Some news on the Mayweather/Pacquiao fight

[skel1983]

The negotiations for a possible $80 million super fight between pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao and former No.1 Floyd Mayweather Jr have been stalled and its not because Top RBank promoter Bob Arum and Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer have hit a snag. Its all because of Pacquiao’s reported firm decision to run for a congressional seat in Sarangani.

After a series of frantic overseas telephone conversations with Pacquiao’s lawyer Franklin “Jeng” G acal Arum told us he was informed that Pacquiao had decided to run for Congress and that the newspaper photos and reports quoting Pacquiao as asking for support for the Party List group Pwersa ng Bayaning Atleta were supposedly misleading. The impression that he would vie for a seat as a representatve of the PBA party list group were reportedly incorrect.

Pacquiao’s longtime friend and sometime confidant Rex “Wakee” Salud told us that Pacquiao would run in Sarangani and that there is a good chance he would run unopposed, banking on an apparent effort by President Arroyo to appeal to the well-established Chiongbian family to withdraw from the congressional race.

Salud said he was 99 percent sure that Pacquiao would run and win, no matter what.

Given this scenario Arum told www.insidesports.ph, Standard Today and Viva Sports “what’s there to talk about” when asked for an update on his talks with Schaefer on a Mayweather fight.

Arum said “if worse comes to worse we’ll go back to the original plan for a March 13 fight” in which the new Dallas Cowboys billion dollar stadium is the likely venue.

He said Pacquiao “will fight somebody else” although no names were mentioned and Mayweather may go to England and fight Matthew Hatton, the brother of former IBO light welterweight champion RBicky “The Hitman” Hatton which has been mentioned as a possibility and the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight will happen at the end of the year.

Arum said “anyway, let’s see what happens” after the deadline for Manny to file his Certificate of Candidacy.


HAHAHAHAHAHA Mayweather fighting Matthew Hatton what a fucking joke.

[JazMerkin]

Mayweather will fight either Pacquiao or the Mosley-Berto winner next. This Matthew Hatton thing is bizarre, there's plenty of more popular fighters he could beat up for better money.

I still think this fight gets made even if they bring it forward to sometime in March or April. No way are either of them going to risk a $50m pay day for this.

[blegit]

Is this another attempt to make PBF look bad via rumor? Going by the article the only thing stopping this fight is Pacquiao's decision.

[skel1983]

Is this another attempt to make PBF look bad via rumor? Going by the article the only thing stopping this fight is Pacquiao's decision.

By who me?? Im letting the guys no the latest I have found, It does seem Pac is the one holding this up, but what a joke if Mayweathers warm up fight is against Matthew Hatton.

[Pacdbest2]

Is this another attempt to make PBF look bad via rumor? Going by the article the only thing stopping this fight is Pacquiao's decision.

By who me?? Im letting the guys no the latest I have found, It does seem Pac is the one holding this up, but what a joke if Mayweathers warm up fight is against Matthew Hatton.

Pac's not holding up!! He just want it in March so he Can Run for election in May. Promoters wwant it in May. Floyd still undecided. He might be Chickening out.

[Pacdbest2]

Rather than Pac-yuri, I prefer Pac to fight Corey Spinks at 154. Both are feather fisted anyway. Spinks is a good tune up for PBF coz he's Black & Slick. Yuri is also a Slick style but I prefer a Black one so we can Silence Nate Campbell.

[Cleon]

March or May-Mayweather fs Pacquiao up