By Jerome Aning, Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines -- Boxing champ Manny Pacquiao may get knocked out by his opposition to the controversial reproductive health bill because he would be alienating the poor who would benefit from the measure, a labor group warned on Wednesday.
The Partido ng Manggawa, in a statement, said Pacquiao might not emerge a champ in the RH bill controversy.
The labor group also pointed out Pacquiao and his wife Jinkee’s different positions on the use of contraceptives.
“Pacquiao may not have been knocked out by questions about the contradiction between his position and his wife’s Jinkee’s use of the pill, but he will not survive a decision by the Filipino people on his fight against the RH bill. Survey after survey has shown the majority wanting access to reproductive health, among them birth control which Jinkee has the privilege of enjoying as a billionaire’s wife,” Miranda said.
PM insisted that the RH bill would benefit the poor.
“More or less 40 percent of the Philippine population are below the poverty line. These people, especially women, cannot afford having many children per the statement of the Church humans should go forth and multiple. The workers greatly admire Pacquiao for his boxing prowess, but he should keep in mind that his declaration as a Sarangani congressman has a big impact in the health and lives of women,” PM secretary-general Judy Ann Miranda said.
Reacting to Pacquiao’s support for the Catholic Church’s anti-RH position, Miranda said, “Insisting that Filipinos religiously follow the Catholic Church’s outmoded doctrine on family planning and contraception is a disregard for women’s universal right to reproductive health.”
Miranda said if the boxing champion really cared for the poor, he should help the Church combat poverty instead of giving expensive gifts.
“Why, Manny, will you and the Church shoulder the expenses and needs of the poor families if they follow this commandment? If you can afford to buy a P4-million bag for [your mother] Dionisia, these poor Filipinos, many of whom are your province mates cannot even afford to eat three meals a day, buy clothes and send their children to school,” Miranda said.
The labor leader appealed to Pacquiao to change his stand, adding, “We won’t ask balato (goodwill money) from your bout winnings and earnings from your commercials. The balato we ask is a space in your heart for the poor. We, especially the women, need your support.”
Source: newsinfo.inquirer.net
Wednesday, 18 May 2011
Lea on Pacquiao: 'I respect your beliefs, respect mine' -- ABS-CBN News
By Shiela Reyes, abs-cbnNEWS.com
MANILA, Philippines – International singer-actress Lea Salonga said boxing icon and Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao should take into consideration his constituents who put him to office before making a firm stand on the reproductive health (RH) bill.
In an interview with ABS-CBN News on Wednesday, Salonga said Pacquiao makes a good point on the availability of contraception. She noted, however, that the boxer must think if the Sarangani people could afford it.
“But his point, which is a valid point, is: 'We have access to contraception. Why do we still need the RH bill?' That’s fine, but you have millions of pesos. It could be coated in gold and you’ll still be able to afford it. What about a lot of your own constituents who have no access to it? He’s a congressman and the first thing that he needs to think about besides his own family and besides God are the people that voted for him,” Salonga said.
Salonga also confessed that she found it a little funny when Pacquiao’s wife, Jinkee, has been quoted as admitting she has taken pills while Pacquiao has made known that he is against the RH bill.
“It did cause a little controversy because on the one hand, you are saying you are using abstinence, and on the other hand, your wife is saying that she’s on the pill,” Salonga said.
“You might want to get your story straight before you come out publicly with a unified stance. I just thought it was kind of funny,” the singer said.
Salonga stressed, though, that she has nothing against either Pacquiao or Jinkee.
“If those were his absolute honest beliefs then I don’t hold them against him. But these are my beliefs. I respect his beliefs, but in turn, he also has to respect mine,” she stated.
Source: abs-cbnnews.com
In an interview with ABS-CBN News on Wednesday, Salonga said Pacquiao makes a good point on the availability of contraception. She noted, however, that the boxer must think if the Sarangani people could afford it.
“But his point, which is a valid point, is: 'We have access to contraception. Why do we still need the RH bill?' That’s fine, but you have millions of pesos. It could be coated in gold and you’ll still be able to afford it. What about a lot of your own constituents who have no access to it? He’s a congressman and the first thing that he needs to think about besides his own family and besides God are the people that voted for him,” Salonga said.
Salonga also confessed that she found it a little funny when Pacquiao’s wife, Jinkee, has been quoted as admitting she has taken pills while Pacquiao has made known that he is against the RH bill.
“It did cause a little controversy because on the one hand, you are saying you are using abstinence, and on the other hand, your wife is saying that she’s on the pill,” Salonga said.
