By Benjamin James: I understand that professional boxing is a business before it is a sport but the way promoters and boxers are treating the fans who fund their lifestyles is just so infuriating.
This hype train has been steaming through the boxing world for such a long time now and we keep getting our hopes up that the fight will be soon then they pull the rug out from under our feet.
First of all they pretended to set up the fight for early 2010, this was never going to happen as it left no time for a real promotional campaign to be implemented. The speculation and public negotiation was all just a show. In the end it made Manny Pacquiao look like a pussy. First he is scared of needles then he doesn’t want this and does not agree to that. It was just ridiculous.
Both fighters then went on to fight other opponents, letting the hype just build and build for this big fight. Then Pacman’s team start talking in public about what is suppose to be happening behind the scenes. The Mayweathers deny it, and it ends up making Floyd look like a pussy.
It now looks like pacman is going to go fight another pointless boring fight against somebody we all know he will destroy. I feel sorry for anyone who actually pays to watch that fight, what a waste. The promoters and TV networks are just milking you all.
Now they are talking about putting together the fight we all want to see in 2011. So it means we have another 12 months of speculation, bickering, annoying blog posts and thousands of idiots arguing on the internet about who caused what and who would knock who out.
Its all pointless!!!!
This is suppose to be a sport, a sport where two grown men lace up their gloves, get into the ring and fight! Just fight! That is all we want them to do. We don’t want to see Floyd Mayweather dancing with the stars, or Manny Pacquiao singing karaoke live on tv. All we want is to see them fight.
I don’t care who gets what share of the purse, I don’t care where the fight happens. I don’t care about blood tests, I am sick of having to read about this fight.
The promoters have done a brilliant job in hyping it up, and I think if the two men agreed to fight at the end of the year they would create the biggest selling pay per view of all time, but if they carry on over hyping the event then people like me will start to lose interest. I am starting to lose interest.
I am sick of been treated like a fool by promoters. It is my belief that boxing needs one single global governing body for championship level fights. One title per division, one champion. Fighters should be made to fight if they want to keep their rankings and prove they are the best. I am sick of the politics involved in this business.
I have loved the sport since I was a child, and will love it until the day I die, but something has to change. The fans should have more say in what happens in negotiations. After all, it is us who are paying for it, we make it all happen. Sometimes I think the fighters and promoters need reminding of that.
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