The Official TIBB Boxing Thread - Paquiao Team Targets Mayweather

[atieah2009]

This is the official boxing thread, cast your opinions and thoughts about up coming matches.

Upcoming Big Fights: Manny Paquiao vs Angel Miguel Cotto - 05-12-2009, 9:00pm Sky Box Office.

Manny Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach says he wants his fighter to take on unbeaten American Floyd Mayweather Jr after seeing him defeat Miguel Cotto.

Pacquiao, 30, stopped Cotto in the 12th round of their fight in Las Vegas on Saturday with a stunning performance to become a five-weight world champion.

It confirmed the Filipino's billing as the world's best pound-for-pound boxer.

"The whole world wants to see him fight Mayweather and I want Mayweather," said Roach after the WBO welterweight fight.

Pacquiao's victory over Cotto saw him complete an amazing 12 months in which he has defeated ring legend Oscar de la Hoya, as well as Britain's Ricky Hatton.

It took his record to 50 victories, three defeats, two draws with 38 knockouts to set up a potential clash with the world's previous pound-for-pound king Mayweather.

606: DEBATE
Manny is one of the best boxers ever, but there's a doubt in my mind if his sharp, quick hands can do anything to Floyd's defence

Macheda
The mercurial American returned to the ring from a short-lived retirement following his December 2007 victory over Britain's Hatton with a clinical unanimous decision win over Mexico's Juan Manuel Marquez in September.

A fight between Pacquiao and Mayweather would have global appeal but the Filipino was reticent to talk about his plans for future fights in the immediate aftermath of his victory over Puerto Rico's Cotto.

"My job is to fight in the ring and I think that depends on (Top Rank's Bob) Arum my promoter to negotiate that fight," Pacquiao said.

"I'm just going to take a vacation first and spend time with my family and have fun."

But BBC Radio 5 live's boxing correspondent Mike Costello believes that despite the emphatic nature of his last three fights, meeting Mayweather would be an altogether different proposition.

"The great clamour will now be for this great showdown that everybody in boxing wants to see with Floyd Mayweather to decide who is the world's best pound-for-pound champion," said Costello.

"I think they'll come together on the money but it's going to be a very intriguing fight because Floyd's a technical fighter

Emanuel Steward
"If you look at Pacquiao's last three opponents - De la Hoya, Hatton and Cotto - then they don't offer anything like the defensive and elusive skills that Floyd Mayweather has.

"They also don't have the speed that Floyd Mayweather has. That's what makes it a fascinating match-up and that's why I would suggest that when it comes around it wouldn't be anymore than 50-50."

Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward was at ringside for Pacquiao-Cotto as a summariser for US broadcaster HBO and like Roach, sees only one logical next step for the 30-year-old Filipino.

"There's no doubt you have to go with Mayweather," said Steward.

"When you have a fight that's been made by the public more than the fighters, that's what happened with Tommy Hearns and Sugar Ray Leonard.

"The public said we want that fight to happen and that's why it happened.

"I think they'll come together on the money but it's going to be a very intriguing fight because Floyd's a technical fighter.

"He knows how to wait back and box a little bit and it's going to be a lot different than it was against a guy who comes forward and is not that great on his defence."Source (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/8361324.stm)

[Iceman]

Think there's a fight tonight isn't there??ITV4...

[atieah2009]

Yes the big fight live didnt see it, i watched Truscott Vs Simpson yesterday

[atieah2009]

Any one think Martin Rogan will beat Sam Sexton this time?

[Iceman]

Bernard Dunne fights soon enough, think i might go see it, should be an easy title defence........:dance:

[atieah2009]

Im so looking forward to John Murray vs Jon Thaxton this is a big test for Murrary if he is to make it to the "big stage".

[30stone]

I hope Marquez destroys mayweather, i cant see it happening though..

[atieah2009]

I hope Marquez destroys mayweather, i cant see it happening though..

Neither can i and the sad thing is even if he does people will say that Mayweather only came back for the money and he didnt fight to his best, yata yata.

