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What can the Clottey fight tell us about Mayweather vs. Pacquiao?

Thursday, March 18th, 2010 Tags:,

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The Manny Pacquiao-Joshua Clottey fight got a lot of mixed reactions from the fans and press. Some took the fight to be a demonstration of Pacquiao’s dominance over yet another top ten opponent.

Others were disappointed with Clottey for not taking more chances and trying to take the fight to Pacquiao. Whatever your opinion though the fight was fairly one sided in Pacquiao’s favor. Talk will soon once again turn to whether the super fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather can be made, after Pacquiao’s election and Mayweathers upcoming fight that is.

So what if anything did the Clottey fight tell us about how Pacquiao might deal with Mayweather, and equally what would Mayweather have seen that he could take advantage of?

Pacquiao’s speed, which is a big advantage in every fight he has had at welterweight, was evident against Clottey, but would face a more severe test against the equally quick Mayweather.

Shots that caught Clottey and his flat footed shell defense would obviously not catch Mayweather as often, and Pacquiao would have to work more on throwing punches from different angles rather than the volume he displayed against Clottey.

Mayweather will have liked what he saw from Pacquiao with regards to defense however, with a lot of Clottey’s shots finding their mark with little head movement from Pacquiao. Some of this might have been Pacquiao’s desperate attempts to make Clottey fight back rather than stand still blocking punches but still. Mayweather’s punches are a lot more subtle and hard to see coming than the often telegraphed shots Clottey was firing last Saturday night, and even then they were getting through.

Against aggressive fighters Pacquiao relies largely on simply hitting them with more than they can return fire with, and as such rarely gets hit with a lot of clean shots. Against defensive fighters he does not have this luxury and has always struggled with good counter punchers.

Clottey himself has backed Pacquiao to finish Mayweather, but perhaps holds his own performance in optimistically high regard. Lasting the distance alone does not elevate Clottey to predict how better boxers he hasn’t fought would do against someone he had nothing against. Still for what it’s worth he did have a valid point about Mayweather’s work rate being a problem. Pacquiao is a do or die fighter and will come after Mayweather with everything he has. He won’t be put off by taking a few shots and he will certainly throw a lot more punches than Floyd.

Not that many will probably catch Mayweather cleanly, but if his work rate is similar to how it has been in his last few outings, the volume alone from Pacauiqo might win him rounds.

Both Pacquiao and Mayweather have shown to have decent chins, and neither have been in any trouble over the last few years. Mayweather did topple Ricky Hatton, a lesser but similarly attack orientated fighter who at the time was thought to have a decent chin as well. Coupling this with Pacquiao’s tendency to leave himself open this could become dangerous territory for him if he doesn’t tighten up his defense.

The same can be said of Mayweather himself though, as the sheer volume of Pacquiao’s shots will eventually wear him down even if he can block or dodge most of them. Clottey lasted as long as he did because he is a huge welterweight and  he can really take a punch. Mayweather has gone as long as he has without a loss because he doesn’t get hit.

Steve Marsh, Pittsburgh PA: “If Pacquiao can put out the same amount of punches against Mayweather a she did with Clottey, Floyd will be getting his 0 taken. All Pacquiao has to work on is his defense”

Randall Jones, Philadelphia PA: “Mayweather and Pacquiao wont fight anyway, but if they did Mayweather would give him a boxing lesson. Beating up on a punch bag like Clottey is one thing, but against someone who can make him miss and hit him back with no problems, Pacquiao is in trouble”

John Grover, Pittsburgh PA: “A Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight would be too close to say one would definitely beat the other. All the fanboys saying Manny would tool Floyd and Floyd would smash Manny know nothing about boxing. The fight would probably go to a decision and most likely a split decision as well’

http://www.examiner.com/x-20066-Pittsburgh-Fight-Sports-Examiner~y2010m3d17-What-can-the-Clottey-fight-tell-us-about-Mayweather-vs-Pacquiao


Boxing World Is Disrespecting Mosley

Thursday, March 18th, 2010 Tags:,

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Sugar Shane Mosley recently sent out a memo to the press about the basic disrespect he’s been shown by one and all in the boxing world.

He has a point.

Not to disparage the great Manny Pacquiao on his easy victory, he did take some shots. And not to denigrate the career and talent of Floyd Mayweather, he is undefeated. But how can anyone think Mayweather is a cinch to beat Mosley on May 1, in Las Vegas?

The one-sided thinking of promoters, trainers, television analysts, fans and even Pacquiao himself mouthing their wishes for a Mayweather fight is downright short-sighted. Does everyone truly think Money Mayweather is that much better than Mosley?

Only the blind and easily fooled thought Clottey had a slim chance of beating the speedy Pacquiao. The Filipino fired combinations at will and Clottey covered up like a Midwestern family in a basement during a storm of twisters. That won’t happen when Mosley fights Mayweather.

“Most people think I’m just a strong puncher and a brawler,” said Mosley, 38, who is the WBA welterweight titleholder since knocking out Antonio Margarito a year ago in Los Angeles. “People forget I’m a master boxer too.”

Many believe that Mayweather’s defensive boxing prowess and athletic ability will be too much for Mosley to overcome. Odds makers tab the undefeated Mayweather a 4-1 favorite.

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“There are five ways to beat Shane Mosley,” said Mayweather, 33, alluding to Mosley’s five career losses. “He could have fought me 10 years ago and had a chance.”

Odds don’t always tell the real story.

Undefeated fighters aren’t necessarily indicative of perfection or invulnerability. History’s best recognized prizefighters all have losses. From Sugar Ray Robinson to Jack Dempsey to Willie Pep and Muhammad Ali, all are considered among the greatest prizefighters the world has ever seen. All sustained losses.

“If you don’t have a loss it means you just haven’t fought everybody,” said trainer Roger Mayweather himself two years ago. “In the old days everybody fought everybody.”

When Ali fought Foreman he was a huge underdog. Some had Foreman a 12-1 favorite after he easily demolished Joe Frazier and Ken Norton who both gave Ali fits when they met. But in 1974, it was Ali who found the antidote for Foreman’s seemingly invincibility. Ali won by knockout in the eighth.

Need another example?

Let’s go to the lower weight classes. Back in 1951, the great Sugar Ray Robinson traveled to London, England to defend his middleweight world championship against little known Randy Turpin. Robinson (128-1-2) hadn’t lost a fight in eight years and was thought to be a cinch after 88 fights without a loss. Turpin (42-2) had a great record but was thought to be out of his depth against the God-like powers of Robinson. That night Turpin’s unorthodox style confused and bewildered Robinson who sailed back home without the world title belt. A return match two months later saw Robinson knock out Turpin in New York City, but he still had problems with the British boxer.

Boxing is not a simple matter of who is faster or who is stronger. Nor is it about who is more experienced or younger.

“It comes down to who has the better skills,” said Mosley, adding that speed and power are not skills but God-given.

The euphoria of Pacquiao’s victory combined with the missed opportunity to fight Mayweather due to his demands for a blood test may have blinded all sides to the truth about the big showdown between Mosley and Mayweather.

It’s not going to be easy for either fighter.

“If you know me then you know I always get up for big fights,” Mosley said. “That’s what motivates me.”

http://www.thesweetscience.com/boxing-article/7825/boxing-world-disrespecting-mosley/


Clottey forecast, ‘Manny will crush Floyd’

Thursday, March 18th, 2010 Tags:, ,

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 HOLLYWOOD – Joshua Clottey thinks that Manny Pacquiao has the tools to beat Floyd Mayweather Jr.

“To be frank with you, the fight will be very, very tough for Mayweather,” said Clottey, who lost a unanimous decision to Pacquiao last Saturday at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

By this time, the 33-year-old Clottey must be home in Ghana, probably looking for a bank where he would keep his earnings from the Pacquiao fight. He was guaranteed $1.2 million for the fight.

