I'm not going to watch the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight this weekend for several reasons. First, I don't have $100 plus the extra fees my cable or satellite provider charges. Second, there's the question of paying a guy who has been accused and convicted of abusing women that's morally questionable. But then again, who would think there would be no connection between a violent sport and a violent life. Did we learn nothing from the life and times of Mike Tyson?
But no, that's not why.
This isn't the fight of the century. It should have been the fight of the last century. It should have been the fight of the decade if it were fought in the last decade, but Floyd made sure that didn't happen.
Ali fought all comers. Frazier fought all comers. Ali and Frazier fought each other several times. Ray Mancini and Doo Koo Kim fought to the death. These guys couldn't come to an accord until there was no one left to fight. That's why they're fighting. This is the last big payday for both of them.
Sorry guys, as a sports fan I don't want to have anything to do with this one. It may not be the loftiest reason to skip this one, but it's the real reason I just don't care.
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