“We only want to fight the biggest and the best out there, and Manny Pacquiao, yes, you’re next!”
On June 30th, 2011, Floyd Mayweather declared those words in front of the media and fans who came to the promotional tour in Los Angeles to sell his upcoming fight against WBC welterweight titlist Victor Ortiz. The boxing world thought that finally, Pacquiao and Mayweather will put their signatures on the dotted line, laced up the gloves, and cement their legacy as to who is the best prizefighter in this generation.
Prior to the statement he made in Los Angeles, Mayweather said he “absolutely want to fight” the Pacman.
Another blunder for Floyd Mayweather.
But it seems that Mayweather, great fighter that he is, will not engage the Filipino dervish if he comes out victorious against Ortiz this Saturday, September 17th in Las Vegas.
“I never said Manny Pacquiao is next,” Mayweather responded to a reporter’s query during his very recent media workout in his Las Vegas gym. “Stop putting words in my mouth. Nothing is a precursor.”
Mayweather owns a history of self contradictions where he says one thing the other day and mouths something totally different the day after.
Mayweather mentioned Pacquiao fighting his left overs, particularly Oscar dela Hoya and Ricky Hatton. Didn’t Mayweather fought Juan Manuel Marquez, who had to go up beyond the comforts of the lightweight limit? Pacquaio fought marquez twice. Does that fact make him a Pacquiao left over?
Mayweather denies suggesting Pacquiao’s victories at higher weight classes were aided by unnatural and illegal substances. But he clearly implied that when he said “the Philippines got the best performance-enhancing drugs” during a radio interview in late 2009.
His recent backtracking about fighting Pacquiao next if he successfully dispatches Ortiz is another item on Mayweather’s long list of self contradictions.
Just another addition.
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Kenneth P. Ragpala is an award-winning sports blogger who has been covering the sport of boxing since 2008. His works have appeared in local newspapers in his home city in Cagayan de Oro and in several online publications abroad.
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MAYWEATHER WILL DUCKING AGAIN THE PACMAN HE RETIRE IF HE BEAT ORTIZ ALIBI LOLABI AGAIN.I THING THIS TIME HE WILL LOST HIS ZERO RECORD.VICIOUS VICTORIOUS ORTIZ WILL BE THE VICTOR IN SEPT.17
Mr Rey, naman. Mas mabuti tagalogin mo nalang kaya ang comment mo kaysa mag English ka pa na di ka segurado kung tama ang English mo. Sori ha. Pero very annoying lang basahin kasi ang English na mali mali ang grammar.
hmmmm,hmmmm,yo know….hmmm.hmmm…thank you lord..you know.
Pare di rin sya marunong magtagalog kasi visaya sya! hahahahahh!
mas ingot ka, eliw. ‘di lahat ng mga taga visayas ay di marunong mag tagalog.baka ‘di mo rin alam kung asan ang visayas sa map of the philippines?
mr. Eliw, ang buot nimo ipasabot bugok ang mga “visaya”?
unsa man bay luboton na nato cya
‘Bisaya’ hinde ‘visaya’ mga kabayan! Ayos lang kahit mali mali ang English as long as ma share nya ang kanyang saloobin at opinyon, yun ang mas important.
luboton o babaon ok ra sa ako.
Ang mga bisaya ay magagaling magtagalog english kaya lang matitigas ang dila. ok ba bay?
Tingnan ninyo si many, taga bujol ang ama niya, si aling dionisia ay ilonga, kaya si pacman ay pure visaya at kung magenglish ay tumitigas ang dila. Pero champion naman magaling sa boksing.
wtf? try going to cebu sir and check if people from Luzon speaks better english than people in visayas. oh, thats if you have the funds to do so.. just my 2 cents.
Igorots speak better english than anyone else in the Philippines
pag klaro nganha Eliw basi ma baligya tika nganha.
FYI: maayo ning mga bisaya kay kabalo mag tagalog ug kin terms sa population mas daghan mag sulti ug binisaya kay sa tagalog.
nakalimot ni si eliw nga ang iyang gisaway pinoy ra gihapon…
pagbigyan mo na pre … naklimutan ang gamot kanina…lolz
The World Boxing fans knows, that if the Fight of Mayweather vs Ortiz this September 17,2011,may be BOYCOTT or no one will support this Fight,then the Fight between Pacquiao and Mayweather might happen..mark my word.
u are absolutely right mr. pancho, let us all unite, and say, boycott!boycott…..mayweather fight!!, sorry ortiz, u may also a victim of the paranoid mayweather!
World Boxing Fans,Please don’t support this Fight between Mayweather and Ortiz and do not buy PPV on HBO…
Floyd jr is under the influence ,under the influence of The Pacman, when he said ”Yes Manny Pacquiao is next.He is under the spell of Manny Pacquiao, check his facial reaction when he utter those words,he is completely terrified or i may call it HORRfied.Now he is after all the sports media saying “I never said that I never said that at all. don’t put words in my mouth because the media is good doing it.If we analyze his statement, he put blame to all media people who have been spreading lies about certain issues.But again would the recorded video lie, mr. Floyd jr?
The statements of Mayweather should not be taken seriously because this man suffers from amnesia or is insane. Let’s just understand this over-jealous wide-mouthed fighter.
