Three Reasons Why The Pacquiao-Mayweather Fight Will Not Happen On May 2

Finally Floyd Mayweather Jr. talked about the many Pacquiao match and not only that he has challenged the Filipino boxer and his camp to fight which targets a May 2 fight date. The boxing world has been rocked by the latest stance from the pound-for-pound king who seems to be welcoming the mega-bout that could fetch around $500 million in revenue.

"We are ready. Let's make it happen. May 2. Mayweather versus Manny Pacquiao. Let's do it," Mayweather said in the interview with Showtime at San Antonio where his promotional outfit was having some boxing matches.

Given that this is the first major step to making the fight happen, without anybody putting pen to paper we should all be sceptical of any of Mayweather's pronouncement. Here are some of the reasons why the fight might still be a pipe dream:

1. May 2 is slated for Canelo Alvarez and Miguel Cotto

The Cinco de Mayo weekend has always been the preferred date of the American boxer, even terming it as "Cinco de Mayweather." However, the date is already reserved for another high-profile match: Canelo Alvarez and Miguel Cotto. Top Rank Promoter Bob Arum and Oscar dela Hoya have already reacted to the announcement saying that their wards have already circled in on the date and a Pacman-Money fight cannot change that. Arum went on to point out that the holiday is a Mexican tradition and only Alvarez has the Mexican blood to claim the date. He even went as far as suggesting as he would not be open to participating in a super fight that falls on the May 2 date.

It is unclear if Mayweather and his camp would be willing to cede the date given that the American champion has fought the least three years on May 2 date and five times since 2007. Nevertheless, Arum says it is disrespectful to Alvarez' camp if ever the spotlight of the super fight tries to take away from the Cotto-Alvarez planned match. After Alvarez lost to Mayweather in 2013, he has vowed to take back the Mexican holiday dates from "Money" Mayweather, so it is unclear if his camp will relent, when the fight has already been scheduled.

2. Floyd Mayweather Jr. is still playing the blame game.

It is apparent that up until now, Floyd Mayweather Jr. is still pointing fingers as to who is ducking who. He again points to Pacman's camp as the main culprit as to why the fight did not happen in the five years that the fans have been clamouring for it. Mayweather vehemently stated that it was Pacquiao who held up negotiations when he did not agree to the random and Olmypic style drug testing as well as the lesser purse of $40 million when in fact all conditions were agreed upon by the eight-division world champion five years ago.

At this point it is clear that Pacquiao and his camp has already made it clear that it will take a lesser purse and agree to any egregious demands of his opponent's camp. The Foot Locker commercial might have added more salt to the seemingly open wound but still the Filipino boxer's camp has maintained that they want to give the people the fight, without saying anything about the past. Mayweather going back and forth on who is to blame just goes to show how much the American wants to put it out there that he is not the one doing all the ducking, when making the fight happen is everything the boxing world wants instead of the endless blame gaming that is happening all around

3. Mayweather Jr. has insinuated that Pacman's camp will take less and only on Showtime will carry the superfight

Mayweather Jr. will always find an out and in the same process, come out smelling all roses. In his latest interview, Money points out how Pacquiao's camp is crawling back to him for money given that his nemesis has lost two big fights to Timothy Bradley and Juan Manual Marquez. By saying so, it is all but sure-fire demand that they will get the biggest slice of the pie, with reports coming out that he wants 2/3 of the revenue. Whether Pacman accepts the deal is another story but Mayweather has already made the groundwork for the other side to say the "no" and for him to take less of the blame if ever the negotiations fail again.

The heavier snag of the conditions might be Mayweather's insistence that Showtime carry the fight instead of the two companies as it did before with the Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson bout in 2002 for the world heavyweight championship. The pound for pound king's hard stance that only Showtime carry the fight due to his hell bent hatred for Bob Arum may just be the major snag that will carry this fight into developmental hell. Nevertheless, Floyd Mayweather Jr. has made a lot of groundwork with his latest interview by saying the right things. However, until a contract is agreed upon by both parties, everyone can chalk this one up to another smoke screen that can never catch fire, well, until it actually does.