Calling out and on Floyd Mayweather, Jr. to no response; Manny Pacquiao’s next welterweight title defense fight has been set against former champion Shane Mosley, May 7th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Pacquiao seems to be doing exactly what was predicted after negotiations on the most recent Mayweather-Pacman meeting fell through earlier this year—calling out Mayweather by fighting until he agrees to a fight.
The trash talking from the Mayweather camp during and after the last negotiations and testing debacle has evaporated, especially as the number of Mayweather arrests and legal woes goes up; his latest occurring in Las Vegas, December 16th on a misdemeanor battery warrant.
One wonders if they could get as good a picture on their driver's license as Floyd takes in mug shots. Must be all the practice photo shoots.
Pacquiao is doing what he can to bring about the fight everyone wants, a fight with Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and can only line-up the next opponent, knock him down, line-up the next … until Mayweather agrees to fight or the importance of the fight to Manny’s legacy eventually disappears with the possible tanking of Mayweather’s stature as a viable opponent.
Many Pacman followers, especially his countrymen, don’t think he has anything left to prove and even openly appeal to him to retire with his record of ten world titles in eight different weight divisions intact but, he seems determined in his current strategy to continue taking on all contenders angling for “the fight.”
No doubt Pacquiao’s promoter, Bob Arum of Top Rank has no problem with the strategy since he’ll be milking it for all it’s worth along the way and is basically seen as doing so by many beginning with his setting of the May fight with Mosley with the a possibility of future bouts with Juan Manuel Marquez (who already had two thrilling brawls with Pacquiao that ended in controversial decisions) or even Andre Berto.
"I thought Mosley was the best draw of the three and it would do the best business," Arum said. Probably no truer words spoken by a fight promoter, notice the lack of “best fight” or “best contender” here. However, Mosley, a former lightweight, welterweight and junior middleweight champion is no slouch and can be expected to provide an all out effort to beat the best-pound-for-pound boxer on the planet and reclaim some of his former glory after going 0-1-1 in his last two bouts.
Regardless who the opponent is, Pacman fans will once again be getting one thing they do want to see—Pacquiao Fighting!
The trash talking from the Mayweather camp during and after the last negotiations and testing debacle has evaporated, especially as the number of Mayweather arrests and legal woes goes up; his latest occurring in Las Vegas, December 16th on a misdemeanor battery warrant.
One wonders if they could get as good a picture on their driver's license as Floyd takes in mug shots. Must be all the practice photo shoots.
Pacquiao is doing what he can to bring about the fight everyone wants, a fight with Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and can only line-up the next opponent, knock him down, line-up the next … until Mayweather agrees to fight or the importance of the fight to Manny’s legacy eventually disappears with the possible tanking of Mayweather’s stature as a viable opponent.
Many Pacman followers, especially his countrymen, don’t think he has anything left to prove and even openly appeal to him to retire with his record of ten world titles in eight different weight divisions intact but, he seems determined in his current strategy to continue taking on all contenders angling for “the fight.”
No doubt Pacquiao’s promoter, Bob Arum of Top Rank has no problem with the strategy since he’ll be milking it for all it’s worth along the way and is basically seen as doing so by many beginning with his setting of the May fight with Mosley with the a possibility of future bouts with Juan Manuel Marquez (who already had two thrilling brawls with Pacquiao that ended in controversial decisions) or even Andre Berto.
"I thought Mosley was the best draw of the three and it would do the best business," Arum said. Probably no truer words spoken by a fight promoter, notice the lack of “best fight” or “best contender” here. However, Mosley, a former lightweight, welterweight and junior middleweight champion is no slouch and can be expected to provide an all out effort to beat the best-pound-for-pound boxer on the planet and reclaim some of his former glory after going 0-1-1 in his last two bouts.
Regardless who the opponent is, Pacman fans will once again be getting one thing they do want to see—Pacquiao Fighting!
