Comments Thread For: Bet on it, Folks…Pacquiao-Mayweather is a No-Go

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By Lyle Fitzsimmons - I concede. I’m a betting man; but not a particularly smart one.

So even when the surest of sure things leaps out of sporting woodwork and screams, “Hey Lyle, bet on me, you can’t lose,” I’m far more likely to ignore the nudge and drop a misguided $20 on the off-chance that the New York Jets will actually win a Super Bowl at least once before I die.

As I said, I’m loyal to a fault… but not very smart.

Still, when it comes to boxing, I think I might be about ready to change my record.

Thanks to my old pal, Manny Pacquiao.

I’m sure the Filipino belt-collector had no idea the other day – as he made the studio rounds at the preeminent four-lettered basic cable sports empire in Connecticut – that he was all but ensuring a nice pre-Christmas largesse for his favorite boxing journalism nemesis.

(OK, c’mon, let’s be realistic here. Manny wouldn’t know me from Adam, but it sounds a lot better to call yourself someone’s nemesis than it does to admit that they’re completely unaware of your existence. And hey, if that offends the message-board purists among us… sue me.)

Anyway, the more Manny spoke *******ly about the possibility that he’d agree fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the foreseeable future – from allowing his foe to make more cash, to confirming that he’s OK with the idea of extensive blood tests – the more he essentially guaranteed it’ll never actually happen. [Click Here To Read More]

[Larry the boss]

what i wanna know is why manny starts all this "i will do whatever floyd wants talk"after he already signed to fight Jmm....why didnt he openly say all of this when he was looking for an opponent?

[Larry the boss]

And why isnt Floyd openly pursuing any damn thing?? forget both of them man it's time for the new generation to shine this story is old and ******ed

[Larry the boss]

Ya'll can keep falling for this crap,all they are doing is using each others name to sell the fights they are really setting up and people keep falling for it

[Reloaded]

And why isnt Floyd openly pursuing any damn thing?? forget both of them man it's time for the new generation to shine this story is old and ******ed

Well as I always say to the Pac ******s , follow the time line , and that timeline concerning this is that Floyd came out of jail and said he didnt feel like fighting anyone , maybe the way he sounded he might fight again who knows , his head didnt sound right , but anyway , Floyd made that comment in a public interview his first and only since release " and then " Manny came out and made his bravado statements while he is fighting JMM , just coincidence right ! I dont think so !! .

If you follow the time line over the last 3 yrs its doesnt paint Manny in a real honorable position , but he is a politician and that what they do , dribble BS .

[warp1432]

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loooooooool

[TheGoldenChamp]

what i wanna know is why manny starts all this "i will do whatever floyd wants talk"after he already signed to fight Jmm....why didnt he openly say all of this when he was looking for an opponent?

Thats very true. Pac couldve went on espn and called out floyd before he signed with JMM. I'm tired of both floyd n pac for not getting this fight done. I think i've given up hope for this fight to ever happen.

[Jr John]

this fight should have happened two years ago when these two where at there peak but never happened for some reason? i don't know about everybody else but i've lost interest in this fight,all the trash talk from these two leading to nothing but disapointment for the fans and really damaging the image of the sport.people should really turn there attention to the guys of the future like andre ward sergio martinez daniel geale etc who dodge nobody and will fight anyone this is real fighters and at the end of the day everybodys happy well i know i am!

[4Corners]

The reason most are over this is because it looks like it'll never happen.

If I wanted to get Floyd into the ring, I'd do exactly what Shane did.