By Thomas Gerbasi - It’s been a while since I’ve knocked one of these out, and with so much going on in the boxing world, this is as good a time as any for some ramblings on the sweet science in all its various forms.
Pacquiao vs. Mayweather – Seriously, this fight had better be good. I expect this kind of gossip, innuendo, and general time wasting from my teenage daughter, not from the two best boxers in the world today. According to the latest salvo, Floyd called Manny and the two discussed the bout. Bob Arum didn’t have a comment, Todd duBoef said negotiating should be done behind closed doors and not in the media (I agree), and Leonard Ellerbe said he knows what was said but that was private. ENOUGH. Make the fight. We know it’s going to happen, we’re confident that it’s going to be this year, the fighters have reportedly / allegedly / apparently (depending on who you talk to) agreed on their financial terms and all the other major issues, so just make the fight. This drawn out, tedious process is doing nothing but alienating true fight fans, most of which probably won’t be able to grab tickets to the bout once the casinos swoop in, so at least let us have the thing signed so we can talk about the fight, and not the negotiations. No one wants to see Floyd or Manny fight anyone else but each other. When all the parties involved realize that, we can get on with the latest fight to “save boxing.” [Click Here To Read More]
Pacquiao vs. Mayweather – Seriously, this fight had better be good. I expect this kind of gossip, innuendo, and general time wasting from my teenage daughter, not from the two best boxers in the world today. According to the latest salvo, Floyd called Manny and the two discussed the bout. Bob Arum didn’t have a comment, Todd duBoef said negotiating should be done behind closed doors and not in the media (I agree), and Leonard Ellerbe said he knows what was said but that was private. ENOUGH. Make the fight. We know it’s going to happen, we’re confident that it’s going to be this year, the fighters have reportedly / allegedly / apparently (depending on who you talk to) agreed on their financial terms and all the other major issues, so just make the fight. This drawn out, tedious process is doing nothing but alienating true fight fans, most of which probably won’t be able to grab tickets to the bout once the casinos swoop in, so at least let us have the thing signed so we can talk about the fight, and not the negotiations. No one wants to see Floyd or Manny fight anyone else but each other. When all the parties involved realize that, we can get on with the latest fight to “save boxing.” [Click Here To Read More]
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