By Mark Calooke: This era has seen the boxing world wrapped up in the fairy tale of Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather. I call it a fairy tale for two reasons. First off, it appeared to be the perfect match up. Secondly, just like fairy tales it was a fabrication that was never going to happen. Mayweather now wants far too much money for a fight that he projects as being low risk.

Of course I wanted to see this fight. I don’t see it as a low risk for either fighter. Once upon a time it would have been a close fight, a tough fight. I saw it as a genuine 50/50 battle. But both have passed their prime. Pacquiao is still deadly but not the destructive machine he once was. Mayweather struggled against Miguel Cotto, showing certain signs of slowing down against an opponent who is past his best. A fight between the worlds two best boxers, in their prime, would have been fantastic. But sadly that ship has sailed.

Floyd Mayweather is running a serious risk of becoming a thing of the past in boxing. It has been over 3 months since his release from prison for assault on his ex girlfriend. Floyd has still refused to comment on his career or make an announcement of who he is fighting next. No date, no nothing. In fact there has been times when he seems to have disappeared off the face of the planet. I spend a lot of times in gyms and whenever I mention Floyd people seem disinterested. I ask “who would win, Pacquiao or Mayweather”? and people just shrug their shoulders with a bored expression. I ask “who will win, Pacquiao or Marquez”? people become very animated and gym mates start butting in with who they think.

Floyd Mayweather seems to have made an attempt to stay at the top of boxing, without actually beating anyone. Opposingviews.com has stated that Floyd Mayweather asked 50 cent to stage their fall out in order to get both of them in the news again. They say that 50 cent has confirmed this. It’s a shame that Mayweather doesn’t just do what other boxers do. And that is fight, and beat other boxers. That’s the way to get people talking about you. There is no need to deceive your fans into thinking you have engaged in petty arguments via twitter. Children do that, not champions and role models. Enough of all this WWE behavior. Fight, or retire. I don’t think Mayweather will ever fight again.