Thoughts on Manny Paquiao Vs Miguel Cotto
Carl Froch Vs Andre Dirrell
David Haye - Nikolai Valuev

[andyman]

My all time fave fights i watched live on the telly box..

Mike Tyson vs Frank Bruno (1989)

Nigel Benn v Chris Eubank (1993)

[atieah2009]

Mike Tyson funniest man in the world lol unintentionally http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwFW834Mrcc&feature=channel_page

[andyman]

Haha gotta love Tyson.
He has one of them evil mean faces..

[atieah2009]

Yea lol how can i embed the video onto here, i love how he was saying to Lennox **** your mother i ****ing hate you im gona kill you im alexander, then after the fight sowy lennox sowy about everything i thwear i love your mothher praise be to allah! wtf does mike go on about fo real:D

[andyman]

Mike is a legend... He is also on the Simpsons*, Family Guy would be better.


*Aint the real Mike :-)

Lol yeah you have got his voice spot on.

[atieah2009]

worth a good bet the mayweather vs marquez match

[AfroMullet]

Manny Paquiao Vs Miguel Cotto - I want Cotto to win, but i fear Paquiao will pick him off - Points victory.
Carl Froch Vs Andre Dirrell - I dont like Froch for some reason, he will win though - Stoppage.
David Haye Vs Nikolai Valuev - Haye will win, i wish he would start reppin Jamaica on his shorts though - Points victory.

Oh, and Mayweather will beat Marquez by stoppage.

[atieah2009]

Manny Paquiao Vs Miguel Cotto - I want Cotto to win, but i fear Paquiao will pick him off - Points victory.
Carl Froch Vs Andre Dirrell - I dont like Froch for some reason, he will win though - Stoppage.
David Haye Vs Nikolai Valuev - Haye will win, i wish he would start reppin Jamaica on his shorts though - Points victory.

Oh, and Mayweather will beat Marquez by stoppage.

Thanks mate for your reply, btw i think Paquiao will knock out in the later rounds, and i think Carl Froch will win by points and David Haye certainly should should win and he reps Cyprus because i think he lives there, anyway what channel you think Manny Paquiao vs Miguel Cotto going to be on here in uk, i think espn since Bob Arum will be promoting!

[AfroMullet]

Yeah i know he got his training camp there but its like he only lives there, he is half Jamaican but nothing! LOL, anyway yeah most likely ESPN. And if Cotto can hold it down and nopt get knocked out i'll be happy with him, win or loose.

[Iceman]

Olympic medal-winning boxer Darren Sutherland was found dead at home by his manager on Monday.

The 27-year-old, who won a bronze for Ireland at the 2008 Games in Beijing, was found in his flat in Bromley, south London, by Frank Maloney.

In a statement, the boxing promoter said: 'It is very sad and unexpected.

'At this sad time my thoughts are with Darren's family and I hope their privacy at this very difficult time will be respected by the media.

'It is a tragedy for Ireland and the world of boxing.'

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said Sutherland was pronounced dead at just after 3pm. His death is not being treated as suspicious. His family have been informed.

The fighter made his professional debut in Dublin last December, winning by a knockout.

Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism Martin Cullen offered condolences to Sutherland's family.

'The death of Darren is a great personal loss to them and to his many friends,' the minister said.

'The tremendous effort and determination of this young man brought immense pride to Ireland in Beijing in 2008 when he joined a very select group of men who have won an Olympic medal for Ireland.

'It takes work, effort, desire and dedication to be a champion - qualities Darren had in abundance.'

Mr Cullen said Sutherland had grabbed the challenge of turning pro with great enthusiasm.

'Ireland has lost a sportsman of wonderful ability, a clever and popular man with a future of real potential.

'His early death deprives us of a magnificent talent.'

Sutherland turned pro and joined the Maloney camp after bronze medal success in the Beijing Olympics last year.

He was one of the leading lights on the Irish boxing scene in the four years before the Games and regarded as one of the best talents coached under the Irish Sports Council's high performance unit.