It was the biggest paycheck ever in the ring, and even if he retires today, he and his family, including his 10-year-old daughter, can live a good life in Ghana or if he’d like to remain in his tiny New York apartment.

Clottey took all the punches Pacquiao threw at him but never went down. Because he covered up so well that Lance Pugmire of the Los Angeles Times wrote that he fought like a turtle on the ring.

He believes that Pacquiao has the skills, speed, the power to beat Mayweather.

“Pacquiao is very fast and he keeps on throwing punches. Mayweather doesn’t throw too much. So, Manny will give him problems. Lots of problems,” said Clottey.

The former welterweight champion of the world said he has no regrets on losing to Pacquiao, and the way he fought the fight, spending more time covering up that he almost forgot to throw his punches.

“I think I did my best. But Manny Pacquiao has defeated almost everybody and he knocked them out,” said Clottey, seemingly content that he was up on his feet when the final bell sounded before 51,000 fans.

“Unfortunately, I lost. I did what I can. I did my best. Maybe next time I can improve,” said Clottey.

But there will be no next time. Not against Pacquiao, said the Filipino’s trainer, Freddie Roach.

“He was satisfied with going the distance with Manny Pacquiao. And he did. But HBO will never use him again. They told me. If you fight for a world title, you don’t go on a survival mode. You try to win the title cause you know one it’s a once in a lifetime.”

“He’ll never get another title shot in his life,” Roach said after the fight.

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=558998&publicationSubCategoryId=69


Team Mayweather: Floyd Did Not Watch Pacquiao’s Fight

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010 Tags:,

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By Rick Reeno

Earlier today, two members of Team Mayweather reached out to BoxingScene.com to set the record straight regarding an alleged interview circulating all over the internet with Floyd Mayweather Jr. From what I was told, the interview, which calls Pacquiao a one-dimensional fighter and downplays his performance against Joshua Clottey – is 100% fabricated. The interview first originated on a website called Cage Report. Numerous websites and overseas newspapers have used quotes from the interview.

One member of Team Mayweather told BoxingScene – “Floyd did not do any interviews. Floyd has not watched the fight yet.”

Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach told BoxingScene – “I don’t believe that” – when he was advised Mayweather did not watch last Saturday’s fight.

Source: http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=26070


UFC and boxing truce over Manny Pacquiao as Arum thanks White

Friday, March 12th, 2010 Tags:, ,

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When Manny Pacquiao fights crime drops to zero and fighting factions in his homeland put down their weapons to witness a different kind of war. But Pacquiao seemingly has the same effect elsewhere.

The Manny Pacquiao-Joshua Clottey title fight at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium on March 13 has created a truce in the war of words between promoter Bob Arum and UFC president Dana White.

White, seen in some quarters as the head of pro boxing’s biggest rivals – the Ultimate  Fighting Championship – was thanked by Arum for urging his 1 million plus followers on Twitter, the social  networking site, to buy the fight on pay per view.

White had also announced on his Twitter account that he will be ringside to watch Pacquiao defend his WBO welterweight crown against Clottey. White has picked Pacquiao to win by knockout in the eighth round. UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta will also be ringside. White started out in boxing, and has always insisted that he remains a huge boxing fan  – and will always watch the big fights. In this month’s Boxing Monthly Dana White gave a lengthy interview to editor Glyn Leach, in which the head of the UFC mixed martial arts organisation spells out how he started in boxing and fell out of love with it because the best fights were not put on for fans.

White described the Mayweather v De la Hoya fight as a couple of multi-millionaires thinking about hitting each other, insisting what had been billed as a super-fight was actually a real disappointment.

“We want to thank Dana and Lorenzo for crossing sports to help promote this fight,” Arum said, as Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones concurred.

A phalanx of celebrities, politicians, sports officials and actors are also expected to troop to Arlington City for the fight. Steven Segal, Jean Claude Van Damme, aMark Wahlberg, Denzel Washington, Robert Duvall, Lou Diamond Philips, plus NBA star Ron Artest and baseball’s Derek Jeter have visited Pacquiao during training.

Two former US Presidents Bill Clinton, and George W Bush are said to be either watching or attending the battle.

Several mixed martial artists are also fans of the Filipino fighter Pacquiao. British fighter Dan Hardy, American Brandon Vera admit they love his style, while Frank Mir, the UFC heavyweight said he had been practising punches and used such a punch – an overhand left which he called ‘The Pacquiao punch’ and which he’d adopted from Pacquiao – to drop his last opponent Cheick Kongo, before submitting him on the ground.

Source: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/sport/garethadavies/100005964/ufc-and-boxing-truce-over-manny-pacquiao-as-arum-thanks-white/


Pacquiao confident speed can trump Clottey’s size

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 Tags:

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DALLAS (Reuters) – Filipino ring king Manny Pacquiao said his lightning fast speed will be enough to nullify Joshua Clottey’s size advantage when the two meet in Dallas on Saturday.

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“My quickness will be the key, my speed,” the seven-time world champion told Reuters as he prepared for a public workout in front of a throng of fans.

However, the WBO welterweight champion is not taking his Ghanaian opponent lightly.

“You cannot underestimate Joshua Clottey,” he said. “He’s a good fighter, and he’s bigger than me, and I have to be very focused in the fight.”

Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach acknowledges that former IBF title holder Clottey, a natural welterweight, has a size advantage over the champion, who began his career forty pounds lighter.

“But I don’t think size wins fights,” he said. “I think skill does. He may be a little stronger than Manny on the inside, he might hit a little harder, but I think our speed will nullify that.”

Roach said he has been watching footage of Clottey’s fights, and has identified a few key habits that he and his fighter intend to exploit.

“He’ll wait for you to throw a combination and then, when you’ve stopped, he’ll throw back. So if you stand in front of him, you’re an idiot,” he said. “We’re not going to do that. He’s not going to be able to find us.

“Sometimes he uses his head,” Roach said of Clottey, 35-3 (20 KOs), whose first defeat came when he was disqualified for headbutts.

“If you fall into the pocket with him, his best punch is an uppercut and his second best punch is a headbutt. So we’re not going to go in there. We’re going to fight him at distance.”

A crowd of several hundred watched Pacquiao’s workout, a turnout that a beaming Pacquiao, 50-3-2 (38 KOs), described as ‘amazing’.

The fight will be the first to be held at Cowboys Stadium, with 45,000 spectators expected to attend, and the Filipino said he was looking forward to the opportunity to show his skills in front of such a large audience at a new venue.

“I’m very excited to fight in Cowboys Stadium, especially because this is the first fight there,” said Pacquiao. “It’s an honor to fight in Dallas. I can’t wait until Saturday. This is for the fans. This is my chance to show them what I can do.”

Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62850320100309?type=sportsNews


Pacquiao – Clottey: “The Event” Fight Predictions

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 Tags:,

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Pacquiao – Clottey: “The Event” Fight PredictionsBY: Carl Hewitt

Clottey’s advantages in size, physical strength, durability and stamina will be offset by Pacquiao’s advantages in speed, maneuverability, activity and the ability to make adjustments. Though Manny is not a “pure boxer” in any sense, his overall advantage in skill will win him this fight. While it appears to be a tough test on paper for the ‘Filipino Flash’, he has to be heartened by the fact that Joshua has never won his biggest fights to date, those against Margarito and Cotto. In June, he had Cotto on a silver platter and instead, tossed him back into promoter Bob Arum’s lap. This lack of a “finishing kick” or “second gear” will doom the Ghanaian next weekend. Barring a bad cut, and Manny has a propensity to swell up in the middle rounds, this one looks like a hard-fought and gritty, but unanimous decision for Manny. And Clottey will fight well enough to ensure that Arum brings him back another day. Pacquiao by UD

By Rick Assad
 
It’s not a grudge match by any means, like it would be if the opponent was Floyd Mayweather Jr, who still wants a piece of Manny Pacquiao. Joshua Clottey is a seasoned professional, with a solid ring record and remarkable durability. These assets will help the 32-year-old when he faces Pacquiao at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas on March 13, with the World Boxing Organization’s welterweight belt up for grabs. But it’s going to take more than Clottey, who resides in the Bronx, New York, by way of Ghana, to end the Pac-Man’s current winning streak at 11 in a row.
Clottey’s last ring encounter was June 2009, and was also one in which he lost a split decision to Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto at Madison Square Garden in a WBO welterweight title match.

