By Juan dela Cruz: It was not the random blood test, nor the purse split nor the legal problems the Mayweathers are facing, that made the negotiations for a mega fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao failed. In my view, there is only one clear reason, and that was again showed by Pacman in last outing against Antonio “The Tijuana Tornado” Margarito for the vacant WBC junior middleweight title last Saturday, November 13, 2010 at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium, and it was Pac’s power, speed and skills!

Floyd Mayweather and his family accused Pacman of using performance enhancing drugs which led to Floyd’s insistence that Pac should undergo Olympic-style random blood test which Manny refused thereby making the Mayweathers and Floyd fans more critical of Pacman’s achievements and bolster their claim of PED issue against Pac. Many people can not blame Mayweather for so doing because they believe that the only fighter that can do what Pac does are those on PEDs considering his small frame and coming up to heavier weights with more stamina, power, skills, and speed.

In one of his interviews, Mayweather said he didn’t want to retire disabled or somewhat not in normal condition like what happened to Muhammad Ali who has Parkinson’s disease which he believed, for sure, was caused by severe beatings that Ali suffered in so many wars above the ring. Floyd said in the same interview that he wanted to enjoy his retirement with his family, to live a normal life with his kids and savor the fruits of his career as one of the top earners in boxing. Well, everybody can not stand out against that idea. Everybody loves to enjoy his retirement especially with his family and at best, while in good physical health or normal condition.

This clearly showed that Floyd, at the back of his mind, entertain the thoughts of losing against Pac, whether on PEDs or not. And worse, he also entertained the thoughts of suffering the same fate that others had in the hands of Pacquiao. He can’t imagine himself at the scene of Dela Hoya who was beaten black and blue and quit after 8 rounds, Cotto with his face bloodied with his lips busted, Hatton gasping for air while lying on the canvass after two rounds not knowing where he was and what hit him, Clottey who intelligently just shelled himself up to avoid getting KO’d but became a human punching bag for 12 full rounds, and lastly, Margarito who suffered too much with his face beaten into a pulp and have his eyes swollen and according to last report, needs surgery for his broken bone near his eyes.

So if people are thinking that the random blood test, purse split, or the legal issues confronting the Mayweathers are the stumbling block for the mega fight to happen, they are wrong. It is Pacquiao’s power, speed, and skills that made the fight not to happen. Floyd will not be able to bear the loss against Pacman if ever they will face each other, more so in a humiliating way. He can’t accept that fact that his “0” has to go, and in the hands of a “midget.” Floyd will wait until someone exposes Pac and show the blue print to his disaster. He will wait until Pac got beaten, which, at this point in time, is very remote. Until then, Floyd will remain in retirement.