Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Fight Still on the Ropes

The more discussion there is about Paulie Malignaggi against Manny Pacquiao the more I am starting to believe that fight might actually happen instead of the Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather fight. There isn't much time left until the Pacquiao vs Floyd fight scheduled for March 13th so if they don't work something out quickly the fight could very possibly be canned. Until, of course, they start up negotiations again after Pacquiao smokes Malignaggi. Let's hope we don't have to wait for that to happen. Problem is that the drug testing issue could result in a lot of discussion if Bob Arum is correct in saying he now wants to let the Nevada State Athletic commission handle the testing. There is no way they can do blood in time for March 13th so this could be a huge road block.

The Golden Boy and Mayweather camp will have to make a reasonable offer for blood testing such that it makes them comfortable about Pacquiao's conditioning but also doesn't bring Manny's demons about having blood drawn out in the light. I think Manny, being the warrior that he is, will accept such an offer. The only issue for Pacquiao is that he feels he will be at a disadvantage if he has to give blood right before the fight. Mentally he might feel more tentative in the ring if he thinks he's less able to take a punch, for example. That would make for a terrible situation - most especially for the fans.