Top Rank – Mayweather Versus Pacquiao Fight Confirmed!

Floyd Mayweather Jr. agreed to fight Manny Pacquiao! 

Top Rank promotion Bob Arum after a series of long negotiation on Floyd Mayweather Jr. camp, successfully revealed the public that the long awaited fight of the century are going to happen soon possibly at the 1st quarter of 2015. Mayweather agrees to fight Pacquiao provided that all his conditions had been met. 

Since Mayweather began his boxing career only with Pacquiao seriously kept on denying a fight with a series of alibi, like Manny drops Arum out, he will still not fight Manny. All those alibi Blood test, 40M, Venue, Fight date, Ring size, Glove size, who enters first, Promoter and now No. 1 contender is just a plain way of saying I don’t want to lose. Floyd has never done that alibi in all other boxers he has fought but only to Manny and there are some other boxers from top rank he has faced there were no problems. Arum said “now at last, fight of the century will happen soon”, and he did not elaborate what are those conditions Mayweather ask, only he said to the press people lets wait and see.(Source: Tprank Brad Cole. MGM LasVegas Nevada) 

source: http://manilalivewire.com/top-rank-mayweather-versus-pacquiao-fight-confirmed

Pacquiao plans November return to Macau, Marquez plays coy on fifth fight

Be it a fifth fight with old Mexican rival Juan Manuel Marquez or not, Manny Pacquiao is returning to Macau on November 16 to defend his World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title belt.

Top Rank Promotions chairman Bob Arum said there’s lot of options for the 35-year-old boxing great from General Santos City if Marquez shuns another showdown with Pacquiao.

“There’s a lot of stuff happening now and we have to see how this all shakes out,” said Arum shortly after Marquez beat Mike Alvarado with a 12-round unanimous decision on Saturday (Sunday, PHL time) at the Fabulous Forum in Los Angeles.

The match served as a title eliminator for the right to face Pacquiao six months from now.

Arum is all set to work out the details of Pacquiao’s second bout in Macau , although Marquez was non-committal about going up against the very same man he knocked unconscious in a stunning sixth round victory in December of 2012.  

“I’m not making a decision on Pacquiao right now. I felt great in the fight [against Alvarado] and I know I did a great job, but let me see how I feel in a couple of weeks. I am not making a decision on a Pacquiao fight right away. I'm gonna rest and think about it," said the Mexican, who improved to 56-7-1, with 40 KOs following the win over Alvarado.

But Arum is confident about convincing Marquez of agreeing to fight Pacquiao one more time, with the projected big money involved and the prospect of him becoming the first Mexican boxer to win a world title in five weight divisions, an enticing proposition for him to take the match.

"I'm fairly confident I’ll make it. Manny wants the fight. So it's going to be up to Marquez. It really is. I think there's a lot of money in the fight,” said the veteran promoter.

Just in case Marquez is not interested, Arum has a lot of fall-back options including doing a fight with Russian brawler Ruslan Provodnikov or any of Golden Boy Promotions’ fighters after the 82-year-old Arum began seeing eye-to-eye again with fellow promoter Oscar dela Hoya.

Provodnikov, set to fight Chris Algieri in Brookly on June 14, was at ringside during the Marquez-Alvarado match together with trainer Freddie Roach, whose ward Ukrainian Viktor Postol stopped Selcuk Aydin with a stunning right uppercut in the 11th round of their 140-pound bout before the main event.

Pacquiao first fought in Macau in November of last year when he scored a 12-round unanimous decision against American Brandon Rios. - Gerry Ramos, SPIN 

Muhammad Ali wants Mayweather versus Pacquiao bout next

After Floyd Mayweather Jr. stayed undefeated with a majority decision win against Marcos Maidana Saturday (Sunday, PHL time), Muhammad Ali took to Twitter to say what was on the minds of fight fans everywhere - bring on Manny Pacquiao

On his official Twitter account, and using #AliTweet to signify that the tweet is in fact originating from the iconic boxer, Ali said, “Congratulations @FloydMayweather. Maybe after you rest up we can see you rumble with @MannyPacquiao! #AliTweet”

[Related: Pacquiao has lost his 'pop' says Mayweather]

However, Mayweather Jr. previously said that he wasn’t impressed with Pacquiao last bout, a unanimous decision win against Timothy Bradley Jr., the second time the two tangled.

"I thought Pacquiao fought like an amateur and I wasn't pleased with his performance," Mayweather Jr. said. "He got the victory the best way he knew how. I'm seeing something totally different in Pacquiao."

He also added that he doesn’t “see the same pop in Pacquiao's shots, the same snap. He is getting tired." While the American connected this to Pacquiao splitting with trainer Alex Ariza, many have also pointed out that the Filipino boxing champ has been moving up in weight classes, which may be to his punching power’s detriment. - AMD, GMA News

Bocabolary: by Manny Pacquiao

Video: HBO The Buzz – Pacquiao vs. Bradley II

HBO The Buzz is back with another pre-fight video segment. This time, it's on the upcoming Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley II pay-per-view event, where so much is on the line for both of these fighters. Take a look at the video to get a sense of the stakes and the buzz behind the fight.

The video takes us into the opening press conference for the Pacquiao vs. Bradley 2 fight from New York City. We see some highlights of the first fight, and hear about how controversial the decision was.

Now, Pacquiao is out to answer the questions in the mind of his fans, and Bradley is out to settle the score as well. He's sick of hearing about how he didn't deserve to win, and he's ready to change the mind of everyone out there by winning the rematch.

The Pacquiao vs. Bradley 2 event will take place on April 12, so we're less than two months out from that. There's sure to be plenty of news and updates before then, so check back with us here at ProBoxing-Fans.com for all of the latest.