HBO-Showtime impasse could kill Mayweather-Pacquiao fight

HBO and Showtime are still locked into negotiations and they reportedly have reached an impasse over the delayed telecast rights for the Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Manny Pacquiao mega-fight, according to Mlive.com.

 The replay of the fight is very important because that’s where the big viewing numbers come in as boxing fans get a chance to watch the fight for free on regular HBO or Showtime rather than having to pay to see it.

 According to Mlive, HBO is “balking at the negotiation table, is acting on behalf of everyone on it’s side of the table, including Pacquiao.” Mlive writer David Mayo says that HBO seems to want the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight take place in 2016 when Mayweather is no longer under contract with Showtime. Mayweather’s contract with Showtime expires at the end of this year after he completes his last of two fights with the network.

If Mayweather were to sign with HBO in 2016, then there wouldn’t be any sharing of the telecast and HBO could then replay the fight between Mayweather and Pacquiao without having to deal with Showtime.

If HBO chooses to insist on being the one that replays the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight, then it puts Showtime in the position where they would miss out on the huge amount of viewers who will be tuning in to see the fight on non-PPV a week after the fight. It’s not a good deal for the cable giant that doesn’t get a chance to replay the fight.

 When HBO and Showtime shared a joint telecast in 2002 in televising the Mike Tyson vs. Lennox Lewis fight, it was decided that the winner of the fight would have his network show the replay a week later.

It’s unclear why that method isn’t good now with the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight. It could work just the same way, but it might not be a great deal for HBO, because a lot of boxing fans feel that Mayweather would easily out-box the shorter Pacquiao.

I’m not sure that the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight will hold the same kind of interest in 2016 than it does now. Mayweather will be 39-years-old in February of 2016. Beyond just the age factor, Mayweather will have get through two tough fights in 2015 to get to the Pacquiao fight next year, and that’s if Mayweather were to even consider leaving Showtime.

If he chooses to re-sign, which is a possibility, then we could be facing the same situation as we are now with HBO and Showtime having to decide which of the two networks will get the privilege of replaying the fight.

Pacquiao will also need to win his next two fights in 2015 for the mega-bout against Mayweather next year to be of interest for fans. If Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum is truly interested in matching Pacquiao against Amir Khan next then that could result in loss for Pacquiao.

At this point one more loss for Pacquiao would kill a lot of the interest in boxing fans seeing the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight. How can you market a Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight if Pacquiao gets beaten by Khan?

The only fans that would be interested enough to see a Mayweather-Pacquiao fight after that would be the casual boxing fans who might not be aware that Pacquiao was beaten.

{This article is written by Chris Williams from Boxingnews24}

After Floyd's Tweet doesn't mean fight's not gonna happen

When Floyd Mayweather Jr. tweeted in his Twitter yesterday:

"While they continue to lie about making the fight... I'm just going to continue to travel and explore the world on my private jet. #FightNotMadeYet #Jamaica."

This is after having knowledge of the Mayweather camp that TMZ, a boxing news blog, reported in its site that the deal between Manny and Floyd has already been set. As if to say that the negotiations are over, the fight people want to see will happen.

Yahoo and other news sites perceived Floyd's tweet to be hopeless, that the fight isn't going to happen, even after having the two met face to face for the first time at American Airlines Arena last January 29.

Even reported to have the two talked privately in a hotel. Even after promoter Bob Arum's hopes of the fight, saying that he will announce it soon. When asked about the probability of the fight, he said, "I am very positive that the fight will happen. Announcement will be made very soon." 

But wait. Reading this from Floyd with the hashtag #FightNotMadeYet in Twitter doesn't mean the fight will not happen anymore.

Read the 'YET' word?

We really don't know what's going on inside the boxing world, the negotiations, the business and all that. SO we can't rush it for sure even this could have happened 5 years ago.

#FightNotMadeYet. Clearly means as of writing there hasn't been a GO signal from the Money Man yet that the fight's going to happen.

Probably. No. Definitely it will happen.

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Will Floyd Mayweather Jr. beat Manny Pacquiao?

Despite the sensational knock out by Juan Manuel Marquez to Manny Pacquiao on their 4th fight, I still believe that Manny PAcquiao will beat Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Why?

Manny Pacquiao was over confident and was too careless when he went down. You might have noticed Pacquiao was leading in the score cards before he dropped his face into the canvass at the last 10 seconds of the 6th Round.