“You might want to get your story straight before you come out publicly with a unified stance. I just thought it was kind of funny,” the singer said.
Salonga stressed, though, that she has nothing against either Pacquiao or Jinkee.
“If those were his absolute honest beliefs then I don’t hold them against him. But these are my beliefs. I respect his beliefs, but in turn, he also has to respect mine,” she stated.
Source: abs-cbnnews.com
Boxing Champ Manny Pacquiao vs. the Philippines' Reproductive Health Bill -- TIME
By Hillary Brenhouse, TIME
Pac-Man,” the eight-division world champion boxer and Filipino congressman, is throwing his weight behind the Church as it fights the Philippine government's attempt to liberalize birth control in this impoverished archipelago.
The Reproductive Health bill under debate, introduced Tuesday in the Philippine House of Representatives, would for the first time make federal funding available for reproductive health programs; require the government to provide its citizens with information on, and access to, modern birth control methods; and enforce sexual education in primary and high schools.
Unsurprisingly, it has met its greatest resistance from the conservative country's Catholic leadership. As TIME's Emily Rauhala wrote in November, “In the Philippines, the bishops and their allies in government have cast contraception as a violation of God's will, an affront to national identity and a threat to public health.” But now the bill has another, devastatingly popular, opponent: the “Fighting Pride of the Philippines” himself.
In a definitive show of support for their cause, Manny Pacquiao, who is expressly anti-“artificial” contraception, took lunch with officials from the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) yesterday. He lamented that he never would have been born had his poor, unemployed parents turned to modern birth control, calling on his fans to back the Church and “follow God's command, not man's.” The Church is not complaining. CBCP President Tandag Bishop Nereo Odchimar praised Pacquiao's endorsement of “the culture of life,” boasting that “people listen to him.”
Strangely, Pacquiao's wife Jinkee has said that she began using birth control pills after their fourth child was born, but the boxer-politician is staunch in his stance. “God said, ‘Go forth and multiply.' He did not say, ‘Go and have just one or two children,'” he told a press conference.
In response, Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago told the media that Manny's biblical interpretation “sounds very much like God is encouraging us to go out and copulate in public.”
It can't be very difficult for Pacquiao to financially support his brood of four; the champion fighter is worth an estimated $70 million. But 33% of people in the Philippines, a nation of nearly 92 million, live below the poverty line, earning less than $1.35 per day.
Pacquiao is adamant that the country's swelling population not be held responsible for the plight of the Philippines' poor. “We should blame corruption because the money that is supposed to help the poor goes to the pockets of officials who are already rich,” he said. Indeed, while feudalism and corruption do play a hand in the Philippines' widespread poverty, family planning advocates point out the nation's epidemic of unplanned pregnancies is resulting in lower educational and health standards and contributing to a population boom that has outpaced the economy. Self-induced abortions in the country also cause thousands of deaths every year. (The RH bill would not legalize abortion, which is against the Philippine Constitution.)
Last year, a survey suggested that a majority in the Philippines supported the RH bill. But officials are presently concerned that Pacquiao's influence could sway the public. If as many people side with the Pac-Man as tuned in to his WBO welterweight title fight a couple of weeks ago, they'll have serious cause to be concerned.
Source: newsfeed.time.com
Pac-Man,” the eight-division world champion boxer and Filipino congressman, is throwing his weight behind the Church as it fights the Philippine government's attempt to liberalize birth control in this impoverished archipelago.The Reproductive Health bill under debate, introduced Tuesday in the Philippine House of Representatives, would for the first time make federal funding available for reproductive health programs; require the government to provide its citizens with information on, and access to, modern birth control methods; and enforce sexual education in primary and high schools.
Unsurprisingly, it has met its greatest resistance from the conservative country's Catholic leadership. As TIME's Emily Rauhala wrote in November, “In the Philippines, the bishops and their allies in government have cast contraception as a violation of God's will, an affront to national identity and a threat to public health.” But now the bill has another, devastatingly popular, opponent: the “Fighting Pride of the Philippines” himself.
In a definitive show of support for their cause, Manny Pacquiao, who is expressly anti-“artificial” contraception, took lunch with officials from the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) yesterday. He lamented that he never would have been born had his poor, unemployed parents turned to modern birth control, calling on his fans to back the Church and “follow God's command, not man's.” The Church is not complaining. CBCP President Tandag Bishop Nereo Odchimar praised Pacquiao's endorsement of “the culture of life,” boasting that “people listen to him.”