Sutherland had trained as a boxer in his teens, joining the famous Brendan Ingle gym in Sheffield before giving up the sport.

He returned while studying sports science at Dublin City University in 2004.

He announced his plans to turn pro last October at the college where he also won his professional debut.

Boxing insiders described him as an intelligent, articulate and ambitious man with a love of music and films.

His stated goal was to win a world super-middleweight title.

'I want to go all the way,' he said on the day he turned pro.

'There's no point starting out if you don't believe you can win a world title. That's where I want to go.'

Under Maloney's guidance and based in London, Sutherland was being fast-tracked to the top ranks of the pro-circuit.

Sutherland was also the focus of a documentary film, Saviours, based around the amateur boxing club in north inner city Dublin, St Saviour's.


Had potential to be a World Champion, quite a sad day for irish boxing......RIP

[Lauren]

RIP Sutherland.

:sad:

[Iceman]

RIP Sutherland.

:sad:

He must have been real down, I mean he won his last 4 fights, going great, poor guy....

[Lauren]

RIP Sutherland.

:sad:

He must have been real down, I mean he won his last 4 fights, going great, poor guy....

Probably the pressure of trying to go all the way, poor guy :sad: Always feel terrible for suicides...

[Iceman]

RIP Sutherland.

:sad:

He must have been real down, I mean he won his last 4 fights, going great, poor guy....

Probably the pressure of trying to go all the way, poor guy :sad: Always feel terrible for suicides...

Yeah poor lad, he was really good aswell....

not too many good irish Boxers around now only Bernard Dunne and Egan....

[atieah2009]

RIP Sutherland.

:sad:

He must have been real down, I mean he won his last 4 fights, going great, poor guy....

Probably the pressure of trying to go all the way, poor guy :sad: Always feel terrible for suicides...

Yeah poor lad, he was really good aswell....

not too many good irish Boxers around now only Bernard Dunne and Egan....

omfg im shocked reading this, wtf!!! and he did suicide! noo!

[setanta]

Eh, first off he was Irish, not British.

And secondly, yes it's very very sad.

[atieah2009]

Eh, first off he was Irish, not British.

And secondly, yes it's very very sad.

ooh my bad.

[setanta]

Well you should change it from British to Irish if you feel so bad about it.

[Iceman]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darren_Sutherland#Olympic_results

Irish boxer.

[Beso]

You got any good clips of butterbean ?

[atieah2009]

You got any good clips of butterbean ?

What the...

[Jayson]

Mayweather vs. Marquez tonight :hello:

Come on Floyd!

[atieah2009]

ya, it would be funny though if PBF gets knocked out lol!

[Jayson]

US start time is 8:30pm so +7 hours to that is...

3:30am GMT start time.

[Novo]

So late

:bawling:

[Jayson]

I know Andy :bawling:

I have Red Bull though, and some flu pills with caffeine in them, so I think I can make it :hugesmile:

[atieah2009]

^^ as i will only got diet coke but lots of sugary stuff

[Jayson]

Ahh I'm so hyped up for tonight :hello:

[atieah2009]

29mins

[Jayson]

Only 20 mins! :hello:

[atieah2009]

Chris John vs Rock Juarez will be a good match!

[Jayson]

Televised undercard

Chris John (42-0-2, 22 KOs), Semarang, Indonesia vs. Rocky Juarez (28-4-1, 20 KOs), Houston, Tx

Michael Katsidis (25-2, 21 KOs), Pattaya, Thailand vs. Vicente Escobedo (21-1, 13 KOs), Woodland, CA

Cornelius Lock (18-4-1, 11 KOs), Detroit, Mich. vs. Orlando Cruz (16-0-1, 7 KOs), San Juan, Puerto Rico


Main Event
Floyd Mayweather vs. Juan Manuel Marquez

[atieah2009]

Here we go!

[atieah2009]

Here we go!

[Jayson]

W00t!!!!!!!!!!

[atieah2009]

Come on Mayweather show us you still got it!

