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by David P. Greisman - Hope is a hot bath that has just had its stopper pulled. It is comforting but fleeting, draining away until the inevitable emptiness.
There is no more hope that Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. will fight, not in 2010, at least. That plug was pulled weeks ago, hope edging closer each day to the abyss, struggling against the current but ultimately succumbing. The fight has gone down those proverbial tubes.
“I’m not really thinking about boxing right now,” Mayweather, coaching a charity basketball game Sunday, told the Associated Press. “I’m just relaxing. I fought about 60 days ago, so I’m just enjoying myself, enjoying life, enjoying my family and enjoying my vacation.”
That would have to suffice for the reason why Mayweather will not fight Pacquiao. It was an explanation that failed to explain, just as Mayweather turned down a Pacquiao fight without ever officially turning it down.
Three weeks ago we were told negotiations for a fight between Pacquiao and Mayweather were over, that the hard part was done.
On the surface, this was progress.
Half a year ago the negotiations had sputtered out spectacularly. They had agreed on the money (a 50-50 split), a weight limit (welterweight), and the size of the gloves (8 ounces). They could not agree on drug testing. They would not agree on drug testing. It was a matter of ego that masqueraded as a matter of principle. Pacquiao went on to defeat Joshua Clottey. Mayweather went on to beat Shane Mosley. [Click Here To Read More]
There is no more hope that Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. will fight, not in 2010, at least. That plug was pulled weeks ago, hope edging closer each day to the abyss, struggling against the current but ultimately succumbing. The fight has gone down those proverbial tubes.
“I’m not really thinking about boxing right now,” Mayweather, coaching a charity basketball game Sunday, told the Associated Press. “I’m just relaxing. I fought about 60 days ago, so I’m just enjoying myself, enjoying life, enjoying my family and enjoying my vacation.”
That would have to suffice for the reason why Mayweather will not fight Pacquiao. It was an explanation that failed to explain, just as Mayweather turned down a Pacquiao fight without ever officially turning it down.
Three weeks ago we were told negotiations for a fight between Pacquiao and Mayweather were over, that the hard part was done.
On the surface, this was progress.
Half a year ago the negotiations had sputtered out spectacularly. They had agreed on the money (a 50-50 split), a weight limit (welterweight), and the size of the gloves (8 ounces). They could not agree on drug testing. They would not agree on drug testing. It was a matter of ego that masqueraded as a matter of principle. Pacquiao went on to defeat Joshua Clottey. Mayweather went on to beat Shane Mosley. [Click Here To Read More]
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