Strangely, Pacquiao's wife Jinkee has said that she began using birth control pills after their fourth child was born, but the boxer-politician is staunch in his stance. “God said, ‘Go forth and multiply.' He did not say, ‘Go and have just one or two children,'” he told a press conference.
In response, Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago told the media that Manny's biblical interpretation “sounds very much like God is encouraging us to go out and copulate in public.”
It can't be very difficult for Pacquiao to financially support his brood of four; the champion fighter is worth an estimated $70 million. But 33% of people in the Philippines, a nation of nearly 92 million, live below the poverty line, earning less than $1.35 per day.
Pacquiao is adamant that the country's swelling population not be held responsible for the plight of the Philippines' poor. “We should blame corruption because the money that is supposed to help the poor goes to the pockets of officials who are already rich,” he said. Indeed, while feudalism and corruption do play a hand in the Philippines' widespread poverty, family planning advocates point out the nation's epidemic of unplanned pregnancies is resulting in lower educational and health standards and contributing to a population boom that has outpaced the economy. Self-induced abortions in the country also cause thousands of deaths every year. (The RH bill would not legalize abortion, which is against the Philippine Constitution.)
Last year, a survey suggested that a majority in the Philippines supported the RH bill. But officials are presently concerned that Pacquiao's influence could sway the public. If as many people side with the Pac-Man as tuned in to his WBO welterweight title fight a couple of weeks ago, they'll have serious cause to be concerned.
Source: newsfeed.time.com
Marquez, Pacquiao may have third fight -- ESPN
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum told ESPN.com that he made a deal with Marquez on Tuesday in Los Angeles for the lightweight champion to move up in weight to challenge Pacquiao for his welterweight title on Nov. 12.
Arum, however, still needs to make a deal with Pacquiao -- considered a formality -- before the fight is official.
If the fight is finalized, they would meet at a contract weight of 144 pounds, Arum said. Although the weight is three pounds below the welterweight division limit of 147, that isn't an issue.
"Manny has to eat extra meals just to weigh even 145 pounds," Arum said.
Pacquiao regularly weighs below 147 for his fights, and Marquez would be moving up from the 135-pound division. In 2009, in his only other welterweight fight, Marquez lost a lopsided decision to Floyd Mayweather Jr., who most would like to see Pacquiao face. Most believe it would be the biggest money fight in boxing history, but Mayweather has repeatedly declined the fight.
Barring a gargantuan offer elsewhere, Pacquiao-Marquez Round III will be at Las Vegas' MGM Grand, where Pacquiao-Marquez Round I took place and where Pacquiao scored an easy decision against Shane Mosley on May 7.
With the Pacquiao fight on the line, Arum said Marquez plans to take a tune-up against faded former lightweight titlist David Diaz (36-3-1, 17 KOs) on July 2 in Mexico City. Diaz lost his title to Pacquiao via a lopsided ninth-round knockout in 2008.
Marquez's own promotional company will put the card on, although Arum said Top Rank would help if needed. Arum said Marquez's deal for the Pacquiao bout permitted him an interim fight as long as it takes place by July 17.
"He's going to do that fight, and if he loses, he's out," Arum said.
Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38 KOs) and Marquez (52-5-1, 38 KOs) have a rich history, battling twice in action-packed fights that ended in controversial decisions.
In 2004, Pacquiao dropped Marquez three times in the first round of their featherweight championship fight, but Marquez battled back to claim a draw that many believed he won. In 2008, they met again for the junior lightweight championship, and Pacquiao won a similarly controversial split decision.
"It's the same old story -- styles make fights, and, for some reason, I believe if we fight Marquez 10 times, we will have controversy 10 times because he's figured something out about Manny that no other fighter can do," Michael Koncz, Pacquiao's adviser, told ESPN.com. "We've had him down three times, but he's able to adapt and adjust. I think it will be a very close fight again if we decide to pick that fight. The question is, what is Manny's monetary reward?"
Mexico's Marquez, 37, has wanted a third fight with Pacquiao for years and is poised to land it because Golden Boy, his longtime promoter, declined to match Top Rank's offer. Marquez's deal with Golden Boy expired earlier this year, but it retained the right to match any offer through February 2012.
Top Rank and Golden Boy, involved in various lawsuits, are bitter rivals. Their bad blood stems from a legal fight over Pacquiao's promotional contract, which Top Rank now controls.
Arum said Golden Boy declined to match his offer to Marquez on Monday during a face-to-face meeting in Los Angeles that included Arum, Top Rank president Todd duBoef and Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer.
