Counterfeit? L.A. Says Money Mayweather is a Fraud

Counterfeit? L.A. says Money Mayweather is a fraud January 9, 6:25 AM LA Boxing Examiner Ricardo Lois New York City, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston - cities known for fans that tell it like it is. If your game is not up to par as an athlete the sport loving citizens of these areas will let their feelings be known and quick. Meanwhile Los Angeles is seen as a laid back oasis where athletes get the benefit of the doubt and sporting events are perceived as purely social events, where stars, and those who think they are stars go to be seen. Let it be known that La-La Land's fight fans have a loud bark to rival any Philly loud mouth. Last night, while attending a fight card in Glendale, California which was put on by Art of Boxing Promotions and televised by ESPN Friday Night Fights featuring middleweight Roman Karmazin knocking out Dioniso Miranda in ten exciting rounds, I posed the following question to fight fans, "Who is responsible for the break down in the Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather Junior fight?" If you have not heard by now, the super fight that was to take place in March between Pacquiao and Mayweather has crumbled like a stale cookie due to Mayweather's request that Pacquiao take an Olympic style drug test before and following the fight. The drug test was agreed to by Pacquiao, but the timing of the blood draws could not be agreed upon and now Pacquiao is off to fight Joshua Clottey instead. So was Manny the punk for not wanting to pull blood close to fight night, or did Mayweather walk away with egg on his face for insisting on a drug test when Pacquiao has never come close to testing dirty for any fight? Los Angelinos made their opinion very clear and very loud, Mayweather is at fault for the fiasco which took place during the last two weeks. Yes, there were a few Mayweather apologist who defended their man to the fault, but the resounding sentiment was that Floyd chickened out. Boxing columnist and bloggers have been pointing the finger at Floyd for several days now, but now a sample of boxing fans inside of a major city known for their laid back attitude is now boiling mad at Money Mayweather. http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-2850-LA-Boxing-Examiner~y2010m1d9-Counterfeit-LA-says-Money-Mayweather-is-a-fraud#