Op-Ed: Mayweather continues to attack Pacquiao for wrong reasons

Pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather has started to hype his upcoming fight scheduled for May 3 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, possibly against British fighter Amir Khan, by continuously attacking Manny Pacquiao for the wrong reasons.

But late last year Mayweather advised Pacquiao to trash his promoter Bob Arum so that the fight that every boxing fan wants to see can be made.

Pacquiao has a live contract with Top Rank Promotions which will expire at the end of 2014.

Mayweather, who was once promoted by Arum's Top Rank Promotions said he will never do business with Arum again. Obviously Mayweather knows that Pacquiao isn't getting a fair share of his partnership with Arum.

Of all the things that Mayweather wants Pacquiao to do before he signs a fight contract with the Filipino star, his latest call for Pacquiao to leave Top Rank and become a free agent, is by far the most sensible condition he has put forward.

For over three years, Mayweather has been demanding and setting up conditions for him to face Pacquiao in the ring. These include, the random blood and urine testing to be done all the way up to the day of the fight, the sharing of the fight purse, venue of the fight, among others.

To critics and observers, these demands are nothing else but a camouflage or an excuse by Mayweather to evade Pacquiao because of the danger of actually losing to the Filipino fighter, who is known for his power and speed.

Others say Mayweather has no intention of facing Pacquiao in the ring and would be happy retiring with his unblemished record. For marketing purposes, Mayweather believes that being undefeated in his professional career makes his fights even more salable to the public.

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