By John F. McKenna (McJack): For the past couple of years boxing fans all over the world have held out the hope that the two best pound for pound fighters in boxing would finally square off to determine once and for all, who is the best fighter in the world.

Welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38 KO’s) and Floyd Mayweather (41-0, 25 KO’s) are universally thought by boxing writers and fans alike to be the best fighters in boxing. A matchup between the two is logical and is the one fight boxing fans really want to see.

Instead, for one reason or another the fight has not been made although there have been numerous attempts to put the fight together. Such a fight would undoubtedly break all Pay Per View (PPV) records and bring in multi millions of dollars for both fighters.

Recently there has been a flurry of activity and in particular an announcement by Top Rank promoter Bob Arum that gave boxing fans hope that the fight could be made. Arum said that Manny Pacquiao would agree to the drug testing required by Floyd Mayweather for him to fight Pacquiao. Mayweather has made it clear that it is not just Pacquiao. He will not step into the ring with any fighter unless that fighter takes the random drug test that Floyd wants them to take.

There was one hitch to Arum’s announcement as there always seems to be. Pacquiao wants an independent agency to performe the drug testing. In other words he does not want the USADA to do the drug testing on Manny. So now boxing fans are back in limbo again, not knowing if the fight will ever take place or not.

Recently in an interview with MLive at the Wild Card Boxing Club, Roach said the following: “I don’t think Mayweather will ever fight Manny Pacquiao. They have a better chance of getting Mayweather into the ring than Manny. If the fight was going to happen, it would have happened already.”

Perhaps despite all the posturing and back and forth haggling by both fighters, neither one wants to fight the other. Neither fighter wants to step up to the plate and make the fight. Always in negotiations there is give and take on both sides. In putting this fight together however, neither side will give, which can only give the impression that Pacquiao and Mayweather really don’t want to fight each other.

Meanwhile their legions of fans are left to duke it out and blame the other for the fight not happening.