manos de Piedra]

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".

[Beanz]

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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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/04/sp...ef=topics&_r=3

[Beanz]

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