The Floyd Mayweather Jr - Manny Pacquiao fight is just one week away and there should have no reason why the public should not get excited about it. After all, this mega bout will feature two of the most accomplished fighters of this generation.
While everyone seems to be excited about the "Fight of the Century," one ESPN personality wants the public to boycott it.
American sports and political commentator Keith Olbermann has made fiery assumption that people should not support the Floyd Mayweather Jr - Manny Pacquiao fight. His reason? The undefeated American fighter's history of domestic violence. In a clip labeled "Time to Draw the Line," Obermann said he will not support this boxing match the whole world is abuzzed with.
"The choices are about where we as sports fans, where we as human beings, draw the line about domestic violence in this country," Olbermann said.
"I will not promote, watch nor report on Mayweather's fight (with Manny Pacquiao)," he said. "I will boycott it, and I urge you to as well."
Olbermann's lack of interest in the Floyd Mayweather Jr - Manny Pacquiao fight stems from Pretty Boy's domestic violence charges filed against him by his wife. In June of 2012, he reported to the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas to serve his 87-day jail term for domestic abuse. Ironically, in 2000 before his fight with Diego Corrales, Mayweather Jr told media that he is fighting the former lightweight champ for "all the battered women across America" and that "just like he beat that woman, I'm going to beat him".
Floyd Mayweather Jr - Manny Pacquiao fight is more likely to push through than get cancelled. Maybe Olbermann can find solace on the fact that Pacman also wants to beat the hell out of his American counterpart because of the latter's history of abusing women.
In an interview with USA Today, Pacma's trainer Freddie Roach said his guy is fueled by Mayweather's domestic violence issues.
"Manny is really against domestic violence," Roach said. "It is a big issue maybe in the Philippines for him and being a congressman he can control some of that stuff. That is a big plus for me that Manny does not like the guy, I think the killer instinct is going to come back a lot faster."
