I'm just not sure Floyd knows the difference

These type of accusations are nothing new in boxing, of course. He said as much to the Los Angeles Times when he was quoted as saying that a deal between the two fighters will not hinge on whether or not he likes Mayweather because, in his words, "I don't."And then there's Mayweather's father, Floyd Sr., who when it comes to celebrity dads who gets on people's nerves, is somewhere between Jon Gosselin and Michael Lohan. In one breath he says that he's confident his son would "whup" Pacquiao. And in the very next breath he says he doesn't think his son should fight him before insinuating (once again) that Pacquiao, the only boxer to win seven world titles in seven different weight classes, and who is now 40 pounds heavier than he was at the beginning of his career, is using performance-enhancing drugs .Does he have proofOf course not! But when did proof ever stop the loquacious Floyd Sr. from speaking his mindAnd when did one side totally monopolize the trash-talkingIn response to Floyd Sr., Alex Ariza, Pacquiao's strength and conditioning coach for the last five years delivered his own salvo shot:"When he first started saying that stuff, I didn't really address it because it was coming from Floyd But things like that can snowball. I'm not saying this to be demeaning, but Floyd never finished high school and I'm not sure he knows the difference between steroids and supplements, which can be confusing Nouns, subjects, and verbs can also be confusing.

I'm just not sure Floyd knows the difference."As Dave Chappelle used to say on The Chappelle Show,"A SNAP!" Don't you just love when someone says "I'm not saying this to be demeaning" right before they say something that is totally demeaningAnd like all great fights, the two (inevitable) combatants could not be more different.Pacquiao, the polite boxer who packs a powerful punch, is a national treasure who is beloved in his home country of the Philippines. Meanwhile, Mayweather is probably more loathed in America than loved due to his brash, cocky personae and to his look-at-me-I'm-rich-and-you're-not opulent style of living.To the surprise of no one, the biggest obstacle will come down to, in the words of the Wu-Tang Clan, "dollar, dollar bills ya'll." Pacquiao's defeat of Miguel Cotto sold a yearly high of 1.25 units on pay-per-view and grossed $70 million. Mayweather's return to the ring and subsequent defeat of Juan Manuel Marquez in September sold slightly over a million buys on pay-per-view. It is the first time since 1999 that two fights hit the million dollar benchmark in the same year. It is widely believed that financial issues was the prime motivator for Mayweather's return.

And Pacquiao has a hard-charging lifestyle that he needs to accommodate as well. But ego and greed are two sides of the same coin and should never be discounted. Will Mayweather accept a 50-50 split It is perhaps unlikely, since he thinks he's the bigger star. And he may just raise the stakes to something ridiculous like say, 65-35, so that he can purposely negotiate himself out of the fight because deep down he knows that, even though his record is unblemished, and even though he has prided himself in being so good defensively that he's never really been hurt, Pacquiao can hurt him. And he knows Pacquiao can most certainly beat him.Perhaps Mayweather is asking himself, "Why should I run the risk of damaging my legacy"Boxers are a prideful bunch, and someone with as superb a resume as Mayweather would, and I would assume rightfully, question the merits of getting into the ring with a foe who is every bit his equal.Will the stain of not fighting Pacquiao be stronger than the stain of defeatOnly Mayweather knows the answer to this question.The questions that we the desperate fans have is,When And Where Will it be in May before Pacquiao's reported run for office (in his native Philippines). And we pray they get answered.HBO Sports President Ross Greenburg called Pacquiao's 12-round destruction of Miguel Cotto, and Floyd's defeat over Marquez "the semifinals."If that's the case (and it most certainly is), then the "Pac Man" and the "Pretty Boy" will be The SuperBowl of boxing, a worthy prelude to the World Cup, and the most heavily anticipated fight in a generation.John Whisler, a sports columnist for mysanantonio , said it perfectly,"Someone's going to have to get awfully stupid for this fight to not happen."What we want is the fight the world wants to see. It was Washington Post columnist Thomas Boswell who said that "boxing is about pain.