I?ve been wrong in the past and will no doubt be wrong again, but I won?t have mistaken wish-fulfillment for reality?
Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao have finally spoken. It wasn?t at an arbitrator?s office. It was at a Miami Heat game, where both were in attendance.
Having met at a public event has been much discussed, breathlessly in most cases, knowledgeably in others. In matters of such importance, I side with the knowledgeable, as heavy breathing is disconcerting.
Captured on a smart phone and beamed to the four corners of the earth, the video of the interaction is revealing. It appears that Mayweather is browbeating Pacquiao, or at the very least talking his ear off, while Pacquiao, unsmiling and not speaking, solemnly nods his head a few times.
What was said? Were they discussing the fight?
Giddy speculation aside, FightHype.com, Mayweather?s favorite website, has attempted to the set the record straight. But what Ben Thompson has written has been all but drowned out by the swooning boyos.
?According to sources with knowledge of the situation, upon receiving confirmation that Pacquiao was scheduled to be in attendance at the game, Mayweather made it a point to also attend.?
Therefore the meeting wasn?t accidental, as had been reported ad nauseum. Mayweather made a point of attending the game when he heard that Manny would be there. Is that a good sign? It depends on whether or not one took one?s medication.
?Although all of the specific details of the conversation are not known, FightHype.com has been informed by two reliable sources in attendance that Mayweather told both Pacquiao and Koncz to ?stop lying? about signing any contracts. The same eyewitness tells us that Mayweather then informed Pacquiao that he?s been told multiple lies.?
Floyd didn?t tell Manny who was telling him lies. Presumably that wasn?t necessary.
Mayweather allegedly informed Paquiao that ?he?s been trying to make the fight happen? but has said nothing because he doesn?t ?entertain bullshit!?
I?m no more convinced that Mayweather doesn?t ?entertain bullshit? than I?m convinced that the fight is close to happening. I?ve been wrong in the past and will no doubt be wrong again, but I won?t have mistaken wish-fulfillment for reality.
Mayweather asked Pacquiao ?what contract? he signed. If Pacquiao had an answer he didn?t share it in Miami. Mayweather added, just in case Manny didn?t get it the first time, ?If you?re not going to tell the truth, it?s best to stay silent.?
