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The way I see it, this fight is all for Mayweather's benefit as far as status/prestige and respect is concerned because Pacquiao doesn't need to prove anything anymore; Pacquiao has already achieved respectability by being the best fighter to come out of Asia, climbing all the way from flyweight to welter, fighting the bests along the way to achieve that feat. It is Mayweather who needs a believable challenge to solidify his own claim to ATG status.
Floyd is just waiting for that opportunity and a particular type of fighter that he thinks he'd look good beating, he certainly won't gamble his unbeaten streak against the elites of his own division like Margarito, Williams and even Cotto. He needs a winnable fight for which to get respect from mainstream fans, something that has eluded him because of his "cowardly" style. Pacquiao is smaller, as Pacquiao can still go comfortable down to 135 if he chooses to and Mayweather can't; gives an inch in height and a couple of inches in reach; has not had that much fight experience in the junior welter/welterweight divisions; has the name and the accomplishment that would be a perfect centerpiece to any dull resume; has legions of fans; and lastly can bring in the money.
Americans have not had an ATG in the lower weights for quite a while now, I hope this is not another way for them to "decision win" their way into the record books by making a a dull fighter look great by winning over a smaller opponent. If Pacquiao wins or loses, it changes little to his already impressive resume, while Floyd winning gives history a reason to give respect to a cowardly boxer that doesn't deserve any IMO.
Floyd is just waiting for that opportunity and a particular type of fighter that he thinks he'd look good beating, he certainly won't gamble his unbeaten streak against the elites of his own division like Margarito, Williams and even Cotto. He needs a winnable fight for which to get respect from mainstream fans, something that has eluded him because of his "cowardly" style. Pacquiao is smaller, as Pacquiao can still go comfortable down to 135 if he chooses to and Mayweather can't; gives an inch in height and a couple of inches in reach; has not had that much fight experience in the junior welter/welterweight divisions; has the name and the accomplishment that would be a perfect centerpiece to any dull resume; has legions of fans; and lastly can bring in the money.
Americans have not had an ATG in the lower weights for quite a while now, I hope this is not another way for them to "decision win" their way into the record books by making a a dull fighter look great by winning over a smaller opponent. If Pacquiao wins or loses, it changes little to his already impressive resume, while Floyd winning gives history a reason to give respect to a cowardly boxer that doesn't deserve any IMO.
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