Marquez, on the other hand, is way off to almost to a 2nd knock down in the 5th and 6th round. Didn't happen because, as what some boxing experts suspect, Marquez took enhancement drugs before the fight.

This what made Marquez so strong that his nose broke and bled but still still standing and bouncing from Manny's straight lefts. But of course, those are only speculations until they prove Marquez guilty of doping.

Going back to the 3rd fight, well, it just proved Pacquiao won because he was the aggressor, and not just the one who always seem to run for cover.

Marquez was playing too safe on their third fight. If Mayweather will do what Marquez did, for being known as a defensive fighter, then it would be a Deja Vu for Manny.



Now, let's analyze the two Pacquiao-Bradley fights, the Pacquiao-Rios and Pacquiao-Algieri fights. I don't have to explain and prove why Manny won, even should have won on the first fight with Bradley.

Rios? No Contest.

ALgieri? No Contest.

Now let us see the statistics of these two of the best fighters in the world.

Record and Statistics

Floyd Mayweather Jr. is a five-division world champion with 47 fights, all are wins and 26 TKO's. That means he is undefeated as a professional boxer. He was chosen 'fighter of the year' by Ring magazine twice; one in 1998 and one in 2007. He was claimed as the best pound for pound boxer by boxing experts and sports media.

Manny Pacquiao is an eight-division world champion. Fighting from lightweight in his younger days to light middleweight or super welterweight in current times. He has 57 wins, 38 knock outs, 5 losses, and 2 draws.

He was crowned as "Fighter of the Decade" in 2008 by BWAA (Boxing Writers Association of America). He is named "Fighter of the Year" in 2006, 2008, and 2009.

He was claimed as the best pound for pound boxer in the world in recent years. He is even considered as the best fighter of all time in the history of boxing. Probably better than the legend Muhammad Ali.

Let's talk about skills

Mayweather is an orthodox defensive boxer, particularly using his shoulder as a shield against any kind of punches. Mayweather's hands are quick and has a power punch that can knock a guy out in split seconds.

Manny Pacquiao, on the other hand, is south paw offensive boxer. He has hands as fast as a speed of a typewriter. He's got power left punch. And most of all, he has tremendous movements of the feet, making him punching the opponent in many different angles and many offensive alternatives.

A mega fight indeed

Now, if these two boxers meet in the ring, it would be one hell of a fight. It might not be a brawl as everybody wants to expect, but it sure is going to be a scientific fight.

Not the fight like the last 2 Pacquiao-Marquez and 2 Pacquiao-Bradley fights, but boxing on a higher level.  On the first few rounds, I predict Pacquiao will read first how Floyd move his body and hands.

When Pacquiao can figure out Floyd's style, then this will be the time for him to get his rhythm going.

If Manny keeps on attacking Floyd with jabs and leading left straights, chances are Pacquiao's going to score more than Mayweather. If Mayweather won't throw punches or would just throw his usual single punches until the last round, he won't win the boxing match.

But if Pacquiao is careless, meaning if he won't protect himself from Mayweather's strong punch, then Pacquiao will go down, as Mayweather is known for being a knockout puncher. Remember that these two boxers are two best pound for pound boxers in the world.

So either way can be dangerous, either of them who is careless will go down.  Do not run, Floyd.

If the fight goes like a cat chasing a mouse it would be a boring fight. Pacquiao would keep on finding ways to hit him with his punches but can't seem to get on his way because Mayweather is going to defend and retreat as much as he can.

Or he would do what Marquez did on his last (4th) fight with Pacquiao. If the fight goes something like this, it would be a tiring fight.

If Mayweather wants prove to himself that he is the best pound for pound boxer in the whole world and remain undefeated, then he should do more offense than defense. He should prove to the world that he can beat Pacquiao head to head.

He should forget about his shoulder roll technique. If he keeps on defending himself with his shoulder, Pacquiao is going to break it.

For me, it's 40% chance for Mayweather to win against Pacquiao if he fights more defense than offense. 60% win if he fights more offense than defense.

What about you? Do you think Floyd Mayweather will beat Manny Pacquiao on May 2?

Do you think Manny PAcquiao still has the speed and power to beat Mayweather should their fight takes place?

Do you think the heydays of Pacquiao are over after beating Brandon Rios, Bradley (on rematch) and Chris Algieri?

{This article is written by a professional blogger named Nonoy Avellanosa}

This is what transpired in American Airlines Arena between Manny and Floyd

See what happened during the Miami Heat game in its homecourt some days ago.

