Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather Will Happen in 2012

Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather will fight in 2012, they are both too smart not to. Read on, if you still doubt.

Dissolution of the Drug Testing Problem

This fight was close to happening once. It didn't because the two sides could not agree on a drug testing policy. Money wanted stricter testing than Pac-Man was willing to subject himself to.

That will not be a problem this time around, at least if Bob Arum is to be believed. Arum told the press, and was quoted by Dan Rafael on ESPN:

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"Olympic testing is OK for this fight, blood and urine, random testing, no problem."

 

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Time is Not on Their Side

These two fighters are not getting any younger, and eventually the public will grow tired of waiting for this fight and just move on. Pac-Man's trainer Freddie Roach realizes this.

Roach, as quoted by Arash Markazi on ESPN:  

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"You don't want them to fight when its too late and they're too old and the fight's not as spectacular," Roach said. "They're both in their prime right now and I think it needs to happen now. People around the world are getting tired of it. They need to fight already."

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These facts make 2012 a make or break year for this fight. This would maximize the fight's potential for greatness, and it would capture the height of public interest.

And that makes the last point the most relevant.

All About the Benjamins

Boxers have a limited window of earning potential. The payday from this fight would break records. Neither of these fighters are stupid men. They will not be able to pass up on this gigantic payday.

The financial reward for this fight will begin to shrink after this year, and that is going to motivate everyone involved on both sides to get this deal done.

A fight in 2012 would not only provide a huge payday for the present, but it would also lend itself to a rematch in 2013. 

Conclusion

There is no way that either of these shrewd men is going to let an opportunity like this pass by. Both of them like to live life to the fullest, and that lifestyle requires money. This fight will pay them as much as three fights, if not more.

Not to mention it could lead the way to a lucrative rematch. This is money that, if they don't take on this fight, they will have no other way of recouping.

This fight will happen.