Round 1: Rubio comes out with jabs and activity. Chavez Jr, measuring Rubio. Rubio avoiding a wide hook from Julio. Overhand right lands for Chavez Jr. Rubio keeping the jab active. Accidental headbutt- no damage. Body shot to the stomach lands for Chavez Jr. Jab lands fort Julio followed by a body shot. Jab lands for Rubio. Marco is staying in front of Julio. Body shot for Chavez Jr, warned as a low blow from Marco. Great overhand right lands for Rubio as he follows with a  straight jab. Round 1 for Rubio.

Round 2: Rubio comes out busy with the jab. Julio feinting, follows with a  1-2. Lunging left hook blocked by Rubio. Chavez Jr coming forward this round. Body shot for Chavez. Great left hook. Rubio answers with jabs and a straight body shot. Jabs traded. Grazing straight right from Chavez. Rubio answer with  jab and overhand right. Great inside hook from Rubio. Chavez trying to get inside but eating short uppercuts. Overhand left lands for Chavez. Rubio continues jabbing. Not a lot of head movement from either fighter this round. Rubio has thrown 53 punches so far this round  (:30). Round ends with Chavez landing an overhand left. Round 2 for Chavez.

Round 3: Rubio pawing. Chavez more aggressively coming forward. Left hook to the body from Chavez. He’s asserting himself more this round. Overhand right from Rubio in side. Two uppercuts for Rubio. Chavez staying inside. Rubio lands uppercut and left hook . Shoulder to shoulder. Rubio more busy. Chavez taking leather on the inside. Chavez lands hooks the body. Rubio landing more shots but they are not devastating. Rubio out pointing Chavez this round. Straight rich lands for Chavez. Round ends in a flurry with Rubio landing a great hook. Round 3 for Rubio.

Round 4: Chavez comes out to close the gap quickly. Rubio landing hooks inside. Chavez trying to set up the body shots. Chavez misses a wide right hook, Rubio counters with a  soft straight left. Uppercuts inside for Rubio. Rubio doing more work. Rubio brings the fight back to the middle of the ring. Ref strops the action. Julio pawing on Rubio as he gets shoulder to shoulder. Rubio flurry’s to win the round. Round 4 for Rubio.

Round 5: Chavez jr jabbing. Rubio backpedalling. Body shots from Chavez Jr as Rubio lands hooks to the head. Strong body shots from Chavez jr. Rubio not creating any space which plays into Chavez’ game plan of boxy shots. Low blow by Rubio. Chavez Sr rising up to voice his displeasure. Great straight right from Chavez. Body shot from Chavez. Chavez dries Rubio to the corner again and wales with body shots. Chavez backing up and jabbing. Jab lands for Rubio. Clearly Chavez’ round.

Round 6: Rubio comes out jabbing. Chavez blocking. Overhand right  misses for Rubio. Uppercut inside from Rubio as Chavez comes inside. Low blow from Rubio again. Chavez backs Rubio up and lands body shots. Seems like Chavez takes breaks and begins to backpedal. Rubio landing jabs. Rubio trying to catch Chavez Jr. Chavez leads with this head to get inside. Back to the ropes as Chavez throws uppercuts. Overhand right from Rubio as the bell ends. Chavez’s round.

Round 7: Rubio lands two jabs flush. Chavez throwing more power shots this round. Rubio on the ropes, shoulder to shoulder with Chavez. Chavez lands a left hook. Rubio is not showing a lot. Chavez lands two great hooks that backs up Rubio. Chavez complains of another low blow. The ref tells Chavez to continue fighting. Rubio lands two good hooks as the evades Chavez’ hook. Chavez outworks Rubio that round.

Round 8: Chavez comes out with a jab and feint. The crowd roars as they sense the moment. Chavez throwing power shots. Rubio lands a great uppercut. The fans are doing a “wave.” Which means they’re entertaining themselves because the fight is not. Must be a Texas thing. Rubio keeping leather on Chavez. great right hook from Chavez. Rubio backing up easier this round- signs he’s is wearing down. Chavez Jr doubling Rubio’s output this time. Chavez T’ing off on Rubio now.Rubio lands straight rights.

Round 9: Rubio’s porn mustache is flawless- that has nothing to do with boxing. lol. Rubio comes out jabbing and Chavez comes out backpedalling. Julio is not throwing with fire as he was before. Rubio is through pillow shots as he dancing around the ring. Back to the ropes, Chavez lands a left body hook. 11 landed for Chavez now, 8 for Rubio. Chavez eats two hooks. Chin to chin, Rubio out works Chavez at the end.

