DROP THE DAMN BLOOD TESTS AND LET'S GET IT ON
By Ed de la Vega, DDS
PhilBoxing.com
Tue, 04 May 2010
Floyd Mayweather Jr looked impressive last Saturday at the MGM Grand against Sugar Shane Mosley.
But then again, Sugar was not as sweet anymore. Age has finally caught up with the guy. And, I am betting not too many will disagree with that.
Mayweather in fairness still had some of his old sting and he repeatedly caught Mosley with his counter punches and he rightfully deserves to win.
And win he did!
Mayweather?s win however was not as smooth as the judges? scores. (One judge gave 11 rounds to him and the other, 10 rounds.) There was a huge kink, particularly in the second round when he was caught with a couple of right hands form the aging Mosley that buckled his knees. Only his quick thinking saved him from a disastrous knock down. He instinctively grabbed on Mosley and that prevented him from hitting the canvas. There were a few occasions when he was caught by Mosley with solid but weak shots, particularly as the fight went on when Mosley was gassed -out.
But I give credit to Mayweather. He adjusted after that 2nd round and went on to continually frustrate Mosley all through the last round.
Now that Mayweather is finally done with the aging Mosley, many including Oscar de la Hoya is calling him the best in the world?
Nah!
Mayweather, in spite of what everyone is saying still has one hurdle to pass before he can be called the ?best in the world?. And, no matter what is said and done by anyone including him, his legacy is still incomplete.
There is no doubt he will be in the Hall of Fame. He has done enough to deserve that spot.
But, the best in the world? I don?t think so. But to be fair, I say he is almost there.
Mayweather must fight and beat Pacquiao to claim an undisputed ? best in the world? designation. Until that is done, he can?t rightfully claim the designation. Oh, many will still regard him as such but in reality he isn?t, until he gets over the Filipino spitfire.
In my opinion, Mayweather is scared of Pacquiao.
Pacquiao is the only one fighter who has the true potential to beat him. That is why he is not too keen to fight him. And, he will even ignore a huge pay check just to avoid the Pacman.
Mayweather found a good excuse with the ?blood tests?. And he repeatedly pushed that issue to hide from Pacquiao.
So I say, - Hey Junior dropped the damn blood test demand and man up. Let the fight happen and see if you are really the best and deserved to be designated as such.
Without that fight, a blot will remain in your record. And nothing short of the fight can erase that.
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