By Michael Marley, Examiner.com
"For me, no problem. If he (Mayweather) wants to fight, then both of us should fight. But, if he is scared, then he should gather enough courage first before he decides to fight me." – SO SAYETH MANNY PACQUIAO
Funny thing, while the Floyd Mayweather and Pacquiao camps were squabbling publicly and privately Wednesday night, I ran into great comedian Jackie Mason at the Parker Meridian Hotel in midtown Manhattan.
Jackie’s classic line came when someone asked him in Atlantic City if he was going to Joe Schmoe’s fight weigh in.
Mason shot back: “Joe doesn’t need a weigh in, he needs a way out!”
Some want you to believe that Mayweather is looking for a way out of fighting Pacman.
Frankly, I think it is ridiculous, all this barking at the moon about how either Pacman or Floyd Mayweather Jr. is afraid of the other guy.
Repeat after me, at their level, the only thing they’re truly afraid of is leaving money on the table that could go into their respective pockets.
Mayweather has boxed rings around opponents. And his last foe, Juan Manuel Marquez, got dropped on his posterior four times by Megamanny in two bouts.
Why would Manny be afraid of Money and why would Money be fearful of Pacman?
Makes zero sense.
This amusing interlude and this silly squabble over the form and sequence of drug testing won’t last long, I am here to tell you.
The stage is wide open and it will likely be Ross Greenburg of HBO riding to the promotional rescue as the “neutral but concerned” party with massive power.
Come to think of it, Greenburg and HBO have the same fear, the only fear the fighters have and that is leaving some moolah on the table.
The fight will take place on March 13. There will be a press conference in New York on Jan. 6 ort 8, somewhere around that date.
This fight is not going bye bye, trust me.
No one wants to leave the $30 million or whatever the real number the MGM is paying on the table.
All this braying by Big Donkey Oscar de la Hoya, his public urging for Manny not to fear a needle prick, is unseemly.
Lest we forget, Oscar has his grubby hands in Floyd’s pocket and Manny’s also.
No conflict of interest there, right?
Oscar’s Golden interest is his only interest, grabbing all the gold he can.
If it took pushing Mayweather into the ring in a wheelchair, Oscar would do that.
Them are the Golden Rules.
In the meantime, let’s all gather our courage in the spirit of ancient Greek philosopher Virgil.
I think Virgil was the guy who asked, “What’s a Grecian urn or earn?”
I think the answer was, “Not as much as Manny and Floyd will earn, nothing like $35 to $30 million drachmas.”
‘Nuff said.
Don’t cancel your air and hotel reservations. We will be at the MGM Grand on March 13 or on the alternate date of May 1.
Gather ye courage and ye rosebuds while ye may, friends.
MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ONE AND ALL, THANKS FOR SUPPORTING YOUR WHITE GORILLA ON EXAMINER.COM AND ON BOXINGCONFIDENTIAL.COM.
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