Better never than late

Somewhere out there, hardcore fans of pro boxing who were eased out by high-profile celebrities from the so-called “Fight of the Century” are laughing their hearts out and exclaiming “suckers!”

Pro boxing’s most anticipated fight, which took some five years to come into fruition, turned out to be as exciting as watching the weather report as American Floyd Mayweather Jr. waltzed his way to a 12-round decision win over Filipino Manny Pacquiao. Mayweather Jr. was roundly criticized for reneging on his promise to mix it up with Pacquiao at close range. Instead, Mayweather Jr. stuck to his old ways, boxing and avoiding Pacquiao like the latter carried the Ebola virus.