Boxing fans around the world have been patiently waiting to see the so call fight of the century amongst Pretty boy Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquio. Both are viewed as the pound for pound (PFP) boxing king. Ring Magazine ranks them as #1 Pacquio and #2 Floyd Maywheater. But is this an accurate ranking one would ask given the records of the boxers. Floyd who bares a 42-0 record is ranked lower than a Pacquio record of 53-3-2 draws. Many believe that this is so because of Floyd’s alleged escape of the fight. But is it Floyd who’s running? The negotiations failed in the pass due to Pacquio’s disagreement of the Olympic style drug testing and Maywheather disagreement with the purse split. Until those issues are settled the fight will never happen. But it would seem as if the mega fight is in motion to happen based on the opponents the two fighters have selected for their up coming fights. Floyd faced off against a young aggressive hard punching Victor Ortiz September 22,2011 and Pacquio will face off against a patient southpaw counter puncher in Juan Manuel Marquez November 12, 2011. The two boxers have chosen opponents closely resembling each other’s boxing style. So will the fight of the century take place?
It would seemed like it but don’t hold your breath. The biggest difference between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquio is not ring related. It’s that Floyd is his own promoter and Bob Arum is Pacquio’s. This means that Floyd does indeed pick his opponents and Arum picks Pacquio’s. Floyd's uncle and trainer Jeff Mayweather stated that, “Arum does not really want Pacquiao to face Mayweather at this time.” Jeff also believes that Arum wants Manny to beat everybody and makes as much money as he possibly can and allow Floyd to be Manny's last fight. This could prove to be a failed strategy if boxing fans move on and lose interest in the fight. Unless Pacquio steps over Arums head and make his own call the fight will never happen. I believe Floyd isn’t the one running, it’s Bob Arum who’s running. He’s afraid that Pacquio could lose the fight and he could miss out on millions of potential dollars.
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