Four months ago, Pacquiao (50-3-2 with 38 knockouts) laid waste to Cotto at the MGM Grand in a welterweight title clash. The fight came to a close late in the 12th and final round. Clottey (35-3-0 and 20 KO’s) does have signature victories over Zab Judah (halted in the ninth round) at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas slightly over two years ago, and a unanimous decision over the late Diego Corrales in April 2007. In February 2006, Clottey dropped a unanimous decision to the always-tough Mexican Antonio Margarito at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. There’s a reason why Pacquiao hasn’t lost in five years, and is thought to be the best boxer pound-for-pound employed today.
The Pac-Man will show off his amazing ring generalship, and will use his lightning-quick hands and supreme punching power to seize the fight in the ninth round. Recently, there was some talk out of the Pacquiao camp that this may be his final fight. Hopefully, it won’t, because there’s still some unfinished business left with Mayweather. Pacquiao Will Triumph Late.

BY: Steve Hobden

I honestly think that Clottey does not stand a chance against Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao is on another level in comparison. Clottey’s style is too upright and robotic. This kind of style won’t do him any favours against a guy that throws combinations from all sorts of crazy angles. Clottey has a pretty good left uppercut but I doubt he’ll ever be able to land that against a southpaw who moves in and out as quick as Pacquiao does. Also when Clottey throws the left uppercut he drops his right hand and I think Freddie Roach will take advantage of this. I predict part of Roach’s game plan will be to land the left hook counter and knock Clottey out in similar fashion to the punch that laid out Ricky Hatton. I believe the result of this fight will depend on how durable Clottey’s chin is. Pacquiao by knockout.

I honestly think that Clottey does not stand a chance against Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao is on another level in comparison. Clottey’s style is too upright and robotic. This kind of style won’t do him any favours against a guy that throws combinations from all sorts of crazy angles. Clottey has a pretty good left uppercut but I doubt he’ll ever be able to land that against a southpaw who moves in and out as quick as Pacquiao does. Also when Clottey throws the left uppercut he drops his right hand and I think Freddie Roach will take advantage of this. I predict part of Roach’s game plan will be to land the left hook counter and knock Clottey out in similar fashion to the punch that laid out Ricky Hatton. I believe the result of this fight will depend on how durable Clottey’s chin is.

BY: Rizwaan Zahid

Despite the potential of an entertaining bout, this fight leaves something to be desired since this date was considered to be a night of history with Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao squaring off.  Instead both fighters will be fighting different opponents in the upcoming months.

But I digress.

Clottey may not have ever been knocked out and he does have a solid chin, however he has never seen the speed that Pacquiao brings.  Cotto was able to outbox Clottey and Manny should theoretically have a field day.  Pacquiao will start quick, as usual, and eventually the damage will take its toll on a game, but outmatched Joshua.  In the end, look for a stoppage around the 7th round.

BY: Rota Em

Joshua Clottey is tough and he’s never been stopped. All of his losses came in championship fights with the most recent being a close split decision loss to Miguel Cotto mid-2009. It could’ve gone either way. Pacquiao, however, seems to be indestructible at this point in his career. I can count on one hand the number of fighters that I believe
can possibly take down the Filipino, and the Ghana native isn’t one of them.

I see an assertive Clottey, much like Cotto was in the beginning against the Pacman, but ultimately Manny will land a flush shot that will change the night. I don’t think Pacquiao will run straight through Clottey but he will cruise all the way to a wide UD if not late round corner stoppage.

BY: Vitali Shaposhnikov

Repetition over time makes people get used to certain things, and thoughts outside of that “box” are hard to take to heart. When thinking about the Pacquiao vs. Clottey fight, and its potential outcome, there is only one thing that comes to my mind: Who can ever beat Manny?

I have made predictions against Pacquiao before, when he fought against very formidable, properly prepared opponents. Manny not only won all those fights, but he did it in a very relaxed and seemingly effortless fashion, via a K.O. or just a simple round by round domination. My prediction on his upcoming fight with a very strong and persistent opponent Joshua Clottey is this: Manny by a dominating UD or a late round K.O.

The more likely result is of course the knockout. Joshua is a power puncher; he likes to put the weight on his punches. This makes him slower and open from a variety of angles. Manny is a virtuoso at catching the open spot and landing a hard punch. I think that Pacquiao will slowly and strategically take Clottey apart, until Joshua starts to lower his arms trying to go for the one punch K.O. Of course many will say that Joshua would never do that, but after consistent punishment, most fighters tend to end up in a situation where their defense is no longer as solid as when the first bell rang

By: Cesar Zuniga

Since this fight has been announced I have been very excited for it. No, it’s not the Mayweather fight that had shivers running through all boxing fan’s bodies but it is a top welterweight. Those that feel like Pacquiao will walk right through Clottey and that he is only there to give Pac rounds have another thing coming. Clottey is a very tough and strong welterweight that would give any top fighter problems with his defensive style. He has shown a strong chin and is coming into this fight very determined. He knows that after his loss to Miguel Cotto, landing a mega fight with Manny Pacquiao is an unbelievable opportunity. The problem is Clottey’s strongest attribute can also be his poison. He’s not active enough and doesn’t let his hands go. Two things that against another fighter he might get away with but not the P4P king. Against the cyclone that is Manny Pacquiao, Clottey is going to have to change his style and look to be aggressive. If he stands there and get into his defensive shell not only will he loose this fight but run the risk of being stopped simply due to not throwing punches. If Miguel Cotto was able to unload a series of punches without being hit back Pacquiao is going unleash an arsenal. If Clottey looks to open up he runs the risk of Pacquiao landing something big. With the angles that Pac’s punches come in one of those could be devastating. It’s hard to pick against Manny Pacquiao and this stage and this writer is not going to do so here. Clottey will be game, he will make Pac work but I don’t see him changing his style enough to take the win. Speed kills and Pacquiao’s speed, movement and angles will be the deciding factor in this fight. PAC Unanimous Decision.

By: Albert Alvarez
 
In Pacquiao’s last fight, Pacquiao was tested by one of the hardest punchers in the sport in Miguel Cotto. I recall Pacquiao getting buzzed for a second or two in a wild exchange against Cotto in the very early going of their great action packed fight. After the light buzz, Pacquiao then took Cotto’s best shots and took them with ease, Pacquiao later said that the Boriqua Bombers hard shots did indeed hurt, but Pacquiao pretended in his own mind that they really didn’t hurt. Come March 13, can Pacquiao pretend that Clottey’s fierce left hook tickles? I sure hope so, because come March 13 I will be picking Pacquiao to get the W over Clottey. I however do not see this fight as a wipeout as most observers out there are seeing this affair play out. I see this fight as a 8 rounds-4 or 7 rounds-5 kind of fight for Pacquiao. Many are picking Pacquiao based on 2 things, that is speed and power. I will agree that Pacquiao does have the speed and power advantages over Clottey, but speed and power will not win this fight for Pacquiao. The things that will win this fight for Pacquiao will be heart and will.

Will Pacquiao’s heart will The Pac-Man to keep firing off shots when he finds a steel iron chin Clottey resting on the ropes with his ear muffs on? How will Pacquiao react when he discovers that he can’t hurt Clottey as easily as he was able to hurt has past foes? Those are great questions to ask, but the bottom line is that Clottey just doesn’t throw enough shots to derail the Pacquiao Express. If I am Clottey, I would bring the fight to Pacquiao and constantly have Pacquiao backing up, Pacquiao is at his best when he is the one moving forward sitting on his punches and picking his spots. This is why I would push forward and place Pacquiao in a whole different place, take the rythym away from him. Can the Grand Master from Ghana do just that? I don’t think so. Pacquiao By UD.