 It's apparent that they talked. It has been reported that they exchanged phone numbers.

 We still don't know what they've talked about. But watch that hapless awkward hug. It is so darn awkward.

 Manny shouldn't show or be persuade by Floyd, knowing the guy is very good in marketing tactics.

Just view the video below from YouTube courtesy of fighthub.

Pacquiao Vs Mayweather Fight is Set, Deal Done according to reports

6:27 PM PT -- A source involved in the negotiations tells TMZ Sports both fighters have agreed to fight and a date and location (Vegas) have already been set.

The source says the formal agreement has not been signed but everyone expects the signatures "soon." Negotiators are putting "finishing touches" on the deal. update-grey-gray-bar Floyd Mayweather has agreed to fight Manny Pacquiao ... multiple sources tell TMZ Sports ... who say the two finally came to an agreement moments ago.

The two sides had been trying to hammer out a deal for a while to square off at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on May 2nd. Manny had agreed to his contract weeks ago ... and it was all up to Floyd to sign on the dotted line.

 But now, after meeting in person at the Miami Heat game earlier this week ... we're told it's a done deal .. and the two sides will make a formal announcement in the coming days. Stay tuned for more updates.

 {This sports story is created by TMZ STAFF from tmz.com}

Pacquiao vs. Algieri to get just one 24/7 episode on HBO on November 8th

In what has to be seen as a bad indication of how they perceived the November 22nd fight between Manny Pacquiao and Chris Algieri, HBO will be televising just one Pacquiao/Algieri 24/7 episode instead of multiple ones like we’ve seen with many of Pacquiao’s other boxing fights.

 The Pacquiao/Algieri 24/7 episode will be televised on November 8th at 1:00 a.m. (ET/PT on HBO after the Bernard Hopkins vs. Sergey Kovalev fight on Championship Boxing from the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

The bad news is that if the Pacquiao-Algieri fight does poorly on PPV like some boxing writers think it will then Pacquiao will lose pretty much all the bargaining power that he ever had with Floyd Mayweather Jr. If Pacquiao-Algieri brings in only 400,000 PPV buys or less, Pacquiao would be lucky to get a 70/30 purse split for a Mayweather fight, and I doubt Pacquiao would ever accept that offer.

 Boxing fans will have to be satisfied with seeing just one 30-minute episode of the Pacquiao-Algieri 24/7, because that’s all HBO is going to be putting out for this fight. This is obviously going to hurt the chances of the Pacquiao vs. Algieri fight bringing in a reasonable number of pay-per-view buys on HBO, because the 24/7 episodes was one way for Algieri to introduce himself to the casual boxing fans, many of which have never seen or heard him before.

 Algieri himself said that during the run up to the fight that fans would get to know him more due to the media coverage. But with HBO just going to for one Pacquiao/Algeri 24/7 episode, it’s going to make it very, very tough for Top Rank to get the casual fans excited about the fight. Algieri hasn’t helped matters any by playing mister nice guy during interviews and on the press tour.

If he had talked trash about Pacquiao, he’d have helped his own cause by getting boxing fans excited about the fight. But Algieri has come across as more of college professor when giving interviews than a charismatic trash talker that he needed to be for him to help make the Pacquiao-Algieri fight a success.

You can only wonder what 4 or 5 episodes of Pacquiao/Algieri would have been like on HBO 24/7. With neither fighter having anything bad to say about each other, and with one of the only interesting people now gone from Pacquiao’s camp in Alex Ariza, boxing fans would likely have to be content with watching Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach brag and make bold predictions for 30 minutes of every episode. That obviously wouldn’t have worked.

{This article is written by Chris Williams from boxingnews24.com}

Manny Pacquiao shouldn't be serious about basketball

Manny is a dreamer. We all know that. Otherwise he wouldn't be what he is today. He wouldn't be the greatest boxer in today's time.

But to dream without being realistic is another thing. Well, he could be a politician, like what he is right now. He could be a successful businessman. But to engage himself in other sports is not necessary.

I mean, we saw Michael Jordan played baseball when he quit NBA for awhile due to injury. But he never got serious about it. He was good. He can pitch and he can bat and make a home run.

But he never continued.

I hope Manny just forget about the game of basketball. Our bodies have limitations.

I hope he just get serious about the sports of boxing. Prepare himself in upcoming fight against Algieri.

