According to multiple reports across the internet Manny Pacquiao has agreed to fight Floyd Mayweather in principle. Fight News is reporting that Pacquiao “seems satisfied with the offer presented to him by Bob Arum in their meeting this Friday.”
Arum did not give any details about the meeting but did say this, ““You guys can Click for More...
Miguel Cotto is going to retire on his 30th birthday later next year as reported by el Nuevo dia of the Puerto Rican Press.
“I have not seen the fight on TV but I was there,” he says, "I know what I did well and what I didn’t do well. I have thought about it all. We gave the public what they wanted to see, a great fight.”
Regarding his cuts and bruises from the fight he says he’s fully recovered.
“I am good…I was ok during all moments of the fight.”
In an interview with Philippine journalists, Arum said "it has to be March 13 because of this crazy congressional thing.” As reported earlier Pacquiao is running for political office in May 2010. Arum went on to say, “We have everything in place to get it done but we’ve got to start now. There is no reason why Pacquiao wouldn’t do the fight. He trains in the months of January and February and we are not doing a tour and doing only one press conference in New York at Madison Square Garden."
According to a report from TMZ, Boxings Trainer of the Year Freddy Roach is being sued for "assault, battery and infliction of emotional distress." TMZ is reporting that a fight scribe was allegedly pushed around by Roach after writing a piece titled "Sick Roach Misses Conception's Last Workout." Allegedly Roach was not happy about the scribes piece as he went to the clinic and was not really "sick" to miss the workout. Papers have been filed in an LA Court.
In his home town of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Bernard Hopkins (50-5-1, 32KOs) dominated Enrique Ornelas (29-6, 19KOs) over twelve rounds to earn a unanimous decision. The scores were 118-110, 120-109 and 119-109. Read on to hear what he said about Roy Jones getting knocked out….
According to multiple sources with Dan Rafael at ESPN Floyd Mayweather has “agreed to terms for the welterweight title bout.”
The fight is not official yet, but is much closer to being made. The venue still remains up in the air. Arum has stated taxes as being an issue and that Las Vegas or Texas would be the most likely candidate. Now that Mayweather has agreed to the terms, Bob Arum will be flying to the Phillipines to fufill his side and meet with Manny Pacquiao.
The date has not been set yet however reports say either March 13 or May 1st are being discussed. Since Manny Pacquiao announced to run for congress this week, he would like to fight March 13th rather than in May to be able to run for his seat in congress.
Mayweather vs Pacquiao is huge for boxing and if it does take place will most likely break the Pay Per View records set for a non-heavyweight fight: Oscar de la Hoya vs Floyd Mayweather currently holds the record.
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Danny Green stopped Roy Jones Jr. in the first round of their IBO world
cruiserweight title fight Wednesday, preventing the 40-year-old American from
claiming his ninth title across five weight classes from middleweight to
heavyweight. Read on for full report...
Manny Pacquiao is throwing his hat in the ring – the political ring. He filed his candidacy for the 2010 Sarangani province congressional elections. It’s the second time he has run for office. The first time he ran in 2007 for the congressional seat in General Santos City.
Bob Arum has reportedly said that if Pacquiao ran for office, he would have to fight again on March 13 because any later later date Manny would be on the campaign trail.
However a fight in March also means that Floyd Mayweather Jr. would not be able to wait for the outcome of Shane Mosley vs Andre Berto which takes place January 30th because it wouldn’t leave enough time to promote the fight. Read on for more…
Bernard Hopkins already spoke about Yuri Foreman as a possible opponent,
now Team Pacquiao is confirming what the Executioner already
speculated. "We want to fight in March and we don't really want to
wait," Freddie Roach said to the UK press. "Mayweather doesn't want to
fight in March, so we might fight for the 154-pound title in March and
move up for that eighth world title.”
There was much speculation that Juan Manuel Marquez was in Manny Pacquiao’s (read on for more...)
By MannyLP - Bernard Hopkins spoke to an internet website (boxingscene) saying that "[Mayweather] will fight Shane Mosley before he fights Pacquiao. Pacquiao is probably going to fight the Jewish kid at 154 [Yuri Foreman], and Shane Mosley and Floyd Mayweather are going to fight. And then the winner will fight Pacquiao for all the marbles - by late next year. All of that is going to happen. I think so. That's my prediction," he told Bill Emes.
In my opinion, this makes the most sense for Mayweather. Read on for more…
At the center of attention, boxers Manny Pacquiao, center left, and Joshua Clottey, center right, face off after a news conference at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Pacquiao and Clottey square off in a welterweight bout at the stadium this Saturday.
Manny Pacquiao is throwing his hat in the ring – the political ring. He filed his candidacy for the 2010 Sarangani province congressional elections. It’s the second time he has run for office. The first time he ran in 2007 for the congressional seat in General Santos City.