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Pacquiao vows new technique vs Clottey

Monday, March 8th, 2010 Tags:

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MANILA, Philippines – With or without the alleged injury, 7-division champ Manny Pacquiao said he is all set for his world title defense against Joshua Clottey, adding that he has a “new technique” against the Ghanaian.

Pacquiao said all he is waiting for is the fight date itself which is on March 13 (March 14 in Manila).

“Right now 100% conditioned na tayo, ready na tayo sa fight. Maintain na lang sa kondisyon,” said the Filipino champ, who will be defending his World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight crown.

He also said the alleged injury he earlier experienced will not affect his performance against the bigger Clottey.

“Wala namang injury, sore lang ang muscle,” he said.

The power-puncher from General Santos City also claimed that he has the answer to Clottey’s larger build—strong punches and skillful defense.

“We’ve created a new technique,” said Pacquiao. “It’s going to be exciting, and a lot of action in the ring.”

The Pacquiao-Clottey fight, dubbed as “The Event” will take place at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Clottey, for his part, said he is ready to take away Pacquiao’s welterweight title—and Manny’s Filipino fans are afraid that the Ghanaian meant it.

“I’m very, very, hundred percent for sure that I am the only one who can beat him!” Clottey said at a training session for the press at New York’s Kingsway Gym on Thursday.

Lenny de Jesus, Clottey’s trainer, believes Pacquiao is going to pass his prime.

“Pacquiao has been at the top for five years, I think his time is coming. Clottey is ready to fight tomorrow,” De Jesus claimed.

Fight seen to go until late rounds

Pacquiao fans in McAllen, Texas are not taking the fighter from Ghana lightly. Many believe Clottey can bring the scheduled 12-round boxing match to its later rounds.

“Mga ten. Bagsak yan si Clottey,” said Boboy Yongson, one of Pacquiao’s fans.

“I think the fight is gonna go the distance. Pacquiao will win by a close decision,” said boxing promoter Anthony Cavasos.

Foreign boxers also shared their own prediction regarding the outcome of the fight.

Junior lightweight boxer Jorge Luis Teron of the US, ranked 12th by the Word Boxing Association (WBA), said Clottey’s good defense will allow him to hold out: “It’s going to be real hard for Manny to knock him out. I think it might go to a decision.”

National American Boxing Federation reigning lightweight title holder Brandon Rios, also of the US, is confident for a Pacquiao victory before Round 12: “Clottey is a good fighter; he takes a lot of punches. I see a win later, maybe a knockout (for Pacquiao).”

Source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/03/06/10/pacquiao-vows-new-technique-vs-clottey


It’s clear that Floyd Mayweather Jr has finally ‘lost his mind’

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With each day bringing surreal antics and discriminating comments from Floyd Mayweather Jr, I have officially come to the conclusion that Little Floyd has finally “lost his mind”.

Within the last 48 hours we’ve had Filipino reporters discriminated against and Floyd putting his hands on another reporter. These are just the latest actions in a long line of absurd moments that demonstrate Floyd has “lost his marbles”. Grab a seat, keep all hands and feet inside the windows, and let’s examine Floyd’s “Crazy Train”.

 
Now, I’m just going to take this tour through Floyd’s actions in 2010 only. It’s more than enough to demonstrate that Floyd is “Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs”.
 
 
Ok, I’m sure we can find more to add to this list just from this year alone. Let’s also keep in mind that we are only about 65 days into 2010, and we have all of these absurd comments and actions. But, it’s the latest one that I would like to comment further on.
 
According to Gabriel Montoya at Max Boxing, Floyd Mayweather Jr put his hands on Gabriel in a way that made the reporter feel uncomfortable.In his article, Gabriel questions the reason for Floyd putting his hands on him. In my opinion, this really crossed the line.
 
Nobody should put their hands on another unless it’s in a sport designed for it or in self-defense. In my opinion, this is the final nail in the coffin of Little Floyd’s sanity.
 
Adam Watson Sacramento, Ca “What would you have done if Floyd put his hands on you?”
 
Adam, I would like to think I could “turn the other cheek”. But honestly, I don’t respond to well when someone puts their hands on me. Recently, I did an interview with Luke Rockhold of Strikeforce and we discussed what happens when someone puts their hands on you. Luke discussed how you need a controlled response through the discipline of the martial arts you study. Unfortunately, I don’t have that controlled response. I’ve spent several years studying different martial arts like Arnis, Akido, and some Jiu-Jitsu. But I spent more time with wrestling. I rather just pick up someone and slam them on their head and that’s probably what I would try and do to Floyd since I have at least 40 pounds on him. I’m not your typical everyday reporter. I don’t sit behind a keyboard all day. I spend more hours training in the gym than I do on a computer. Wow, this question has completely taken me down a different path and it might reflect my sanity. Let’s all laugh together at Rick getiing fired up about Floyd putting his hands on a reporter.
 
 
John Snyder Sacramento, CA “Is Floyd Jr insane?”
 
John, yes I think he is. Just read the list above. But I think it’s passed down through the family because Floyd Sr and Roger are also insane. I don’t know what happened to this family when they were still in the womb, but when they came out into this world it’s been nothing but insanity coming from their mouths. Honestly, I’m becoming increasingly disgusted by what they say and do.

Is it time to start boycotting Floyd Mayweather Jr fights?

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 Has Floyd Mayweather Jr finally gone too far? Ever since Floyd has come out of retirement, he has turned up the level of egotistic discrimination. At first, “Money May” turned his focus toward Manny Pacquiao. But that wasn’t enough for him.

He then questioned if all non-American athletes were cheaters and liars? And if that weren’t enough, he then discriminated against Filipino reporters and put his hands on another reporter. The question needs to be asked. “Is it time to start boycotting his fights?” Let’s examine further.

 
Racism
 
Floyd Jr and the rest of the Mayweathers have gone out of their way to attack Manny Pacquiao. They accuse him of being a cheater and a drug user without any proof. Then they say he’s taking A-side Meth like the Filipino soldiers used to take. Once again, they don’t have any proof for either.
The charming, the gracious, the affable Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. brushed off some Pinoy journalists
 
Then “Money May” accuses Manny Pacquiao of being a cheater and liar because he’s not American. Thus, implying that foreign athletes are liars and cheaters. And then Floyd completely ignored Filipino reporters during the last leg of the Press Tour and treated them like second class citizens.
 
Floyd Jr’s people can try and say that they didn’t ignore the Filipino media but then why did GBP CEO Richard Schaefer come out and say that they don’t pay any attention to secondary sites. It’s fine if he wants to bash on Examiner.com. But then how does he take some of the top Filipino news sources and classify them as secondary? It’s clear that the Mayweather family and GBP look down upon Filipinos and Pacquiao fans from their hypocritical high horses.
 
Criminal History
 
In my previous article I outlined some of Floyd’s latest acts that can lead one to believe that he’s fnally “lost his mind”. But let’s also not forget that Floyd has a criminal history that makes one question the integrity of him even outside the sport of boxing.
 
Floyd has a history of assaulting women, flashing guns, involved in shooting incidents, and tax evasion just to name a few. He’s been in front of a judge about as many times as he has fought professionally.
 
Let’s also not forget that Floyd Sr is a convicted felon and Roger Mayweather currently faces charges for assaulting a woman. The entire Mayweather Boxing clan has a rap sheet, yet they constantly attack Pacquiao with their lynch mob mentality.
 
Conclusion
 
Amy Hammond Sacramento, CA “What do you think about the idea of boycotting Floyd’s fights?”
 
Frankie Vasquez Sacramento, CA “Should Pacquiao fans boycott Floyd Mayweather Jr?”
 
