Floyd Mayweather Jr. Plans Return For Manny Pacquiao

[archermac X]

If fought at 135 or 140, Pac's got this one!!!

You got that one right.

[badboypeenoy]

A little preview... win or lose Pacquiao earned his accolades, Floyd hasn't.

[5punchcombo]

ur in for a surprise if they fight, pac will get koed against mayweather

[badboypeenoy]

ur in for a surprise if they fight, pac will get koed against mayweather

age and inactivity will definitely affect Floyd's main assets, his reflexes and speed...Pacman wins this one, chasing Floyd around the ring for 12 rounds.

[Boxing Bully]

This is how i personally see it playing out…

Hatton vs Pacquiao at 140 goes ahead in the first half of 2009 whilst Floyd has a tuneup fight at 147

Floyd then fights the winner of Hatton vs pacquiao in the second half of 2009

= WIN/WIN for floyd because...

If hatton wins, calls for a fight with pacquiao will die down a little, and he has a huge money making fight in wembley against a guy he knows how to beat

If pacquiao wins, he has a huge money making fight in las vegas (which will have even more hype than if he just took the fight straight away) against a guy he can probably beat at 147

[Lady Fan]

Mayweather's first defeat will come at the hands of the "Pride of the Philippines." It will be a spectacular win for the Pacman. JAT

[vinny2006]

Mayweather wants attention

Mayweather needs to come out of retirement at such a young age to stop dodging fighters (Margarito, etc.) to protect his unbeaten record. To become great, you have to have at least 45 to 50 fights under your belt with very few losses. You don't avoid fighters when the compitition picks up. You have had your time to pout and party, now it's time to get down to becoming a legend like Roy Jones Jr. (the greatest). His losses came from age not from running. His competition just wasn't on his level in the multiple divisions he ruled. He will be respected more when he's gone. Mayweather needs to do the same. STEP UP YOUR GAME. LETS SEE IF YOU CAN BACK IT UP. Start with Manny and Margarito.

[Horus]

Mayweather needs to come out of retirement at such a young age to stop dodging fighters (Margarito, etc.) to protect his unbeaten record. To become great, you have to have at least 45 to 50 fights under your belt with very few losses. You don't avoid fighters when the compitition picks up. You have had your time to pout and party, now it's time to get down to becoming a legend like Roy Jones Jr. (the greatest). His losses came from age not from running. His competition just wasn't on his level in the multiple divisions he ruled. He will be respected more when he's gone. Mayweather needs to do the same. STEP UP YOUR GAME. LETS SEE IF YOU CAN BACK IT UP. Start with Manny and Margarito.

READ THIS POST TO GET THE REAL ANSWER...PURE FACTS..!!!!!!!

ONLY DUMB ASS PEOPLE ACTUALLY BELIEVES MAYWEATHER DUCK MARGARITO....AND I REINTEGRATE ONLY "DUMB ASS" PEOPLE ACTUALLY BELIEVE THAT MYTH......

MARGARITO OR DE LA HOYA......

MAYWEATHER VS. MARGARITO SITUATION

The announcement of the fight never came, but several other shocking occurrences took place. The first occurrence did not surprise many insiders in the business as Mayweather declined the multi-million dollar offer to fight Margarito. The minute the fight was being talked about as an "almost done deal," numerous boxing experts, scribes, managers and fighters felts the fight would fall apart for one reason or another and it did.

The Mayweather camp says that a Margarito fight is still an option, just not on August 12. Apparently Mayweather's right hand, which he injured during the April 8 bout with Zab Judah, is still giving him problems and the general feeling in the camp is Mayweather will not be able to prepare in time for the August 12 date.

The second occurrence was something that many in business saw coming a mile away as Mayweather exercised a provision in his contract and paid Top Rank $750K to become a promotional free agent.

As Top Rank and several insiders have already stated, Mayweather has made the proper strategic maneuvers to position himself for a potential showdown with Oscar De La Hoya, which could possibly take place as early as September. Of course De La Hoya has to get past Ricardo Mayorga on May 6, and it is far from a guarantee that De La Hoya will win.

There are several reasons for the speculation that Mayweather's recent business decisions are due to a potential bout with Oscar De La Hoya. The first, Bob Arum, head of Top Rank, and De La Hoya, have been feuding ever since Oscar left Top Rank to start his own promotional company. The war of words between the two promoters have sometimes been public and often far from complimentary. De La Hoya went as far as to say that he would never make a fight with Mayweather as long as Arum as his promoter.

SOUNDS KINDA SIMULAR TO THE
FLOYD VS. COTTO SITUATION.....




With Oscar's announcement of only fighting two more times before sailing into retirement, Mayweather would have had to make a career decision in order to position himself at the head of the Golden Boy sweepstakes. Either call De La Hoya's bluff and move forward with Arum, or dump Arum in order to eliminate the biggest obstacle in making the fight a reality. According to many, Mayweather took no chances and left Arum.
If Mayweather went forward with Margarito in August, a September date with De La Hoya would have been a daydream. On the other hand, Mayweather reportedly left on good terms with Arum, meaning that if De La Hoya should lose on May 6, Mayweather still has an open door to easily make a bout with Margarito before the end of the year.

Mayweather's recent business decisions make total sense in the long run. Margarito is no hurry to leave the sport, at 28-years-old, the highly respect fighter will be around for several more years. The Golden ship on the hand is set to sail by the end of the year. The bout with De La Hoya, worth millions more than the bout with Margarito is a once in a life time opportunity for Mayweather.

If De La Hoya is successful against Mayorga, the road will be wide open for two of the most popular fighters in the sport to come together and stage one of the largest fights in the last couple of years. The storyline alone is enough to sell the fight on pay-per-view. De La Hoya, trained by Mayweather's father, Floyd Sr., fights Mayweather who is trained by his uncle Roger, his father's brother. The family angle, the new generation taking out the old, and everything else in between makes this bout a sure moneymaker.


Bob Arum has already announced a backup plan for August 12, a pay-per-view rematch between WBC heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman and mandatory challenger Oleg Maskaev.

[Doc Holliday]

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[B]ONLY DUMB ASS PEOPLE ACTUALLY BELIEVES MAYWEATHER DUCK MARGARITO....AND I REINTEGRATE ONLY "DUMB ASS" PEOPLE ACTUALLY BELIEVE THAT MYTH......

Mayweather's fear of Marg/Cotto caused him to retire. Why else would the #1 Lb for Lb fighter in the world retire in his prime?

[MissDeeCole]

pacman, don't fight floyd. he is going to kill you man.

Floyd mayweather couldnt kill someone with a deadly weapon let alone in a boxing ring. Give me a break.