Pacquiao-Mosley: Quotes

Here are some quotes taken during the promotional tours of the May 7 showdown between Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao and 'Sugar' Shane Mosley:

* "I'm sure there will be other opportunities,but this is a fighter who is supposed to be one of the best in history. To take him out would be remarkable." -Shane Mosley (to Manny Pacquiao)

* "What I have done in boxing, I am satisfied, I'm happy, and I'm not really pushing that fight hard. If that fight happens, that's good for me and the fans, because the fans are very eager to see that fight." -Manny Pacquiao (on a Mayweather fight

* "I respect and I really admire Team Mosley, because this is my first time to encounter an opponent where they're not talking trash." -Manny Pacquiao

* "I always said that the best matchup would be Shane Mosley and Manny Pacquiao." -Nazim Ricahrdson

Margarito, not Mayweather

The possibilities of a Pacquiao-Mayweather fight may be getting slimmer and slimmer as time goes by despite of the hopes of the many that there will be a time that this dubbed mega-fight will take place in reality not just in our imaginations. The chances of the mega-fight is so thin especially now that Manny 'Pacman' Pacquiao was elected a sit in the Philippine Congress. Also, the chance became thinner this time that Pacquiao will be facing another great boxer on the 13th of November this year, but that boxer's name is not Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

Antonio Margarito!

Yes, Antonio Margarito! The Mexican boxer who had defeated other great fighters as well. He was famous even before the illegal plaster hand-wraps issue stirred the world of boxing.

Margarito is one tough-great boxer!

What made me say that? Well, not only that he had won titles in the welterweight division but he had also fought boxers in class. Kermit Cintron, Joshua Clottey, Miguel Angel Cotto, Paul Williams and Shane Mosley; big names right?

So why Antonio Margarito? What made Top Rank's Bob Arum pick him?

Well, Arum received no response from Mayweather's camp for a contract signing that would put Pacquiao-Mayweather in the ring for good so he [Arum] had made a choice between Margarito and Miguel Cotto; later picked Antonio. Arum claimed that, though Cotto would be a good competitive opponent for Pacman, a Margarito match for the pound-for-pound king is more lucrative. Well, indeed; the fight would also be explosive and exciting for Margarito could consider this as a big break for his boxing career; he will be on top of his game to prove that he can defeat the Pacman.

This better be good.

Pacquiao in 2010 Forbes Celebrity 100; Ranked Higher than Hollywood Superstars

note: This is a re-post from ABS-CBN News

MANILA, Philippines – Seven-division world champion and Sarangani Province Rep. Manny Pacquiao jumped two notches in the 2010 Forbes Celebrity 100, the ranking of the richest and most powerful celebrities and personalities in the world.

From No. 57 in 2009, Pacquiao improved to No. 55 in the annual list compiled by the US-based business magazine, Forbes Magazine.

He is ranked higher than Hollywood superstars Tom Cruise (No. 56), Adam Sandler (No. 57), George Clooney (No. 58), Leonardo DiCaprio (No. 71), Robert Downey, Jr. (No. 73) and Julia Roberts (No. 77).

The annual survey ranks the celebrities according to their estimated earnings between June 2009 and June 2010, and adds a fame component made up of press mentions, Internet presence and magazine cover stories.

According to Forbes.com, the Filipino boxing icon earned the No. 55 ranking after earning $42 million in the past year. He ranked 47th in the list according to pay rank; 52nd in TV, radio and press mentions; and 60th in social media mentions.

He earned $35 million for his 2 fights against Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto and Ghanaian Joshua Clottey.

“While still regarded by many as the best boxer in the sport right now, Pac-Man is also busy outside the ring,” Pacquiao’s entry in the list read.

The magazine said Pacquiao spent an estimated $7 million on his successful campaign to represent Sarangani province in Congress.

Pacquiao is expected to earn more millions if his much-awaited fight with American Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Forbes Celebrity 100’s No. 31, will happen.

Mayweather had a pay of $65 million, earning $25 million in his fight against Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez and $40 million in his bout versus compatriot Shane Mosley.

