The life of a Floyd Mayweather fan has been something of a roller coaster ride over the last few years. From the negotiation problems with Manny Pacquiao to fighting lightweights for no apparent reason, more than a few have lost faith.
This is a far cry from the time when Floyd was regarded as the best boxer of his generation and there weren't any others that came close in the pound for pound rankings.
It looked like his loyal fans would finally have something to crow about with the announcement that a fight against Shane Mosley was only a matter of days from being finalized. Now however Golden Boy representative Richard Schaefer is getting frustrated, and more than a few fans are as well, because once again there appears to be some kind of problem.
Mosley has agreed to every outlandish demand that Mayweather could throw at him, from guaranteed rematches should Mayweather lose to random blood testing at any point before the fight. He has even agreed to let Mayweather take the bigger end of the purse without complaining. He has in short bent over backwards to accommodate Floyd, and has signed his side of the agreement.
What could the hold up be, and why hasn't Floyd put pen to paper and let the promoting begin for a fight only a few months away? I asked some of the local fans their thoughts on the matter.
David Weston, Pittsburgh PA: "Floyd is running scared. He was scared of Pacquiao and he backed out, he's scared of Mosley and now he's looking for a way out of this fight as well"
Frank Sampson, Irwin PA: "Floyd used to be the best, now he ain't nothin' but a scared little b**** looking for a pay check"
Carl Lenmore, Pittsburgh PA: "I've been a Floyd fan since his Olympic days, but he needs to take this fight if he wants to be thought of as the best fighter, if he don't, maybe his best days are behind him"
While that might be a little strong, it is certainly puzzling that Mayweather would trash the best opponent option out there for him (Pacquiao) and doesn't seem that keen to take on the number two either in Mosley.
Tom Fowler, Pittsburgh PA: "Mayweather takes xylocane, Mosley is a steroid user, Pacquiao is being accused by everyone in the sport, Margarito plasters his hands, aren't there any honest guys out there anymore?"
Well to be entirely fair to Pacquiao, he's never actually been caught with anything, and his accusers are usually people who have ulterior motives. The statements about the other three are about right though, and there isn't a single fan out there who believes that Margarito didn't know his hands were wrapped in plaster.
Basically aside from the cheating going on, the welterweight division in general is a mess at the moment, and could benefit from a tournament of some kind to thin out the herd a little.
Source: examiner.com
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