While Arum would not go into details of the meeting, a surprise given the rancor between them, he said of Golden Boy, "They said they would cooperate and not try to interfere. They waived any connection with Marquez and said they would not interfere with us contracting the fight. They let us know that we were free to go ahead. Schaefer let us know. We were with him yesterday.
"He told us we could go ahead with Marquez."
"I can't really talk about anything right now based on the advice of my lawyers," Schaefer told ESPN.com in an email.
Golden Boy apparently was unable to come up with an opponent for Marquez that would meet the terms of Top Rank's offer: $5 million in guaranteed money, upside on the pay-per-view profits and a guaranteed $10 million plus pay-per-view upside for a rematch in the event Marquez wins.
Golden Boy had toyed with offering Marquez a fight with Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, the Mexican sensation who recently won a junior middleweight belt.
Alvarez, who defends his title in June, has fought most of his career at welterweight. However, with Top Rank's offer specifying 144 pounds, there was no way Alvarez could get down that low.
Arum's next hurdle is to close a deal with Pacquiao, which has never been a problem.
"Marquez is definitely the frontrunner we're looking at, but I have not yet sat down with Bob to discuss our financial deal," Koncz said. "Bob and I will do that this week before I leave to go see Manny in the Philippines on Sunday. I'll talk with Bob and see what his offer for Manny's purse is and all the other things involved, and then I will take that to Manny. I have the parameters from Manny, but Bob and I have not yet had a meeting of the minds.
"Bob has one component for the fight, but he needs two. We have not agreed to the fight or the terms, but we are certainly discussing it. We've always been able to come to an agreement."
Pacquiao's next fight will be on pay-per-view, but it remains to be seen if it will go to Showtime or HBO. Showtime produced and distributed Pacquiao-Mosley after Arum took Pacquiao away from HBO, which had done all of Pacquiao's previous major fights. Showtime got the fight because its sister network, CBS -- which is in roughly 115 million homes -- was heavily involved in the marketing and promotion of the event.
"We will listen to both networks and make our decision based on who is contributing the most valuable assets to the promotion," Arum said. "Who is going to give us the best platform to promote the fight will get the fight."
Arum said the fight almost assuredly will be at the MGM Grand, even though there are overseas venues interested in making offers.
"I've been spending my life with these offers from Singapore, Macau, Dubai," Arum said. "As far as I am concerned the only offer to cash in on are the ones from the MGM and Cowboys Stadium [where Pacquiao fought twice in 2010]."
Arum said the MGM Grand originally told him the Grand Garden Arena was only available on Nov. 5 because there were Eagles concerts booked there on Nov. 12 and Nov. 19.
"I told them, 'You knew we wanted Nov. 12,' " Arum said. "They said, no I didn't, whatever, we went back and forth. Anyway, I am good friends with the manager of the Eagles, Irving Azoff. I've know him for years. So I called him up and told him the issue and he called the band. An hour later, he called back and said no problem.
"He said the band wanted to send us a message -- 'Because we so admire Manny Pacquiao, we would be privileged to move our concert to Nov. 5.' We're going to invite the Eagles to the fight."
Arum said Marquez is the only legitimate option he is looking at for Pacquiao. He mentioned Zab Judah and Timothy Bradley Jr., both junior welterweight titleholders, as alternatives to Marquez immediately after Pacquiao beat Mosley, but he said neither are likely.
"Bradley I cannot talk to because he is still under contract to Gary Shaw, even if he is unhappy," Arum said. "His contract allegedly runs out at a certain point soon, but not yet. So I'm not going to go there. I could make a deal with [Main Events promoter] Kathy Duva for a Judah fight in five minutes, but that is not my plan. If [Pacquiao] wants to explore Judah, I'll explore Judah."
Dan Rafael is the boxing writer for ESPN.com. Follow him on Twitter @danrafaelespn.
Source: sports.espn.go.com
It looks like Juan Manuel Marquez
will get his long-awaited third fight with pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao.
will get his long-awaited third fight with pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao.Top Rank promoter Bob Arum told ESPN.com that he made a deal with Marquez on Tuesday in Los Angeles for the lightweight champion to move up in weight to challenge Pacquiao for his welterweight title on Nov. 12.If the fight is finalized, they would meet at a contract weight of 144 pounds, Arum said. Although the weight is three pounds below the welterweight division limit of 147, that isn't an issue.
"Manny has to eat extra meals just to weigh even 145 pounds," Arum said.