So pump it up Manny. Get your gloves and start boxing for the world's sake.

Floyd Mayweather wants to retire undefeated so he must beat Manny Paquiao

Floyd Mayweather Jr. has already announced his retirement next year; and based on the observation of some people who are very close to him, he wants to retire undefeated. They added that the “Money Man” will take the challenge of Manny "PacMan" Pacquiao after his successful title defense against Amir Khan next year. Said report was almost confirmed by his father/trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr. during his interview with Ben Thompson of Fight Hype yesterday, Oct. 8, 2014.

"Man, I'm pretty sure that if don't nothing else happen, I'm pretty sure he's going to get Pacquiao. It's going to happen. That fight's going to happen. Trust me. That fight's definitely going to happen. It's a fight for the world, man, right there. It's the biggest fight that has ever been in life, so like I said man, that fight's going to happen. I’m telling you right now, he never told me the fight's going to happen, but I’m telling you, the fight's going to happen. You mark my words. Pacquiao is tailor-made for Floyd. He's tailor-made to eat the right hand all day long," the older Mayweather confirmed to Ben Thompson.

Before his declaration that his son will definitely take the challenge of the former pound for pound king Manny "PacMan" Pacquiao, Floyd Sr. has already confirmed that Floyd Jr. will face and demolish Amir Khan next year. In an interview with Ben Thompson last Oct. 6, Floyd Sr. almost belittled the ability of Amir Khan, according to him; his unbeaten son will just punish the British boxer if the fight happens.

 He also described Amir Khan as a joke blowing smoke with no hope. “Amir Khan is joke blowing smokes with no hope. He can't out-think Floyd on Floyd's worst day. I'm here to tell you that I will be there and I will make sure every time he throws a punch, he is going to get countered. He is going to get punished, believe me, Floyd Sr. stated.

His separate announcement of Floyd Jr.'s future opponents before his retirement next year has received mix reaction from boxing fans that are very much eager to see the mega fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao happen. Some of them are saying Floyd will definitely beat Amir Khan while other people believe that Mayweather might get his first loss to Amir.

They have also commented on the Pacquiao-Mayweather showdown after Amir Khan, according to them; Manny has a very good chance of defeating Floyd because of his power and speed but they also warned their fellow boxing fans to wait for the result of the bout first before they speculate because Mayweather might get his 49-0 record and retire unbeaten if the "PacMan" will continue to entertain his extra-curricular activities.

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Ruslan Provodnikov question and answer: wants to fight Manny Pacquiao and other hot boxers

Ruslan Provodnikov is a fighter who backs down from no one and in his quest to show he is the best, he wants Golden Boy and Top Rank fighters to stop ducking him and prove their worthiness. In this new video interview conducted by Radio Rahim, it's Ruslan Provodnikov in-depth! From a small town in Russia to the big global boxing stage, this Q&A covers it all. Plus tons of training footage is included within the video interview.


He also discusses Timothy Bradley not fighting him for a second time: "I'll fight him (Bradley) for free!".

Rulsan would like to fight guys like Bradley, Lucas Matthysse, Marcos Maidana, Danny Garcia but is disappointed in the politics that keep him from so many options.

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UPDATE ON MIKE KONCZ MEDICAL CONDITION

Manny Pacquiao’s adviser Michael Koncz informed us a short while ago that things “did not go as good as we hoped in today’s operation and the doctors were just in my room and said we need to do a bigger operation.”

Koncz is confined at the Cardinal Santos Memorial Hospital in San Juan, Metro Manila. Koncz said it would mean "replacing the main artery from the groin all the way to the knee because there was too much damage that they could not fix in today’s operation.” He informed us that an additional bypass operation will be done on Thursday at 5:00 p.m. even as he insisted:

“I will still fly back to GenSan by Saturday.”

Article written by Ronnie Nathanielsz from philboxing.com.

Manny Pacquiao Now a Mandatory Challenger to Floyd Mayweather’s WBC 147-lb title

After his win against Brandon Rios in Macau, Manny Pacquiao (55-5-2, 38 knockouts) was named as the mandatory challenger for the World Boxing Council’s welterweight title currently held by Floyd Mayweather (45-0-0, 26 KOs).

Immediately after Pacquiao’s victory in Macau, Bob Arum announced that the Filipino congressman would fight again on April 12 in Las Vegas while Mayweather, who has long owned the cinco de Mayo weekend, will fight on May 3 also in Las Vegas. Read more of this news here.