Accept the Needles, Manny Pacquiao, and Let's Go!

WBO world welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao said last week that he is still waiting for “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather Jr. to challenge him to fight.

Unfortunately, Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KOs) must realize that a lucrative matchup pitting him against Mayweather (40-0, 25 KOs) will never occur because the two insanely stubborn and egotistical camps can’t agree on a drug testing protocol for the bout.

“I came this far in my boxing career without Mayweather, so I see no need to call him out,” said Pacquiao, 31, the first boxer in history to win seven world titles in seven different weight divisions. “He needs me to bolster his career. I am open to him fighting me anytime he wants to.”

Mayweather is scheduled to fight current WBA welterweight champ “Sugar” Shane Mosley May 1 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

“Pretty Boy” will be favored versus Mosley (46-5, 39 KOs) and he should emerge victorious with a decision victory in a tad more than a month.

However, Mosley is a worthy adversary and he will inevitably pose problems for Mayweather.

“Styles make fights,” said Roger “Pit” Perron, 73, a longtime trainer from Brockton who now works with Mike and Rich Cappiello at their gym, Cappiello Brothers Boxing and Training . “Mosley is the one guy that can beat Floyd. Mosley has quick hands, he will press the fight, and he is a legit welterweight who has fought real champions.”

Perron also stated his contention that Mosley will actually be a more difficult opponent for Mayweather than Pacquiao would  have been.

“Mosley is a tough guy. I think Floyd would have beaten Pacquiao. But, I don’t know if Floyd can take Mosley.”

Boxing fans want, and deserve, to see Pacquiao versus Mayweather.

Sadly, boxing has aptly been called “the red light district of sports” and fans rarely receive what they warrant.

Despite an estimated purse that could pay both prizefighter’s in excess of $30 million apiece, Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather will never fight.

Typically, boxing and its deprived fans will be the biggest losers yet again.

Unless, of course, Pacquiao finally relents and justifiably agrees to Olympic-style testing.

Approximately $30 million is a great amount of cash to squander rather than allowing random blood samples to be drawn.