Pacquiao regularly weighs below 147 for his fights, and Marquez would be moving up from the 135-pound division. In 2009, in his only other welterweight fight, Marquez lost a lopsided decision to Floyd Mayweather Jr., who most would like to see Pacquiao face. Most believe it would be the biggest money fight in boxing history, but Mayweather has repeatedly declined the fight.
Barring a gargantuan offer elsewhere, Pacquiao-Marquez Round III will be at Las Vegas' MGM Grand, where Pacquiao-Marquez Round I took place and where Pacquiao scored an easy decision against Shane Mosley on May 7.
With the Pacquiao fight on the line, Arum said Marquez plans to take a tune-up against faded former lightweight titlist David Diaz (36-3-1, 17 KOs) on July 2 in Mexico City. Diaz lost his title to Pacquiao via a lopsided ninth-round knockout in 2008.
Marquez's own promotional company will put the card on, although Arum said Top Rank would help if needed. Arum said Marquez's deal for the Pacquiao bout permitted him an interim fight as long as it takes place by July 17.
"He's going to do that fight, and if he loses, he's out," Arum said.
Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38 KOs) and Marquez (52-5-1, 38 KOs) have a rich history, battling twice in action-packed fights that ended in controversial decisions.
In 2004, Pacquiao dropped Marquez three times in the first round of their featherweight championship fight, but Marquez battled back to claim a draw that many believed he won. In 2008, they met again for the junior lightweight championship, and Pacquiao won a similarly controversial split decision.
"It's the same old story -- styles make fights, and, for some reason, I believe if we fight Marquez 10 times, we will have controversy 10 times because he's figured something out about Manny that no other fighter can do," Michael Koncz, Pacquiao's adviser, told ESPN.com. "We've had him down three times, but he's able to adapt and adjust. I think it will be a very close fight again if we decide to pick that fight. The question is, what is Manny's monetary reward?"
Mexico's Marquez, 37, has wanted a third fight with Pacquiao for years and is poised to land it because Golden Boy, his longtime promoter, declined to match Top Rank's offer. Marquez's deal with Golden Boy expired earlier this year, but it retained the right to match any offer through February 2012.
Top Rank and Golden Boy, involved in various lawsuits, are bitter rivals. Their bad blood stems from a legal fight over Pacquiao's promotional contract, which Top Rank now controls.
Arum said Golden Boy declined to match his offer to Marquez on Monday during a face-to-face meeting in Los Angeles that included Arum, Top Rank president Todd duBoef and Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer.
While Arum would not go into details of the meeting, a surprise given the rancor between them, he said of Golden Boy, "They said they would cooperate and not try to interfere. They waived any connection with Marquez and said they would not interfere with us contracting the fight. They let us know that we were free to go ahead. Schaefer let us know. We were with him yesterday.
"He told us we could go ahead with Marquez."
"I can't really talk about anything right now based on the advice of my lawyers," Schaefer told ESPN.com in an email.
Golden Boy apparently was unable to come up with an opponent for Marquez that would meet the terms of Top Rank's offer: $5 million in guaranteed money, upside on the pay-per-view profits and a guaranteed $10 million plus pay-per-view upside for a rematch in the event Marquez wins.
Golden Boy had toyed with offering Marquez a fight with Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, the Mexican sensation who recently won a junior middleweight belt.
Alvarez, who defends his title in June, has fought most of his career at welterweight. However, with Top Rank's offer specifying 144 pounds, there was no way Alvarez could get down that low.
Arum's next hurdle is to close a deal with Pacquiao, which has never been a problem.
"Marquez is definitely the frontrunner we're looking at, but I have not yet sat down with Bob to discuss our financial deal," Koncz said. "Bob and I will do that this week before I leave to go see Manny in the Philippines on Sunday. I'll talk with Bob and see what his offer for Manny's purse is and all the other things involved, and then I will take that to Manny. I have the parameters from Manny, but Bob and I have not yet had a meeting of the minds.
"Bob has one component for the fight, but he needs two. We have not agreed to the fight or the terms, but we are certainly discussing it. We've always been able to come to an agreement."
Pacquiao's next fight will be on pay-per-view, but it remains to be seen if it will go to Showtime or HBO. Showtime produced and distributed Pacquiao-Mosley after Arum took Pacquiao away from HBO, which had done all of Pacquiao's previous major fights. Showtime got the fight because its sister network, CBS -- which is in roughly 115 million homes -- was heavily involved in the marketing and promotion of the event.
