Sunday 6 June 2010

Floyd Mayweather May Not Be Fighting Manny Pacquiao Anytime Soon -- The Sweet Science

By Michael Woods, The Sweet Science

Floyd Mayweather is taking a one or two year break from boxing and thus will not be fighting Manny Pacquiao anytime soon, if at all. Floyd's hiatus announcement was reported on Philboxing.

The Coward's Guide to Conflict: Empowering Solutions for Those Who Would Rather Run Than FightFight fans will wonder if he's dodging Manny and how he can lay claim to being the greatest of all time if he is not eager to meet Pacquio. If his heart is not in the sport then of course he is within his bounds to take another lengthy break. But he will not do his legacy any favors if indeed his announcement is the real deal.

Update: As of 6:30 pm, we are hearing that Top Rank is not taking Mayweather's hiatus statement seriously. Until it is communicated to them officially, spokesman Lee Samuels said Bob Arum will not be responding to the possibility that Mayweather is going on break.

Update 2: Now the video has been scrubbed from YouTube. What's the deal here?

SPEEDBAG Man, I hate self righteous media types who portray themselves as the ultimate in squeeky clean, this paragon of virtue, when they work in a climate that is so screamingly rife with conflict of interest. Some of these guys can't keep it real...Are they ignorant? Deluded? They can't even concede that sportwriters, and really all media covering a beat, have to wrestle with balancing relationships, and access and sources? Maddening. Can't name a name here but one guy in particular burns my biscuit.

Source: thesweetscience.com

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