Boxing fans want to see Floyd Mayweather Jr. take on Manny Pacquiao in his next fight, but despite the recent talks, both sides have yet to agree to anything. 50 Cent, who was once Mayweather's friend, believes the fight won't happen for one simple reason: Mayweather is scared of Pacquiao.
Pacquiao insists he's agreed to everything and the only holdup is on Mayweather's end. Pacquiao's promoter, Top Rank's Bob Arum, called negotiations with Mayweather Promotions a "slow dance" and said Mayweather's side hasn't shown any urgency to get a deal done.
That lack of urgency, at least according to what 50 Cent believes, is because Mayweather is afraid to fight Pacquiao.
Saw @50cent in the SI office. Said he still doesn't think @FloydMayweather will fight Manny Pacquiao. Said 50: "He's scared to death."
— Chris Mannix (@ChrisMannixSI) February 9, 2015
50 and Mayweather, to be fair, have a history of disparaging each other on social media.
Mayweather usually fights on May 2, and if he intends to use that date for what could be his second-to-last fight, he would need to pick an opponent soon so both sides could begin training.
"The thing that really concerns me is that we are running out of time for May 2," Arum said Feb. 2, via ESPN. "If you want to drag this out a little longer then move the fight to later in May -- May 30 is a good date -- or go in June. We agreed to go on May 2 because that is the date Mayweather is hung up on, but if we're going to go on May 2 we need to get this done."
Mayweather has said he wants to fight Pacquiao, but it's uncertain what's holding up the deal. According to ESPN, Pacquiao has already made a number of concessions, including: a 60-40 financial split in Mayweather's favor, drug testing under Mayweather's preferred method, the date, the site, the name of the fight and even the ring introductions.