"We will listen to both networks and make our decision based on who is contributing the most valuable assets to the promotion," Arum said. "Who is going to give us the best platform to promote the fight will get the fight."
Arum said the fight almost assuredly will be at the MGM Grand, even though there are overseas venues interested in making offers.
"I've been spending my life with these offers from Singapore, Macau, Dubai," Arum said. "As far as I am concerned the only offer to cash in on are the ones from the MGM and Cowboys Stadium [where Pacquiao fought twice in 2010]."
Arum said the MGM Grand originally told him the Grand Garden Arena was only available on Nov. 5 because there were Eagles concerts booked there on Nov. 12 and Nov. 19.
"I told them, 'You knew we wanted Nov. 12,' " Arum said. "They said, no I didn't, whatever, we went back and forth. Anyway, I am good friends with the manager of the Eagles, Irving Azoff. I've know him for years. So I called him up and told him the issue and he called the band. An hour later, he called back and said no problem.
"He said the band wanted to send us a message -- 'Because we so admire Manny Pacquiao, we would be privileged to move our concert to Nov. 5.' We're going to invite the Eagles to the fight."
Arum said Marquez is the only legitimate option he is looking at for Pacquiao. He mentioned Zab Judah and Timothy Bradley Jr., both junior welterweight titleholders, as alternatives to Marquez immediately after Pacquiao beat Mosley, but he said neither are likely.
"Bradley I cannot talk to because he is still under contract to Gary Shaw, even if he is unhappy," Arum said. "His contract allegedly runs out at a certain point soon, but not yet. So I'm not going to go there. I could make a deal with [Main Events promoter] Kathy Duva for a Judah fight in five minutes, but that is not my plan. If [Pacquiao] wants to explore Judah, I'll explore Judah."
Dan Rafael is the boxing writer for ESPN.com. Follow him on Twitter @danrafaelespn.
Source: sports.espn.go.com
"Unless Pacquiao makes some changes he has problems" - Naazim Richardson -- Examiner
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com
The Pacquiao-Mosley affair was pretty uneventful outside of a 3rd round knockdown by the General Santos City fighter, an action that saw Mosley go into retreat mode for the rest of the fight. Asked for his take on those dramatics, Richardson insists the knockdown changed the overall outlook of the fight.
"Listen, that little dude is a special cat," Richardson said of Pacquiao. "And what you see in these dudes, is when he hits these dudes, everything changes. Shane is a tough kid but Pacquiao is special."
At 39 years of age, Mosley has looked rather ordinary in his last three outings, with the Pacquiao fighting coming before a dreadful majority draw with Sergio Mora and a whitewashing at the hands of Floyd Mayweather last May. Mosley has a call from Canastota awaiting him but Richardson isn't the type of man to tell him that he should hang his gloves up.
"It's his call," Richardson retorted. "But if you are going to compete at that weight class, you've dealt with the best in that weight class and you see how you match up against them. This is a different era. If you see that's how you match up in that era, then maybe it's time for you to do something different. But the call lies on the man. We didn't tell him when to get started, how do we tell him when to finish?"
Richardson was then asked about the fight everyone has been fantasizing about for the past year and a half, a Pacquiao-Mayweather clash. Richardson is often one to prophesize and speak in riddles yet he seemed to hint that what he saw in Manny on May 7th leaves reasons for concern if a fight with Floyd ever comes off.
Pacquiao-Mosley image galleries: Massive gallery of Pacquiao's dominant victory Part 1 and Part 2 / Behind the scenes at the Pacquiao-Mosley weigh-in / Inside the Wild Card with Pacquiao, Ariza, Porter, Holloway, Concepcion and others
"I feel like, what we had in place in Shane, everybody is going to want to fight him now," Richardson continued. "After you seen the Shane Mosley fight, I exposed him. You know how to beat him now. I asked my guy after the fight, I said 'The way you got hit the first time, did you ever get hit like that again?' and he said 'No'. That why you heard me say 'Ok, the debate is over'."
Many have been forgiving to Pacquiao, putting full blame on Mosley's lack of enthusiasm for the tepid in action in last week's fight. Surely one fight does not make a fighter but Richardson seems to think some subtle changes from Pacquiao's end are needed at this point.
"Like I said, right now, I think people are going to watch that DVD and unless Pacquiao makes some changes, he has problems with certain things."
