Mayweather-Pacquiao fight had better not be held

By Al S. Mendoza

FLOYD Mayweather Jr. had to win it not only for himself but, more importantly, for boxing.

Beating Miguel Cotto by unanimous decision was made more beautiful by Mayweather’s decision to slug it out from Round 1 to Round 12 on May 6.

He proved he can win without his boring hit-and-run tactic. His victory removed the dent somewhat of his dubious victory over Victor Ortiz in September 2011.

In that fight, Mayweather hit Ortiz twice in the face when Ortiz was trying to raise a point to the referee.

Ortiz wasn’t looking, not fighting, had his hands lowered, when Mayweather struck him with a devastating 1-2 combination.

Referee Joe Cortez, himself stunned, counted out Ortiz who was sprawled almost unconscious on the floor before declaring a knockout.

“You’ve got to defend yourself at all times,” said Mayweather, in a cheap justification of his foul-laden blows.

But how can you defend yourself when you are presenting a case to the referee over as issue dealing with perceived illegal shots by your foe?

That’s all water under the bridge now but still, that incident still haunts us due mainly to what I call Mayweather’s legally thrown illegal punches.

Likewise, what about Mayweather’s continuous tirades bordering on allegations that Manny Pacquiao used – and still use – steroids to bulk up?

Despite the fact that Pacquiao has sued Mayweather for defamation for this, with the case still pending in the U.S., the Grand Rapids, Michigan, native has not stopped defaming, bad-mouthing, the PacMan.

“Look at Pacquiao’s head,” Mayweather told a reporter recently, “it is too small and disproportionate to his physique.  What could be the reason for that?”

So, with all those still hoping for a Mayweather-Pacquiao, the chances of it being held are becoming slimmer and slimmer.

If you ask me, the chances are not only slim but none.

I had been batting all this time for it not to happen, considering the character and personality of Mayweather.

He is uncouth.  He hurls accusations carelessly.  He loves to engage in character assassination.

Did he not just call Bob Arum, Pacquiao’s promoter, a “professional liar?”

Responding, Arum called Mayweather as “going insane.”

On record, Arum had already tried to strike up a deal with Mayweather three times.

Each time, Mayweather shot down negotiations, citing reasons bordering from the outlandish to blatantly insane.

“It is really hard talking to Mayweather because he is also the manager of his own self,” said Arum.

Only recently, Mayweather said that if ever he gets to fight Pacquiao, the PacMan must only get “30 percent from the purse and I’ll take the remaining 70 percent, plus all other revenues like pay-per-view proceeds.”

How can that be when Pacquiao is the world’s pound for pound king, the owner of eight world titles in eight weight divisions?

Mayweather has even said, “I feed Americans with my money, but Pacquiao comes to America, he gets our money and brings it back to his home country.”

What kind of logic is that?

Mayweather goes to prison on June 1 for battering the mother of his children.  His sentence is 90 days.

I wish it were forever.

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