By Vitali Shaposhnikov, Diamond Boxing, Tue, 27 Jul 2010
What was supposed to be an amazing event might end up being historically epic. I am of course talking about the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight. Now that Margarito is in the works for Manny, most people feel disappointed and cheated by Floyd and his team. Don’t fret, that fight will happen, and it will happen sooner rather than later. All the speculations and commotions surrounding the history of this proposed mega-fight create something known as drama theory. “In a drama, emotions trigger rationalizations that create changes in the game, and so change follows change until either all conflicts are resolved or action becomes necessary. The game as re-defined is then played.” There is also the snowball effect, where the build up is based on the ‘not’ of the discussions.
The first thing that confuses many fans is what happened a couple of weeks ago. Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum informed the press that negotiation with team Mayweather has been finalized, and even though Floyd hasn’t signed anything himself, his manager Leonard Ellerbe did put his signature on the contract. Ellerbe had the following to say in response to that: “Here are the facts. Al Haymon, Richard Schaefer and myself speak to each other on a regular basis and the truth is no negotiations have ever taken place nor was there ever a deal agreed upon by Team Mayweather or Floyd Mayweather to fight Manny Pacquiao on November 13. Either Ross Greenburg or Bob Arum is not telling the truth.”
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