Round 10: Body shot lands on Chavez’s hip. Julio is throwing bombs. Overhand right misses for Julio. Nose to nose, glove to glove, they trade on the inside. Julio throws two hooks and lands both. Rubio brings the fight to the center and lands two jabs. Julio is stalking and keeping the fight close. Julio using the elbow to create space. Julio landing better shots- having difficulty landing the big shot.Rubio warned for pushing. Rubio landing great shots as he backs up from Julio.

Round 11: Rubio comes out with two jabs. Chavez moves in head first again. back to the ropes, Chavez opens pup on Rubio. Both fighters trade. Uppercut lands fore Rubio. Both trading hard shots. Chavez overusing the elbow to put Rubio in position. Chavez inside but not throwing punches. Great right hand from Chavez. Power shots fro Chavez. Rubio takes them and fires back. Chavez throwing more power shots. Rubio has landed more shots this round. 27 to 17 at the :30 mark. Great right hand from Chavez. Rubio returns.

Round 12: Chavez comes out throwing bombs again. Rubio landing uppercuts inside. Chavez lands hooks. Rubio lands flurries. Chavez slows down. Rubio still busy. Chavez works the body. Rubio circling Chavez. Rubio throws 3 punch combo. Hard right and left by Chavez. Rubio takes it. Overhand right sends Rubio back. Chavez is tired. Rubio still throwing. Straight right lands for Rubio. :30 left. Chavez lands 30 to Rubio’s 15. Chavez clearly winning the round. They trade in the center as the bell rings.

Round 1: Donaire comes out working the jab. Vasquez throwing jabs tentatively. Ther’s only a half inch difference between the two. Donaire throwing power shots but Wilfredo blocks. Nonito bounces around and tries to open up. Vasquez is more flat footed than Donaire in the first round. Nonito loading up for big shots but not landing them. Very patient first round. Donaire wins round 1.

Round 2: Nonito working the body, lands a straight right. Nonito is waiting to counter as he attempts to counter a straight right from Vasquez. Donaire failing to make adjustments. Hard left hand body shot lands for Donaire. Vasquez is cautious of Donaire’s speed and he’s getting  behind on points. Donaire lands a left to the body again. 13 punches to 1 landed for Donaire by the :23 mark. Unintential head butt. No cuts. Round 2 for Donaire.

Round 3: Donaire comes out with the jab again. Looking and waiting for Vasquez to open up for a counter. Lunging left hook blocked by Wilfredo. Donaire is showing signs of struggle to adjust. Nonito playing around in the ring, trying to bounce around and land and lands a left hook lead. Vasquez on the ropes and safely battles out. Vasquez throws a wild right and falls flat. Great body shot from Donaire to end the round. Round 3 for Donaire.

Round 4: Donaire looks more aggressive. Bouncing around and trying to create more angles. There’s a mouse under Vasquez’ left eye. Wilfredo lands his jab. Leaping left hook blocked by Wilfredo. Nonito leaps in with a left uppercut. Nonito lands a jab and bounces away. Donaire holding the left hand down to bait Wilfredo inside. The round ends as both fighters exchange words at the bell. Round 4 for Donaire.

Round 5: Donaire comes out jabbing and feinting. Hard right hand by Vasquez, his best punch of the fight. Wilfredo lands a jab and avoids a counter. Nonito counters with an inside left hook. Overhand right lands for Vasquez. 14 punches landed for Donaire at the :15 mark, 11 for Vasquez. Doniare ends the round feinting. Round 5 for Donaire.

Round 6: Vasquez looks more comfortable this round, he’s throwing more jabs. Jabs landing for Vasquez. Donaire parrying Qilfredo’s jab and shuffles away. Nonito takes a straight over the top from Wilfredo. Vasquez landing the jab regularly this round. 2 jabs for Donaire. The pace has picked up . Vasquz landing the jab. Nonito has no answer. Donaire switches to Southpaw. Jab ands for Wilfredo. Jabs still landing for Wilfredo. Vasquez controlling the distance 19 punches for Wilfredo and 13 for Donaire at the :15. Round 6 for Wilfredo.