Lone Filipino athlete

The boxing superstar is the lone Filipino athlete in the Forbes Celebrity 100, which was topped by Oprah Winfrey.

Filipino-American musician Allan Pineda Lindo, better known as apl.de.ap, also made it to the list as a member of the Black Eyed Peas (No. 16).

Pacquiao even ranked higher than tennis superstars Serena Williams (No. 61), Maria Sharapova (No. 81) and Venus Williams (No. 83), baseball’s Derek Jeter (No. 64), cyclist Lance Armstrong (No. 65), and auto racing driver Danica Patrick (No. 96).

Aside from Mayweather, the athletes who had higher rankings than Pacquiao in the 2010 Forbes Celebrity 100 were Tiger Woods (No. 5), Kobe Bryant (No. 14), Michael Jordan (No. 20), LeBron James (No. 28), Roger Federer (No. 29), David Beckham (No. 36), Phil Mickelson (No. 45), Cristiano Ronaldo (No. 48), Alex Rodriguez (No. 49) and Shaquille O'Neal (No. 52).

Last year, Pacquiao debuted in Forbes Magazine’s “The World's Highest-Paid Athletes” list at No. 6 with $40 million. He was tied with James and Mickelson.

Money for 41

He is still undefeated and on top of the world!

I predicted that Shane Mosley would win the fight via KO and not through the scorecards and Floyd Mayweather Jr. would win by unanimous decision and I was kinda right in there; however I picked Sugar to win.. sad.

Well, it was all Mayweather's night! The win by unanimous decision had lifted his career stats to 41W-0L-25KOs while it handed Mosley his 6th lost with 46W-39KOs. Floyd's counter punches had done more damage than the Mosley's offensive strikes. Sugar played with Mayweather's forte; it was obvious, the outcome was very predictable after the 3rd round.

Congratulations Money!

Now, hopefully, the fight that everybody would like to see Pacquiao-Mayweather. Just get it on.

Sugar or Money?

With the Mayweather-Mosley fight just few days away predictions for the fight keeps on pouring; that's normal though. Both camps even predicted a knockout victory for their own fighter.

Well, I want to share my own.. duh.

Both camps predicted a KO victory right? Well that will happen, most likely, if both will play offense like both fighters will just put it on, street-fight style (not like the past Pacquiao-Clottey fight). However, I don't think it would be a match of offense-vs-offense. Why?

Both fighters would like to win, that's an undeniable fact.

First off, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. is undefeated and he would do anything to keep his record clean from defeat; and when I say anything, that includes coming up for a random blood-test for dope - Olympic style. Floyd will play defense on May 1, that's what I think, and most of his punches will be from counter-attacks. I hope he will not stay in a 'turtle-house' defense, like Clottey did against the Pacman, for there's a chance that Shane would unleash a fury of punches that may make him a human punching-bag. Oh well. If ever 'Money' wins it would be by unanimous decision.

Shane Mosley, on the other hand, would do anything to win this fight not only to prove that he is one of the best boxers in the world but even to strengthen his credibility to be in the Hall-of-Fame of boxing. Also, I think he would like to fight the pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao as well so he must win. Mosley may be 38 years old already but that doesn't mean he can't fight; he demolished Antonio Margarito the last time. He is the one I am feeling to win by KO if ever the match will not go the distance.

So, Money or Sugar? I'll go for sweetness himself, Shane Mosley.

Boycott Mayweather-Mosley?

To watch or not to watch? That would be the question.

Despite the attitude being shown by Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and his camp to Team Pacquiao and to all Pacman fans, I still consider the Mayweather-Mosley fight an exciting event. There are calls to Pacquiao fans to boycott the match, however it would still be a choice for us. Would you rather grab a beer, sit and watch the fight? Or just watch a movie? It's up to you.

May 1, 2010 is the date.

Spotlight now is on the Mayweather-Mosley fight

2010 will definitely be a great year for boxing. With The Event just happened in Dallas, Texas where the pound-for-pound champion Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao became victorious once again in front of 51,000 boxing fans what's next for us to wait? Obviously the Mayweather-Mosley fight!

The undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. (40W-0L-25KOs) will face Sugar Shane Mosley (46W-5L-39KOs) in a welterweight bout that will surely make an impact to the boxing business. This time the spotlight will be back in Las Vegas from Dallas. There is a chance that Pacquiao will be fighting the winner of the Mayweather-Mosley fight; however, seems like the Pacman would want Mayweather more than anybody else as he had said it again during his post-fight interview against Joshua Clottey. Well, there are a lot of hopefuls.

We discussed here the last five fights of Mayweather so, next time, we'll try to review some of the last fights of Mosley.

Mayweather is upset for Pacquiao's victory!

I believe that the pound-for-pound king and WBO welterweight champion, Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao put on a good fight against Joshua Clottey during their recent fight where the Filipino pride won via a one-sided unanimous decision; the thing that made the event looks like a not-a-Pacquiao type of fight is that there was no knock-down. Seriously, a lot of people had predicted and expected that Clottey would hit the ground; it never happen. Because of this, a lot of critics are claiming that the Pacman had upset a lot of boxing fans.

Upset?

Oh c'mon! The victory itself is sweet and Pacquiao is phenomenal. Even team Clottey, I think, was not upset about the outcome of the fight; it was a privilege to fight the best boxer in the world today and make millions of dollars.

Upset? Who's upset?

There is one thing that, I think, was upset not just for the victory of Pacquiao but even with the success of The Event held in Dallas, it's Floyd Mayweather Jr. The ever boastful Floyd had talked again saying that the effect of HGH to Pacquiao is just great; Mayweather also claimed that Manny put on a boring fight. Well, I remember Mayweather Jr., days back, saying something about focusing (talking) on his next fight with Shane Mosley instead of talking about Pacquiao; he just can't stop thinking about the Pacman. He's haunted.

Well, Mayweather should do his best to win against Mosley if he wants another shot to face Pacquiao in a multi-million mega-fight. Good luck to his next bout.

Pacquiao is again victorious!

Some of my own predictions didn't happen for the fight between WBO welterweight champion and pound-for-pound superstar Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao of the Philippines against former IBF champion Joshua Clottey of Ghana; well one thing did happen, it's Pacquiao winning the fight.

I predicted that Pacquiao will finish off Clottey sometime between the 7th-10th round but the fight had, rather, ended up to the distance and will go to the scorecards. It was a one-sided victory of the Filipino pound-for-pound champion as he had won all 12 rounds. From the opening bell, Pacman outworked Clottey in every round. Pacquiao outpunched Clottey at a 3:1 clip as the Ghanian spent long periods with his guard up and seemed to be more interested in surviving than winning.

Nevertheless, Pacquiao again proved to the world that he is really the king of boxing now. Congratulations!

The Event was held in front of 50,994 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Bush in the V.I.P. at The Event

The Event will be graced by a lot of famous people. Former U.S. President George W. Bush is expected to attend the WBO welterweight title bout between Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao of the Philippines and Joshua Clottey of Ghana, according to Top Rank Promoter Bob Arum.

Bush will likely be in the VIP luxury suite with wife Laura and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. The showdown takes place at the new $1.2 billion Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas this Saturday, March 13th and will be shown on HBO pay-per-view.

The EVENT is near

Twelve days to go and yet, still, I can't wait for it to happen. The Event will definitely happen; championship fight between pound-for-pound king Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey, as I've said before, will be an exciting fight to see. Coming from the Dallas Cowboys' stadium, on the 13th of this month, who wouldn't watch? Mayweather fans?

Clottey is more than ready for Pacquiao

"We have a game plan which will give Pacquiao a lot of problems," Joshua Clottey said. Is he more than ready for his upcoming title fight against pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao?

Well, Clottey said he is in top condition for the March 13 fight at the Dallas Cowboys' stadium. "I've worked hard for weeks in Florida," the Ghana native said. He even claimed that the Pacman is not unbeatable and is worried about the size and strength advantage he got.

