By Tom Eynon: As I was reading on a particular website, I found myself fixated on an article to the point of reading the blog posts at the bottom. It is truly entertaining to view the opinions of so many fans around the world, giving their version of the fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao.
Most of the time I take opinions with a grain of salt, because so many of them are surrounded around the Fan, rather than the true reality of the situation.
Between the continued blog wars of overwhelming speculation between the Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr predictions, I usually have wanted to stay clear of both names, figuring fans have read enough on the subject, with a full understanding that the fight will never take place. However, recently a piece was written, stating Mayweather’s dominance, and comparisons to both Sugar Ray Leonard, and Robinson to the talent of Mayweather. The article was very intriguing, and I found myself really enjoying the majority of the writer’s piece.
With the Mayweather of today, I truly see him as beatable. Unfortunately, we as fans are blinded by the fact that we are being convinced that a decent sparring partner is worth digging into our pocket books, shoveling a mere $75.00 per fight.
As I sit and look at the world of boxing, I cannot help but to really appreciate the era I had been so fortunate to witness. I am now in my mid 30’s, and look back, remembering boxing, as being one of the most prestigious entertaining events in the world. My love for the sweet science came around the early to mid-80’s. The Muhammad Ali era was still widely talked about, and the classic VHS tapes, still ran a fresh look into his classic fights.