Mayweather-Pacquiao: A Possible Drug Test Compromise? It’s the timing, Stupid!
December 25th, 2009
by Jason Alcairo: ESPN Boxing analyst Dan Rafael recently reported that the Manny Pacquiao camp is fully willing to submit to random drug tests if there is a cut off date of at least 3-4 days to a week. Should that be enough to save the fight? I think a majority of boxing fans would agree, yes it should be enough.
Many of the arguments have been that Pacquiao could simply cycle off HGH or anything else that would be in his system if he knew when the random drug tests would come. I am not a doctor, but 1 week of cycling on HGH during his training would more than likely not give him any sort of edge compared to if he’s been using it during the duration of his camp. But, as discovered in a study by the Danish Sports Institute, HGH would kill his stamina.
So, for a recap of the situation:
A compromise has been offered by the Pacquiao Camp. Yes, they will blood test randomly. That’s what the Mayweather’s want, correct? Random testing from January to March 6th should be more than enough time for them to catch Pacquiao should be using performance enhancers.I don’t think they’ll find anything but salmon and rice traces.
It was never a matter of Pacquiao being afraid of needles. It was a matter of having blood drawn close to a fight that disrupts Pacquiao’s beliefs and psyche. You can’t disprove a psychological effect, no matter what 2 of the constant Pacquiao bashers of this site will tell you. Also, Pacquiao’s refusal to test is not an admission of guilt so much as it’s his way of being able to tell Mayweather that he WILL NOT have total control over the drug testing procedures. They can have their five tests.If they can’t find anything in that 2 month span,I guess Pacquiao’s always been clean.
Neither Mayweather OR Pacquiao have anyone else to fight really. Timothy Bradley has offered to fight Mayweather but seeing as how he’s the top dog of the Jr Welterweight Division and he’s actually well rounded, talented, and powerful as compared to Ricky Hatton when Floyd fought him, I doubt PBF is willing to take the risk. Arum has offered a potential Pacquiao-Marquez 3 but that wouldn’t be interesting for a number of reasons.
- Marquez hasn’t carried his speed and reflexes up to lightweight, let alone welterweight. Manny would make quick work of him. Before anyone starts, Manny was killing himself to weigh in at 130 and still going at it with Marquez and still going life and death with him. Marquez against a perfectly comfortable Pacquiao at 145? No chance for JMM. I think he’s an awesome fighter for his ability to still knock people out with slightly diminished skills in lightweight but anything above Jr Welter is too high,as illustrated by his sluggish and out of style fiasco against Mayweather. No matter what anyone says, he was slower than Mayweather, having to lead the attack (which as a counter puncher did NOT suit him), and was weighed down with the extra weight, taking his power considerably.
Arum has also mentioned talking to Lou DiBella about a possible Pacquiao-Malignaggi fight. Do I really need to say how quickly that would be over?
Of course, this could be an ingenious move on both camps to really pull in emotions and hype this fight up. Evil geniuses if so. And I’ll give them props for it. But this fight deserves to be made. Fans deserve to see it, even if it is going to be stuck in Vegas for the more well to do than us regular blue collar folks who would have preferred Dallas. Is a week cut off for the drug testing really that bad? Ask yourselves that. I think it is a perfectly fine compromise. We need that to happen. They need it to happen. A common view is they’d all be stupid to let this deal get away, and that’s exactly how it is with that much money involved.But more importantly? Their legacies would forever have that glaring spot that could have been.
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first of all a test after the fight is really pointless. Cyclists don’t use steroids while in a competition, they use it during training. When you train while on PEDs youu get the full benefit of the drugs, while in a couple of weeks it will be out of your system yet you will still have the extra strength from the roids. And Mayweather caved again and agreed to what MANNY proposed. It isnt about who does the testing Floyd said alright have who you want do the testing. you said yesterday 5 days before the fight is what should be agreed upon. Mayweather said okay. Now, Pacquiao won’t take any random blood tests and no tests within 30 days. Mayweathedr agreed to what he wanted and Manny ran scared again! Really this is getting old a different excuse everyday? So you are totally ignorant honest pactard. Manny wants anything Mayweather won’t agree to and when Mayweather agrees to it, because he really wants this fight Manny has a new excuse.Just sign your fight with Pauli M. manny. we all know your are just scared, and a little upset that every boxer thinks your juiced up. I don’t know if Manny is on roids or he’s just too scared to fight mayweather. maybe both.
