Manny Pacquiao vs Mayweather scheduled fight on the next 17 years

Manny Pacquiao vs Mayweather scheduled on the next 17 years hope they will be able to learn in the fight this Saturday with Roy Jones and Bernard Hopkins.


Roy Jones vs  Bernard Hopkins aka. Mayweather vs Manny Pacquaio

As serious as the fighters sound, it hasn't stoked great interest, despite their legendary names. Ticket sales are weak, and Wednesday's final news conference was sparsely attended. A fight that once would have drawn media from every corner of the country had so few reporters that the fighters easily could have done one-on-one interviews with all who wanted their time.

When asked directly why people should buy a fight that has been so thoroughly trashed by fans and media, Jones was direct.

"Because we've laid down our hard-earned lives to put on two stellar careers over that 17-year period [since the first fight]," Jones said. "So why not lay down your hard-earned money to watch two guys who put their hard-earned lives on the line to entertain you people for 17 years. They understand who we are. They know who we are. They've watched us for years. We've entertained them for years, so why not give back to us and let us go at it one more time for the ages?"

The promoters, Hopkins' Golden Boy and Jones' Square Ring, are doing their best to pump up the event and have resorted to perhaps a bit of desperation in their efforts to sell pay-per-view, emphasizing that the main event won't begin until after the completion of the second NCAA Final Four game between Duke and West Virginia. Golden Boy's Richard Schaefer also pounded home the fact that despite HBO's limited involvement in the fight, strictly as a distributor, there won't be a replay next week.

It has come to this for two of boxing's biggest names, in part because there is so much concern about Jones continuing to fight.

To add insult to possible injury, Jones might not make any money from the fight. Despite the camps saying they have a 50-50 deal -- and 60-40 to the winner if it's a knockout -- do the math. Hopkins' side is supposed to get the first $3.5 million after the expenses are paid. Jones' side would get the next $3.5 million with the rest being split evenly. The problem? The fight might not generate even a first $3.5 million.

Schaefer said he understood the negativity surrounding the fight and, like many, wished it had happened a few years ago. But it didn't, and he's realistic.

"There are people out there who like to miss out on the last chapter, and there are people who don't like to miss out on the last chapter," he said. "Those who like to miss out on the last chapter should just stay at home."


To add insult to possible injury, Jones might not make any money from the fight. Despite the camps saying they have a 50-50 deal -- and 60-40 to the winner if it's a knockout -- do the math. Hopkins' side is supposed to get the first $3.5 million after the expenses are paid. Jones' side would get the next $3.5 million with the rest being split evenly. The problem? The fight might not generate even a first $3.5 million.

Schaefer said he understood the negativity surrounding the fight and, like many, wished it had happened a few years ago. But it didn't, and he's realistic.

"There are people out there who like to miss out on the last chapter, and there are people who don't like to miss out on the last chapter," he said. "Those who like to miss out on the last chapter should just stay at home."


MAYWEATHER Will fight manny Paquiao in the NEXT YEAR or in the Following years?? The HYPE WILL BE GONE, and  No one will watch. Hope mayweather has put a lot of money during the rainy days, cause manny has already saved a lot ,and will last  for a lifetime.

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Las Vegas, Dallas and New Orleans are the front-runners to host the bout, which is expected to become the highest-grossing boxing match in the sport’s history.
Pacquiao is the top pound-for-pound fighter in nearly every major ranking, including Yahoo! Sports. Mayweather is No. 2 in most rankings and was No. 1 in nearly all of the polls before he briefly retired in June 2008.

Pacquiao is coming off a 12th-round stoppage of Miguel Cotto on Nov. 14 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, a bout in which he won the World Boxing Organization welterweight championship and erased fears that he is not a legitimate welterweight.

Cotto was a legitimate welterweight in his prime and Pacquiao dominated, knocking him down twice and cruising to the one-sided victory.

Mayweather routed Juan Manuel Marquez, who had previously been ranked No. 2 in the Yahoo! Sports poll, in a Sept. 19 fight at the MGM Grand.
The public demand for the fight has been enormous, putting pressure on Arum and Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer, who represents Mayweather, to get a deal done.
Promoters had targeted May 1 for the fight almost from the moment that Pacquiao stopped Cotto. But Pacquiao filed Tuesday to run for Congress in the Philippines and the election will be held on May 10.

Given that, the bout with Mayweather had to be moved up to March 13 or pushed back until September.
Though there were reports that Arum was considering matching Pacquiao with new WBO super welterweight champion Yuri Foreman on March 13 in Dallas, that was a diversionary move and was never serious, the source said.
A survey team from Top Rank will inspect Dallas Cowboys Stadium as a possible venue. The MGM Grand Garden Arena and the New Orleans Superdome are also in the running to host the mega-fight, the source said.

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Junior vs. anybody is biggest boxing event, says 'Pretty Boy'

MANILA, Philippines – Former pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. simply laughed off the November 14 showdown being cooked up by Top Rank promoter Bob Arum pitting boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto.
“It’s like a T-bone steak," he boasted. “They fight for my leftovers."
Mayweather Jr, made the statement during the international media conference for his September 19 fight with Mexican warrior Juan Manuel Marquez.
The 12-round bout serves as Junior’s comeback fight following his unexpected retirement last year. But an injury to his hip he suffered while in training camp forced promoters of the fight – Golden Boy Promotions and Mayweather’s own promotional outfit – to move it from its original date of July 18 to September.
But Mayweather Jr. sounded far from an injured fighter the way he answered questions from the media during the conference call.
In part, the former five-time world champion delved on the Pacquiao-Cotto slugfest that has yet to be formally announced since negotiations for a catch weight has yet been agreed upon.
He also blasted Arum as the major cause why a Mayweather-Pacquiao slugfest won’t happen.
Mayweather Jr, called out his former promoter as ‘greedy.’
“Arum had a chance to make the fight," he said. “He wants 50-50. He knows that it’s never going to happen. If Bob Arum didn’t want to be so greedy, it would happen. If Pacquiao really wants to fight me, he just has to say it."
‘Pretty Boy’ Floyd said an even split between him and Pacquiao is not a reality, pointing out that “while it’s a sport, it’s also a business."
Besides, a meeting with Pacquiao is not the biggest fight out there in boxing, according to Mayweather Jr.
“The biggest fight in boxing is Mayweather against anybody."
He did have good words reserved for Pacquiao, whom he describes as a ‘good fighter.’ “I have nothing bad to say against him." – GMANews.TV

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