We have been reading for long so many news about the 50 millions dollars for Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, that the promoter showed past contracts for only eight-nine millions instead, that Pacquiao accepts equal percentages and the anti-doping tests, that Floyd demands the fight to be on May 5 as he must comply with the ruling of a judge, that Bob Arum wants to wait for a new stadium to be finished, while an offer from Qatar, where the 2018 Soccer World Cup will take place, came for the fight to take place there?.. blah, blah, blah.
I have no doubts that both boxers have their dignity, pride and honour, but, no sir, boxing is not that anymore. It?s all about money, and that is the specific objective of whoever the promoter is. Dignity and pride have remained in the past, and for that reason I believe that the month of May is out of the question for that gigantic fight that the world is demanding to take place. There is not enough time for May, but I sincerely wish for the sake of the demand of the world that it will take place some day, perhaps by the end of the year, time that will fly like the wind does and both fighters must look for different challengers to cover their TV dates of mid-year.
In the meantime, a very interesting title defense will be made by the WBC middleweight champion, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr who valiantly picked Marco Antonio Rubio, with all his experience and reknowned punch, to make his second defence of the title that he won from Sebastian Zbik. Nobody doubts that this is a very interesting fight where experience and power will confront youth, very improved boxing, and also a good puncher.
It is very disappointing to read in the papers that Rubio said that he will get only one third of the money that he made with Kelly Pavlik, but that he took the fight because he wants the championship. Chavez, is known to be having the toughest training of his career. God willing, we will be there for this very interesting and competitive WBC title bout.