@Lex_Fugitive
Let me tell you this…. you are INCOMPETENT. Why? Because you only read an article or 2 and base your actually opinion from it and think that you know what is going on. If the Mayweather’s are so sure about what they want. why are they going backwards? Ha? Sucks doesn’t it? And just for you and every other Mayweather’s fan’s information, Pacquaio’s team just wanted a guarantee of NO TESTING NEAR THE FIGHT. And answer this, why isn’t the test after the fight good enough? um.. um.. um.. That’s right… No performance enhancing drug goes away by the sound of the final bell… So ask yourself… why. And if you’re one of the morons who would say it’s too late because Mayweather already got bashed… well one: the result will be overturned and Mayweather will be the winner. Two: he won’t get bashed (as much as I’d want him to be anyway) because he runs too much and three if he can’t survive one beating and Pacquiao can get backup after 3 losses then that doesn’t speak mauch about your champion does it? So that’s right.. why isn’t the test after the fight good enough????? LOL
Jason, look at Manny’s releases. He refuses ANYTHING that isn’t normal Nevada policy. Only urine tests on set dates are Nevada’s policy. Anything that would show HGH is out of the question. Even the testing Manny proposed yesterday. He backed out of it, he must have realized that it would show HGH or whatever he’s on.
Manny does not want to be tested the same way as other athletes like cyclists and synchronized swimmers. I don’t hear about any Olympians throwing hissy fits about the drug screening.
First of all why would anyone go to the Phillipines to fight? There was a Manny fight scheduled their a few years ago but a coup attempt and violence all over the country ruined that. And a hair test would be adequate. But Manny refuses this too. He refuses any test within 30 days of the fight, not just the day of the fight. He refuses any random drug testing. Pacquiao wont agree to hair testing, he might have a “superstition” about that too. And any test that is random is out of the question. As long as he knows when the test are going to be and theirs enough time for it to get out of his system then he’s fine. If Mayweather insists on random testing, then expect Manny to fight Pauli and Bradley. No real boxer will ever fight Manny again without an adequate drug test. So he can either fight second rate fighters for a tenth of the money or prove he’s won his fights because of hard work and not cheating and fight PBF.
IMO the whole issue about testing is BS. Going by what I have read and been told the test that is preformed by using a sample of hair taken from the person that you want to test for abuse is one of the most accurate test available. If this is true they should just use the hair test and the problem would be solved. Taking a hair sample will not put either fighter through any type of mental or physical stress. This crap is starting to play out like a damn soap-opera. To be honest with you the sport of boxing has enough problems already without this kind of s**t.
Floyd is just playing hardball, the same shrewdness Team Pacquiao pulled in getting Cotto to shred off pounds and still put his belt on the line.
Team Pac has been getting away with all the cherry-picking and catch-weight prima donna demands. Now the table is being turned and these nincompoop Pacmaniacs are crying foul? Heh! A dose of your own medicine, always a bitter pill to swallow when you met your match, eh, Roach and Pac?
Floyd doesn’t need you, Pac, go have a date with Krista. Just don’t let Jinkee catch you, ot she gonna bust your other eardrum. LoL.
Many don’t realize Manny is going to the USA for the most important fight in life. He is putting everything on the line. That’s how brave and how elite he is. He knows he is at a disadvantage fighting in a foreign land, more particularly in his opponent’s homeland where threats outside and inside the ring, before and after the fight are imminent.. Everything are to be handled by Americans (promotion, drug testing, judges, referees, taxes, what-have-you..). I just want to ask GBP, ODLH and d Mayweathers. WILL YOU BE MEN ENOUGH TO COME TO THE PHILIPPINES AND SUBJECT YOURSELVES TO THE SAME TERMS YOU ARE REQUIRING MANNY? America is supposed to be the land of the brave and is proud of equality and justice. You should live up to your country’s ideals.
to pacman – scrap this fight.. then take every freaking drug testing deemed accurate then take in all comers and slap them with lawsuits.. for accuracy take the hair sampling testing.. expert says it the most accurate testing out there..
A well written article Jason. I don’t know what JoeyB is going on about It”s like he’s replying to a different article. Manny is graceful, Floyd is graceless. You can emulate Manny but you can’t do so with Floyd.
mayweather ur alibi is not work men why don!t tell the people u afraid to fight
i think, there is no problem with random drug test. the only request of team pacquiao is not to do it a day before the fight ‘coz pacman feels the this weaken him. might be or might not be part of the beliefs of pacman but we must respect his opinion. it is he who fights and he knows his body system more than we do.
if anyone of you is suggesting that he might flush those “ped” if the blood will be taken after the fight, how about those training period wherein he agreed to do the blood testing?