Round 7: Ninoto comes out inviting Vasquez in with the left hand down. Overhand right  issues for Wilfredo. Fight goes inside. Both landing hooks and uppercuts. Fight resumes to the center of the ring. Body shot from Nonito. Nice overhand right for Nonito lands . Low blow from Nonto. Ref warns Nonito. Fighting resumes. Uppercuts landing inside fore Nonito. Vasquez responds with a few of his own and a straight jab. Jab lands flush for Vasquez. Overhand left wobbles Vasquez. Round 7 for Vasquez. 4 to 3 for Donaire.

Donaire’s trainer tells Nonito to back up vasquez.

Round 8: Vasquez comes out jabbing. body shots and jabs landing for Wilfredo. Insdie uppercuts and left hook lands for Wilfredo. 3 jabs land for Vasquez. Nonito bobbing and weaving lands an overhand right and left body shot. jab for Vasquez again followed by a body shot. Overhand right from Nonito lands. Jab from Wilfredo lands. :30 left. Jabs from Wilfredo. Nonito waiting to get inside. Nonito playing in the ring in a squatting fashion. Mixed reviews from the crowd. Nonito’s round.

Round 9: Nonito comes out with the hand speed. 2 jabs lands flush for Nontio. Vasquez throwing to the body. Great overhand left counter form Nonito. Great overhand right from Wilfredo. Straight right lands from Nonito- great counter. Nonito has abandoned the body shots. Great uppercut form Nonito, and a left hook puts Vasquez down. Nonito taking his time and looking for an opening.

Round 10: Donaire comes out jabbing. Vasquez landing the jab flush. Wilrfredo has Nonito on the ropes- trying to pick him apart. Nice right jab lands for Vasquez. Nonito imitating Roy jones by bouncing around and punching from all angles. Round 10 for Donaire.

Round 11: Vasquez pressing forward. Nontio taking jabs and trying to land counters. two punch combo lands for Nonito. Headbutt, no blood. Vasquez jab looks crisp and quick. Nontio bounces and lands a left. double jab for Nonito lands. 21 ounces landed for Nontio, 10 for Vasquez at the :20 mark. Bell rings as Nonito lands a grazing counter left hook. Round 11 for Nonito.

Round 12: Fighters touch gloves. Nonito comes out bouncing and shuffling. Dancing, throwing punches from angles. Great jab lands for Nontio. Vasquez still a standing and trying to land another shot. Great body shot fore Nonito. The is a very unorthodox round for Nontio who is bouncing around and shuffling. Nonito hurt his right hand- according to his trainer. This may explain why he’s bouncing around. Fight ends with both fighters flurrying.

Nontio Donaire wins by Unanimous Decision. Congratulations to Nonito Donaire who becomes the WBO Junior Featherweight title holder.

Today  Floyd Mayweather Jr. tweeted to the Filipino fighter again that he’s “ready to put my belt up.”

To add emphasis to the message, Floyd attached a bird’s eye view photo of himself with his WBC welterweight title belt sitting beside him as he ends his tweet with, “What about you Manny Pacquiao?”

In spite of Top Rank General Bob Arum’s efforts to kill a May 5, 2012 super bout between Pacquiao and Floyd, Floyd is pressing forward by publicly issuing challenge after challenge to Manny.

Marquez, Cotto, Bradely and Peterson are on the shortlist Bob Arum is presenting to Pacquiao while he’s in Manila.

“We are not ducking the fight. From a business perspective we are not going to throw away an additional $30-$40 million,” said Koncz, responding to Mayweather’s initial tweet. “Be a man [Floyd] and step up to the plate. Fight at the end of May and the fight is done.”

Mayweather’s options, should Manny not step up, are most likely Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, holder of his divisions WBC Crown. Richard Schafer named the Ring Magazine #2 ranked lightweight Roberto Guerrero who is a five-belt winner over the course of three divisions.

Leonard Ellerbe, CEO of Mayweather Promotions, told Kevin Iole of Yahoo!Sports that Mayweather’s next opponent should be announced “toward the end of the week.”

But Mayweather still wants Pacquiao.

“‘I’m ready to put my belt up,” wrote Mayweather in his latest tweet. “What about you Manny Pacquiao? Let’s make history.”

Photo tweeted by Floyd Mayweather Jr.

“Knowing Floyd the way I know Floyd, Floyd is probably looking for an ordinary kind of opponent in May,” the Top Rank CEO said in an interview with Dyan Castillejo and Ronnie Nathanielsz.

