Comments Thread For: Pacquiao Steps Away From Rematch, Horn To Defend on 11/12

[sicko]

Pacquiao is bigger than any title he should be making big money fights and not chasing WBO!

[yoshik]

nah pacquiao isn't going to fight crawford, because he knows he has no chance. even pacquiao that beat cotto would lose to crawford. i don't think pacquiao wants to end his career with a ko loss. but maybe he will fight mcgregor, wouldn't be shocked if this actually happens.

Pac at his peak would annihilate Crawford.

[RussB23]

How is manny just going to let this guy slide? Shame on manny, he really is ducking the hornet.

[HanzGruber]

Chris van herden said he might get the shot. Which is ******ed. Bob keeping that title nice and safe for Crawford smh

[GhostofDempsey]

I'm saying Pacquiao shouldn't be exempt from being called a duck if that's what boxing fans are resorting to now a days. I never use the word myself so why would I encourage it? Will you be as vocal about every fighter that gets labeled a duck as you are with Manny Pacquiao?

Depends on the fight being discussed. I just defended Ward when someone claimed he is ducking Stevenson. I defended Crawford now that some folks are saying he is ducking Lipinets by giving up his IBF title.

Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if part of the reason Manny is not fighting in November is to stick it to Horn for all the post-fighting trash talking and antagonizing he has done. Let this kid see how much money he will make without Pac. Let's see where his next fight lands, it won't be Suncorp Stadium, that's for damn sure. He'll be lucky to fill the gymnasium at the middle school he teaches in.

[WesternChamp]

nah pacquiao isn't going to fight crawford, because he knows he has no chance. even pacquiao that beat cotto would lose to crawford. i don't think pacquiao wants to end his career with a ko loss. but maybe he will fight mcgregor, wouldn't be shocked if this actually happens.

stfu!!!! this nugga smoking crack or what. the pac that fought cotto would end crawford's career early. dont kid yourself.

[WesternChamp]

I'm saying Pacquiao shouldn't be exempt from being called a duck if that's what boxing fans are resorting to now a days. I never use the word myself so why would I encourage it? Will you be as vocal about every fighter that gets labeled a duck as you are with Manny Pacquiao?

just look at the name of the guy they said ward is ducking then look at the name of the guy they said pac is ducking.

[Combat Talk Radio]

Did you see what that special Ed teacher did to him the 1st fight!? I cant blame Manny for taking his health into consideration

People have to understand, like Cotto said. Think of your family. Manny needs to think about his family. He's been roughed up over the years, and "The Hornet" swarmed him like I've never seen Manny swarmed outside of Morales 1.

People can say what they want, the fact of the matter is that Manny Pacquiao lost to a school teacher. That will follow him, like Pirog haunts Jacobs, Barrera haunted Hamed, Floyd haunts McGregor, Nate Diaz haunts McGregor, Spence haunts Brook, Saunders haunts Eubank Jr., etc. It happens.

Meanwhile Floyd Mayweather is wiping his ass with money after easy work, walking down the Baddest Man on the Planet and making him essentially quit.

The reason why nobody haunts Lennox Lewis is that he soundly avenged every loss. That's all people expect of Manny. Avenge the loss. Prove that it was fluke if it really was. Don't run.

Laughable. Manny has always insisted on rematches whenever he has lost. He's not ducking this goofy bastard.

If you say you want a fight, have to be basically threatened by the commission to sign the agreement, sign it and then back out, you're ducking. Period point blank.

And yes, that standard applied to Canelo at the time too. For the same damn reason.

How is manny just going to let this guy slide? Shame on manny, he really is ducking the hornet.

Because Manny has "Hornet Problems" and he's not sure he can solve them. He's never been outright bullied and walked down like he was in that fight.

Say what you will about Choco, he's facing his fears by stepping up to a rematch with Sor Rungvisai aka Minny Pacquiao. I respect him for at least taking that step, unlike Manny.

Ducking The Hornet.

[HarvardBlue]

Depends on the fight being discussed. I just defended Ward when someone claimed he is ducking Stevenson. I defended Crawford now that some folks are saying he is ducking Lipinets by giving up his IBF title.

Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if part of the reason Manny is not fighting in November is to stick it to Horn for all the post-fighting trash talking and antagonizing he has done. Let this kid see how much money he will make without Pac. Let's see where his next fight lands, it won't be Suncorp Stadium, that's for damn sure. He'll be lucky to fill the gymnasium at the middle school he teaches in.

I actually agree Pacquiao shouldn't give this guy a rematch. Not only for the trash talking but he has a dirty style. Even if he wins you're talking about another foul fest where he could suffer another cut. My only problem is he should have just said from the beginning that he has no interest in fighting this guy again.

[HarvardBlue]

just look at the name of the guy they said ward is ducking then look at the name of the guy they said pac is ducking.

I don't think the names mean anything. Even if you thought Kovalev won the first fight, it was a close fight so Ward would have no reason to duck him. If you thought Pacquiao beat Horn, it was rough fight where a lot of times he didn't even look like his old self. If his intention is to retire, why would he want to go through that again? I didn't think Ward was ducking Kovalev and I don't think Pacquiao is ducking Horn. However, people were lot more vocal in calling Ward a duck.