Just one thing Joshua, it's not over till it's done.

Will Pacquiao be victorious again?

Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao has won his last 11 fights, had achieved a record-breaking seven titles in different weight classes, has been named by the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) as 2009 fighter of the year, has been named 'fighter of the decade' also by the BWAA, had pursed millions of dollars; would there be more for the Filipino pride?

Pacquiao is set to fight Ghana native, Joshua Clottey, this coming March 13 at the Dallas Cowboy's Stadium in Texas and [definitely] a lot of people will be waiting for 'The Event'; much ado about the now 'theoretical' Pacquiao-Mayweather fight. Setting aside his political aspirations, will the Pacman be victorious against Clottey as he continue his journey to total greatness?

I have a feeling that Pacquiao will win this fight but not the easy way though. I'm not underestimating Clottey for he got the strength and stamina that could go the distance, there is also a chance that he could make my prediction wrong. Joshua might be the bigger man but Manny would have the power and speed along with stamina; he could be the last man standing on that ring.

Pacquiao graces Latin Fury 13/Pinoy Power 3

Welterweight champion and pound-for-pound king Manny ‘Pacman’ Pacquiao brought his own patented Pinoy Power to Las Vegas tonight as he sat ringside at the Las Vegas Hilton for Top Rank’s “Latin Fury 13 / Pinoy Power 3” pay-per-view event. In addition to promoting his March 13 fight with Joshua Clottey, Pacquiao took the microphone to pledge support for Z Gorres, a fellow Filipino boxer who was injured in a fight in Las Vegas last November. Pacquiao and Top Rank have donated financial aid to Gorres’ cause and pledged fellow boxing fans to do the same.

Mayweather Sr. and the $40M

Floyd Mayweather, Sr. is all about the $40M purse for both fighters on the supposedly Pacquiao-Mayweather mega-fight.

“Who wouldn’t fight for that kind of money, unless they’re dumb, stupid and crazy. I think it was $40 million, something like that. They will both get that kind of money,” Mayweather, Sr. said in one of his interviews.

The father of the undefeated boxer, Floyd Mayweather, Jr., had been questioning the camp of pound-for-pound king and 7-division world champion Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao for not agreeing with the random blood testing (for dope usage) terms for the fight. Well, Pacquiao camp agreed to a dope-test but not days before the fight. Pacquiao got a point there, why let some blood be drained before an activity that involves more physical action. One more thing, Pacquiao also agreed for a test after the fight, wouldn't that be enough?

Mayweather Sr., so you wanted the $40M huh? You should have told your son and your team to agree with the proposed other terms.

Valero to fight Pacquiao?

Edwin Valero is hot and on the rise! He had just proved himself that he is for real after an explosive performance by defeating Antonio DeMarco to retain the World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight title. Valero, from Venezuela, showcased his boxing skills by overpowering, outboxing and outclassing DeMarco during their title fight. Valero is still undefeated with a fight record of 27W-0L with 27KOs. He is truly a knockout artist.

Valero could be considered to be the next Manny Pacquiao but he got his own styles and skills; the Pacman got his own forte too. Just after his victorious title defense, Valero said he would like to fight the pound-for-pound king of boxing, Pacquiao, and that people would definitely like to see it happen. Well, I do want it to happen.

Pacquiao-Valero would be another must-see fight if it will happen and terms are totally agreed by both fighters. Valero would definitely would go up the weights if he wants the Filipino boxer to be with him in a ring. Being in his prime, I believe Valero can keep his strength and power if ever he would be in welterweight.

Pacquiao will fight Mosley?

Four-time boxing trainer of the year, Freddie Roach, said that Manny Pacquiao will most likely face Shane Mosley if he defeats Floyd Mayweather on their May 2010 bout. The question will still be on whether the Pacquiao-Mayweather will ever happen whatever the results of the Pacquiao-Clottey and Mosley-Mayweather fights will be. Roach thought it will happen.

