By Inquirer
CEBU CITY–Here’s Manny Pacquiao’s reply to lightweight king Juan Diaz’s challenge:
“If the price is right,” said the Filipino ring icon.
The retort came after Diaz unified three lightweight titles in his bout against Julio Diaz Sunday in Chicago when the latter failed to answer the bell in the ninth round.
Juan Diaz added the International Boxing Federation lightweight title to his World Boxing Association and World Boxing Organization crowns, leaving just the World Boxing Council version of his division as the only missing jewel to his collection.
Another Diaz, David, holds the WBC lightweight diadem, but Juan Diaz made it clear as to who his camp wants next.
“We want (Manny) Pacquiao,” promoter Don King said.
Pacquiao announced plans to ascend to the 135-pound ranks after a clinical 12-round dismantling of Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera in a super featherweight bout early this month.
Pacquiao, however, had earlier said he wanted to face David Diaz before stepping back into the super featherweight ranks to challenge 130-pound king Juan Manual Marquez.
But Juan Diaz feels he should be the one to induct the Filipino into the lightweight ranks.
“I think it’s time for him to step up and fight a young Mexican,” the Mexican-American Juan Diaz said of Pacquiao.
Juan Diaz’s bout against Julio Diaz ended just as the bell to start the round rang.
Julio Diaz’s brother, Joel, a cornerman, told the referee to stop it, bringing a fight that Juan Diaz (33-0) had dominated to a sudden conclusion.
“I thought he was going to box me more, but he came to fight,” Juan Diaz said after defending the WBA title for the seventh time. Reports from Salven Lagumbay, Contributor; Associated Press and Agence France-Presse
March 14th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
kayang kaya ni manny si juan diaz, darating din ung time magkakaharap sila, wait and see…if the price is right?, agree ako dun,alam nyo minsan ang tapang baliwala pag walang kasamang utak…kaya nga binigyan ni lord ng swerte si manny kasi ginagamit nya ang utak nya, dahil ung perang napapanalunan niya pinapamahagi nya sa iba, ndi sya madamot, sinishare nya ung blessings nya..inggit lang kayo..wahahaha..
December 29th, 2007 at 9:45 am
INIICIP LANG DIN XEMPRE NI MANNY KINABUKASAN NIA! EH KUNG UN NA ANG HULI NIANG LABAN? WAG NAMAN SANA…. GO MANNY IDOL KITA KAHIT ANU MANGYARI…SA BOXING LANG HA//
November 15th, 2007 at 11:07 am
to jouie quebec,
well what’s wrong with mukhang pera? ikaw kaya ang magpasuntok sa mukha you wouldn’t put a priceto that? eh ung mga politicians nga natin puro mukhang pera di naman sila nagpapasuntok sa mukha :-). just kidding. i agree with you jouie, manny p. is a different guy now. wag naman sana bawiin ni Lord ang swerte nya otherwise mawawalan tayo ng pambansang kamao. let’s just hope he goes back to his old self and bring more glory to our country. eh kesa kay secretary gonzales mas gusto ko na si pacquiao :-)? un ang super mukhang pera sipsip pa kay GMA kakasuka. kelan kaya kukunin ni Lord un?
brix habagat
October 15th, 2007 at 9:42 pm
[...] Sports Aficionado : Pacquiao reply to Diaz challenge: ‘If the price is right’ [...]
October 15th, 2007 at 9:06 pm
Yup, Paquiao has fought young mexicans before and shredded them to pieces. are you any different?