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5 Reasons Floyd VS Manny Will Happen In 2010
1. AGE. It will be Bob Arum’s last chance to be a ringmaster before he turns 80. How many huge promotions can you recall where a promoter was an octogenarian. Actuarial tables will come into play for Arum making him more keen on doing the biggest money fight possible then rather than later.
2. HEALTH. Coach Freddie Roach wants Mayweather for Pacman so bad he can taste it. He’s more than financially comfortable but, with his health issues and the fact that Manny doesn’t plan to be still fighting four or five years from now, I see Roach helping close this huge deal. There’s enough Fabulous Moolah (my tribute to the lady wrestling legend) for everybody.
3. EGO. There’s a reason that Manny Pacquiao was not mentioned a single, solitary time in the WWE’s well honed script for Monday Night Raw. No one wanted to upset the tender ego of the guest host. So Marquez was mentioned and they went with the phony baloney line about PBF still being the world’s best fighter. Pro wrestling is, after all, the Land of Make Believe.
4. HBO JUICE. This is the prime cable network’s Lollapalooza. It’s a boxing Woodstock with an international flavor, 12 weeks of hype and hoopla hopefully capped by 12 rounds of ring drama. HBO will nudge negotiating parties to the finish line if need be.
5. FLOYD’S DESPERATION. While Packy could keep earning big purses even against the low key likes of Edwin Valero, Mayweather needs to swallow his pride and realize that, while he may not the B” side here, he and Pacman are on equal footing in terms of stature. I hardly think that Mayweather will jump up one day and shout, “Hell with Manny, bring me the head of Sugar Shane Mosley.” Floyd wants no parts of His Sugarship clearly. He fears losing to Shane but has convinced himself that he can dominate Pacquiao.
2. HEALTH. Coach Freddie Roach wants Mayweather for Pacman so bad he can taste it. He’s more than financially comfortable but, with his health issues and the fact that Manny doesn’t plan to be still fighting four or five years from now, I see Roach helping close this huge deal. There’s enough Fabulous Moolah (my tribute to the lady wrestling legend) for everybody.
3. EGO. There’s a reason that Manny Pacquiao was not mentioned a single, solitary time in the WWE’s well honed script for Monday Night Raw. No one wanted to upset the tender ego of the guest host. So Marquez was mentioned and they went with the phony baloney line about PBF still being the world’s best fighter. Pro wrestling is, after all, the Land of Make Believe.
4. HBO JUICE. This is the prime cable network’s Lollapalooza. It’s a boxing Woodstock with an international flavor, 12 weeks of hype and hoopla hopefully capped by 12 rounds of ring drama. HBO will nudge negotiating parties to the finish line if need be.
5. FLOYD’S DESPERATION. While Packy could keep earning big purses even against the low key likes of Edwin Valero, Mayweather needs to swallow his pride and realize that, while he may not the B” side here, he and Pacman are on equal footing in terms of stature. I hardly think that Mayweather will jump up one day and shout, “Hell with Manny, bring me the head of Sugar Shane Mosley.” Floyd wants no parts of His Sugarship clearly. He fears losing to Shane but has convinced himself that he can dominate Pacquiao.
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