Source: examiner.com
This weekend North Philadelphia's Naazim Richardson
will again lead Bernard Hopkins into battle as the living legend looks to capture the WBC light heavyweight crown away from Jean Pascal. The fight is a rematch of their December encounter, a bout that saw Hopkins dropped in rounds one and three before storming back and appearing to do enough to win the fight despite settling for a majority draw.
will again lead Bernard Hopkins into battle as the living legend looks to capture the WBC light heavyweight crown away from Jean Pascal. The fight is a rematch of their December encounter, a bout that saw Hopkins dropped in rounds one and three before storming back and appearing to do enough to win the fight despite settling for a majority draw. During a recent media function to promote the fight, Richardson recently discussed Hopkins' chances at age 46 and analyzed what this fight means for his career during an interview with Marc Abrams of 15Rounds.com. Also on the agenda for Richardson was last weekend's Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley WBO welterweight title bout, as the respect coach was in Shane's corner in his losing effort to the Filipino star.
The Pacquiao-Mosley affair was pretty uneventful outside of a 3rd round knockdown by the General Santos City fighter, an action that saw Mosley go into retreat mode for the rest of the fight. Asked for his take on those dramatics, Richardson insists the knockdown changed the overall outlook of the fight. "Listen, that little dude is a special cat," Richardson said of Pacquiao. "And what you see in these dudes, is when he hits these dudes, everything changes. Shane is a tough kid but Pacquiao is special."
At 39 years of age, Mosley has looked rather ordinary in his last three outings, with the Pacquiao fighting coming before a dreadful majority draw with Sergio Mora and a whitewashing at the hands of Floyd Mayweather last May. Mosley has a call from Canastota awaiting him but Richardson isn't the type of man to tell him that he should hang his gloves up.
"It's his call," Richardson retorted. "But if you are going to compete at that weight class, you've dealt with the best in that weight class and you see how you match up against them. This is a different era. If you see that's how you match up in that era, then maybe it's time for you to do something different. But the call lies on the man. We didn't tell him when to get started, how do we tell him when to finish?"
Richardson was then asked about the fight everyone has been fantasizing about for the past year and a half, a Pacquiao-Mayweather clash. Richardson is often one to prophesize and speak in riddles yet he seemed to hint that what he saw in Manny on May 7th leaves reasons for concern if a fight with Floyd ever comes off.
Pacquiao-Mosley image galleries: Massive gallery of Pacquiao's dominant victory Part 1 and Part 2 / Behind the scenes at the Pacquiao-Mosley weigh-in / Inside the Wild Card with Pacquiao, Ariza, Porter, Holloway, Concepcion and others
"I feel like, what we had in place in Shane, everybody is going to want to fight him now," Richardson continued. "After you seen the Shane Mosley fight, I exposed him. You know how to beat him now. I asked my guy after the fight, I said 'The way you got hit the first time, did you ever get hit like that again?' and he said 'No'. That why you heard me say 'Ok, the debate is over'."
Many have been forgiving to Pacquiao, putting full blame on Mosley's lack of enthusiasm for the tepid in action in last week's fight. Surely one fight does not make a fighter but Richardson seems to think some subtle changes from Pacquiao's end are needed at this point.
"Like I said, right now, I think people are going to watch that DVD and unless Pacquiao makes some changes, he has problems with certain things."
Source: examiner.com
Bob Arum says Juan Manuel Marquez is heading toward a third fight with Manny Pacquiao -- Los Angeles Times
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times
Manny Pacquiao's promoter told The Times Tuesday morning that Juan Manuel Marquez is in the process of signing a contract to fight the Filipino superstar for a third time, Nov. 12 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Bob Arum said the deal for Marquez to take the bout was negotiated Monday with the Mexican fighter's promoter, Golden Boy Promotions, who retain the right until March to match the best offer Marquez could receive for a fight. Arum said that after the contract is signed by Marquez, Golden Boy still has to provide its final "approval and consent" for the fight to take place.
Arum, Pacquiao's promoter and chairman of the promotional company Top Rank, told The Times, "We met on various issues. We had to adjust certain things, but I'm not permitted to go into details. They [Golden Boy] have released their objections."
Golden Boy Chief Executive Richard Schaefer, through a company spokeswoman, declined to comment on the situation and said he wouldn't discuss it until next week.
Marquez is meeting with Top Rank President Todd duBoef at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Tuesday morning, according to Arum.
Marquez reportedly will fight Pacquiao for at least $5 million at a 144-pound catch weight, likely for Pacquiao's World Boxing Organization welterweight belt.
Marquez has long wanted a third bout with Pacquiao after the pair fought to a 2004 draw, with Pacquiao then claiming a spit decision in 2008.