[Jayson]

Come on Floyd :dance:

[atieah2009]

Lol i love that boxing commentators voice so rawr!

[Jayson]

I want Rocky, Katsidis, Orlando Cruz and Mayweather to win tonight :hello:

[atieah2009]

Lol at Orlando Cruz "Lets act like were going to fight" - Cornelius "kk"

[atieah2009]

Aww i don't have HD, btw did you know michael buffer has "are you ready to rumble" copyrighted for him LOL!

[atieah2009]

Come on Orlando 6th round knock-out please.

[Jayson]

W00t, come on Cruz!!!!

[Jayson]

Aww i don't have HD, btw did you know michael buffer has "are you ready to rumble" copyrighted for him LOL!I have HD :bigsmile:

And no, I didn't, LMAO :laugh2:

[atieah2009]

Jayson im off Cya Tc i'll be back tommorow and well discuss all this tommorow bye BH.

[Jayson]

Jayson im off Cya Tc i'll be back tommorow and well discuss all this tommorow bye BH.Cya :wavey:

[Jayson]

Some big hits early on :hello:

[Alf]

it will be no fix, when floyd goes down in six

[Jayson]

Floyd wont lose.

[atieah2009]

UHOH im back lollll

[Jayson]

Cruz loses :shocked:

[atieah2009]

Oh my wth cruz like seriously, he was doing good in 2-3 round

[Jayson]

I'm shocked :shocked:

[atieah2009]

Yea his chin is weak:S

[Jayson]

Argh, I think I'm having a caffeine overload... I'm tired :shocked:

[atieah2009]

NOOO you cant miss this the G is here

[atieah2009]

I wish Amir Khan's 2 round fights had a decent undercard.

[atieah2009]

Btw lol at the first one they played Kanye West - Heartless HaHa!:elephant:

[Jayson]

Yeah, I heard that, lol.

[atieah2009]

9th round knock out for Katsidis.

[Jayson]

Come on Katsidis!

[atieah2009]

Change your avatar to In the night KW ft KC they will play that too l

[Jayson]

I'm thinking 6th round.

[atieah2009]

Odd start, hope there is big hits in this fight!

[atieah2009]

I'm thinking at this rate the main event will start at 3:45 - 4:15.

[Jayson]

Ahh, I'm gonna have to go to sleep...

I'll be back here tomorrow to discuss, Cya :wavey:

[atieah2009]

Ahh, I'm gonna have to go to sleep...

I'll be back here tomorrow to discuss, Cya :wavey:

Aww cya bye take care, im just going to talk to my self jk lol im a see if anyone comes then idk lol. TC goodnight

[atieah2009]

Lol i dont get how that was a split decision surely katsidis deserved unanimous.

[atieah2009]

Good Night BH, good night to all. Mayweather to win!

[Novo]

Mayweather wins

:hello:

:hello::hello::hello::hello::hello:
:hello::hello:
:hello::hello::hello::hello::hello:
:hello:
:hello:
:hello:
:hello::hello::hello:
:hello:
:hello:
:hello::hello:
:hello:
:hello:
:hello:
:hello::hello::hello::hello:

[30stone]

I ****ing hate Mayweather.. knew he would win but thought marquez could be the first to knock him down.

Id of given Marquez one round though he fought well never seen some one take that many punches without going down.

[Jayson]

YESSSSS!!!!

[atieah2009]

Lol at the post match interview he got kanye wested:p http://www.blitzcorner.com/MMA/Floyd-Mayweather-Post-Marquez-Fight-Interview-Video

[atieah2009]

here we go PBF Vs SSM

[atieah2009]

Floyd Mayweather jnr returned from a near two-year ring absence with a punishing 12-round decision over Mexico's Juan Manuel Marquez on Saturday.

Mayweather remained unbeaten, improving to 40-0 with 25 wins inside the distance. Marquez fell to 50-5-1 with the defeat in the non-title welterweight bout.

Mayweather knocked Marquez down in the second round and was never seriously hurt by the game but smaller opponent. Mayweather was awarded the victory by scores of 118-109, 120-107 and 119-108.

