By Dallan o’ Donnell: Reports have suggested that Floyd Mayweather may end his self imposed exile from the sport in July and return to the ring. However there is lack of hard evidence from Mayweather that he will return. There has been no mention of an opponent or date set for his long awaited come back.
These days “Money” Mayweather would rather spend his days betting on sporting events. He posts pictures of his winning betting slips on his Twitter and Facebook accounts but what we are not seeing is the money he loses on a day to day basis. Surely he is not solely winning every time he bets so how much profit is he actually making?
This would make you think why an undefeated former pound for pound champion won’t concentrate on his boxing career in his twilight years. He hasn’t fought since defeating Shane Mosley by unanimous decision last year. A return to boxing on a full time basis would allow him to concentrate on something apart from gambling and would also allow him to repair his damaged image in light of his legal issues that are still ongoing.
Mayweather talks about a possible fight with the current pound for pound champion Manny Pacquaio and that fight will only happen if Pacquaio takes all the required blood tests that Mayweather demands. But the harsh reality is that Pacquaio does not need Mayweather. Pacquaio has made a name for himself and is now the biggest draw in the sport while Mayweather will have to chase him up if he wants the biggest pay day of his life.
There are plenty of tasty fights out there without Mayweather being involved in any. Although it would be the Blockbuster fans want to see, Mayweather and Pacquaio may never happen and Mayweather needs that fight more that Manny. I would prefer to see this great Champion back in the ring as opposed to becoming a compulsive gambler.
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