I?ve been reading a lot of interesting articles and posts all over the internet lately regarding the proposed Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Manny Pacquiao fight. But what?s really stuck out in my mind is some boxing fans saying Mayweather?s scared to get into the ring with the tough Filipino. Some have even called him a coward. Well, it?s time to put an end to those notions.
Mayweather may be a lot of things; a punk, thug, jerk, idiot, criminal, whatever, but one thing he?s not is a coward. Actually, I don?t know of any cowards who are willing to lace up a pair of boxing gloves and lay their life on the line by getting into the ring. Sure, Mayweather may be scared. He?s scared of losing his perfect record, and like most human beings, is fearful of the unknown. Most boxers? fear what may happen to them in the ring, but it?s a general fear of being hurt. It?s not a specific fear of a particular opponent.
