Try to get a grip for a change. People have been slipping mandatory fights since boxings grappling days. Of course they were not called mandatory until the 70's but it started as early as with that racist pig John L Sullivan refusing to fight Aussie Peter Jackson citing the colour barrier. At the turn of the century it was in style to avoid Langford. Later in the century Tex Rickard(and early version of Bob Arum) would steer Dempsey clear of Harry Wills fearing another Johnson type rein.
This fight is nothing like those few examples. Floyd is not scared of Manny. That notion is utterly ridiculous. This fight has nothing to do with avoidance in the way you would like the world to believe. Its a game of poker which is lame and sad but not a duck. And it might be best to wait to see what Floyd does. Btw Manny has no business being the mandatory. Lesson here is that in many cases you pay for a ranking, you dont have to earn it. Huge difference. If boxing was fair Floyd would be ranked in the top 5 of the other three pimp tin pots but he's not ranked in them at all. Says much about these "rankings" Best boxer in the world and in the welter division is not ranked because he didn't pay for their administration/corner fee's. What a joke.