November 14th, 2009 ... Miguel Cotto one and done ... March 13th, 2010 ... Joshua Clottey one and done ... May 1st, 2010 ... Shane Mosley one and done ... no more build-up/tune-up fights, no more excuses ... the welterweight division has been cleaned out and only two are left standing ... Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao and Floyd "Money" Mayweather ... Andre Berto and Paul Williams have the credibility but lack on the resume, while Antonio Margarito disgraced himself and lost all credibility in January '09 ...
of course the biggest issue and seemingly the only stumbling block has been the Mayweather demand of Olympic-style drug testing ... all bias aside, my biggest argument is if Floyd felt so strongly about his "cleaning up boxing" campaign, why now, demand this type of testing? ... why didn't he ask for it for the Marquez fight last September or anytime before that? ... I'll leave that open to speculation ... I know for a fact, people react differently to blood tests ... like myself for example, my arm feels sore for a couple days, other people I know pass out ... and for a combat sport, a fighter needs to be 100% ... besides, the Nevada State Boxing Commission as far as I know performs drug tests immediately after each fight, and boxers have been busted for that before ... If Pacquiao was on something, how come he's never tested positive once for anything? ...
Dear Manny and Floyd, get to the negotiating table and get this thing signed ... I can picture the pre-fight press tour, HBO 24/7 and weigh-in already ... here's to hoping that this fight gets done and we can settle the debate once and for all on who is the best ...
~J-Smooth~
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