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…But do it in pencil. Lightly.

God bless the dead, but if it’s one person my grandfather ALWAYS spoke highly of, it was Muhammad Ali. I’ll never forget him going on and on about how “Ali was the baddest man to ever put on boxing gloves. You don’t know anything about that.” I was cheated out of seeing Ali in his prime and to an extent “Iron Mike.” I was only six when Tyson got caught up with the rape charge and homie was essentially never the same after that. With the possibility of seeing Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather trade jabs, I can say I will have seen arguably the most important boxing match in over 30 years, pending Floyd follows Manny leads and signs the contract. As of right now, March 13 appears to be the day of reckoning and potentially one hell of a payday for both fighters.

The camps agreed to a 50-50 split of the money, which could be gargantuan. Many experts expect the fight to eclipse the all-time pay-per-view record for sales, which is the 2.44 million buys generated by Mayweather’s 2007 victory against Oscar De La Hoya.

Both fighters will wear 8-ounce gloves but each fighter will be allowed to select the brand of gloves he will wear for the fight.

A boxing match for the ages during March Madness? Yes, please. As a fan of the sport, this is huge. Imagine what a Kobe/LeBron Finals would have been like last year and multiply it by 50. Boxing NEEDS this to go down. With no heavyweights worth mentioning, these two names are carrying the sport and if this fight goes the distance and has a controversial ending, we could be looking at the first of two (possibly three) fights. The only question now is a venue to hold all the egos (mainly Floyd’s).

The site of the bout has not been finalized. Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has expressed interest in bringing the fight to his new stadium as have representatives from the Superdome in New Orleans. Also in the mix is the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, which has hosted several Pacquiao and Mayweather bouts.

So, TSS and the world, start your wagers now. While Mayweather has yet to sign the contract, all signs point towards he will. Pending he does, I’m letting it be known now. I’m putting the house on Mayweather. Give me all the reasons you want as to why Manny will beat him, and I’m pretty sure the previous 40 guys who stepped to Floyd had the same hopes and dreams. I’ve got more reasons, but I refuse to turn this into a dissertation. Leave that for the comments. No word yet if Rick Ross will be ringside though.

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