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Motivations for Pacquiao and Mayweather: Fight May Happen

The lure of boxing isn?t over yet for the best pound-for-pound boxer of the decade. Manny Pacquiao had asked for one last fight from her mother, Dionisia, and the wish was granted. Speculations rise whether Manny Pacquiao?s last fight will be Floyd Mayweather. It can be recalled that the two fighters nearly faced each other to once and for all determine the real pound for pound king. But the fight was blown away when Mayweather accused Pacman of using a performance-enhancing drugs (PED) , which the latter vehemently denied. Manny Pacquiao reciprocated by filing a defamation lawsuit againts Mayweather and his camp. Now, the multimillion dollar lawsuit is like a formidable fighter not about to rest yet above the heads of the defendants. Like a true action thriller where the antagonist and protagonist have to go separate ways temporarily, both fighters scored scintillating victories of their own. In March of this year, Pacman outgunned Joshua Clottey with his turtle-like defense. ?Money? Mayweather on the other hand, demolished Shane Mosley. It was the worst performance of a guy who?s previously undefeated in his first 34 fights. Mosley ran out of gas after he nearly pummeled Mayweather in the second round. Maywather recovered and living to up to his name as the former pound-for-pound king, outpointed Mosley from then on, winning a unanimous decision. While the world waits and the clamor is high for the two ring gentlemen to get it on, neither one would give way. So long as Floyd Mayweather lets the Nevada State Athletic Commission do its mandate, it?s all business for Pacquiao according to Michael Koncz, Pacquiao?s adviser. The fight won?t happen, that?s the exact words of Floyd Mayweather, Sr., as the allegations of drug use becomes like a 45 rpm record. Meanwhile, Floyd Mayweather, undefeated in more than 40 fights, has been floating in cloud nine, richer by more than 30 million dollars, yet a fighter without a belt. Contrastingly, Manny Pacquiao is wealthier once more with a new belt in his waist, a true people?s fighter in the public service. He is the newly elected Congressman of Sarangani Province in Mindanano, Philippines. Will it be Floyd Mayweather as Manny Pacquiao?s last opponent, or would Manny Pacquiao be Floyd Mayweather?s next victim? These two motivations could drive the way for the fight to happen for the two pound-for-pound fighters of all time.

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