Who will Mayweather fight?

[PsychoGamerTwo]

What do you think?

[Datsue]

His baby-mama?

[PsychoGamerTwo]

Before SuperBowl i thought it will be Cotto, because he went quiet after he pulled out of Alvarez. I really thought he would announce Cotto II on SuperBowl, but he didn't. No Pacquiao announcement either, but thats not surprising, because they didn't have a deal when they met, 2 or 3 days ago. That would be too fast.

As longer as it takes, i think it will be Pacquiao. Khan is ruled out atm.

[ReggieDiggs]

Manny.

It sounds like HBO is the one being an asshole, but this fight is bigger than HBO. I haven't heard Floyd or Manny saying they have any issues with fighting each other or with the agreement involving fighting each other. Floyd wants to fight & is cool with 60/40. Manny wants to fight & is cool with drug testing. The fans still wanna see the fight, even if its not quite what it woulda been in 2009. Hell it even sounds like Bob ain't "trying to build stadiums" or talking about Manny needing excessive amounts of time to heal a cut & sh!t this time around & wants to make the fight too.

HBO needs to grow the f#ck up (sounds like they've been douchy for awhile cuz all the HBO guys, who don't even work with Floyd were claiming Floyd was definitely going to fight Cotto while Floyd & Showtime were trying to get Floyd vs Manny done & Miguel was holding his dick wondering who the eff he was going to be fighting since Saul left him at the altar & Floyd isn't calling).

[witherspoon]

I should have known. It's Lampley who is the real obstacle here. He must have some big influence at HBO, that's all I can say. Ever since
"bang, bang, bang, bang................want some more?.........BANG!!!!"
It should have been obvious who has most to lose from Pacquiao being schooled by Mayweather.
The irony is that I (a Mayweather man, as far as this fight is concerned) have more faith in Pacman's chances in this fight than his man-crushed admirer.
Come on Lamps, let it happen, your boy will do just fine.

[ReggieDiggs]

I should have known. It's Lampley who is the real obstacle here. He must have some big influence at HBO, that's all I can say. Ever since
"bang, bang, bang, bang................want some more?.........BANG!!!!"
It should have been obvious who has most to lose from Pacquiao being schooled by Mayweather.
The irony is that I (a Mayweather man, as far as this fight is concerned) have more faith in Pacman's chances in this fight than his man-crushed admirer.
Come on Lamps, let it happen, your boy will do just fine.

Nah its not Jim. Jim is just doing what he's being told. Jim is just a face with a voice with HBO. He's not got any real power at HBO. And Max, usually the voice of reason of the HBO team, was also seemingly EXTREMELY confident Floyd would be fighting Miguel. Very Stepford Wives-ish from both of them if you've seen those videos (believe it was during the day or two before Rios-Alvarado III fight). I don't play attention to what Roy says, but I'm pretty sure he said the same.

[ReggieDiggs]

More sh!t about HBO. Seems like its being implied HBO could do this in 2016 without Showtime.

It is incumbent on both sides to stay at the table, but the fact that Time Warner/HBO has little reason to push for Mayweather-Pacquiao this year remains, even while CBS/Showtime has every reason to deliver it, and until the former gets shoved into the negotiating inferno by Pacquiao and/or his promoter Bob Arum, the fight won't get made. And inevitably, because Mayweather plans to fight May 2 regardless who it is, and Pacquiao's backup plan if he doesn't fight Mayweather on May 2 is an alternate date of May 30, guess who has to walk away from the table first?

That's right. Pacquiao and Arum, and by extension Time Warner/HBO, only have to stall these talks a little while longer, can say they stayed at the table beyond their end-of-January deadline, and can force the opposite side to walk away first because Mayweather has the earlier date to fulfill.

Lest we fail to mention, Arum is a nearly peerless promoter.

Mayweather-Pacquiao for May 2 has a shelf life of about two weeks before the proposal really does wash out completely, and nothing came as a surprise about the events since last week, when we noted here that Time Warner/HBO doesn't have the same motivation to make the fight as CBS/Showtime, whose Mayweather contract expires this year.

The lack of surprising developments included several things: Mayweather discovering that Pacquiao would be at a Miami Heat game one night last week and showing up to confront him; the body language between them; the hotel meeting afterward where you can bet Mayweather enlightened Pacquiao as to precisely where he believes the negotiations' snags are; and the Dewey Defeats Truman moment TMZ suffered in declaring the fight a done deal, which was ridiculous on a number of levels.

And it certainly was not a surprise when Yahoo! reported that Time Warner/HBO and CBS/Showtime had reached an impasse over delayed-telecast rights, which on a fight of that magnitude could be pure gold to the subscription base of the prevailing network.

There isn't a person who cares about boxing who doesn't want Mayweather-Pacquiao now. The major deal points are done. They know where the fight would be, glove weights and brands, weight limit, ring dimensions, who gets introduced first, even how the signing of initial contracts would be announced.

One major sticking point remains: That Time Warner/HBO, for now, still seems to want to make the fight that is best for boxing, but in 2016, when Mayweather could be a television free agent and the two subscription networks might not have to work together on the fight.

http://www.mlive.com/mayweather/index.s ... manny.html

[KBB]

One thing is for certain that I can guarantee is that if for HBO's greed that this fight doesn't get made you watch how Arum, Manny and Roach spin this into Floyd ducked out of this fight/Mayweather didn't want it and that's why it didn't happen.

HBO has their finger on the greed button but the even more sad reality is that if they do make it when Floyd is a Free Agent that they will end up paying him more to make the bout and that there isn't even a guarantee that Floyd won't do a smaller Extension Contract with SHO just to cover himself vs the wolves over at HBO when it comes to dealing with negotiations in another round.