I think it’s a great idea if you are done tolerating the antics from Floyd Jr and the rest of his criminal clan. I personally think he is a racist, a criminal, and has truly started acting like he’s lost his mind. I can see how people would want to boycott his fights. I can’t disagree with anyone who does. Floyd Jr deserves it. He has no respect for anyone including the fans. Why pay your “hard earned” money for someone that treats everyone like they are beneath him? Why support a person who spits in your face as he empties your wallet?
 
 
So, I ask all you readers “Is it time to start boycotting Floyd Jr fights?”

Mayweather and Mosley’s Press Conference ‘brawl’ looked like 2 girls holding hands

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The so-called brawl between Mayweather and Mosley was nothing more than two girls holding hands. For two guys who supposedly despise each other, this physical encounter was lame. I’ve seen Girl Scouts put up better fights when trying to establish their territories for selling cookies than this hand holding script.

 
You’d think after 10 years of badmouthing each other there would be more than just some hand grabbing and arm swiping. You’d think after all the bad things that Mayweather said about Mosley, that Shane would have been more aggressive and less passive.
 
Shane seemed to be smiling during the encounter. Perhaps, Mayweather should have called Mosley “ignorant” and then we would have had a proper brawl just like Ali and Frazier.
 
Mayweather and Mosley should take a lesson from the following video where Ali and Frazier really put doubt in the minds of fight fans when they had their epic in-studio brawl back in 1974 during Wide World of Sports with Howard Cosell.
 
Fast forward to the 5 minute mark and watch how two all-time greats sell a feud.
I actually lost interest in the fight after watching the encounter with Mosley and Mayweather. At least in the WWE they keep you interested with their “scripted” physical encounters. You’d think that Mayweather would have learned this from his time in the WWE. Perhaps, Golden Boy Promotions should bring in Vince McMahon to promote the next two press conferences. At least then, we would get some “scripted” action that would put the girl scouts to shame.
 
 
Dylan Munson Sacramento, CA “Mayweather and Mosley should be ashamed of themselves for their scripted brawl.”
 
Dylan, I actually agree with you. It was bad. I remember when I first started training in Pro-Wrestling and I saw these two young kids get in the ring and start emulating their fathers (Tonga Kid and Rikishi). These young kids made Shane and Floyd’s brawl look like patty-cake.
 
April Williams Sacramento, CA “Do you think there will be another physical encounter between Shane and Floyd at their next press conference?”
 
I really hope not. Unless, Mayweather calls up HHH and asks him how to put on a proper “scripted” encounter.
 
Phillip Roberts Roseville, CA “Did this brawl hurt or help the Mayweather vs. Mosley fight?”
 
I think it hurt the fight. But I also think that Floyd’s comments during his podium time more than made up for it. Love him or hate him, Floyd can talk up any encounter with a fighter because he just hypes himself and people will watch to see if Floyd will lose. I’m willing to bet a lot of people will be watching this fight with the hopes that Mosley knocks out Floyd.
 

Mosley already tired of Mayweather’s pre-fight antics

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The Mayweather-Mosley fight at the Las Vegas MGM Grand was signed only after the mega-fight between Mayweather and WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao collapsed.

Mosley (46-5, 39 knockouts) bristles at the idea that he was an afterthought, having long sought a fight against either Mayweather or Pacquiao.

“I was waiting for a year to fight either one of these guys,” the WBA welterweight champion said softly. “Did they care if I was going to wait? No. But it’s the fans who are going to benefit from this fight.”

“I don’t play. I give 100 percent. I’m going to give everything that I have. Mayweather knows that.”

The 38-year-old Mosley was nattily attired in a charcoal gray suit, with a light-green shirt and a green floral tie. He glanced at Mayweather (40-0, 25 KOs), who was casually dressed in a sweatsuit.

Mayweather, 33, laughed with fans, signed autographs and posed for pictures. Each signature was accompanied with an insult lobbed toward Mosley.

Mosley shrugged and said: “I’m going to knock him out. I can’t wait to get into the ring and dig my teeth into Mayweather. It’s going to be the fight of the decade.”

Source: http://in.reuters.com/article/worldOfSport/idINIndia-46635920100303?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0


Looking at the facts behind Floyd Sr. and Roger’s latest Pacquiao rants

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The drug accusations are again coming thick and fast toward pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao, and as usual the Mayweather clan are at the forefront.

Last week Floyd Sr. commented about how he thought Pacquiao was taking a military drug that made him numb to pain and immune to bullets.

His erstwhile and even less coherent brother Roger than last night made a similar inflammatory speech than the one he gave in the past. Claiming that Pacquiao was taking A-side meth which made him bulletproof and that he was scared of being tested as a result.

The full show can be listened to here:BoxingTruth, and contains such fascinating insights as:

“If Manny Pacquiao wanted to fight, he would have taken the fight already. He didn’t fight because number one, he didn’t want to take the test. Any time a guy don’t want to make $100 million dollars, that tells you right there he got s*** illegal in him anyway,”

“I know what that mother****** got. He’s got that A-side meth. You can look it up on the internet. How else is a guy going to turn down $100 million mother******* dollars?”

Compelling stuff.

What you may be shocked to hear is that beyond all the babbling and expletives, there is a historical aspect to some of the Mayweather’s hate filled rambles. It doesn’t support them or their accusations exactly, but it does explain where they perhaps got the ideas.

The following is an excerpt sent to me by an eagle eyed and historically astute paclander by the name of Merito:

“Good day Sir.  I am a Filipino and avid reader of your articles.  I like what and how you write for you explain point by point every aspect of it.  I read your article about Mayweather, Sr. commenting that Manny is on something like a magical drug being used by the army or Filipinos 500 years ago when they are fighting the Americans here.

Actually what he is saying about the Filipinos back then, historically is half-true.  Mayweather, Sr. is probably talking about our Muslim brothers from the islands of Mindanao.  They are the kris-wielding juramentados of Mindanao who fought the American soldiers back then. They don’t die easily.  One or two .38 bullets would not disable these warriors.  It would need multiple bullets to disable and kill these juramentados.  The juramentados are not on drugs.  American soldiers back then thought they were on drugs because they cannot kill or disable them with one shot unless of course if hit on the head or the heart that would kill them instantly.  This is the very reason why the Colt .45 was invented.  The Americans created the Colt .45 solely for this purpose — to kill the juramentados instantly.

As I have said, these juramentados are not on drugs.  Before they go to battle, they perform rituals just like a suicide bomber of today.  The difference with the suicide bomber of today and the juramentados is that the juramentados during their rituals would tie, as in literally tie all the vital points of their whole bodies from the head down to the toes with ropes or strong cloths. They could take one or two bullets because all the knots tied to their body would cause numbness to their bodies, virtually feeling no or less pain.  To you sir, mabuhay! and Mabuhay ang mga Pilipino.  Thank you and God bless”
 
Of course tying everything in knots would probably limit Pacquiao’s movement a lot, not to mention he might struggle to make weight if he was wearing lots of extra cloth, but I don’t imagine Mayweather Sr. and Roger looked this all up before making their statements.
 
Bernie Walker, Pittsburgh PA: “I’m still on Floyd’s side on this one, but his father and uncle are hardly helping his cause. Rather than commenting on real performance enhancing drugs they both talk about magical drugs from hundreds of years ago? Floyd needs to cut them off if he wants people to take his side on this one”
 
Bernie, is your faith in Floyd Jr. finally cracking?
 
Matthew Nash, Pittsburgh PA: “It’s not strange to me that the Mayweathers would say all this stuff without checking the facts behind it”
 
George Cameron Harrisburg PA: “Doesn’t Floyd realize that his relatives are making him look like a laughing stock to the rest of the boxing world?”
 
It seems despite the fact that they are both damaging Floyd Jr’s credibility, both of the senior Mayweathers seem to like riling people up and getting a reaction. Part of it might just be that they cant believe Pacquiao is still tearing through opponents despite the weight climbing. But a lot of the all time greats were able to be successful at multiple weights, so it shouldn’t really come as that much fo a surprise.
 

