THE manager of Floyd Mayweather Jr. has made it obvious that to negotiate a fight with reigning pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao will be difficult.
In a conversation with the Standard Today and the ABS-CBN teams that covered the Mayweather-Juan Manuel Marquez in Las Vegas last Sept. 19, Leonard Ellerbee said his ward has the say, not Pacquiao.
“Floyd is the one that’s dictating the terms on when he’s fighting and who he’s fighting. It’s nothing to do with Pacquiao because that’s their business,” said Ellerbee.
When asked about reports that Pacquiao’s camp had tried to quietly to negotiate with the Mayweather people, Ellerbee remarked: “Floyd has come on record as saying a number of times that we think Manny Pacquiao is an excellent fighter. We would say he’s a good little fighter. He reminds us of a street fighter and he’s entertaining. But dealing with Floyd Mayweather, that’s a whole, another level.”
Ellerbee added Pacquiao may be an outstanding little fighter, but he is not on the level of Mayweather.
“People made a big deal about his last two victories and he deserved credit for going in there and taking care of business. He went in there and did what Floyd had already done [against Oscar de la Hoya and Ricky Hatton], so I don’t see what the big deal is about.”
But Ellerbee commended Pacquiao for his second-round demolition of Hatton. “It was an amazing feat within itself, but like I said, fighting those type of guys is one thing, but getting in there with Floyd Mayweather is a whole new level.”
Asked by Dyan Castillejo whether Mayweather wants to fight Pacquiao, Ellerbee replied: “Floyd will fight anybody that’s out there. But you’ve got to understand that when you are the boss-man and you are driving the train, Floyd doesn’t chase the money, he creates the money.”
The Mayweather handler pointed out that in the welterweight division, there are a lot of guys to consider. “But when it comes down to it, I think it will be very, very tough to make a deal because of the circumstances that are involved.”
Ellerbee alleged that Pacquiao has a promoter “Bob Arum that takes a lot of money from him and it’s well over 25 percent. When those kind of things happen, his promoter starts looking for another way to probably generate money in terms of trying to come to a deal and it’s just not happening with Mayweather.”
In a conversation with the Standard Today and the ABS-CBN teams that covered the Mayweather-Juan Manuel Marquez in Las Vegas last Sept. 19, Leonard Ellerbee said his ward has the say, not Pacquiao.
“Floyd is the one that’s dictating the terms on when he’s fighting and who he’s fighting. It’s nothing to do with Pacquiao because that’s their business,” said Ellerbee.
When asked about reports that Pacquiao’s camp had tried to quietly to negotiate with the Mayweather people, Ellerbee remarked: “Floyd has come on record as saying a number of times that we think Manny Pacquiao is an excellent fighter. We would say he’s a good little fighter. He reminds us of a street fighter and he’s entertaining. But dealing with Floyd Mayweather, that’s a whole, another level.”
Ellerbee added Pacquiao may be an outstanding little fighter, but he is not on the level of Mayweather.
“People made a big deal about his last two victories and he deserved credit for going in there and taking care of business. He went in there and did what Floyd had already done [against Oscar de la Hoya and Ricky Hatton], so I don’t see what the big deal is about.”
But Ellerbee commended Pacquiao for his second-round demolition of Hatton. “It was an amazing feat within itself, but like I said, fighting those type of guys is one thing, but getting in there with Floyd Mayweather is a whole new level.”
Asked by Dyan Castillejo whether Mayweather wants to fight Pacquiao, Ellerbee replied: “Floyd will fight anybody that’s out there. But you’ve got to understand that when you are the boss-man and you are driving the train, Floyd doesn’t chase the money, he creates the money.”
The Mayweather handler pointed out that in the welterweight division, there are a lot of guys to consider. “But when it comes down to it, I think it will be very, very tough to make a deal because of the circumstances that are involved.”
Ellerbee alleged that Pacquiao has a promoter “Bob Arum that takes a lot of money from him and it’s well over 25 percent. When those kind of things happen, his promoter starts looking for another way to probably generate money in terms of trying to come to a deal and it’s just not happening with Mayweather.”
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