The Break Up Heard Around the World

If you have any kind of social media, I'm sure you're aware of the Twitter and Instagram ramblings between former power-couple Floyd "Money" Mayweather and 50 Cent. The relationship is over, the honeymoon was been over since 50 has been in business talks with Mayweather's rival, Manny Pacquiao.

"Hello! Do you not see me standing right here?"

For the past month or so, it's been reported 50 and Pacquiao were in talks of starting SMS Promotions. The short lived TMT Promotions disbanded and rumors were running rampant about the drama between the best friends. Rumors of 50 sleeping with Mayweather's girlfriend "Miss. Jackson" during Money's incarceration was the topic of discussion on the internet. Nothing has been confirmed, we're still not sure exactly what happened between the two.
But Friday night, we were given a nice little viral squabble with 50 actually hinting that Money has been dodging Pacquiao all along. 50 even pleaded that Mayweather fight Yuriorkis Gamboa, here are the exact tweets.

- "Gamboa wants to fight Floyd. I will put up a extra 20 million for the winner. He don't like it that Floyd pulled out."
- "Ellerbee you a broke bum. Gamboa want to fight Floyd tell him lace up. Lol"
- "Gamboa is the truth, Floyd no that, stop tricking and fight"
- "If you say Floyd a kill Gamboa tell him fight."
- "Gamboa moving up in weight Floyd. You should have know not to go against me punk"
- "I can't hang with Floyd no more, I'm tired of running from Manny Pacquiao"

Strong words to say towards a former domestic partner. Mayweather responded with posting pictures of 50 with a few comebacks. In on picture, he called 50 a "male boxing groupie" as he posted pictures of 50 carrying his title belts and money. More nonsense ensued, I'm sure you get the point, but it had me scratching my head and wondering something.

We've seen this same thing happen before. Remember in Twilight when Bella was Team Edward and then she was Team Jacob?

No, I'm just kidding.

But I have seen this episode before, and I'm pretty sure it will end up happening as so. This whole situation has a WWE feel to it. 

Ironically enough, Mayweather has worked with WWE in the past when he had a short lived feud with the Big Show after legitimately breaking his nose a month before Wrestlemania 24.

This has a different Wrestlamania vibe to it. Back in 1998 Mike Tyson was still the baddest man on the planet, he made an appearance on WWE Raw and formed an alliance with D Generation-X. Shawn Michaels had Tyson in his corner heading into the big main event against Stone Cold Steve Austin.
On the night of Wrestlemania 14, Tyson turned his back on Michaels. The referee was knocked out and Stone Cold hit Michaels with the Stone Cold Stunner. Tyson hopped into the ring and hit a fast three count giving Austin the win. Everybody was shocked. As soon as Michaels got up, he got in Tyson's face and gave him a bit of a shove. Tyson did what he knew best, knocked Michaels out cold. 

So do you have a mental picture of what happened?

I personally wouldn't be surprised if this is all a plot to get Pacquiao and Mayweather in the ring. 50 and Mayweather are luring Manny into the fight and possibly will work out something to rid him of Bob Arum. If the fight happened, here's what you could expect to happen.... Unofficially.

If I was your best friend, I'd want you around me all the time.

Pacquiao and 50 build a friendship that goes past just the business partnership. 50 will be the quintessential male Boxing groupie that Mayweather called him. Mayweather will be the bad guy as always, using the same tired and rehearsed phrases. We can even do a over/under as to how many times Money will use phrases like; "Like I said before", "At the end of the day", "Helluva", "43 have tried, 43 have failed", or "43 had a game plan, all of those didn't work". I can even piece together a quote that you can expect Mayweather to say.

"At the end of the day, it's gon' be a helluva fight. Manny Pacquiao know he can get it. There ain't no blueprint to beat Floyd Mayweather. 43 had a game plan, none of those didn't work. 50 want it he can get it too. Like I said before, 43 have tried, 43 have failed."

