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Who Will Blink First – HBO or Mayweather?
Who Will Blink First – HBO or Mayweather?
Published by Scoop Malinowski on October 15th, 2010
Everybody knows now that Floyd Mayweather does not want to get it on with Manny Pacquiao. The disgraceful American has done nothing but put up hurdles and make excuses to block the biggest fight in boxing history from being made.
Instead of just boxing the “one-dimensional midget” for a payday which could exceed $30 or $40 million, Mayweather has avoided the fight by making unfounded drug charges, taking a vacation, lack of urge, desire to devote time to kids at his gym, etc.
It’s obvious Mayweather is waiting for the storm to pass, hoping Pacquiao loses, so then he could come out of hiding and boast himself again as the world’s best boxer.
And HBO will call Al Haymon again and it will be back to the good ol’ days of big money for easy, han****ed fights for Team Mayweather.
I believe there is a high stakes game of “chicken” being played now between HBO and Mayweather. HBO still aspires to produce the Superfight of all superfights – Mayweather vs. Pacquiao – where the jackpot could exceed, by some published estimates, over $200,000,000.
However, Mayweather does not want that fight because he doubts his skills and has come to believe he will be violently beaten up and knocked out by the awe-inspiring Pacquiao. Mayweather is clearly spooked by Pacquiao’s mystique, talent, class and humility. He knows it would be career suicide to step in the ring with Pacquiao, so he is hoping that by holding out, he will eventually get his own way – which is to fight no-hopers like Matt Hatton or Nate Campbell for big money.
It’s going to come down to who blinks first, HBO or Mayweather. It is a question of if HBO will surrender and back off it’s position of forcing Mayweather to fight Pacquiao. Or will Mayweather say to himself, Ah, the hell with it, I’m 34 going on 35, I can’t wait any longer, I got to cash in now and take the cash and hope and pray I can bluff my way to a points win over Pacquiao.
If HBO surrenders early next year and gives Mayweather what he wants – a free pass out of his electric chair execution date with Pacquiao in the form of easy money, tune-up HBO dates, it will only show that HBO is run by an office of incompetents, who clearly do not have the experience or savvy to control a punk like Mayweather.
HBO must hold firm and wait until Mayweather caves. Otherwise, if HBO caves first, in essence, HBO will be rewarding cowardice. HBO will be supporting, financing and promoting a fraud. What kind of message would this send to the next wave of top American fighters and their advisors? That they can duck and dodge the best, most risky opposition – and still be rewarded for it by the foolish TV networks.
HBO must make an example out of Mayweather and by all means, force him to fight Pacquiao, which will be for the overall good of the future of the sport.
If HBO caves in and lets this little bastard Mayweather dictate and call the shots, the future of boxing is in jeopardy. I’m telling you, it will be in jeopardy. You don’t believe me? Well, look back to the Ali and Tyson eras, did you ever think boxing in America could become so irrelevant as it is today? It could even get worse. A lot worse.
The Al Haymon music industry formula of how to manufacture a star with handpicked opponents with HBO dates has completely failed in boxing – as the examples of Arreola, Taylor, Jacobs, Berto, Kaufmann, illustrate. Dirrell and Williams, despite their talents, are virtually unknown outside of the hardcore boxing fans.
Haymon, with all the help he’s got from HBO over the recent years, has created zero boxing superstars in the United States, a big fat zero. NASCAR drivers and hockey players are now bigger stars than the most talented American boxers. Which is a far cry from the way it was in the 1970′s and 80′s.
It’s simple. Boxing will only shine if the best fights are made, the events that the fans want to see – not the fights that Al Haymon and Floyd Mayweather and the other self interests want.
If HBO can’t understand that fact, then it’s just a matter of time before HBO destroys itself and quite potentially, the sport of boxing in America.
Published by Scoop Malinowski on October 15th, 2010
Everybody knows now that Floyd Mayweather does not want to get it on with Manny Pacquiao. The disgraceful American has done nothing but put up hurdles and make excuses to block the biggest fight in boxing history from being made.
Instead of just boxing the “one-dimensional midget” for a payday which could exceed $30 or $40 million, Mayweather has avoided the fight by making unfounded drug charges, taking a vacation, lack of urge, desire to devote time to kids at his gym, etc.
It’s obvious Mayweather is waiting for the storm to pass, hoping Pacquiao loses, so then he could come out of hiding and boast himself again as the world’s best boxer.
And HBO will call Al Haymon again and it will be back to the good ol’ days of big money for easy, han****ed fights for Team Mayweather.
I believe there is a high stakes game of “chicken” being played now between HBO and Mayweather. HBO still aspires to produce the Superfight of all superfights – Mayweather vs. Pacquiao – where the jackpot could exceed, by some published estimates, over $200,000,000.
However, Mayweather does not want that fight because he doubts his skills and has come to believe he will be violently beaten up and knocked out by the awe-inspiring Pacquiao. Mayweather is clearly spooked by Pacquiao’s mystique, talent, class and humility. He knows it would be career suicide to step in the ring with Pacquiao, so he is hoping that by holding out, he will eventually get his own way – which is to fight no-hopers like Matt Hatton or Nate Campbell for big money.
It’s going to come down to who blinks first, HBO or Mayweather. It is a question of if HBO will surrender and back off it’s position of forcing Mayweather to fight Pacquiao. Or will Mayweather say to himself, Ah, the hell with it, I’m 34 going on 35, I can’t wait any longer, I got to cash in now and take the cash and hope and pray I can bluff my way to a points win over Pacquiao.
If HBO surrenders early next year and gives Mayweather what he wants – a free pass out of his electric chair execution date with Pacquiao in the form of easy money, tune-up HBO dates, it will only show that HBO is run by an office of incompetents, who clearly do not have the experience or savvy to control a punk like Mayweather.
HBO must hold firm and wait until Mayweather caves. Otherwise, if HBO caves first, in essence, HBO will be rewarding cowardice. HBO will be supporting, financing and promoting a fraud. What kind of message would this send to the next wave of top American fighters and their advisors? That they can duck and dodge the best, most risky opposition – and still be rewarded for it by the foolish TV networks.
HBO must make an example out of Mayweather and by all means, force him to fight Pacquiao, which will be for the overall good of the future of the sport.
If HBO caves in and lets this little bastard Mayweather dictate and call the shots, the future of boxing is in jeopardy. I’m telling you, it will be in jeopardy. You don’t believe me? Well, look back to the Ali and Tyson eras, did you ever think boxing in America could become so irrelevant as it is today? It could even get worse. A lot worse.
The Al Haymon music industry formula of how to manufacture a star with handpicked opponents with HBO dates has completely failed in boxing – as the examples of Arreola, Taylor, Jacobs, Berto, Kaufmann, illustrate. Dirrell and Williams, despite their talents, are virtually unknown outside of the hardcore boxing fans.
Haymon, with all the help he’s got from HBO over the recent years, has created zero boxing superstars in the United States, a big fat zero. NASCAR drivers and hockey players are now bigger stars than the most talented American boxers. Which is a far cry from the way it was in the 1970′s and 80′s.
It’s simple. Boxing will only shine if the best fights are made, the events that the fans want to see – not the fights that Al Haymon and Floyd Mayweather and the other self interests want.
If HBO can’t understand that fact, then it’s just a matter of time before HBO destroys itself and quite potentially, the sport of boxing in America.
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