Floyd understand the word fans only when he’s selling a fight. But “the fans don’t pay the bills, the fans are not the ones sending my kids to school”. He doesn’t have fans. He only has Floydiots!.
we will watch free tv for this fight … i pay only the current of electricity.. pass tru may meter.. hehehe
yes, that’s also my idea
TO MR. E GOMAWA KADIN NG MALI MALING ENGLISH.KOHA MO GETS MO
when the time comes that floydie will run out of money (i’m sure many will dispute that), friends (leeches or not), die hard supporters who always buys his tickets and ppvs, oses his legal troubles, and required to pay a huge amount of money.. he will seek out pacquiao for a one last fight. not for honor or the legacy of fame, only for money. it would be good if he wins against ortiz this week end, if not his marketability against pacquiao will suffer so much he will have to be content with a fraction of what it is supposed to be. but the fight if ever it will come to fruition will still be supported, albeit not the same enthusiasm as current. but for as long as their are fighter who will agree to the demands of floydie (can’t blame them, they have to earn too), he will always have a fight to snatch a few more millions.. if that happens for a couple of years more, then the fight with pacquiao would indeed never happen. only his desperation, greed, and lowly instincts will compel him to face pac in the ring. as arum said, he is so irrational now, and getting worse. obviously he needs professional help. maybe a case of another childhood upbringing. just ask floydie sr.
TO MR.RIC AKALA KO CELPON TO. COMPUTER PALA KAHARAP KO.E GOMAWA KANALANG DIN NG MALI2X ENGLISH PARA PARIHAS TAYO
Want Pacquiao vs. Mayweather to happen? Then Boycott Mayweather vs Ortiz! Show to Floyd that he need Pacquaio…His words are not Reliable and Unbelivable..It is self-contradictory…BOYCOTT THE FIGHT AND THE ppv…lET fmjR EATS HIS WORD!
PALUSOT KA PA, BWISET!!
@rey @ric mga bisaya wag kau magaway away pareho lng nmn kau nakakahiya ahaha tagalog na na yan mga comment nyo mali mali pa ang pag baybay ahaha… “tagalogin-tagalugin” “segurago-sigurado” “gomawa-gumawa” “parihas-parehas” ahaha ang tatalino nyong dalawa.
pwede ba yung mga mali-mali english pati spelling sign language na lang gamitin nyo?
Victor Ortiz will be the biggest alibi of Floyd because if Ortiz beats him then he escapes the possibility of fighting Pacquiao…Ortiz will get the chance to fight Manny… because Floyd will retire again after Ortiz fight.
sus tanan kamo sajod yay mga boot an mga jawa!…
Classic Mayweather Jr.
Floyd simply letting his mouth go, without checking his previous statements. These made him so unpredictable and full of surprises in any of his public statements.
I salute his prowess being a defensive and tactical fighter, his but not to his all out offensive mouth.:)
Mayweather Jr as a person is a piece of SH!T! F#CK Floyd Mayweather Jr! Boycott all of his fights!
tangina niyong mga bisaya kayo! mga bobo at mabaho kayo ulol! pilipit pa ang dila mga tanga kayo!
I am sure eventually Mayweather might fight Pacquiao, but I think it’s a great idea to fight Ortiz first. He hasn’t been in the ring for so long that he needs some practice, and fighting Ortiz will give him that. I plan on ordering it through my provider/employer DISH Network in HD; because you never know about the sites that are free and if you miss just one second you can miss a lot. I have HD free for life and with DISH I get the most HD in the industry. The fight in on PPV, but I like that I have the option to order it in a crystal clear picture. Mayweather I can see will defeat Ortiz this Saturday.
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for me correct or defective english does’nt matter. what is important is it is understandable okey. bisaya, tagalog, ilocano, pampango, etc etc. pare parehong pilipino. puede ba alisin na natin ang sakit ng pilipino na crab mentality ayaw ni shamcey iyan. ngayon tungkol kay “gayweather” este mayweather, nakita ng buong mundo kung anong klaseng tao itong kalbong ito. di lamang pala balat nito ang maitim kundi pati buto pala. ang palabas nitong nakaraang linggo sa pilipinas, at sabado naman sa nevada ay isang nakakahiyang bagay. isang malaking sabwatan na kinabibilangan ng mismong 2 boxer, referee, at mga judges. kailangang kumilos ang WBC dahil dito upang isalba ang imahen ng council na ito. una, ang headbutting ay masyadong garapal, halatang halata ang intensiyon ay upang mabigyang ng dahilan ang ginawang patraydor na suntok ng mayabang na kalbo. sunod sinadya ng referee na hindi nakatingin sa 2 boxer, pangatlo halatang inaantay ni ortiz ang pinagkasunduang suntok na magpapabagsak sa kanya, pang-apat ang mabilis at walang alinlangang pagbibilang ng controversial ding referee at pang huli walang iimik sa mga judges at tanging ang mga manonood lamang ang nakakita ng dramang naganap sa ibabaw ng ring. magkano kaya ang pinagkasunduan na matatangap ng lahat ng binangit natin. marami ang nagsasabi na isang salbahe itong si mayweather dahil nananakit ng babae at bata, nanununtok ng tao ng mababaw na dahilan, nagmumura, mayabang, sinungaling at maraming pang iba. pagkatapos sinasabi pa nila na “greatest boxer” para sa akin ang “greatest boxer” ay magalang, makaDiyos, mapakumbaba, may respeto sa matanda lalo na sa kababaihan at bata, lalo na may respeto sa kapwa boxer. ang kaso wala lahat ito kay kalbo. so puede siguro natin siyang tawaging “greatest devil boxer” at lahat ng nagbubunyi sa devil boxer ano naman kaya ang itawag natin sa kanila…kayo na po ang sumagot dyan……hehehe…..