Does Boxing need the Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquaio fight?

David Haye vs Wladimir Klitschko will arouse much interest in the boxing world but the real fight fans want to see is Manny Pacquaio vs Floyd Mayweather. The hype has been building for years now and boxing audiences are losing patience. My read of the situation is that the promotors are stalling the fight to generate anticipation and generate the biggest grossing box office payperview hit of all time. Pacquaio has cemented his place as one of the best pound for pound fighters in the game by beating big names such as Ricky Hatton, Miguel Cotto and Sugar Shane Mosley. Mayweather is undefeated in 40 bouts and is known for his hand speed, tactical nous and ability to close out a fight when an opportunity presents itself. We have had one false alarm with the March 13th 2010 bout being called of on account of the blood testing demands of Mayweather. Some quarters hold the belief that the undefeated champion was 'ducking' the contest in fear of losing his prized, undefeated status,others have suggested that Pacquaio's sudden dominance is inexplicable and that his blood samples require further scrutiny. Boxing fans are not concerned about the ifs,buts and maybes. Boxing fans are focused on the prospect of these two finally, throwing hands after all the publicity.

I would say we need this fight to happen. Boxing does have some exciting fighters but the weakness of its flagship heavyweight division means that fighters in other weights have to step up to the plate. The middleweight divisions are commanding respectable followings thanks to exciting stars such as Carl Froch, Sergio Martinez, Lucien Bute and Julio Cesar Chavez Junior. Despite the excitement of certain divisions there is only one that can put boxing back on the map at the summit of world sport and that is the Welterweight division. Come on Manny, come on Floyd, lets get this show on the road! If only it was that simple.