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Floyd will be remembered as a ducker.
Mayweather will be remembered as the fighter who ducked Pacquiao more so than anything else that he has done in his career because there has never been a figher who has been considered the greatest-of-all-time who has ducked the simolutaneous reigning Pound-for-Pound King and Fighter-of-the-Decade Award winner. Mayweather has never requested random blood testing for any other bout besides the Pacquiao bout, and when Manny agreed to the 14-day cut off point that Floyd first agreed upon in early 2010, a scheme was cooked up to pretend Mayweather didn’t even negotiate with Pacquiao. Besides, Mayweather saying he did not negotiate with Pacquiao is the worst public relations move yet because it seemed as though he had no desire to face the best fighter of his era.
Unfortunately for Floyd, if he does not face Pacquiao in the near future, he will remembered more for ducking the Pac Man than he will for any of his decent accomplishments in the ring. For a fighter who claims he is the greatest-of-all-time, it is a paradox that he is avoiding the one fight that could at least lay the foundation to grant any sort of legitimacy to the claim.
My guess is that Floyd will make up an excuse, whether it be the purse-split, random blood testing, his Uncle Roger’s trial (which has been delayed, and could have allowed Roger to train Floyd for Pacquiao in November) for avoiding a Pacquiao clash to save face, and Floyd will pay Don King to continue to promote that excuse rather than the fight.
Unfortunately for Floyd, if he does not face Pacquiao in the near future, he will remembered more for ducking the Pac Man than he will for any of his decent accomplishments in the ring. For a fighter who claims he is the greatest-of-all-time, it is a paradox that he is avoiding the one fight that could at least lay the foundation to grant any sort of legitimacy to the claim.
My guess is that Floyd will make up an excuse, whether it be the purse-split, random blood testing, his Uncle Roger’s trial (which has been delayed, and could have allowed Roger to train Floyd for Pacquiao in November) for avoiding a Pacquiao clash to save face, and Floyd will pay Don King to continue to promote that excuse rather than the fight.
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