The clock is ticking and Floyd Mayweather doesn't look like he is phased by it one bit. Bob Arum has pushed and pushed but "Money" is likely to bide his time and aim for a fight against Manny Pacquiao in 2011. Is Floyd scared? Not at all. So, what's the hitch?
Apparently most of the issues (money split, venue and drug testing) have been worked out in an odd negotation process. Sources say Ross Greenburg, president of HBO sports, has been the middle man between Arum and Mayweather's manager Al Haymon. The two sides haven't spoken directly. Each step of the way they've told Greenburg something and he's turned around to relay the message to the other side. But there's one thing Greenburg's patience can't solve — Roger Mayweather's lunacy away from the game.
The biggest issue for Floyd is the pending trial for his uncle and head trainer. The 55-year-old goes to court on a year-old battery charge. He's facing up to 10 years in prison for allegedly beating and choking a 26-year-old named Melissa St. Vil. The bigger problem is that Mayweather already served six months on a similar charge in 2006-2007. This won't be easy to beat.
David Mayo from the Grand Rapids Press has a nice roundup of all the factors that will probably nix a Nov. 13 fight between boxing's pound-for-pound best.
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