The Pacquiao vs Mayweather fight is off as of this writing. This was announced by Bob Arum, Top Rank’s boss, and as reported by many news sites. It could have been the fight of the decade between two excellent fighters. What a waste!

The mediation didn’t work. Federal judge Daniel Weinstein spent hours talking to both Pacquiao and Mayweather camps. Pacquiao would have agreed to a 24 days before the fight blood test, though initially, Mayweather wants the random testing to happen any day, any time before the fight.

Who is the coward?

Some say that Pacquiao is a coward as he won’t take the test. “It’s a simple blood test” they insist. But Pacquiao says that he’ll lose power if blood is drawn from him a few days before the fight. To those of us who’ve undergone blood tests and even blood donations, we know the effect. It could really weaken us.

Some say that Mayweather is a coward because he tries to duck fighters who have the ability to beat him. He avoided Margarito, Mosley and Cotto. Now he’s avoiding Pacquiao while doing verbal circus along the way. Why can’t he shut up and just fight?

Cleverness or cowardice?

As I read some articles, someone suggests that the drug idea is a clever tactic of the Mayweathers to mentally hurt the Filipino ring idol. Pacquiao could lose credibility and focus. The damage could have long term effect – before and after the fight. Maybe, Floyd Mayweather would rather have the label “coward” or even “cheater” than that 1 loss on his record.

Pacquiao, on the other hand, should pursue the case against Mayweather’s camp. They started the war. Now give them a dose of their own medicine.

Who is the real crowd drawer?

Both are, undeniably, crowd drawers. But at this point in time, Pacquiao has the edge. Everyone wants him to defeat every fighter within his weight range. That includes Yuri Foreman and Mayweather. (The latter, is more of the talk than the act). Actually, a lot of fight fans would just like to see Mayweather eat his words while crawling on the canvass. As for me, I’d like him to be put to sleep right on the first minute of the first round. Too bad the Pacquiao – Mayweather fight is off!

Update:
It’s Pacquiao vs Clottey on March 13 and Mayweather vs Mosley on May 1, 2010. My picks are Pacquiao and Mosley.

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