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This is blockbuster news, ring observers.

A well-connected source has told me today that CBS boss Les Moonves wants the Pacquiao vs. Mayweather superfight to become reality next year. No ifs ands or buts about it. Word is Moonves has told Showtime sports boss Stephen Espinoza to make the fight happen "or else."

Meaning that Espinoza will be on the street if he does not, and Haymon and Mayweather can say goodbye to any Showtime dates in the future, and that includes Haymon's stable of fighters and also the fighters who box for Mayweather Promotions.

And it makes perfect, logical sense. Haymon and Mayweather don't call the shots, Les Moonves does.

Moonves is said to be uncomfortable with the idea of televising two more Mayweather "fights" against set up handpicked opponents because those events will be certain money losers, just like Mayweather's last two fights, and three of the last four (not counting Saul Alvarez which was profitable).

So there you have it, according to my reliable and connected source, the pressure on Mayweather and Haymon is now at an all time high. They are caught in the vice and it's closing fast. And the only way out now is to agree to finally...FINALLY...fight Manny Pacquiao.

Even Floyd's uncle and father are saying in public, Floyd should fight Pacquiao next.

Floyd Mayweather, the greatest conniving, conning, evasive ducker in the history of boxing, has been cornered. It's checkmate.

Rodian wrote:no.....TBE is under contract no matter who he fights. Showtime will just have to eat their losses with Floyd

Ricky_ wrote:

Rodian wrote:no.....TBE is under contract no matter who he fights. Showtime will just have to eat their losses with Floyd

only a fool thinks they handed him a contract that says "fight who you want".

jas80s wrote:What if Bob Arum is not particularly interested in the fight? It would seem that no Top Rank fighter has ever been available to Floyd....At least, that has always been how it appeared to me.

Luckybattles wrote:Just dont understand the hype with this fight. I would have been a great attraction about 6 years ago but thats about it. Floyd schools him easy with pacman getting as busted up as he is willing to attack. This fight is scheduled to be the biggest letdown since DLH vs Trinidad

Ricky_ wrote:http://spam.com/articles/source ... by-moonves

This is blockbuster news, ring observers.

A well-connected source has told me today that CBS boss Les Moonves wants the Pacquiao vs. Mayweather superfight to become reality next year. No ifs ands or buts about it. Word is Moonves has told Showtime sports boss Stephen Espinoza to make the fight happen "or else."

Meaning that Espinoza will be on the street if he does not, and Haymon and Mayweather can say goodbye to any Showtime dates in the future, and that includes Haymon's stable of fighters and also the fighters who box for Mayweather Promotions.

And it makes perfect, logical sense. Haymon and Mayweather don't call the shots, Les Moonves does.

Moonves is said to be uncomfortable with the idea of televising two more Mayweather "fights" against set up handpicked opponents because those events will be certain money losers, just like Mayweather's last two fights, and three of the last four (not counting Saul Alvarez which was profitable).

So there you have it, according to my reliable and connected source, the pressure on Mayweather and Haymon is now at an all time high. They are caught in the vice and it's closing fast. And the only way out now is to agree to finally...FINALLY...fight Manny Pacquiao.

Even Floyd's uncle and father are saying in public, Floyd should fight Pacquiao next.

Floyd Mayweather, the greatest conniving, conning, evasive ducker in the history of boxing, has been cornered. It's checkmate.

Looks like the big bosses at CBS are getting tired of Flop Mayweather making them losses. Only the name of Saul Canelo Alvarez and his huge Mexican fanbase has brought them any profit in 4 Mayweather fights - the other 3 being Flops against C-level Guerrero and Maidana x2.

I think they also fear that no other opponent will sell at this point, allowing Floyd to cherry pick an opponent like Brook or Alexander will probably result in horrible figure, the casual fan i think might be at tipping point with no interest in watching Mayweather vs tomato cans like Maidana.

For the first time in about 3 years i'm starting to think this fight may just get made.

Ricky_ wrote: is there a sadder individual on the internet than Brut?

KBB wrote:

Ricky_ wrote: is there a sadder individual on the internet than Brut?

Is there a dumber Troll on the internet than you?? Don't answer that because we already know.

Datsue wrote:I kinda miss the time when Brut just posted homophobic rants & links to conspiracy websites. I mean, that was annoying as fvck, but at least it saved me having to read his opinions on boxing.

fergusg wrote:Bernard Hopkins was interviewed yesterday and he said he believed that the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight will never happen.

The Alien has good business relationships with the likes of Floyd Mayweather Jr, Al Haymon, Stephen Espinoza (Showtime) and all the top guys at HBO & Top Rank… so perhaps he knows what he’s talking about?

fergusg wrote: It may “seem” straightforward, but the fact remains, there hasn’t been any serious attempts to negotiate a fight between Mayweather & Pacquiao since 2009. So it must be harder than it looks!

Manny doesn’t hold any leverage whatsoever (as his own options are extremely limited), so he must concede to Floyd's demands

Ricky_ wrote:

fergusg wrote:Bernard Hopkins was interviewed yesterday and he said he believed that the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight will never happen.

The Alien has good business relationships with the likes of Floyd Mayweather Jr, Al Haymon, Stephen Espinoza (Showtime) and all the top guys at HBO & Top Rank… so perhaps he knows what he’s talking about?

Sure, Hopkins knows the scene, but money talks louder than Bernard talks. It seems fairly straight forward. Bob Arum holds the contract of Manny Pacquiao. Bob Arum wants to promote the fight, it's his legacy, and Pacquiao is his lifetime prize asset. He said as much, that Pacquiao is the biggest superstar he's worked with, and this is a guy who worked with the most famous of them all Muhammad Ali. He' also 83 years old, in good health, the biggest, best and longest running top-level promoter and the richest man in boxing. Bob will pay Mayweather more than Pacquiao, such is the leverage Floyd has as a free agent vs the contracted Manny. All that's left is Floyd's pride of letting Arum do the fight, is it worth more than $150m +? The decision is Floyd's.

fergusg wrote:It may “seem” straightforward, but the fact remains, there hasn’t been any serious attempts to negotiate a fight between Mayweather & Pacquiao since 2009. So it must be harder than it looks!