Manny Pacquiao will be fighting on November thirteenth of the year two thousand and ten, but he won't be dueling against pretty boy Floyd "money"Mayweather. Manny has agreed to fight the disgraceful Mexican native Antonio "cement fists" Margarito. This fight is being pushed to take place in sin city Las Vegas,Nevada but may take place outside of the country based on the fact that Margarito is having problems getting a license because of his plaster in his handwraps prior to a bout with "sugar" Shane Mosley and you could also speculate that Antonio ruined Miguel Cotto's undefeated career by battering him with illegal cement fists that were found with bloody before the Shane Mosley bout which he later lost by brutal knockout in the 9th round. So the real questions are who is to blame and does Antonio Margarito deserve a title shot vs the arguably pound for pound number 1 or number 2 depending on who you are asking, in Manny Pacquiao?
I would have to say no. Do I think the fight makes good business sense if i'm Bob Arum (Manny Pacquiao's promoter)? Absolutey. In Bob Arum's eyes this fight has little to no risk because of the fact that the belt is going to stay within his Top Rank Promotional company as Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito are both promoted by Bob Arum. I'm sure Bob is banking on this fight being a complete mismatch and banking that Manny Pacquiao will destroy Antonio Margarito by his speed advantage and proper strategy. I did not watch Antonio's last fight with Roberto Garcia, but I've heard from multiple sources that he was less than impressive. I think Manny wins this fight a very high percentage of the time and I'm sure Bob would not make a fight for his top earner against a disgraced boxer,who is not considered a top fighter unless bob considered this fight to have no risk for manny. The reason I say this is because manny has wasted a ton of money becoming a congressman in the Phillipines and not I believe will need all the leverage possible to make as much money as he can when he fights Floyd Mayweather Jr. In the near future. This ploy that Bob Arum has put together to have these two fighters fight is typical of Arum to ensure to make as much money for himself and not do what's really right for boxing and the fans that support Bob Arum, his fighters, and his whole company and various other promoters.
Do I think Manny Pacquiao is to blame? To some extend I think he has a small responsibility of this fight not happening as he wouldn't comply so simple drug testing protocol to ensure both athletes are on an even playing field. Also manny wants a fifty fifty split purse with floyd,which I think is ridiculous as floyd is clearly the bigger draw of the two and really deserves fifty five to sixty percent of the purse in my opinion. Do I think Floyd Mayweather is to blame for this fight happening. Absolutely not. I honestly believe Floyd Mayweather Jr. came back to the sport of boxing after his twenty one month layoff to beat Manny Pacquiao and take back his crown as the pound for pound king because he was sick of hearing about how good this guy was. HBO and Bob Arum making him out to be better than Mohammed Ali because he beat a couple of weight drained fighters and a C+ fighter in Ricky "the hitman" Hatton from England. The truth in my opinion is that Floyd wants this fight to happen as bad as any hardcore boxing fan does and really if anyone is scared to step up to the plate it is Bob "the scumbag" Arum and Manny "pac-man" Pacquiao.
In Closing I believe Bob Arum is the most responsible for this fight not happening as he will lose his top earner in the boxing in Manny Pacquiao if and when Floyd Mayweather Dominates him sometime in the year two thousand and eleven. Manny may still be able to make decent money after losing to floyd, but his stock and hype will certainly go down when he gets exposed.
The only other argument I can make is that bob is trying to hide the fact that manny is doping so he will just put manny in to the ring with anyone who is desperate for a payday (Josh Clottey or Margarito) just to make money instead of fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr. to prove who is the pound for pound king.
BOB ARUM IS TO BLAME. BOB ARUM IS DUCKING FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR.
If this fight is to take place I predict Floyd Mayweather Jr. Will stop Manny Pacquiao in the 7th round because of swelling and cuts on his face.