TO LOSE
MANILA, JANUARY 31, 2012 (ABS-CBN) ABS-CBNnews.com -
Manny Pacquiao said Floyd Mayweather Jr. would have to make up his mind soon if
he really wants their superfight to push through.
The 8-division champion from the Philippines claimed that Mayweather is
taking too long to decide on whether he will agree to an equal sharing of
revenues.
"Kaya hindi matuloy tuloy kasi minsan agree na siya sa 50-50 tapos ayaw na
naman niya, iba na naman kundisyon niya (The fight couldn't push through because
at one time he agreed on a 50-50 split only to change his mind)," said Pacquiao
in an interview with ABS-CBN correspondent Jay Dayupay.
Mayweather recently urged Pacquiao to take the superfight in exchange for a
$40-million guaranteed prize.
The Filipino, however, made a counteroffer by suggesting a 50-50 purse split.
'No fight in May' Boxing promoter Bob Arum, for his part, said he has
practically given up on arranging a May fight for Pacquiao and Mayweather.
"Let's forget the May date," he said in Ronnie Nathanielsz's report on Boxing
Scene.
"What we are trying to accomplish, assuming Mayweather is going to fight in
May and Manny is going to fight in June, is that we are pressing to see if we
can get a contract signed between the two fighters for November," Arum added.
Arum said if both Pacquiao and Mayweather agree to hold the megafight on
November, "that way the people will be assured that the fight is going to
happen."
"There won't be any of this nonsense, which we can put behind us so we can do
a huge, huge promotion," he added.
Roach: Mayweather is scared to lose
ABS-CBNnews.com Posted at 01/25/2012 4:56 PM | Updated as of
01/25/2012 11:21 PM
MANILA, Philippines – Five-time Trainer of the Year Freddie Roach
said Floyd Mayweather Jr. is avoiding Filipino champion Manny Pacquiao out of
fear of losing his undefeated record.
"He doesn't want to fight us," Roach said of Mayweather in a Boxing Scene
interview. "He's been running for two years now. What's new?"
Negotiations for a Pacquiao-Mayweather mega-fight collapsed anew when the
undefeated American boxer refused to accept a 50-50 split.
Although Pacquiao's manager, Michael Koncz, said he has not closed the door
on a potential Mayweather fight, Roach doubts that the mega-fight will happen
this year.
"No way. He's scared. He doesn't want to take a chance," Roach said. "He
wants that zero so bad on his record, so he can say he's better than Sugar Ray
Robinson and all these great fighters because he's never lost."
Roach said Mayweather was mistaken in his thinking.
"Losing makes you a better fighter. He's not better than those fighters and
he never will be," he said.
The trainer added that Pacquiao has other options if Mayweather still refuses
a 50-50 split.
"We've got Lamont Peterson, Timothy Bradley, Miguel Cotto and Juan Manuel
Marquez all on the table right now, and Bob Arum is going to make a deal with
one of those four," Roach said.
Texters cap comeback to win back to back By Nelson
Beltran (The Philippine Star) Updated January 30, 2012
Romel Adducul and Sean Anthony of Powerade close in on Ali Peek of Talk N Text as he tries to gain ball
possession in last night's Game 5 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. JUN MENDOZA
MANILA, Philippines - Talk n Text ended Powerade's Cinderalla ride and
completed its own incredible comeback tale as the Tropang Texters repulsed the
Tigers, 110-101, for the PBA Philippine Cup championship at the Smart Araneta
Coliseum last night.
Their six-game romp stopped Friday, the Tropang Texters returned with a
gritty resolve, opening a commanding double-digit spread right in the first
quarter and hardly relaxing to eventually finish off the Tigers.
Chief News Editor: Sol
Jose Vanzi
© Copyright, 2012 by PHILIPPINE HEADLINE
NEWS ONLINE
All rights reserved
PHILIPPINE HEADLINE NEWS
ONLINE [PHNO] WEBSITE
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/phnotweet
This is the PHILIPPINE HEADLINE NEWS ONLINE (PHNO) Mailing List.
To stop receiving our news items, please send a blank e-mail addressed to: phno-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
Please visit our homepage at: http://www.newsflash.org/
(c) Copyright 2009. All rights reserved.
-------------------------------------------------------------Yahoo! Groups Links
<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/phno/
<*> Your email settings:
Individual Email | Traditional
<*> To change settings online go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/phno/join
(Yahoo! ID required)
<*> To change settings via email:
phno-digest@yahoogroups.com
phno-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com
<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
phno-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