Lawsuit!!!lol Pacroid is just rattling the cage because he knows he’s cornered. He is under suspicion not because of anything the mayweathers’ have said but because he refused to take the tests. Now he is agreeing to random blood tests? so what happened to the superstition and the oh i’m scared of needles bull? Let me guess… he’s been cured lol. Pacroid is just another lousy dope-infested cheater, floyd should make sure that the USADA clear whatever agreement is made here
Lawsuit!!!lol Pacroid is just rattling the cage because he knows he’s cornered. He is under suspicion not because of anything the mayweathers’ have said but because he refused to take the tests. Now he is agreeing to random blood tests? so what happened to the superstition and the oh i’m scared of needles bull? Let me guess… he’s been cured lol. Pacroid is just another lousy dope-infested cheater, floyd should make sure that the USADA clear whatever agreement is made here
Jason:Stop that baloney.Let’s see once the suit is filed.These father and son will have problem probing their allegations.Remember Jason the burden of proof is on the accuser.Seems its all hearsey,and these two,et al will pay the Pac for damages or probably they will apologize in public which will make the PAC has the last laugh.Pray Jason,pray.
Pacquiao plans to sue Mayweather Sr for slander. If he does indeed follow through with it, he will be subject to any and all tests ordered by the courts. This tells me he is telling the truth. The Mayweathers will be losing not only face but money big time. Floyd Jr is plain scared of Manny, and his daddy thinks too that he would get badly beaten.
it is now so obvious that Floyd did not want this fight. He seems to be doing this just to slander Pacman so his status becomes #1 P4P.
It is about time that Pacman sue these Madafacka including Dela hoya. I can’t believe how sore loser Dela hoya is to jump on this steriod bandwagon with Floyd. I lost all respect I have left with him.
why didn’t Mayweather ask Marquez (manuel perez lover) be tested by the USADA. Look at what MARQUEZ is putting into his body URINE!!!!!!!
mate, rob mops the floors in an old folks home.the guy cant even write a proper sentence. hes just a pac fanboy thinking if he says he works in healthcare then hie might fool someone. hahaha
Rob
When you said you work in a healtcare, I though you were giong to bring some health/medical findings…
Why did you say you work in a healthcare….and not ellaborate..
Yea something doesn’t add up with this link between GBP and USADA. According to Mayweather’s rep (Ellerbe I believe), the USADA assured Team Mayweather that they would not test the fighters on fight day or on weigh-in day, yet they told team Pacquiao something inconsistent with the promise to the Mayweather’s in that they (USADA) will not amend their protocols of random blood tests in any way shape or form. The USADA apparently gave Mayweather an assurance they did not give Pacquiao. You also have GBP President Oscar Delahoya coming out and publicly casting doubt on Pacquiao’s ‘cleanliness’ and saying he should take the tests IF he has nothing to hide. In the same press release, DLH makes a statement that was incosistent with a previous statement in regards to Pacquiao’s punching power, saying that he punches as hard as PED users Mosely and Vargas, despite saying the EXACT OPPOSITE immediately following his beating at the hands of Manny in Dec 08, saying that Pacquiao DOESN’T have power in his punches. Then you have GBP selecting the judges in that Funeka debacle…. something is definitely going on here with Goldenboy/Mayweather/USADA alliance.
Jason you idiot.. PBF has practically accused Pac. It is a continuation of his equallt-idiot father’s accusations. Manny has the right to sue their a. Manny alreadu agreed to take the random test as long as it stops at least several days before the fight. He agreed to this stupid unprecedented demand from a Scareweather. Pretty Boy calls this fight “of this magnitude” because he is in it. He thinks he is Boxing “god”. Manny Pacquiao has always subjected himself to all the durg test requirements of the Nevada Boxing Commission and he was always cleared of any wrongdoing. NOW.. just because this loud mouth Scareweather Sr says something out of jealousy.. people are accusing Manny of cheating???? That is reson enough for a lawsuit.
Manny should take a random test and fight someone else like Mosely or Williams. Let us see who has the last laugh. Manny does not need the money. PBF does. Mayweather.. the guy who calls himself “the Greatest”.. ha ha ha.. the guy who refused to fight Cotto, Mosely and Margarito.. the Greatest?? you gotta be kidding!!!!
Good one, Robert Smith!
