Re: why don't pacquiao and mayweather solve everything this way?
If this fight was held in an alley, or after school one day... The rules could work.
The unfortunate part of this is its supposed to be a sporting contest with 2 guys that don't trust each other as far as sportsmanship goes. Also, its boxing.. which means the promoters, the fans and the trainers are involved....
You cant have delays and such when you've sold tickets to a venue for a specific date.. The fans wont deal with it and neither will the the venue as they have other events booked.
Lastly, training a fighter is an art. You're trying to get the weight down and the athlete strength, speed, timing and other abilities to peak at the same time for the night of the fight. Too short a time and you're fighter doesn't have his edge.. To long and he over trains and wears himself out. Screwing with the day of the fight when trying to train a fighter is like trying to build a house of cards in a rowboat.
You'd have a horrible fight on your hands by 2 fighters that are far from mentally and physically prepared.
They want your @$$ beat because upsets make news. News brings about excitement, excitement brings about ratings. The objective is to bring you up to the tower and tear your @$$ down. And if you don't believe that, you're crazy.
Roy Jones, Jr. "What I've Learned," Esquire 2003
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