Arum continued to say he believes Floyd will select an undefeated Mexican fighter to face on May 5th in order to cash in on a big pay day.

“The reason he’s zeroed in on May 5 is not because of Manny Pacquiao… to fight somebody like [Robert] Guerrero, who is of Hispanic origin, because May 5 is Cinco de Mayo,” he said.

Arum stated his plan is to promote a Mayweather-Pacquiao bout the entire time while Floyd serves his 87 day sentence in jail.

“November… is the optimum date to promote a fight,” he said.

Though November is the optimum date, according to Arum, he’s not 100% opposed to a May 5th clash between Mayweather and Pacquiao.

One must find this news confusing especially considering the fact that Mayweather chose Ortiz, who is a southpaw, as his tune-up for Pacquiao and the fact that Mayweather has been calling out Pacquiao for a May 5th clash since since November of 2011 as seen on Fighthype in live and in living color on video. And Mayweather called out Pacquiao today on Facebook- again.

Is Bob Arum using reverse psychology again?

New Year, old drama. Boxing fans, we’re two weeks into 2012 and we’re already faced with another roller coaster ride on the Mayweather-Pacquiao express. First we go up. Then we come down. Then we go spinning upside down. *Gulp*… Oh-shit! I think I’m about to hurl- again! BLAHHHHH!

Trivia question: “What’s worse than throwing up on a roller coaster ride?” There are two answers actually; (1) After you blow chunks, you realize the roller coaster ride ain’t over. (2) Being the guy sitting behind the guy who just blew chunks!

That’s what the Mayweather-Pacquiao mega-fight fiasco has been, a complete cluster fuck of a roller coaster ride and Bob Arum is playing the roll of park attendant who could give a flying frisco fuck if the ride is going too fast or if you’re under age, or if you throw up or if you get whiplash. As a matter of fact, he’s pissed off if you’re saying anything shy of “More please sir!”

The real question is “who’s to blame for the roller coaster ride?” Manny or Arum? Before you answer, allow me recant a few facts from recent events.

After Marquez-Pacquiao 3 ended, Arum stated “We are not interested in a fight with Mayweather. We are pursuing a fourth bout with Marquez.” Arum went so far as to state if Marquez will be ready on Cinco De Mayo (May 5, 2012), we’ll [Pacquiao] be ready to fight as well.

After Marquez-Pacquiao 3, Max Kellerman asked Manny if he wanted a fight with Mayweather to which Manny replied yes and “I’m willing to do anything to make the fight.”

After Mayweather was granted a continuance and allowed to fight on May 5th, naturally the boxing world turned to Pacquiao and Arum for an answer of “yes” to fighting Mayweather. Instead, the fans received these two answers:

1. Arum: Pacquiao’s eye will not be healed by May 5th. November is better of both fights.
2. Pacquiao: I want to fight Mayweather and I’m willing to take any tests. BUT, Bob Arum decides on how I fight next.

Consistency check
First Arum says May 5th is not a problem for fighting Marquez but when Mayweather is brought up, he now doesn’t want to fight on May 5th. Manny says he’s willing to do anything to make the fight happen yet in the same breath he back tracks and says Arum makes the decision on whom he fights. If Manny is willing to do anything to make that fight happen, he would not allow Arum to select his next opponent nor will he allow the public to begin to believe he is not his own man and/or lacks control over his own career.

Who’s to blame here folks? The answer is, PACQUIAO!

Allow me to make something clear before you read further. My reasons for blaming Manny is not rooted on a “like” or “dislike” of the man as a person or boxer. No. It’s based on two basic principles:

1. We are not stupid! We truly know Arum can’t force Manny to do anything he does not want to do. Manny is a congressman which proves he is more than capable of analyzing information in great detail and formulating an educated decision independent of counsil. I understand the promoter works for the fighter. In the case of Pacquiao, Arum is at his mercy as Manny can choose to fight no one which will ultimately kill Arum’s pockets.
2.  We’re not blind! Anyone who can read can recall two completely different answers from Bob Arum regarding who and when Manny will fight next. Regarding Marquez, Arum was eager to set up the fight on May 5th. When Mayweather was mentioned, Arum switched his answer by stating Manny will not be ready for a fight on May 5th.

