I?m barely a boxing fan, but like everyone else, I?d love to see Mayweather-Pacquiao. It doesn?t appear the fight will ever happen. At first Pacquiao seemed like the one dodging the fight, but now it?s Mayweather. I?ve grown to dislike Mayweather, whose antics used to be funny. Years later, he?s running the same tired game.
After his controversial knockout victory over Victor Ortiz last weekend, I couldn?t tell if everyone feels the same way about Money Mayweather as I do. Based on these two columns, I still can?t tell:
Greg Bishop in the New York Times:
The only current athlete who draws a similar amount of hatred is the N.B.A. star LeBron James, but that?s not really an accurate comparison, because James seems to incite fury without meaning to. The better analogue for Mayweather is Barry Bonds, without the steroid allegations. Both are historically elite athletes whose accomplishments are, and will continue to be, overshadowed by public perception. Both seemed to be liked less as their careers unfolded.
So everyone hates Mayweather! Great, glad we?ve got that cleared up. But wait! Writes Dan Wetzel at Yahoo:
