Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao should have happened in the wake of Miguel Cotto, sometime in May 2010, when both prize fighters were in their career primes.
But, it didn't.
We're now tantalizingly close to finally getting the fight of a generation. This upcoming Saturday (May 2, 2015), the two era-defining boxers will collide inside MGM Grand Garden Arena to headline a pay-per-view (PPV) so huge it will cost as much as $99 to watch.
It's the big one. The one we've all been waiting for. The one that will save boxing. Still ... even if it's passed its ideal expiration date.