"It feels great, man! I'm just ready to get in there and get my money...I can't wait. I even called out Shane Mosley today, so let's see if he is man enough to step up and fight. I keep calling everyone out to fight and nobody wants to fight, so let's see if Mosley has the balls to fight me. I'm just calling everyone out; everyone who is in the Junior Middleweight division and who is ranked in top ten...Yep! As soon as I get in the ring, that's what is going to happen. Manny is going down," stated undefeated jr. middleweight contender Vanes Martirosyan as he talked about his eagerness to step in the ring and be the first to knock Manny Pacquiao down in sparring. Check out what else he had to say.
EB: So you're finally getting your chance to spar with Manny Pacquiao. How does it feel?
VM: It feels great, man! I'm just ready to get in there and get my money. I'm ready to get my money!
EB: So you're standing behind what you said about being the first to knock him down and collect on that $1000 bounty?
VM: Of course, man, I always stand behind what I say.
EB: I know when we last spoke, you were saying you couldn't even get sparring, and now you have it. I know you are excited.
VM: Yeah man, I can't wait. I even called out Shane Mosley today, so let's see if he is man enough to step up and fight. I keep calling everyone out to fight and nobody wants to fight, so let's see if Mosley has the balls to fight me. I'm just calling everyone out; everyone who is in the Junior Middleweight division and who is ranked in top ten and has the balls to fight. I want [Miguel] Cotto, I want Mosley, I want [Cornelius] Bundrage, all the title holders who are man enough to fight and stop waiting around.
EB: How long you think it is going to take for you to knock Manny down and collect on that bounty?
VM: If it happens, it is going to happen that day!
EB: Whoa. You are saying day one, you are going to knock him down and collect?
VM: Yep! As soon as I get in the ring, that's what is going to happen. Day one, Manny is going down.
EB: So you're calling out Shane Mosley and day one with Pacquiao, he is going down.
VM: Yep, that's right!