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February 3rd, 2012 | by Felix Strunk
 In a recent interview, trainer Jeff Mayweather expressed concern about the possibility of Manny Pacquiao facing off against Timothy Bradley in his next bout. Although ultimately he thinks Pacquiao would win the fight, he thinks Bradley could make him look bad in the process, which in turn might affect the desire of fans to watch a showdown between Pacquiao and his nephew, Floyd Mayweather. It’s a fact that even Pacquiao’s adviser, Michael Koncz, has mentioned, noting that he expects Manny to suffer a cut at some point due to Bradley’s tendency to lead with his head.
“I think that the fight will still happen. The only thing is, it’s like I said, the fight may still happen, but I don’t think it will have the luster that it once had because at one time, Pacquiao had such a great run that people really gave him a chance of beating Floyd,” Mayweather explained. “But if he has another bad performance, which he possibly could against Tim Bradley because Tim Bradley is a good, solid fighter; at the same time, I think Pacquiao is going to beat him, but I don’t think he’s going to look good in beating him, and another bad performance only damages the possibility of the fight still having that luster and still having the fans enthusiastic to see it and wanting to run to the fight or buy the pay-per-view and pay their money to see the fight.”
Although Mayweather is of the opinion that a fight between his nephew and Pacquiao will eventually happen, he agrees with HBO Sports President Ken Hershman that the bout has an expiration date, and the longer both fighters go without facing each other, the less relevant the fight becomes. With Mayweather opting to fight Miguel Cotto in May and Pacquiao likely to face Bradley in June, that expiration date may come sooner than expected, especially if Mayweather also has a less than spectacular performance against an opponent that Pacquiao has already defeated. “Don’t get me wrong, a lot of that is going to be based also on Floyd’s performance against Cotto. There is still a chance. They both will have something at stake, but I feel that Pacquiao has more to prove than Floyd,” Mayweather continued. “Floyd hasn’t had any bad performances other than a long, long time ago against Castillo, and that’s it. That’s one in his whole career and Pacquiao has had two abysmal performances back to back.”
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February 4th, 2012 at 3:45 AM
HERE AGAIN THE MAYWEATHERS..TALKING LIKE A DUCK..ALWAYS QUACK..HAS NO BALLS TO NIGOCIATE W/PACMANS TEAM..JEFF IS LIKE A MONKY FACE BLACK ORANGOTAN….BRADLEY HAVE NO CHANCES OF BEATING THE PACMAN ALL HE(TIM)CAN DO IS HEAD PUNCH,..AND GET CAUGHT BY PACMAN BLOWN HIS SKIN BLACK HEAD THEN KISS TO THE CANVAS..THEN SCURTING TO THE HOSPITAL FOR C.T SCAN
February 4th, 2012 at 3:49 AM
WHAT MEGA FIGHT HE SAY????THE MAYWEATHERS KILLS BOXING BCOZ OF THE IGNORANCE THEY MADE…NOT GOOD XSAMPLE OF THE FUTURE GENERATION BOXERS..
THEY BELONG TO THE PLANET OF THE APES
February 4th, 2012 at 4:09 AM
if floyd fighting ortiz not a bad performance for jeff mayweather eyes, then i don’t how he define bad performance from where he’s from.
February 4th, 2012 at 4:40 AM
Save a cent for a June bout and not to waste any for May.
February 4th, 2012 at 4:56 AM
It will be Mayweather to look bad against Cotto, not Pacquiao against Bradley. In fact as a result, a rematch between Pacquiao and Cotto is likely to happen early next year.
February 4th, 2012 at 5:18 AM
his uncle forgot that he looks bad also again de la hoya and judah in the1st 4 rounds
February 4th, 2012 at 6:47 AM
whatever the mayweathers said, is just a way to discredit the achievements of pacman. if they screw pacman thru media then it is the time to fight him. until that happens, there will be no mega fight. pacman should quote this, “FLOYD MAYWEATHER DONT BE A JUST A CHICKEN, BE A ROOSTER!!!”… (”,)
February 4th, 2012 at 6:47 AM
To Team Mayweather.., JUST MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS!!! Floyd, concentrate on Cotto otherwise you will be the one looking bad come fight night with him.
February 4th, 2012 at 7:36 AM
This uncle of a Fraud just wants attention.like his nephew who won by using elbows and forearms to escalate himself as the best yet, he fears Pacquiao like it is the end of the world. Cotto has the heart and soul unlike Ortiz and could easily beat his nephew at 154. Although this could be an exciting fight, I could care less about paying to watch it. If Cotto is not paid to dive, he has a very strong chance that he can nail the Fraud and win the fight.
February 4th, 2012 at 9:33 AM
Jeff’s nephew all but killed the possibility of a fight with Pacquiao, PERIOD! First, money wasn’t an issue - 50/50 was great. So Floyd countered about blood testing, to which Pac refused. Pac eventually agreed, and now 50/50 isn’t good enough for Floyd, even 55/45 to the winner isn’t good enough for Floyd. Once blood testing and money isn’t an issue any more, Floyd will once again find another reason why they can’t fight. It’s pathetic.
February 4th, 2012 at 10:16 AM
AFTER PACQUIAO BRUTALIZE BRADLEY IN A PUNCH BY PUNCH MANNER. THIS FOOL JEFF MAYWEATHER WILL PROBABLY SAY, THIS GUY IS TAKING PED’S NO DOUBT!!! HE KNOWS HIS NEPHEW MADE A LOT OF EXCUSES NOT TO FIGHT PACQUIAO THEYRE JUST THERE AS AN UNCLE TO DAMAGE CONTROL AND JUST THE TIDE AS IF PACQUIAO WOULD LOOK BAD AGAINST BRADLEY AND IT COULD DERAIL THE FIGHT. HE DIDNT TOUCH THE PART WHERE IN HIS NEPHEW GOT SCARED SHIT AND JUST DRAGS PACQUIAO’S NAME TO EARN MORE MONEY FOR HIS MAY 5 DATE.
February 4th, 2012 at 10:38 PM
whatever floyd… maybe you should start thinking if you can beat cotto or not. anyways, pacquiao was not that great in his fight with marquez but what happened to you? still afraid to face pac even with a bad performance? if bradley can beat pac then i think you should get yourself convince then that you can really beat pac. till then you still is ducking pac while making excuses. BUT IF YOU REALLY WANNA FIGHT PACQUIAO YOU SHOULD HAVE DONE IT IN 2008.