Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Manny Pacquiao Master Discussion Thread

[HanzGruber]

It's never floyd's fault.

Floyd retires without facing any top fighters in his weightclass? FLOYD HAS DONE ENOUGH IN HIS CAREER. HEALTH COMES FIRST DOE

Oh, floyd wants to play commission and impose new testing outside of what the rest of the pros go through without any absolute basis that his opponent is cheating? HIS OPPONENT IS AT FAULT FOR REFUSING DOE

Floyd wants pillow gloves, a ring the size of Texas, and a bigger split? HE DESERVES IT. HE'S THE A-SIDE DOE

His opponent agreed to all his demands and have personally called him out asking for the fight? ARUM DOESN'T WANT THE FIGHT DOE

you say that as if you all don't blame and cry about everything Floyd does..

[Ryannn]

you say that as if you all don't blame and cry about everything Floyd does..

not really.. just those things that he does that holds up fights.

[Mrmza]

i think if people look at both sides objectively and not fall for lawyer lingo, both sides are actually telling the truth. everyone including the media assume one side is lying and is just waiting/expecting for this to fall apart that every article that comes out is targetted towards someone to blame. this fight will happen.

I like your optimism. What can we, the people, do to make this happen? After all,"WE" are paying these two to watch them to fight

[Mrmza]

Get it done!!

Both camps need to stop with all the rah,rah and get it done! We, as boxing fans, WANT THIS FIGHT TO HAPPEN!!!!
I hope this is not another Mayweather stunt, where has asked the people to vote on who he should fight next and when people said Khan, he backed off.
At the same time I hope Pacquiao does not let Arum get in his way to make this fight happen. Because everyone knows that if you surround yourself with the wrong people, you will get burnt!
Get behind closed doors; draw up a contract amongst yourselves and sign it! I know it's not that simple but fk!!!!!

[Straight Up]

[-PBP-]

Arum won't kill the deal at this stage. It would be a PR nightmare for his business.

Nothing he has ever done would be as bad as this. DuBoeff and Koncz are already against him apparently.

He's run out of excuses. The fight will happen.

[Shapopojoe]

Change of attitude post this morning.....I have been hating on Floyd for a long time but a current bout with possible major illness has hit and it brings everything into perspective. In the end, they are just boxers. I think I have wasted too much time getting wrapped up in their lives and embracing the hate to take care of my own. I would still love to see a fight but I can no longer let it consume me like so many of us do here. I really have no reason to hate floyd or love Pac...a little misplaced emotion when you look at it objectively. I will continue to watch the threads just to see the latest news on the fight but at this point my main concern is just staying healthy so that I can see it happen. Hoping others here can take a breath and step back and maybe get some perspective about what is really important...I apologize for the insults and anger toward any other posts/members of the board.

[The Big Dunn]

This is all horse****. So Arum will be the scapegoat if the fight doesn't happen? Why? Because he lies? How exactly is that "holding the fight up?"

You Floyd fans and Floyd himself, wanted Arum OUT of the negotiations right? That seems to be the case. He seems to not know what the hell is going on and is not that involved in the meat of this thing. Isn't that what you all wanted????

So what he comes out and says some bulls**t, you don't believe him anyway, so who cares. Just ignore him and focus on the people who are ACTUALLY negotiating this fight. Enough with the Arum is holding up the fight stuff, when, at this stage, he's not even the main focus or negotiator. WTF, just looking for another reason not to do this fight? FFS.

How many more independent, non floyd fan comments regarding arum's actions being an inhibitor to the fight being made do you need before you accept he very well could be blocking the fight?

At this point the one thing rational fans on both sides agree on is arum is messing things up. Media reports say same opinion is shared by almost all parties involved.

What will it take for you, hype job, and the group of irrational, obsessive, stubborn sycophants to join the rest of us over here in reality?

[kjohn211]

Change of attitude post this morning.....I have been hating on Floyd for a long time but a current bout with possible major illness has hit and it brings everything into perspective. In the end, they are just boxers. I think I have wasted too much time getting wrapped up in their lives and embracing the hate to take care of my own. I would still love to see a fight but I can no longer let it consume me like so many of us do here. I really have no reason to hate floyd or love Pac...a little misplaced emotion when you look at it objectively. I will continue to watch the threads just to see the latest news on the fight but at this point my main concern is just staying healthy so that I can see it happen. Hoping others here can take a breath and step back and maybe get some perspective about what is really important...I apologize for the insults and anger toward any other posts/members of the board.

Truth! Life is serious. Get well soon brotha

[Ryannn]

How many more independent, non floyd fan comments regarding arum's actions being an inhibitor to the fight being made do you need before you accept he very well could be blocking the fight?

At this point the one thing rational fans on both sides agree on is arum is messing things up. Media reports say same opinion is shared by almost all parties involved.

What will it take for you, hype job, and the group of irrational, obsessive, stubborn sycophants to join the rest of us over here in reality?

i don't like arum. but i don't see how arum talking out of his ass and saying it is a done deal, blocking the fight?

if nothing else, it actually puts pressure on those involved i would think