The reason Floyd Mayweather is vacillating on his decision to face Manny Pacquiao in the ring could have something to do with his desire to stay undefeated in 50 pro fights before retiring for good.
The safest route to attaining that goal would be to choose his last three opponents carefully and to make sure that they don’t pose a treat to his goal of retiring as an undefeated fighter. Mayweather will return to the ring next year with 47 wins without a single loss in his professional boxing career. He is short of three more winning fights to reach a 50-0 career record. To make sure that he realizes his cherished dream of having fought 50 times without losing a single fight, Mayweather has two options. First, he can fight Pacquiao early next year and make sure that he wins and if he is victorious in his first attempt, he should make sure not to give Pacquiao a second chance in order to minimize the risk of a possible loss in a rematch. In order to do this, Mayweather should insist that a rematch clause be tailored in his favor in such a way that Pacquiao won’t be entitled to a rematch if he wins. Only if he is defeated will Pacquiao be allowed a second fight or even a third fight because by then he would have already shattered his dream of a 50-0 win card and to lose another fight will no longer have a bearing on his goal to retire with a spotless record. Mayweather’s best option is to call Pacquiao’s challenge and make sure he wins in their first encounter. By accepting Pacquiao’s challenge, Mayweather would prove to everyone that he isn’t afraid at all with Pacquiao as critics have said Likewise, Mayweather stands to gain a record-breaking guaranteed prize unequaled in boxing history. To reject the Pacquiao challenge would mean a lost opportunity for Mayweather and a chance to prove to everyone that he is indeed the best fighter ever as he claimed.