Mayweather's last previous fight was his technical knockout of England's Ricky Hatton in December 2007, the same year he posted another big win over Oscar de la Hoya.

"I've been off two years, but I can get better," Mayweather said.

Certainly the six-time world champion in five different weight divisions looked far from rusty as he launched a campaign to show he's still the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world.

That's a title lately bestowed by most on Filipino fighter Manny Pacquiao, who is slated to take on Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto on November 14.

A victory for Pacquiao could perhaps pave the way for a mega-fight with Mayweather.

Pacquiao was similarly mismatched last year when he defeated Oscar de la Hoya, but on the evidence offered Saturday Mayweather could prove a different, more difficult challenge.

Mayweather had the advantage in height at 1.73m and in reach and made the most of both.

He punished Marquez with his jab and hurt him repeatedly with his left as the Mexican could find no answer for Mayweather's hand and leg speed.

Marquez managed to land a solid right in the second, but Mayweather responded with two lefts, the second of which put Marquez on the canvas.

"There are no excuses, but I really felt the difference in weight," said Marquez, the reigning World Boxing Association lightweight world champion who moved up to take the bout. "We tried to work with his speed, but the obvious difference was the weight. It was considerable."

At Friday's weigh-in, Marquez was four pounds lighter than Mayweather, who failed to make the limit of 144 pounds and paid a monetary penalty.

Elusive and incisive, Mayweather connected with shots from every angle, above all with his left, and in the fifth round sent Marquez to his corner with blood leaking from his nose.

"He's tough as nails," Mayweather said. "He's a great little man."
Category: Sport

[setanta]

Just after watching the fight cuz I had recorded it over the weekend. I don't like Mayweather but the man is a gifted fighter who'll more than likely take down anyone at the moment. Kellerman was a joke in the post match interview.

[atieah2009]

Just after watching the fight cuz I had recorded it over the weekend. I don't like Mayweather but the man is a gifted fighter who'll more than likely take down anyone at the moment. Kellerman was a joke in the post match interview.

Yes i didnt realise Kellerman was as stupid as he sounds.:wavey:

[Iceman]

Irish Boxing on now on RTE.ie

Bernard Dunne with his first defence of his World Title.

[King Gizzard]

watching prize fighter on sky sports

about the only boxing i can stand

audley harrison and danny williams are 2 of the 6 fighters (or 8 dunno how many there are)

[serenab]

Not gonna lie, i wasn't glad when Mayweather won.



Regards,
Serena
prêts travaux (http://prettravaux.net)

[King Gizzard]

Haye vs Valuev is the first match I ll probably watch

[30stone]

I hope Valuev beasts him, ****ing animal that bloke.

[AfroMullet]

Ive got a feeling about Haye...

Im not sure if its bad or good yet, i think it will be an exteme, either Haye will get the win, or get beasted on, im preying Haye wins by KO, i dont want to see him loose.

[atieah2009]

How comes no one is here?

[setanta]

Cuz I was watching a few of the undercard fights. Can't wait for the main event.

[30stone]

Who won!!?

[atieah2009]

Main fight has not started yet, 30Stone tune your box to 401.

[Wildcat!]

LMAO!!! Cotto got destroyed, like Ive never seen.pacquiao is a beast.

http://www.youtube.com/user/daman197

[setanta]

Stunning performance from Pacquiao. Made Cotto look so average.... never thought I'd say that.

[atieah2009]

Stunning performance from Pacquiao. Made Cotto look so average.... never thought I'd say that.

Bang On.

[Iceman]

Andy Lee won last night on points, new European champion for Ireland!

[atieah2009]

Although Mayweather say's he wants to fight, And that Paquiao would be easier then Marquez

[setanta]

Bernard Dunne has announced his retirement from boxing live on Irish tv. Really nice young man and wish him all the best.

[InOne]

Is Khan fighting tonight? And Mayweather?

[InOne]

Or is that next week lol

[InOne]

Amir Khan fighting tonight at 3am