This fight will happen floyd just wants to start the mind games early he knows this will be his toughest test of his career so he wants the extra edge will it work with manny i doubt it but who knows. The other thing what i think plays on floyds mind is even if he wins he knows hes going to get flak for beating the smaller man of the critics i think he feels this evens it out if he loses a low blow i agree but this is mayweather where talkin about plus he loves the money the more crap he talks the more intrest and anticipation he generates for the fight and one hell of a payday just my opinion folks
Drug testing is pretty standard to all sports. Why should anyone object?
Rick
It seems like Pac fans and Team Pac are not that bright if they are going to pursue this fake law suit. You can not sue somebody for asking you yo take a drug test. Mayweather has never said Pac is using…he simply asked Pac to take the test, along with him to ensure an even playing field. There is no accusation here. Now Delahoya probly did say more and so did Mayweather Sr. but not Floyd.
pac man is willing to take the test immediately after the fight. What is wrong with that? Floyd has been my fav fighter since tyson… but wtf is that. Asking for an olympic style drug test!? IF HGH TAKES 2-4 DAYS TO LEAVE YOUR SYSTEM, WHY WON’T MAYWEATHER LET HIM TAKE THE TEST IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FIGHT (AS PAC MAN ASKED FOR)??!!!!!
Well I guess all of the posts I put up are for naught. If the Pacquiao camp is willing to do the test within 4 days from the fight and submit to random blood testing and urine testing DAILY, then there is absolutely no reason for the fight not to occur. The problem is the Mayweather camp might have done a horrible thing to the sport of boxing by doing what they have done… Now every time a boxer doesn’t like the other camp will it follow same pattern as the Mayweather camp? Will it impose during the fight negotiations stipulations that will interrupt training camp? This is horrible, and the De LaHoya promotions company, who the heck would ever want to sign against them again. Now every result of every fight will be fought outside the ring as well with liable action suites and dragging the opposing fighters name through he mud? Does he not understand that the progression of the sport this last eight years is due in large part to a small fearless Filipino? So now what? We destroy the name of the most beloved fighter world round, who is respected by those he defeated as well as thankful that he (Pac)even was given the opportunity to fight against them throughout. Even when insulted by Morales, he didnt say anything bad about him. Wow, he was right to say that the Mayweathers are a bad example to children. Now that there are no excuses, what now? Will the fight happen, or did the cowards win? I am sad to say that I am ashamed to even be associated with Mayweathers in the fact that we are Americans. I thought we were in the United States, where you are innocent until proven guilty, but I guess that’s if you believe in an America where you Train Hard, Fight Harder, and let the chips fall where they may so long as its fair. I can’t say that’s what is going on right now… how sad.
I think part of the reason of the reluctance to accept USADA is it may not be totally impartial. Just try to google “golden boy usada” and you will see. I won’t post the link because the last time I posted it, my post disappeared.
Also, the whole random testing does not guarantee fairness. The clause allows USADA to conduct test anytime they want, how many times they want. Which means, they can test Floyd once and Manny 7 times and they would still be in compliant with the spirit of the test. They won’t be even able to test them on the same days because it is not random.
Now, it is becoming clear why GBP does not want independent testing by any other party besides the USADA.
to all the pacman haters, you still have a chance to redeem yourself. you might not like pacman but dont’ accuse him unless you have proof. you can be charged of slander and libel. tell your hero, fraud jr, i mean floyd jr not to chicken out. tell your doctor, fraud sr, i mean floyd sr to talk to helthcare professional and not the people in the street. pacman has been doing the boxing a great favor when he fights because he fights. he is a street fighter before he became a boxer. that’s why his style is almost the same with tyson because both them are street fighters. fraud jr, i mean floyd jr wants pacman to be crucified. can you tell me what kind of person this guy is if he not racist?
Floyd’s alibis: broken hand, broken ribs, too early to fight a caliber like Manny.
Lets fight Fair !!! you come at 145lbs, and i’ll come at 147lbs!!! that is what i call fair . I*^& !!!
Does anybody know any boxer who asked for a specific blood tests; Not Oscar, Hatton, Marquez, Barrera, Morales etc…No, because they believed they can beat their opponents– they’re not scared. NFL, NBA, NHL, AL&NL do their own testing to their people. Boxing also has their own. To be tested outside their own governing body is an insult the this governing body.
All this is just psychological warfare, for the Pacman to accent to FM is like submitting to his intimidation.Floyd wants Pacman to blink.
