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Does Pacquiao belong in the ring with Mayweather?
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For nearly the last year, talks have gone from luke warm to down right sizzling relative to a potential showdown between the sports current P4P king, Manny Pacquiao, and the man who held the mythical title before walking away, Floyd Mayweather jr.
When the names of these two men fall within the confines of one simple sentence, the equation immediately gets complex, as a multitude of questions form from every angle.
After last Saturday night's total dominance displayed by Mayweather, his return has sparked the debate of a new question to enter that equation.
That new question gained steam after Mayweather's victory, sparked by a rare moronic moment for HBO's Max Kellerman when he asked Mayweather about facing "an opponent his own size", rather than facing a great man who has to come up in weight.
That question created a whisper from a growing consensus that now openly ponders whether or not these two men, (Mayweather and Pacquiao), should even be in the same ring?
Out of sheer dislike for Mayweather, many out there fell for the bait without identifying the true agenda. An agenda which was clearly orchestrated by HBO and Goldenboy Promotions.
Team Mayweather declined HBO interviews in the locker room on fight night, and they declined HBO request to get an unofficial weigh-in. Both declined attempts came on the heels of a decline Friday as well for one-on-ones (unconfirmed but stated through several sources).
Those declined efforts gave a far-less-than-happy HBO room to even the score, and it also served as a launching pad for their favorite promoter (Oscar De La Hoya - Goldenboy Promotions) to mount some leverage in starting a public buzz to get their last shot for a mega fight (Shane Mosley) in the ring since Pacquiao is not interested.
In appearance, it was very clever, but the results it yielded are probably still less than desired, for the simple fact that the hardcore fans want Mosley/Mayweather, but the world wants Pacquiao/Mayweather.
Big difference.
Make no mistake, if Pacquiao does what many feels he can do come Novermber 14th against Cotto, there is only one to make. That would be Pacquiao and Mayweather.
For Mosley, and Goldenboy Promotions, that may not bode to well. What's worst is that a Cotto victory would delete them from the equation as well, because Cotto defeated Mosley, which makes him the man to beat between the two when it all boils down.
So, in the end, the question that Goldenboy and Mosley sparked has already been met with an answer. It's either Pacquiao, or Cotto. And even though Mosley would arguably account for himself better than either, he has now effectively made himself the odd man out.
Can that change? Stay tuned to find out....
(Vivek Wallace can be reached at vivexemail@yahoo.com, Youtube (VIVEK1251), Twitter (VIVEK747), Facebook, Myspace, and www.vivekwallace.com)
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