By Rasheed Catapang: The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Apparently, so is the path to making a Pacquiao-Mayweather fight. And while the devil would often quote the scriptures to justify his acts, trust Pacquiao and Mayweather Incorporated to follow the example by constantly blurring the lines.
The fight would have really been the Clash of the Titans had it been made a few years ago, with the good versus evil undertone making it more attractive. It would have been David against Goliath all over again, the Supreme Dark Lord against the Ultimate Jedi Master, the unstoppable force meeting the immovable object. True champions in their prime colliding, it would have been the yin and yang in a violent clash, finding gaps to destroy the balance. What a sight it would have been – the closest thing to Armageddon mankind would be more than happy to witness and pay for.
Unfortunately, it was the one fruit in the garden that Arum and Haymon had forbidden. Still, the truth is there for all to see – the devil is in the details.
Mayweather has real skills, maybe at par with boxing’s past greats. But he is more of a con man than the crafts dedicated practitioner. He threw a wrench when Mayweather Vs. Pacquiao would have truly mattered. How silly now is his uber-testing demands after a small Marquez – really a poor man’s version of himself – destroyed the Pacquiao myth.
Haymon works in the shadows. We don’t need to know any more than that.
Arum – well, he was lying yesterday. Try putting your faith in that.
Pacquiao is the good guy here. Give him time. Satan himself was an angel of light. Sure, not taking my word for it is fine. Just you wait. Pacquiao must be choosing Cotto as I write this. Low risk, high rewards. Sounds familiar? It’s Mayweatheresque and yet is all Pacquiao.
Sometimes a man just has to bite the apple. An act, sadly, which is all too late. The moment has passed. So even with the current posturing with both sides appearing to want the fight, it’s just not happening. We’ve been through this dance many times over – a vicious cycle as convoluted as hell.
Don’t waste your hard earned dollars buying Mayweather and Pacquiao’s next fight (which surely is not against one another). Teach them a lesson which would hurt that they would really learn.
When all else fails, read the signs. This is boxing. “Abandon hope all ye who enter.”
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