At the end of the day, it does not matter what Arum says, Manny has ultimate control over his fight destiny. This is simply common sense. Think about it; Arum and Koncz fly into Manila. Sit down with Manny. Says to Manny, “here are the four people I think you should fight.” At that point, Manny can sit back and select an opponent or look at Arum and slide the cards back and say “get me Floyd on May 5th” and walk out. It’s that simple.

Yes, Arum can plead with Manny or even Roach in hopes he can break through to Manny. But at the end of the day, Manny can still look both of them in the eye and say “get me Mayweather on May 5th!” and walk away. Also, Manny can simply, have his people contact Floyd and stage an interview on ESPN who would eagerly place both fighters on a split screen to announce to the world they’d both like to fight and we don’t give a damn what Arum says. This would put Arum in checkmate. Bob would have no choice but to proceed the fight or feel the wrath of Manny leaving Top Rank. Court and drama.

A fighter who is considered top pound for pound in the world holds all the cards.

At this point, I blame Manny Pacquiao for not stepping up and making the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight happen on May 5th.

“Manny Pacquiao I’m calling you out let’s fight May 5th and give the world what they want to see. My Jail Sentence was pushed back because the date was locked in. Step up Punk.”, stated Mayweather via Facebook post.

Mayweather is clearly turning up the heat and cleaning any doubt as to whether or not he is willing to fight Manny Pacquiao. Top Rank General Bob Arum stated Manny will not be ready to fight Floyd on May 5th because he needs time to all his cut eye to heal. Contrarily, Arum also stated Pacquiao-Marquez 4 will take place on Cinco De Mayo if Marquez wanted the fight.

Within 2-hours of making his post, Floyd Mayweather received over 12,000 comments and over 60,000 Likes. Love him or hate him, Floyd knows how to create a buzz.

Arum had made claims as to why Manny can’t fight Floyd, but unfortunately Bob’s claims are contradicting.

Pacquiao has stated his position on a fight with Mayweather but it leaves fans with mixed emotions about their beloved Filipino slugger.

How do you think Pacquiao and Top Rank Boxing will respond?

Sooooo many questions arise as Arum offers his reasonings. Here are few that popped in my mind:

1. Why wait until now to tell the world you want a bigger venue for Mayweather Pacquiao? It’s been nearly 3 months since Manny’s last fight in November 2011! Team Mayweather and Top Rank could have surely decided on a  bigger venue- both sides love maximizing revenue.
2. What venue does Arum have in mind? Maybe Cowboy’s stadium? If I remember correctly, Floyd wasn’t fond of “Jerry World.”
3. “Arum World” cometh?: Arum has been quoted stating he’d like to construct a 40,000+ seat stadium to host his own events. Could this be part of his elaborate scheme? If so, I can’t hate on ya Bobby boy!

I’m not looking for conspiracy here people. I’m looking for things to make sense, damn it! Do you think the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight will happen in 2012 and where?

Arum and Koncz will be traveling together to Manila Sunday and he will be arriving Tuesday morning. The purpose of the trip is to present Manny Pacquiao with four names of candidates he’d like  Pacquiao to face. The leading candidates are Tim Bradley and Juan Manuel Marquez.  Lamont Peterson and Miguel Cotto are second tier options of the four.

Sadly, no plausible reason why Manny Pacquiao can’t fight Floyd on the 5th of May has been given by Arum.

How do you feel about a Pacquiao-Marquez 4 or Pacquiao-Bradley, or Pacquiao-Peterson or a Pacquiao-Cotto 2 bout?

Mayweather’s new date of surrender is June 1, 2012 which will allow him to honor his agreement with the MGM grand to fight on May 5, 2012. As expected, Mayweather’s attorney noted his May 5, 2012 bout would generate $100 million dollars to the community of Las Vegas. Money talks. In a counter argument, the district attorney stated Mayweather should not be treated any differently than any one else and there should be no reason to delay his imprisonment because the fight could be rescheduled.

Unfortunately for the district attorney, Mayweather’s attorney gave the judge a swift course in boxing business by explaining the difficulties in rescheduling a boxing event commitment. The judge was of the opinion that the counseling to take place after the incarceration was more important than the jail time itself. This was the logic for granting Mayweather’s continuance, ultimately delaying his sentence.  Mayweather will be able to fulfill his obligations to the MGM Grand on May 5, 2012. Ergo, Money Talks, and Money will be fighting on May 5, 2012.

Did Mayweather get special treatment from the judge?