TAX PROBLEMS AND ROGER MAYWEATHER?S LEGAL TROUBLES MAY HAVE STOPPED PACQUIAO FIGHT
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Wed, 28 Jul 2010
Tax issues and the legal problems facing his uncle and trainer Roger Mayweather may have caused Floyd Mayweather Jr not to fight pound-for-pound king and ?Fighter of the Decade? Manny Pacquiao on the planned November 13 date at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
That?s the view of Pacquiao?s first trainer, American Rick Stehely who helped Pacquao win his first world title with a spectacular 8th round knockout of Thai hero Chatchai Sasakul on the outskirts of Bangkok in December 1998.
Stehely told us that he had heard a few things that ?the pending court case of Roger which may not be bailable and if they were going to fight in November he couldn?t train Floyd Mayweather Jr.? Stehely also mentioned tax issues is Mayweather fights again in calendar year 2010 is going to cost him a lot more money.?
It was what Floyd Mayweather Sr mentioned in an interview with Percy Crawford of FightHype even as he insisted that Mayweather was not at all scared of Pacquiao and that the Pacquiao fight will still happen.
Mayweather Sr appeared far more subdued when he was quoted as saying ?The fight?s gonna still happen. I?m pretty sure about that. It may not happen right away this year, but it?s going to happen.?
Mayweather Sr claimed that the recent tax problems that Floyd had earlier this year were the motivating factor in his decision to forego fighting later this year. He said ?One thing for sure is Floyd is not scared of Pacquiao. That?s one thing for sure. Everybody needs to get that straight; that?s straight and to the point. Floyd is not scared of Pacquiao. That?s the last guy he?s scared of in boxing, but the whole thing is, man, the money Lil Floyd done made and the money he would get fighting Pacquiao, think about it.?
Elaborating on the fear of the taxes that would be imposed by the Internal Revenue Service Mayweather Sr indicated this is what prevented the biggest fight in boxing taking place in November. He told FightHype ?Make a million dollars in one year and see what Uncle Sam gonna do to you. So that?s what I?m talking about. Make $100 million in one year and see what Uncle Sam gonna do.?
Referring to Mayweather?s last fight against Shane Mosley, Mayweather Sr said that the tax take was like ?he ain?t never fought Shane. I?m telling you the real deal of how it is. That is the only reason they didn?t make the fight.?
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