Come fight night, Manny will have 50 escort him out and Bob Arum (let's call him Vince McMahon) will appoint 50 as the special enforcer, just as Tyson was. Floyd will have his posse of Justin Bieber and  in a eerily funny coincidence, former D Generation-X member Triple H.

The fight will start and for this comparison's sake, Pacquiao will have Mayweather in trouble through out the fight (I personally think Mayweather handles Pacquiao with ease). The drama will pick up in the 12th round, 50 Cent will hop into the ring with a steel chair in hand and act like he is going to hit Mayweather. As he goes to hit Floyd, he makes a full 180 and bashes Pacquiao over the head. Jim Lampley and Max Kellerman will go insane over the HBO broadcast, just like Jim Ross does for WWE. The world will be hit with that unexpected twist and Michael Buffer will announce Mayweather as the winner of the bout.
Obviously this is unlikely, but it would be entertaining to watch. All joking aside, I don't know how serious to take these latest turn of events. I don't know how credible SMS Promotions really is. At the end of the day, Mayweather Promotions was never really credible, it was a "company" that had a mere three fighters under it's belt. TMT Promotions didn't even put together a single card, most of it's action came on the internet with the rampant rumors of Curtis Jackson hooking up with Mayweather's girlfriend. I'm sorry Miss. Jackson *oooh* I am fo' real. 

- Jose

Floyd "Money" Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny "Pac-Man" Pacquiao

"Now you're unemployed, all non-void, walking 'round like you're Pretty Boy Floyd" - Grandmaster Flash

I absolutely hate the drama surrounding Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao.

I try not to follow it too much, because every time I buy into it, I wind up with a broken heart. Time after time, some kind of road block pops up and prevents the mega-fight from happening.

- For the record, I think Floyd would run circles around Manny and give him a Boxing lesson far worse than Juan Manuel Marquez has.

One thing about being a Boxing fan, we have to resort to the world of YouTube and internet blogs to find out the latest happenings. ESPN's coverage is weak. I love First Take, Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless make my mornings. But one thing I can't stand is when they talk Mayweather/Pacquiao. Stephen A. seems like he would die trying to defend Floyd's honor, and Skip is just your prototypical Pac-tard.

But as I watched this morning, Stephen A. has a new found respect for Pacquiao. Pacquiao and Marquez were on the set of the show yesterday. Of course Pacquiao was bombarded with Floyd Mayweather Jr. questions. What Manny said on national television pretty much made Floyd look like a bitch.

Manny said he will take a 45-55 revenue split in Floyd's favor. He said he would agree to drug tests right before, and right after the fight. Manny hysterically laughed in Stephen A.'s face when he told Manny, he thinks Floyd can beat him. Manny brought up something Floyd said during a phone call (Floyd offered Manny 40 million dollars to agree to a fight, but Floyd get's 100 percent of the revenue the fight brings in), Floyd uttered the words, "what if I lose?"

Whoa! If I'm the best boxer in the world, the pound for pound king, if I'm Floyd Joy Mayweather, I would never mention the words, "what if I lose".

Does Floyd not believe in his ability? Is Floyd Mayweather Jr. really worried Manny Pacquiao could beat him? I just want to know - why hasn't Floyd Mayweather Jr. addressed this via twitter? Floyd has called out Pacquiao on twitter before. Why wouldn't he do it again after Pacquiao called him out on national television?

I want this fight to happen no more than the average Boxing fan, but if this fight never happened, I would be okay with that. There's far too much behind-the-scene politics that play a huge role in Boxing that has drove fans away from the sport. One of the biggest issues that hasn't helped this fight see the light of day is the rivalry between promotion companies, Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions.

I could get into how the rival promotion companies are killing the sport of Boxing, but I will save that topic for another post in the future.

All I want to know is, what is Floyd Mayweather Jr. doing not addressing Manny Pacquiao? Will he stay quiet, and quietly show up ringside at the Pacquiao/Marquez IV fight in December? Will he go on  a twitter tirade again? What the heck is Money May going to do? Is Manny's recent visit to First Take the spark that will make this fight happen in 2013?

- Jose