The entire Mayweather family has become an embarrassment to the sport of Boxing

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The verbal onslaught from the Mayweathers toward Manny Pacquiao has gone beyond the norm of trash talking. In my opinion, it has become an embarrassment to the sport of Boxing. Every day one of the Mayweathers is accusing Manny of something in their personal attacks through the media. Let’s examine further.
 
The verbal onslaught from the Mayweathers toward Manny Pacquiao has gone beyond the norm of trash talking. In my opinion, it has become an embarrassment to the sport of Boxing. Every day one of the Mayweathers is accusing Manny of something in their personal attacks through the media. Let’s examine further.
 
 
Roger Mayweather
 
“Manny Pacquiao fight didn’t happen because that motherf**ker didn’t want to take that test. He didn’t want to take that Olympic style drug test. That’s why, because he knows that he’s got sh*t in his system. I know what he’s got in his system though. I know what that motherf**ker got. He’s got that A-side meth. You can look it up on the internet. How else is a guy going to turn down $100 million motherf**king dollars? Let’s say it’s $75 million or $60 million, that’s still more money than he’s made in his whole motherf**king life.” Roger Mayweather,  Boxingscene.com
 
 
Floyd Mayweather Sr
 
“He aint scared of no damn Pacquaio. He can’t even fight. Pacquiao knows little Floyd will whoop him. Floyd will fight him anytime, any place, anywhere. He wouldn’t be able to beat any of the guys without enhancement drugs.”
 
“It’s not a steroid. It’s something from the Philippines. Something they use in the army. When you hit the guy with a .45 or a .38 and they keep coming after they get shot. Whatever it is it has to be something strong for you to keep coming forward after you get shot.” Floyd Sr, Boxingscene.com
 
 
Floyd Mayweather Jr
 
“We got athletes that live in our own country that lie to the American citizens about taking certain enhancement drugs. Now, Manny Pacquiao is not even from this country and don’t even live in this country so imagine what he will tell the American people.” FMJ, Allhiphop.com
 
 
Within the last week, Manny has been accused of the following:
 
  • Being a liar because he’s not American
  • Being on A-side Meth
  • Not being a good fighter
  • Being scared to fight Mayweather Jr
  • Being afraid to take drug tests
 
They Mayweathers have clearly demonstrated that they have no concern for the defamation suit that Manny filed against the, The Mayweathers, who are no strangers to criminal activities, have waged a war against Manny that hasn’t been seen before in the sport of Boxing. It has gotten so bad that even one of their former “bedfellows” has started distancing himself from the Mayweather clan.
 
Currnet CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, Richard Schaefer has come out and publicly denounced Mayweather Sr and his “idiotic” comments:
 
“I think the comments are wrong that he’s [Mayweather Sr.] making. He should move on too. I don’t control what other people say. I don’t control what Arum says, or what Mayweather says. I only control what I say, and I say innocent until proven guilty. The comments that Mayweather Sr. is making are idiotic. There is only one word – idiotic.” Schaefer, Boxingscene.com
 
 
Jeremy Boone Sacrament, CA “Why do the Mayweathers constantly attack Manny?”
 
I think that’s a question only their shrinks can answer. They are like a pack of hyenas. They just attack without any validity in their comments. They make terrible accusations that are extremely destructive. This has gone beyond the resolution of a boxing match. This situation will be resolved through legal channels.
 
Katie McWilliams Elk Grove, CA “Will this bashing of Manny stop anytime soon?”
 
I don’t see it stopping anytime soon. Mayweather Jr has a fight with HOF bound Shane Mosley in 2 months and he spends more time talking about Manny. This verbal onslaught won’t end until either the judge rules in favor of Manny’s defamation suit or the entire Mayweather clan ends up in jail. If I had to place my bet, I’d place it on the Mayweathers ending up in jail.
 
 
Conclusion
 
The Mayweathers have truly become an embarrassment to the sport of Boxing with their malicious attack on Pacquiao. If this were in another sport like the NFL, Commisssioner Goodell would have stopped this public berating a long time ago by punishing those for violating NFL Code of Conduct. It’s another reflection of how Boxing needs a unified governing body to control issues like this, drug testing, and more. But that’s an argument for another article.
 
Roger Mayweather
 
“Manny Pacquiao fight didn’t happen because that motherf**ker didn’t want to take that test. He didn’t want to take that Olympic style drug test. That’s why, because he knows that he’s got sh*t in his system. I know what he’s got in his system though. I know what that motherf**ker got. He’s got that A-side meth. You can look it up on the internet. How else is a guy going to turn down $100 million motherf**king dollars? Let’s say it’s $75 million or $60 million, that’s still more money than he’s made in his whole motherf**king life.” Roger Mayweather,  Boxingscene.com
 
 
Floyd Mayweather Sr
 
“He aint scared of no damn Pacquaio. He can’t even fight. Pacquiao knows little Floyd will whoop him. Floyd will fight him anytime, any place, anywhere. He wouldn’t be able to beat any of the guys without enhancement drugs.”
 
“It’s not a steroid. It’s something from the Philippines. Something they use in the army. When you hit the guy with a .45 or a .38 and they keep coming after they get shot. Whatever it is it has to be something strong for you to keep coming forward after you get shot.” Floyd Sr, Boxingscene.com
 
 
Floyd Mayweather Jr
 
“We got athletes that live in our own country that lie to the American citizens about taking certain enhancement drugs. Now, Manny Pacquiao is not even from this country and don’t even live in this country so imagine what he will tell the American people.” FMJ, Allhiphop.com
 
 
Within the last week, Manny has been accused of the following:
 
  • Being a liar because he’s not American
  • Being on A-side Meth
  • Not being a good fighter
  • Being scared to fight Mayweather Jr
  • Being afraid to take drug tests
 
They Mayweathers have clearly demonstrated that they have no concern for the defamation suit that Manny filed against the, The Mayweathers, who are no strangers to criminal activities, have waged a war against Manny that hasn’t been seen before in the sport of Boxing. It has gotten so bad that even one of their former “bedfellows” has started distancing himself from the Mayweather clan.
 
Currnet CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, Richard Schaefer has come out and publicly denounced Mayweather Sr and his “idiotic” comments:
 
“I think the comments are wrong that he’s [Mayweather Sr.] making. He should move on too. I don’t control what other people say. I don’t control what Arum says, or what Mayweather says. I only control what I say, and I say innocent until proven guilty. The comments that Mayweather Sr. is making are idiotic. There is only one word – idiotic.” Schaefer, Boxingscene.com
 
 
Jeremy Boone Sacrament, CA “Why do the Mayweathers constantly attack Manny?”
 
I think that’s a question only their shrinks can answer. They are like a pack of hyenas. They just attack without any validity in their comments. They make terrible accusations that are extremely destructive. This has gone beyond the resolution of a boxing match. This situation will be resolved through legal channels.
 
Katie McWilliams Elk Grove, CA “Will this bashing of Manny stop anytime soon?”
 
I don’t see it stopping anytime soon. Mayweather Jr has a fight with HOF bound Shane Mosley in 2 months and he spends more time talking about Manny. This verbal onslaught won’t end until either the judge rules in favor of Manny’s defamation suit or the entire Mayweather clan ends up in jail. If I had to place my bet, I’d place it on the Mayweathers ending up in jail.
 
 
Conclusion
 
The Mayweathers have truly become an embarrassment to the sport of Boxing with their malicious attack on Pacquiao. If this were in another sport like the NFL, Commisssioner Goodell would have stopped this public berating a long time ago by punishing those for violating NFL Code of Conduct. It’s another reflection of how Boxing needs a unified governing body to control issues like this, drug testing, and more. But that’s an argument for another article.

