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Hi, it’s me, J. Tinsley. Your resident Pacquiao/Mayweather reporter. As it stands, this may be the last time we speak on the subject. We’ve experienced highs and lows, but ultimately been let down in the end when it comes to what would undoubtedly be the biggest fight in years. The sport needs this brawl. The fans yearn for this brawl. Unfortunately, it looks like the only places these two will ever trade jabs are through news articles and Fight Night. Read the rest of this entry »

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It’s official. 2010 just took its first major L. Guaranteed to be the biggest fight (and PPV draw) in over a quarter century, it now looks like the only jabs Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will be delivering are verbal.

“The fight’s off,” [Bob] Arum, who promotes Pacquiao, said from Las Vegas.

See, I told you. Apparently the whole mediation idea was about as successful as Read the rest of this entry »

Asia. Beauty…And The Booty.

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Aside from the major outlets and boxing sites, something tells me TSS covers this Pacman/Mayweather spectacle more than the norm. For our services, I propose the entire TSS fam be awarded media passes for fight night. Imagine how that would pan out. With all that said, Teef called it. This fight is going to happen by choice or by force. After the threats of lawsuits and the cancellation of the fight altogether, cooler heads are beginning to prevail. Hopefully. Forty-five milli hanging over their heads and camps from both fighters have agreed to “talk it out” with a mediator. Read the rest of this entry »

The hell you mean possibly the biggest fight in over a quarter a century might not go down? All because Pac-Man refuses to take a drug test due to some superstitions and fear of needles? Look, for a possible $45M purse to gain from the fight, someone in his corner better tell to swallow his pride and take a damn blood test. He’s messing up the money and that’s a no-no regardless of how you came up. In case some of you are in the dark as to what I’m talking about, here’s the run down. Read the rest of this entry »

…But do it in pencil. Lightly.

God bless the dead, but if it’s one person my grandfather ALWAYS spoke highly of, it was Muhammad Ali. I’ll never forget him going on and on about how “Ali was the baddest man to ever put on boxing gloves. You don’t know anything about that.” I was cheated out of seeing Ali in his prime and to an extent “Iron Mike.” I was only six when Tyson got caught up with the rape charge and homie was essentially never the same after that. With the possibility of seeing Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather trade jabs, I can say I will have seen arguably the most important boxing match in over 30 years, pending Floyd follows Manny leads and signs the contract. As of right now, March 13 appears to be the day of reckoning and potentially one hell of a payday for both fighters.

The camps agreed to a 50-50 split of the money, which could be gargantuan. Many experts expect the fight to eclipse the all-time pay-per-view record for sales, which is the 2.44 million buys generated by Mayweather’s 2007 victory against Oscar De La Hoya.

Both fighters will wear 8-ounce gloves but each fighter will be allowed to select the brand of gloves he will wear for the fight.

A boxing match for the ages during March Madness? Yes, please. As a fan of the sport, this is huge. Imagine what a Kobe/LeBron Finals would have been like last year and multiply it by 50. Boxing NEEDS this to go down. With no heavyweights worth mentioning, these two names are carrying the sport and if this fight goes the distance and has a controversial ending, we could be looking at the first of two (possibly three) fights. The only question now is a venue to hold all the egos (mainly Floyd’s).

The site of the bout has not been finalized. Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has expressed interest in bringing the fight to his new stadium as have representatives from the Superdome in New Orleans. Also in the mix is the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, which has hosted several Pacquiao and Mayweather bouts.

So, TSS and the world, start your wagers now. While Mayweather has yet to sign the contract, all signs point towards he will. Pending he does, I’m letting it be known now. I’m putting the house on Mayweather. Give me all the reasons you want as to why Manny will beat him, and I’m pretty sure the previous 40 guys who stepped to Floyd had the same hopes and dreams. I’ve got more reasons, but I refuse to turn this into a dissertation. Leave that for the comments. No word yet if Rick Ross will be ringside though.

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Somebody put out an APB for the Lieutenant Ricky Ross and tell him he lost the battle. It’s over. Finito. Not that there was ever really any “beef” to begin with. The marketing plan was real slick Rick, though (no Ricky D.) You knew Deeper Than Rap was a solid album; not good enough to go the distance, so you needed an extra push that you couldn’t accomplish with your music. You went at then-dormant 50 Cent, in hopes of mooching off his celebrity to garner attention for your project. The reasoning was lame. Walked by you at an award show without smiling, took the last bear claw in the vending machine–whatever. Marketing ploys 101 at their finest.

It worked, kinda.

Trilla was essentially better but there was no hoopla behind it. Just the Bawse doing his civil duty on rap tracks. But as the real “L” in the 50-Ross fuckery is how Curtis played along with the game and kept it strictly on antics. Take Before I Self Destruct. There’s a couple of MCs that catch a bad case of the diss on there but nary a mention of the double R. He embraced the Curly shit and we laughed as your stared on incredulously. And you failed to convince anyone that Triple C’s was anything but a poor rich man’s G-Unit.

All the while, Fiddy’s been parading around with your baby mother–who’s now sparring with your other alleged nemesis, Pretty Boy Floyd. Spanking your son while you’re on the road.

Remember. “Mafia Music” did this to you. And you had the nerve to proclaim Deeper Than Rap was going to outsell Get Rich Or Die Tryin’. Negro please.

Miguel Cotto got beat bad. And besides the first three rounds, he had nothing against Manny Pacquiao. Previous wins by “Pac Man” against Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton were lopsided in his favor but beating a legitimate opponent such as Cotto establishes his status amongst the best of all time. Winning the WBO welterweight title, Pacquiao became the first fighter to win seven titles in an unprecedented seven different weight classes.

Bert Sugar’s Post-fight Commentary

But in all honesty, this story has already gone stale. Actually once the dust settled on this bout, all that came to mind was one name.

Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Obviously, Pac Man had to beat Cotto for this to happen, even though this wasn’t what the people wanted. It was just a rung on the ladder to the big one. “Money” Mayweather’s win over Miguel Marquez was a warmup to the inevitable. Paquiao proved his fight with Cotto to be the same.

Those aware of Floyd Mayweather know the boy loves to talk smack. He has already been quoted, calling Pacquiao “one dimensional” and admits that if he gets defeated it’s what the people want. You’ve got to give Mayweather props for talking shit and backing it up. But Pacquiao is as fast if not faster. Manny can take a punch from bigger fighters like Cotto and is nice with both hands.

The best part about a dude who loves to talk shit is when someone even better along makes him shut his bitch ass up. Manny Pacquiao may be that guy and for me I can’t wait for that day to happen.

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Words By Jason Hortillas

Most agreed that the Pacquiao/Hatton fight was going to be a battle. Unfortunately for Ricky Hatton, the battle was in the hands of the other guy. Can I call Pac-Man “Canibus” now after his skilled “2nd Round Knockout?” Read the rest of this entry »