I can’t help but turn my attention this week to what could of happened this Saturday March 13th. It could of been one of the best boxing matches of all time but instead we can only use our imagination of what would of happened between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. Boxing and boxing fans sorely needed this matchup but for some reason this colossal fight is not what we will seeing this Saturday. What is the real reason?…
What would of happened if Manny Pacquiao fought Floyd Mayweather Jr. this Saturday?
Pacquiao will instead take on Joshua Clottey this Saturday and Mayweather Jr. will take on Sugar Shane Mosley on May 1. While these matchups could produce some great fights, they fail in comparison to the Pacquiao/Mayweather Jr fight. This would of been a spring fling that could of made boxing history. Mayweather Jr. is unbeaten and Pacquiao is on top of his game. It is unfair to the fans and as usual they are left out in the cold looking in.
Mayweather has accused Pacquiao of taking steroids, and the proud Pacquiao did sue Floyd for defamation of character. While this back and forth banter could of made for a better fight inside the ring instead it made for no fight at all. Pacquiao thinks that Mayweather should of concentrated on the fight at hand instead of acquisations. I have to agree with Manny’s thoughts as he would be Floyd’s greatest threat to his unbeaten recoord. Mayweather knew that Manny is the best pound for pound fighter in the world ,and he wanted no part of him at this time in his career. Was he afraid to get his first loss of his career?
I hope that both fighters win their fights and maybe their next fight will be against each other. Both fighters need this fight to put a exclamation on their careers. If this fight never happens, every boxing fan will be left to what would of happened if they fought. Both fighters would have to live with that, lets hope boxing fans don’t have to.
Tags: floyd mayweather jr, Joshua Clottey, manny pacquaio, shane mosley
