Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Floyd Mayweather getting ready for Manny Pacquiao

Floyd Mayweather has an 87 day jail term coming up but his biggest challenge will be the fight afterwards in the ring against Manny Pacquiao.  Pacman is going to take on a stiff test in Timothy Bradley on June 9th but after that the only fight that makes sense for either guy is to fight each other.  It's difficult to predict whether it will happen but the fact that Floyd looked less than stellar against Cotto may make Bob Arum a little more motivated to seriously make the fight.  Manny will do the full drug testing so no issues there.  Now, it's all about money and trust me this fight is still MASSIVE.  With the Tim Bradley PPV expected to do less than the Mayweather / Cotto / Canelo / Mosley blockbuster it could be a bit of a problem but if Manny's PPV does really well then it is an easier negotiation to close out.  I've got to imagine that Floyd is thinking now is as good a time as any to take on Manny given that he is now past 35 and his "prime" is closing fast.  I don't see Manny taking a major dip in the next couple of years.  Keep your fingers crossed.

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