Arum, Schaefer Agree: Floyd Sr. Comments are Idiotic

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Arum, Schaefer Agree: Floyd Sr. Comments are Idiotic

By Rick Reeno

A lot of people were shaking their heads after reading the recent comments that were made by Floyd Mayweather Sr. on BoxingScene.com. The veteran trainer, and father of Floyd Mayweather Jr., lashed out at Manny Pacquiao on Friday. Despite Pacquiao filing a defamation suit in the state of Nevada; a suit where Mayweather Sr. is a co-defendant – the outspoken trainer continued to voice his opinion that Pacquiao is using performance enhancing drugs.

“He can’t beat Clottey without that sh*t in him. Even though he was dehydrated, he couldn’t beat De La Hoya without that sh*t. He couldn’t beat Ricky Hatton without that sh*t and he couldn’t beat Cotto without that sh*t. I don’t even think he could beat that kid from Chicago [David Diaz] without that sh*t. He wouldn’t be able to beat any of the guys without enhancement drugs, that’s what I think. My belief is my opinion and you cannot change it. I know one thing, little Floyd will fight him fair,” Mayweather Sr. said.

Top Rank’s CEO Bob Arum, who promotes Pacquiao, said the comments made by Mayweather Sr. are “laughable” at this point. He think it’s a sad situation because Mayweather Sr. probably believes his own comments.

“I think this only demonstrates just how scared the Mayweather family is of this kid. I think they really believe that sh*t. Some stuff from the military, what the f**k is he talking about? To me, it’s total craziness. They are just scared out of their minds,” Arum told BoxingScene.com. 

“When I say Pacquiao is the greatest fighter that I’ve ever seen, I believe it. They search for some reason [to discredit that] and come up with a fairy tale. Next they’ll say he’s not really from the Philippines. They’ll say he’s from planet Krypton and has kryptonite in him. They have turned Manny into Superman.”

When I pressed Floyd Sr. for an answer on what exactly Pacquiao was allegedly taking to fight in such spectacular fashion, he told BoxingScene about some rumors that pertain to a performance enhancer being used by the military.

“It’s not a steroid. It’s something from the Philippines. Something they use in the army. When you hit the guy with a .45 or a .38 and they keep coming after they get shot. Whatever it is it has to be something strong for you to keep coming forward after you get shot,” Mayweather Sr. said.

Arum heard similar comments being made by Roger Mayweather, trainer of Floyd Jr. and brother to Floyd Sr. If Mayweather Sr. has information about an alleged wonder drug from the Philippines, then Arum has advised him to take this information to Washington.

“I heard the same thing from Roger. If they really believe that it’s true, then how come he’s the only fighter from the Philippines who is so blessed. How come in the whole history of the Olympics, there has not been single a Filipino fighter who owns a [gold] medal. This is like some of the people that swear the aliens have landed. Maybe that’s what it is. Maybe Manny is really an alien that landed in the Philippines and came to the United States,” Arum said.

“If Mayweather has information about something like that, then he has an obligation to go to Washington and speak with the Chief of Staff so we can get some of that and our troops don’t continue to get killed. That’s big news, he should take that information to Washington.”

The comments being made by the Mayweather Sr. is practically comedy relief to Arum. According to the veteran promoter, he is more bothered by the presence of Golden Boy Promotions in this ongoing saga with the Mayweathers.

“You take what the Mayweathers say, and you know that they are Mayweathers, but the real troublesome thing is Schaefer and De La Hoya joining the army. To me, that smells like greed by getting on the bandwagon with this stuff,” Arum said.

Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer is surprised that Arum feels this way. Schaefer wants to make one thing clear - Golden Boy Promotions does not support or control any of the comments being made by Mayweather Sr.

Schaefer thinks Arum is more than justified in his outrage. In fact, Schaefer called Mayweather’s comments “idiotic” and agrees that people should move on and leave the subject alone. He thinks Mayweather Sr. is wrong for making these kind of comments about Pacquiao, who Schaefer repeatedly called a “great fighter” during our conversation. 

“We have never accused Pacquiao of anything nor will we. We don’t control what Floyd Sr. says, so we have nothing to do with that. We are going to continue to maintain – innocent until proven guilty. I believe in that. We’re not accusing anybody of anything. Manny Pacquiao is a great fighter, a great athlete, a pound for pound king and innocent until proven guilty. I never have and never will accuse Pacquiao. People should just move off that and move on,” Schaefer told BoxingScene.com.

“I think the comments are wrong that he’s [Mayweather Sr.] making. He should move on too. I don’t control what other people say. I don’t control what Arum says, or what Mayweather says. I only control what I say, and I say innocent until proven guilty. The comments that Mayweather Sr. is making are idiotic. There is only one word – idiotic.”

Based on his actions, Mayweather Sr. is not intimidated by the pending lawsuit. Both Arum and Schaefer are in agreement - Mayweather Sr. [or anyone else] should face the music for these kind of comments.

“Everyone is held accountable for the comments they make. I think comments like that are wrong. If someone was making comments like that about a fighter who was under contract with Golden Boy, I would be pissed off too. We have a promotional piece of Manny Pacquiao and I think Manny is a great fighter. People should just move on.”

Source: http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=25668


Bob Arum ‘Manny would wipe the ring with Floyd Mayweather’

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Bob Arum ‘Manny would wipe the ring with Floyd Mayweather’
The self-admitted non-trash talker Manny Pacquiao, doesn’t need to worry about fighting back in the verbal war between Team PacMan and the Mayweathers; because Manny has Bob Arum to fire back with the heavy artillery. Over the last few days, Arum has struck back at the Mayweathers with some candid comments. Let’s examine further.
 
Arum on Manny fighting Floyd
 
“Mayweather against Manny is a no contest, no contest. Manny would wipe the ring with Floyd Mayweather.” Las Vegas Review Journal
 
Well, Bob there are millions of people who would love to see this. Unfortunately, this megafight might never happen. It’s a shame too. Boxing deserves this fight and so do the fans. Mayweather says he would personally love to fight Floyd but he has to add all these baseless stipulations. I’m sure these comments from Bob will trigger another tirade of lunacy from Floyd Sr.
 
Arum on what the Mayweathers are doing
 
“We don’t have to be geniuses to know what they were trying to do. They were trying to get into Manny’s head so he’d be discombobulated,” Las Vegas Review Journal
 
This was definitely part of the plan. They were trying to get into Manny’s head. But they were also trying to publicly embarrass him and get the people to turn their backs on Manny by condemning him without proof. To some degree they did get into Manny’s head but not to the point where it will limit him in proceeding with his training and upcoming fight with Clottey.
 
Arum on the Defamation Lawsuit
 
“We’ll knock him out in the court also because that lawsuit continues on and justice will prevail.” Fighthype.com
 
We have heard multiple times now that the lawsuit is still ongoing. However, we don’t hear of any specifics. In addition to lack of updates, Manny’s lawyer has not returned multiple phone calls that I have and some of my fellow colleagues have made. I’m becoming more curious as to why the details have become so tight lipped.
 
Ryan Douglas Sacramento CA “If we can’t see a fight between Floyd and Manny who else would you like to see Floyd fight?”
 
Ryan, I’m going to answer this in a different way. I would like to see Roger Mayweather and Freddie Roach fight. Then I would like to see Bob Arum and Floyd Sr fight. In fact, I would love to see a battle royal between everyone associated with Team Pacman and the Mayweathers. Perhaps then we could end all of this madness once for all. Oh wait, the Mayweathers would probably demand a rematch clause in the contract.
 
 
Jimmy Tippets Roseville, CA “Why do you think we haven’t heard any updates about the lawsuit?”
 
Jimmy, like I mentioned above, I am curious as well. But if I had to guess, I would say it’s because there has been no response filed by those people that Manny named in his defamation lawsuit. An additional guess would be that I think Team PacMan doesn’t want to do or say anything to compromise the case in any way. I’m sure that Dan Petrocelli’s secretary is getting sick of my calls.