Though many people will consider that the Pacman will win against Joshua Clottey they should not underestimate the ability of the Ghana native. Clottey's last fight against Miguel Cotto was rather a disappointment to him; Cotto won via split-decision to which many critics said it should be the other way. Well the decision was final not unless there was a dirty-play proven, like the usage of illegal hand wraps.

Clottey is a very good boxer and a good person as well. He is a humble fighter not a trasher; same goes to Pacquiao. Much respect to both fighters. They will definitely put on a good fight this March 13.

If ever Mosley will defeat Mayweather, to which I can say that it could happen for he is capable of doing so, and he is going to face Pacquiao then it would definitely be a great matchup. Though Mosley may be the bigger fighter the Pacman got the power and speed. Also, this is what Shane always wanted, to fight the best of the best.

Pacquiao: Fighter of the Year | Figher of the Decade

Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, the pound-for-pound king who had just made a record-breaking achievement by being a champion in 7 weight classes, has been named by the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) as 2009 fighter of the year. Pacquiao will be presented with his third Sugar Ray Robinson trophy on the 11th of June at the 85th annual banquet of BWAA in New York.

The Pacman had achieved his welterweight title by stopping Puerto Rico's Miguel Cotto in the 12th round during their Nov. 14 fight last year. Prior to that, he won the world junior-welterweight by scoring a devastating second-round knockout of Ricky Hatton. Pacquiao's career record is 50W(38KOs)-3L-2D and hoping to add more victory by his upcoming March 13 fight against Joshua Clottey.

The Filipino boxing hero, who was also named 2009 fighter of the year by Ring Magazine and ESPN.com, was also voted as the fighter of the decade (2000-09) in a star-studded pool of great boxers nominated. The nominated group was graced by the names of Bernard hopkins, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Juan Manuel Marquez, Joe Calzaghe, Shane Mosley and Marco Antonio Barrera. Manny Pacquiao had set 24W-1L-2D during the decade and won six world titles. He's also now recognized as the pound-for-pound king and a box office sensation.

The Wright's view

I was reading some related articles about the the failed Pacquiao-Mayweather fight and I came across some articles that I wanted to post.

Ronald "Winky" Wright was interviewed on one of the episodes of On The Ropes and here is an excerpt of that interview regarding his views on the proposed Olympic style drug testing in the failed negotiations for Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather:

“If I’m a fighter, and I’m abiding by the rules of boxing and everything is okay then just because another person tells me to do something else, I’m not going to do it. I’m not going to take some extra tests just because you say to do it. The rules are we can’t do this, we can’t do that, I’m passing all the rules, I’m taking all the drug tests that they ask me, I’m doing all of that then it’s okay. But by your standard, you want me to take extra tests? Why should I do that because you said it? You’re not going to do anything I tell you to do extra. So I don’t feel that I should have done it. Floyd’s my man, but I just feel that should have still made that fight.”

From $40M Fight to Mosley

So after years of waiting it's going to happen this year, Floyd Mayweather versus Shane Mosley. Or is it?

The Mayweather-Mosley fight had been on deck for a very long time that most boxing fans had almost believe that it will never happen, especially when Floyd had been saying that Mosley is not good enough for him. If the fight would really get ironed out then it would likely take place on May in Las Vegas, no official announcement yet. The only thing that I could be sure of is that there is no Top Rank-Golden Boy showdown.

For me, this would be a good and interesting match since the two great boxers had been throwing trash talks to each other till now. Mosley had been wanting to fight Mayweather. He is going to get it, hopefully.

Hopefully?

Well, if the camp of Mayweather will not be throwing their terms again about that random blood testing prior to fight then the bout will happen. Definitely.

There are talks around that Manny Pacquiao had said 'NO' to the random blood testing even though he's clean then how would Mosley react? 'NO! NO! NO!' (There was a claim that he'd been into 'it' before.)

I would say that Mayweather is doing a good thing in finding himself accepting Mosley as his opponent after the $40M fight with the Pacman went off. It would be better if it would really happen.