I hate to say it but for all of the commotion this fight, if it actually happens, could end up being quite nothing as we're building it up to be. Floyd Mayweather will likely win by staying in his defensive/tactical pocket for a decision against Pacquiao.
Seriously, does anyone truly believe the hype that we have a potential FOTY from these two together?
I remember reading an interview that Leonard Ellerbee gave in Ring magazine, he was instrumental in re-marketing Floyd to broader audiences which is why he appeared on Dancing with the Stars and took on the "Money" personae. That reminds me of another interview with Madonna in Playboy where she helped Deion Sanders invent "Showtime" personae and Dennis Rodman become well, Dennis Rodman.
Controversy sells and even Floyd said so himself in a recent Boxingscene interview - he makes good TV so all of his nonsense really just helps him make more money. I wonder if Shane who is a legend in his own right would have had bigger fights and more financial success if he did some of the same as opposed to being just the nice guy that he seems like.
So how exactly does any of this benefit boxing or is it just that the Mayweather camp overplayed their hand and are trying to justify their insistence with drug testing?
I remember a few years back Oscar talking about a real boxing commission with medical coverage, pensions, etc... so perhaps testing would fall in line with that but I guess that got sidetracked when he started his promotion company.
The fact that so many so-called boxing experts would even bother to chime in on the possibility of this ridiculous mismatch shows just how deep and corrupt that boxing truly is. The majority of them should just say, Guerrero is nowhere near ready for Mayweather but these people actually weighing in on this is an attempt of someone to give this hypothetical fight legitimacy.
I can see it now... all of these random articles debating the merits of this fight littered with quotes from Steward, etc...
This is what Arum means when he says he needs sufficient time to promote a fight which most dedicated boxing fans consider to be one sided. If Bob can throw enough bull**** and hype at it soon more than enough people will change their mind and decide it'll be competitive. All the while both sets of parties will be laughing their asses off at how well they played everybody.
I was watching this fight last Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall and he was definitely out on his feet. If the ref wasn't there to hold him he would have fallen on his ass and he was like that for a good 3 minutes.
Also, bear in mind that Tony Pietrantonio was brutally knocked out in an earlier fight and laid unconscious for 5 minutes surrounded by doctors and EMTs who brought in a stretcher for him. In that fight, he was being battered throughout the round and his fight should have been stopped before his knockout.
Me and my friends felt that the referees were a little gun shy after that.