Source: latimesblogs.latimes.com
Manny Pacquiao's promoter told The Times Tuesday morning that Juan Manuel Marquez is in the process of signing a contract to fight the Filipino superstar for a third time, Nov. 12 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Bob Arum said the deal for Marquez to take the bout was negotiated Monday with the Mexican fighter's promoter, Golden Boy Promotions, who retain the right until March to match the best offer Marquez could receive for a fight. Arum said that after the contract is signed by Marquez, Golden Boy still has to provide its final "approval and consent" for the fight to take place.
Arum, Pacquiao's promoter and chairman of the promotional company Top Rank, told The Times, "We met on various issues. We had to adjust certain things, but I'm not permitted to go into details. They [Golden Boy] have released their objections."
Golden Boy Chief Executive Richard Schaefer, through a company spokeswoman, declined to comment on the situation and said he wouldn't discuss it until next week.
Marquez is meeting with Top Rank President Todd duBoef at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Tuesday morning, according to Arum.
Marquez reportedly will fight Pacquiao for at least $5 million at a 144-pound catch weight, likely for Pacquiao's World Boxing Organization welterweight belt.
Marquez has long wanted a third bout with Pacquiao after the pair fought to a 2004 draw, with Pacquiao then claiming a spit decision in 2008.
Source: latimesblogs.latimes.com
Pacquiao To Fight Juan Manuel Marquez On Nov. 12 -- The Sweet Science
By Michael Woods, The Sweet Science
They've engaged in two tight battles, and to this day, the outcomes are controversial.
So it makes sense that Manny Pacquiao will fight Juan Manuel Marquez for a third time. Pacman will glove up against the Mexican on November 12 at the MGM in Las Vegas, multiple outlets are reporting.
The contracted weight for the scrap will be 144 pounds, or less. The match reached fruition after Marquez' promoter, Golden Boy, passed on matching the terms offered by Pacquiao's promoter, Bob Arum. Pacquiao is at odds with Golden Boy, and is embroiled in a legal tangle with that outfit. He has launched a defamation suit against Golden Boy, for alleging that he used steroids, or another illegal performance enhancer.
In May 2004, Pacman and Marquez battled to a draw, at the MGM. Marquez was down three times in the first round, but held on for dear life, and came back to take the second half of the tussle. Pacman had his hand raised when they fought again in March 2008. The judges awarded the Filipino a split decision after a tight contest at the Mandalay Bay.
The first time, they clashed at the featherweight limit, the second time, at super featherweight. Since then, Pacquiao has jumped up in weight class, and has fought as a welterweight his last four battles. Marquez, meanwhile, looked out of his element when he jumped up to junior welterweight, against Floyd Mayweather, in September 2009.
Some pundits are saying that at this weight, the 37 year old Marquez won't have the same luck against Pacman, but to me, this guy just has Manny's number. At any weight, I think Marquez has the skills and strategy to give Pacman fits. What say you, TSS Universe?
Source: thesweetscience.com
They've engaged in two tight battles, and to this day, the outcomes are controversial.
So it makes sense that Manny Pacquiao will fight Juan Manuel Marquez for a third time. Pacman will glove up against the Mexican on November 12 at the MGM in Las Vegas, multiple outlets are reporting.
The contracted weight for the scrap will be 144 pounds, or less. The match reached fruition after Marquez' promoter, Golden Boy, passed on matching the terms offered by Pacquiao's promoter, Bob Arum. Pacquiao is at odds with Golden Boy, and is embroiled in a legal tangle with that outfit. He has launched a defamation suit against Golden Boy, for alleging that he used steroids, or another illegal performance enhancer.
In May 2004, Pacman and Marquez battled to a draw, at the MGM. Marquez was down three times in the first round, but held on for dear life, and came back to take the second half of the tussle. Pacman had his hand raised when they fought again in March 2008. The judges awarded the Filipino a split decision after a tight contest at the Mandalay Bay.
The first time, they clashed at the featherweight limit, the second time, at super featherweight. Since then, Pacquiao has jumped up in weight class, and has fought as a welterweight his last four battles. Marquez, meanwhile, looked out of his element when he jumped up to junior welterweight, against Floyd Mayweather, in September 2009.
Some pundits are saying that at this weight, the 37 year old Marquez won't have the same luck against Pacman, but to me, this guy just has Manny's number. At any weight, I think Marquez has the skills and strategy to give Pacman fits. What say you, TSS Universe?
Source: thesweetscience.com
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