[KBB]

Notice how Vicky has nothing to say if he can't hurl an insult in another half-witted attempt to blame Mayweather.

Hey Vicky are you ok, are you ok Vicky?

Manny should just duck this fight again so he can blame Floyd and all of his fans soak it up and repeat it all over the internet.

[beatdown337]

If this fight doesn't happen because hbo refuses to sit at the table there has to be some way to boycott those guys or something

[Badhusker]

For once I believe what Michael Koncz said recently - that the only people that can stop Floyd vs Manny now is Floyd or Manny. He said he can't, Arum can't, HBO can't, Showtime can't, etc.

The fight will happen.

[ReggieDiggs]

For once I believe what Michael Koncz said recently - that the only people that can stop Floyd vs Manny now is Floyd or Manny. He said he can't, Arum can't, HBO can't, Showtime can't, etc.

The fight will happen.

I don't think Michael is that bright a cat. I certainly don't trust his business opinion. Showtime WON'T stop the fight. But I could absolutely see HBO stop it.

I actually think this would be a genius move by HBO. I'd hate it don't get me wrong. But I can understand the business angle to it. The people have already waited 6 years & seen Manny get KTFO & still wanna see the fight, whats one more year at this point. Everyone will say "we ain't watching" but come Cinco De Mayo 2016 everyone will be watching. And HBO won't have to share all these TV rights & PPV money with Showtime. Its basically business terrorism to kill this fight for now only to pick it back up in a year from HBO's angle. Its like a TV version of what Walmart does to local mom & pop stores in your town lol.

[Rodian]

Floyd doesnt want the fight. He's never going to agree to work with Arum. He's a coward and pussy and no amount of spin is going to convince me otherwise.

[punchoutsb]

HBO has their finger on the greed button

So does everyone involved. That's how they all got to the top in the first place.

but the even more sad reality is that if they do make it when Floyd is a Free Agent that they will end up paying him more to make the bout and that there isn't even a guarantee that Floyd won't do a smaller Extension Contract with SHO just to cover himself vs the wolves over at HBO when it comes to dealing with negotiations in another round.

Are you really insinuating that Floyd doesn't know how to handle negotiations? Gee, here I thought he was the highest paid athlete in the world. He doesn't need any leverage besides his name.

It would look pathetic if he signed a SHO extension if the networks can't agree here, especially after he wanted Manny to leave Top Rank to make the fight.

[ReggieDiggs]

He's a coward and pussy

You might be a dumb ass boxing fan if you think the best boxer on the planet right now is a coward & pussy.

[Badhusker]

Here I thought you were going to say something like....
Mayweather + Haymon + Showtime vs Pacquiao + Arum + HBO = NO FIGHT

[Rodian]

Floyd doesnt seem serious about making the fight. I'm not sure what more he wants from Pacquiao, who has AGREED TO ALL TERMS. He's more interested in a dick swinging contest than actually being a reasonable human being (which a sociopath is incapable of being).

I expect Floyd to fight Cotto next, announced sometime mid to late February. Cotto's deal gets done in a matter of weeks instead of the BS two month "negotiation" with one guy taking a vacation.

[Rodian]

He's a coward and pussy

You might be a dumb ass boxing fan if you think the best boxer on the planet right now is a coward & pussy.

He beats up women which qualifies him as a coward and a pussy.

[KBB]

Floyd doesnt seem serious about making the fight. I'm not sure what more he wants from Pacquiao, who has AGREED TO ALL TERMS. He's more interested in a dick swinging contest than actually being a reasonable human being (which a sociopath is incapable of being).

I expect Floyd to fight Cotto next, announced sometime mid to late February. Cotto's deal gets done in a matter of weeks instead of the BS two month "negotiation" with one guy taking a vacation.

What part of this battle between the networks is escaping your understanding in regards to who is really holding up this fight? It is clear to everyone on the forum except you that HBO is the issue not Floyd and it is even clearer if Manny doesn't actually sign (not AGREE, those are two different things) the contract as to who really wants it or not.

Then again I am addressing you so I can understand that you have a penchant for being stupid and not having the ability to be unbiased in your hate for Mayweather so we understand that you are just plain dumb.

[ReggieDiggs]

Floyd doesnt seem serious about making the fight. I'm not sure what more he wants from Pacquiao, who has AGREED TO ALL TERMS. He's more interested in a dick swinging contest than actually being a reasonable human being (which a sociopath is incapable of being).

I expect Floyd to fight Cotto next, announced sometime mid to late February. Cotto's deal gets done in a matter of weeks instead of the BS two month "negotiation" with one guy taking a vacation.

What is Floyd not agreeing to? You got insider info. All the info out seem to indicate HBO is the one trying to dick measure the situation.

[ReggieDiggs]

He's a coward and pussy

You might be a dumb ass boxing fan if you think the best boxer on the planet right now is a coward & pussy.

He beats up women which qualifies him as a coward and a pussy.

I don't believe any boxer can really be a coward or pussy although I guess those definitions can cover many aspects of life so one could be a bad mfer over here in the boxing ring, but piss their pants if you take them skydiving so fair enough.

[montrealsuper]

HBO refuted the Mayo article and says it is not the impediment blocking the fight.

Floyd is laying low and hiding and waiting for the Pac storm to pass, so he can pick his next sparring partner who will not be allowed to beat or hurt him.

[KBB]

HBO refuted the Mayo article and says it is not the impediment blocking the fight.

Floyd is laying low and hiding and waiting for the Pac storm to pass, so he can pick his next sparring partner who will not be allowed to beat or hurt him.

HBO isn't blocking it according to the article, it's Showtime but that doesn't mean it's Floyd. It's clear that either you didn't read the last article or didn't comprehend what you read if you did, otherwise you'd know it isn't Mayweather.

The execs at Showtime has a choice to make.