Scoop, I really love to see a ?Special HBO cage? where you find Mayweather inside and dropping it off to the boxing arena where Paquiao is waiting. A ?caricature? would be nice imitating Mayweather inside the cage and the only way out is to fight Paquiao. Let?s play their tune, the dose of their own medicine, lets keep taunting them until they get compelled. People have been clamoring to see them meet in the ring, and almost all the people I asked about the two, is they will order to pay the PPV in a heartbeat, just to witness Mayweather sleep in the ring from Paquiao?s blow. This will be Huge that might surpass Ali & Tyson era. My appreciation for your time reading my email. Thank you,
Charlie
SCOOP REPLY: That?s a darn good idea Charlie. Can imagine the late great Bill Gallo drawing that very cartoon for the NY Daily News. Would be nice to see more media step up and put more pressure on Phloyd. But most of the media doesn?t seem to have the guts to rock the boat these days. Not many Woodward, Bernsteins or Cosells in this era. Agree, this fight would be the biggest in history and would be the talk of the WORLD.
????????? Hi Scoop, I read your article. Thanks a lot! A question: since we can assume that Fraudhype and GBP are lying about the supposed 1.3 million buys for Mayweather-Ortiz , can we also assume that the 1.3 million buys reported for MegaManny vs Mosley is a fake number also? If HBO hasn?t released a number in the ten days since Mayweather-Ortiz, then the number is probably fake. The same logic would also hold since Showtime hasn?t released a number in the five months since Pacquiao-Mosley? Is that a correct way of viewing it? Or am I being too simplistic? Thanks! Gino SCOOP REPLY: Gino, the 1.3 figure was not confirmed by HBO, Golden Boy or Dan Rafael who usually gets PPV sales info and releases it in his column. Frankly, at this point, I don?t believe anything that Mayweather or his protectors say. I actually believe there are NO LIMITS to what they will do to duck Pacquiao. They will do or say ANYTHING to try to stay atop the sport and keep their undefeated fraud show going and going for as long as possible. And when I say ANYTHING I mean ANYTHING, from Primo Carnera style WWE ?victories?, to falsely accusing a man of using drugs, to pretending to want the fight while actually being scared to death of it. Notice how you don?t hear any reports of Al Haymon or Richard Schaefer calling for meetings with Arum and HBO to make a Mayweather-Pacquiao fight do you? And that?s the reason Arum is lining up Tim Bradley ? because Mayweather, Haymon and Schaefer WILL NEVER come to the table. Because they all know Manny Pacquiao will be the electric chair for Floyd?s career. Gino, I believe Pac-Mosely did well over a million PPV buys, around 1.4 if memory is correct. Showtime made a fortune and this resulted in being a factor for the dismissal/resignation of Ross Greenburg who was reportedly responsible for HBO rejecting Pacquiao-Mosley. ???????? HEY SCOOP WHY DON?T YOU TAKE FLOYDS *** OUT OF YOUR MOUTH! YOU?RE ARTICLES ARE SO BORING! YOU NEED TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL! ALL YOU DO IS HATE ON FLOYD WHEN YOU KNOW HE?S THE BEST! YOU MORON!!!! NOW GO AHEAD AND RESPOND! I DARE YOU! YOU?RE NOT HARD TO FIND! YOU MORON!!!!!!Jason Wells
SCOOP REPLY: All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident. ?Arthur Schopenhauer
????????? Hey Scoop, The paperback version of my book?PacMan: Behind The Scenes With Manny Pacquiao (Da Capo)?comes out November 1. (Pacquiao?s next fight is on November 12.) The book has done well as a hardcover and received great reviews. The Guardian named it one of the best sports books of 2010. For the paperback version, I added a new chapter which includes a critical exploration of Pacquiao?s political future. (Yes, there is talk that he might be president of the Philippines?94 million people?someday.) The paperback version costs $10.20. -Gary Andrew Poole SCOOP REPLY: This was one of the best boxing books I?ve ever read. Highly recommend it. Very interesting insightful and inspiring. I still remember being stunned to read that young Manny as a kid had to share a bowl of rice with his five siblings for their one meal a day. The family lived in a cardboard shack. A great gift for ANY sports fan. ??????- Scoop, thanks for the add on FB my friend. Very cool to meet a fellow Boxing fan as well. Was just curious to know who some of your favorite prize fighters are. My two personal favorites are both named “Joe”. #1 is Joe Frazier in my book the grestest of all, and #2 Joe Louis held the title for 13 years. Great fighters. I’d love to know some of your picks as well. Thanks again buddy! -Kyle Nance SCOOP REPLY: Hi Kyle, the pleasure is mine. Always great to talk boxing with anyone. Many many favorites – no order: Duran, Lennox, Klitschkos, Toney, Salvador Sanchez, Hopkins, Saad Muhammad, Calzaghe, Tyson, Holmes, Ali, Foreman, Frazier, Leon Spinks, Dempsey, Jack Johnson, Golota, Pacquiao, Adamek, Tszyu, Quartey, Kenny Norton, Tito Trinidad, Hitman Hearns, Pryor, Marvin Johnson, Carlos Monzon, John Mugabi, Kassim Ouma, Marvin Hagler, Esteban DeJesus, Earnie Shavers, I mean we could go on and on. AND ON.
