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Manny Pacquiao's Advisor Michael Koncz Says Pac Man Has Become A Bigger Name Than Muhammad Ali In His Prime. Is He Right? Is Ali Still The Greatest? [Video + Poll]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on December 8, 2010 at 10:00am

Video After The Jump Boxing fans love to debate which fighter is the greatest of all time. In such debates, people generally up end going old school vs new school. For most though, Muhammad Ali has been considered the greatest and most well known boxer of all time. Manny Pacquiao's advisor Michael Koncz doesn't think that is the case anymore. At least not when it comes to popularity. He tells reporter Elie Seckbach that Pac Man is now the biggest name boxing has ever seen. "I think it's all the things we've been doing. 60 Minutes programs, you know - 24-7 again. It's put him into that category of a rock star," Koncz said "I think he's one of the most popular boxers ever, even more than Ali. You gotta remember Muhammad Ali, and he was my favorite boxer. He never became world wide famous until the draft issue, it wasn't because of his boxing. [Ali was convicted for refusing induction into the military]. And I think that's what's happening to Manny too. Like I said with 60 Minutes, the Dateline show that we did, the Jimmy Kimmel show that we did twice. We're taking him out of the boxing circle and putting him into the household." Koncz makes some interesting points, but Ali became worldwide famous without the internet, pay-per-view, Showtime and HBO. I think that's a really hard comparison to make. In other Pacquiao news, it's looking more and more likely that his next opponent will be either Sugar Shane Mosely or Andre Berto. Juan Manuel Marquez was also in the running, but promotor Bob Arum said his asking price was way too high. “Marquez's proposal was so out of line for anything that he got before… I don't think Manny is going to pay any attention to it,” Arum said in an interview with FanHouse.com On the possibility of Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Pacquiao, it doesn't look like that fight will happen until at least the end of 2011, if at all. Oscar De La Hoya of Floyd's promotion team Golden Boy is accusing Arum of ducking his fighter. Arum is calling bullsh*t on that accusation. "That's totally nonsense because you can argue over the first situation, the first go around. They had one position, we had another. But on the second go around we gave in to every one of their positions. We were so anxious to make the fight and Mayweather didn't want to fight," Arum said "And even today we will do the fight unconditionally, unconditionally! And all Mayweather has to do is say ('yes') he wants the fight." So our poll for today is, who is the greatest fighter of all time? Use whatever criteria you want to - popularity, pay-per-view buys etc But the most important thing in determining the greatest is boxing skills.
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Oh Boy! Snoop Dogg Tells Manny Pacquiao To Stop Running From Floyd Mayweather Jr "Pacquiao Take The Blood Test, Quit Being Scared N*gga" [Video]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on July 16, 2010 at 11:30am


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I didn't see this one coming, but Big Snoop Dogg has put his two cents in on the potential Manny Pacquia vs Floyd Mayweather Jr fight.

According to recent reports, the two fighters have agreed on everything including Manny taking the blood test. The only thing holding the fight up is Floyd giving the ok by today's deadline (July 16).

But that didn't stop Snoop from firing shots at Manny anyway.

"Pacquiao, take the blood test, quit being scared n*gga and get in the motherf*cking ring," Snoop says. "If you really a boxer, show that you aint dirty and aint taking no drugs. Take the test, get in the ring and give the people what they want."

Damn, Snoop wildin...

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Kimbo Slice To Compete In Season 10 Of The Ultimate Fighter

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on June 1, 2009 at 11:11pm

Word around the web is Kimbo Slice will be competing in TUF Season 10. Kimbo became an internet sensation for putting people to sleep with his fists in backyard brawls. He then turned pro and got off to a great start before losing his last match by KO. With his signing and the coaches of the teams being Quentin "Rampage" Jackson & Rashad Evans. Season 10 is shaping up to be must see tv on Spike !
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