Nonito Donaire Sr. speaks out on his son Nonito Donaire Jr. and their estranged relationship

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 By Dennis “dSource” Guillermo — Filipino Sports Examiner

I was watching UFC 110 last week with my friends when I received a phone call from Nonito Donaire Sr. who at the time was in Puerto Rico preparing his ward Marvin Sonsona for his title shot against Wilfredo Vasquez Jr. 

Sr. asked me if I had time to hear him out regarding his reaction on some headlines he read on the internet that painted his son in a generous and positive light. 

Those who have followed my column are aware that I have followed the career of “The Filipino Flash” Nonito Donaire Jr. and his rise to stardom. 

At the end of the day however, I only call things as I see it and when Donaire Sr. offered his sentiments, opinions, observations and experiences regarding “the other side” of his son, I of course am not one to turn away a man who sincerely simply wants to be heard.

In the spirit of fairness, I have been writing all the positives I have seen from Nonito Donaire Jr. and things they have shared to me in the past. Now that his father reached out to me to have this interview made public, it is my job to do so.

Because of the circumstances that day, I requested Sr. if I could schedule an interview with him instead so I can record what he wanted to say and have him personally tell the story to our readers on his side of the story. 

Much has been written in the media in the past about this issue but little has been heard from Sr. himself. As the story goes, after Donaire’s successful title defense against Mthlane back in 2008, the father-and-son tandem had a falling out. Follow the story as Donaire Sr. spoke from the heart and held back no punches. I also translated this interview in English below the video.

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CLICK ON THE LINK FOR THE AUDIO:

PART ONE — http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOn74B45p1s&feature=player_embedded#

PART TWO — http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dve74aKyEkc&feature=player_embedded#

Translated quotes from part 1:

dSource – You had called me last Saturday after you’ve read some articles on the internet regarding your son. Let’s talk about what you wanted to share.

Nonito Donaire Sr. – I didn’t really read it, I just saw the header because I don’t really read any articles about him (his son Nonito Jr.) anymore because what for? He doesn’t really recognize us (his family) anymore. So it’s almost like we’ve lost interest on any news about him.

dSource – Yes and it’s really sad when you think about it.. so what’s the real situation now between you and your son?

Nonito Donaire Sr. – I really don’t understand it Dennis because for one, we didn’t get into any fight. After his fight against Mthalane, his second defense at flyweight, we didn’t get into an argument or anything and then after that fight I went home to the Philippines. When I was in the Philippines, all of a sudden I read on the internet that they were already looking for a new trainer without even consulting me. After that there was no more. We never really had any form of communication.  

dSource – So it’s like all of a sudden there was a gap. What do you think caused that?

Nonito Donaire Sr. – I don’t blame anybody about that other than his wife because it’s like his wife is the one telling her to do everything. It’s like she’s his voice ever since they got married. Ever since they met each other, Jr. had nothing come out of his mouth other than ‘I’m so proud of my fiancee and stuff like that, ‘I’m so proud of my girlfriend’, that’s all you’ll ever hear. He’s not proud of the people that put him in the position he’s now in. He’s forgotten about the people that fed him. 

dSource- I am not one to start controversy and there’s much written in the media. I just wanted to hear you out but if it were up to me I want to help find a solution to this. What do you think can help fix the gap between you and your son?

Nonito Donaire Sr. – It’s almost like there’s nothing that can be done anymore Dennis because if you can imagine he doesn’t even greet his mother anymore. When he sent $500 to his mom for her birthday, he didn’t really show his face or anything. He just wrote Happy Birthday then put $500 and they also included a list with all the grocery expenditures when he became a champion. They sent a letter calculating everything. They didn’t even think that when he didn’t have a job, it was all of us that supported him- me, his mom, his cousins and even his youngest sibling would take him out back when he had no money, but he changed. He even turned his back on his promise to his older brother that when he becomes a champion again that he will ask his brother to leave his job so he can focus on boxing, but when he got married, everything changed.

dSource – That’s sad to hear. If you have anything to say to Nonito and I’m sure this message will get to him, what do you want to tell him? Do you want to talk to him? What’s our stance here?

Nonito Donaire Sr. – I want to talk to him and ask him why he seems like he is so mad at our family as if we all have some disease that he is afraid of. Even his very own man, think about it Dennis, his mom that loves him so much, how it feels for a mom to hug her own child, what did he say? He just hugged her and told her to be thankful for the $500 he gave her. Is that how a son acts? Just because he gave $500 is that a big deal to him already?

dSource – So after your fight against Mthlane, you haven’t really spoken to you son?

Nonito Donaire Sr. – Not anymore because since he married Rachel they were doing this that I did not agree with like when we had a fight, they were already planning after-fight parties. I didn’t like that because we had a fight coming up and we didn’t even know what was going to happen yet and theiy’re already inviting all these people without even inviting our family. It’s all about them.

dSource – I am saddened by all of this because I personally witnessed none of these and simply report what I see and I have nothing but good experiences while following Nonito Jr. To me he seems like a good and generous person but I don’t see everything that goes on either.

Nonito Donaire Sr. – You can ask me or his mom so there’s no lies. One of the things that hurt about this is his wife keeps on saying negative things about us in their blogs, and she says all kinds of stuff about my family and the wife of his brother when we don’t even mind their business.

dSource – Has Nonito not supported you since you both parted ways?

Nonito Sr. – Since he married that girl… before he used to give his mom $500 a month. When they got married, that was cut off and Rachel was saying all kinds of things. Another painful thing is when he fought in the Philippines, it was his mom’s birthday. They (Rachel’s camp) gave her rules and regulations that she can’t ask for a shirt, she can’t ask for tickets and that she can’t stand from her seat when they declare Nonito the champion because their personal security won’t allow you to climb the ring. That’s why when I read that, I really felt bad for my wife. She herself raised her son. We supported him from the amateurs til’ he became a world champion and then that’s the thanks you get?

And another thing.. she was called by GMA after Jr.’s win for an interview and then Rachel’s mom told her “Where are you going? You know the rules right?” Imagine what pain a mother would feel being treated that way who didn’t do anything wrong to them and all she wanted was to answer the interview by GMA.

dSource – Wow, that’s really surprising. I’m sure there will be a backlash after fans hear and read this interview. I just don’t want any..

Nonito Sr. – There’s really no controversy Dennis because he purposely turned his back on us like we were hugely indebted to him or we did something really wrong to him for him to treat us like this.

Donaire Sr. – His older sister, when he didn’t have work, he was staying with her and she was feeding him but now when he saw her recently during his fight, he didn’t even bother say hi or ask her how she was doing. Nothing! 

He changed a whole lot. There will be an end to all that Dennis. Nothing lasts forever.

dSource – So do you think there is no chance of fixing this? 

Donaire Sr. – As long as his wife and his wife’s family are there, it’s not likely to happen  because he is so afraid of his wife’s family. It’s like when he sees them, he gets goosebumps or something. Publish everything I am saying. He is so afraid of that family.

dSource – What can you say to the fans right now. I’m sure there’s people that will react to this especially that Jr.’s career is on the way up and there might also be those who will sympathize with you…

Donaire Sr. – It’s up to them especially the Filipinos. They can just think about it and if the same thing happened to them…

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NOTE: Prior to releasing this article, I contacted the Donaires to inform them that I will be running this piece. I have also asked them if they wanted to respond to this interview. I for one wanted to stay away from matters outside the sport itself, but I can’t turn down a person who came to me as a man wanting to get things off his chest. Nonito Donare Sr. insisted that he wanted everything from our interview to be made public. Hopefully this interview can create a dialog between father and son that will ultimately squash this issue and for everyone involved to just get along.

Source: http://www.examiner.com/x-10947-Filipino-Sports-Examiner~y2010m2d27-Nonito-Donaire-Sr-speaks-out-on-his-son-Nonito-Donaire-Jr-and-their-estranged-relationship

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