We have the tendency to open our mouth too quick without learning all the facts and issues. We are quick to defend one side whoever we are routing for. That separate the real boxing afiscianodos to a fanatic crowd. Drug testing is needed that should not be argued about. Since we cannot deny many cheats. And there are different way to cheat. Lets say manipulating the rules so the other fighter will not be 100% during fight night. Is this what we want to see. I like a fight were both fighter is out there defending his ground. Like Hearns and Hagler, Coto and Mosley, Darchinyian and Donaire. And I agree fighters should be protected, that’s why we have rules, but not bend the rules to one’s advantage. Not intending to abide to the catch weigh, not weigh-in before the fight and now amateur drug testing intended to psych other figther.
In the matter regarding Dela Hoya. I used to admire this person but now he loose credibility when he wrote that he doubt the punching power of Pacquiao being similar to Mosley when he is doping. While few months ago, he said the punch of Pacquiao is not powerful, it’s just volume. Mr. Dela Hoya, it’s a shame that the people of Los Angeles erected you a statue because you do not deserve it.
I don’t think this fight will not happen when you are dealing with dirty people. Be honest, look at how the Mayweather camp and Pacquiao camp handle themself. Would you believe Roger and Floyd Sr. vs Roach, or let’s put it this way since it should be the fighter. Let’s check the character of Junior against Pacquiao, a showy gambler who talks to much s**t or or a god fearing mild manner person.
I like to see this fight to happen with both fighter in their tip top shape and in the catch weigh they agreed upon. No over the limit fine, they should be at 147 period.
i work in the healthcare and i can’t believe that there are many ignorant people when it comes to blood and urine testing. when a lie is being said so many times people start believing it and those that believe are either moron, stupid and just plain ignorant. can you imagine fraud jr, i mean floyd jr wants his friends to the testing of pacman and telling the nevada commission that you are not good. if i were the nevada i would join the court battle now that pacman instructed his lawyers to proceed with the charges.
i also predicted that fraud jr, i mean floyd will beg pacman to fight him just drop the charges on his credible and doctor fraud sr, i mean floyd jr. fraud jr, i mean floyd jr will just tell pacman to sue the golden boy promotions and paul and all his fans. all of you pacman haters you can’t hide your ID address when pacman lawyers start doing the supboenas. i can’t believe you listen to Dr. Fraud Sr, I mean floyd sr. who is credible and law abiding citizen. my question whom are going to believe the nevada state commission or fraud sr, i mean floyd sr and paul?
as i said before, fraud jr, i mean floyd jr is chicken and gave so many excuses. he avoided mosley and margarito with so many excuses and afterwards keep on blaming them for avoiding him. pacman gave in to all the demands of this cry baby but it seems he is just looking for a way out. he told pacman to be man enough to say it that he wants fight and pacman said for the record i want to him. pacman gave in to the maximum weight which is 147, the name billing, the types of gloves, the early date which is march 13 even though he is still recuperating from that minor surgery of broken eardrums, the las vegas fight not even entertaining the offer from cowboy camps and so many things. now he wants his friends to do the test of pacman blood when he agreed the giving of blood during the announcement, 30 days before the fight and the day after the fight. the worst that he did is keep on playing with the media when in fact no one would say until the contract is over. fraud jr, i mean floyd jr is not a boxer at all. i hope he is retard again i mean he retire for the good of boxing. as i predicted pacman lawyers are going to sue him and the rest of his cohorts. ha ha ha – the lawyers are going to laugh all the way to the bank
Mayweather just want to bully Asian’specially right now that this American sport is currently conquered by an Asian fighter.Manny needs to go in court because if you someone just tells in public that you are doing somthing illegal or criminal you just walk away from it?The best thing to do is defend your self in the best possible legal way.Where fairness will of both parties will be heard.Rather than just have a loud mouth to fight back just make it more sensible which all the people in the world is entitled.Human right will of every person will be protected.If you say Pres.Barack Obama or Tige Woods or Michael Jordan is using drugs or illegal substance without evidence what do you think they will do also?What advise will be appropriate?–it’s the legal system.You work very hard to be the best and laminated your name to be the best then someonewill just say falls accusation just to tear your name without any proof.Manny is a filipino if you want a fair playing field don’t be a US organization take the test.Maybe Swiss doctors can do it much better which is a neutral country for many centuries now that can make the test.Not that some american guys from USAD will just to your locker room and will do the test anytime they want.Cheking for illegal drugs is the same 24 hours before the fight and 3 mins after the fight.so it;s no different.So it does not make sense. NFL,NBA and MLB must do this test to them since they are professionals not amateur boxing players like in the Olympics and tested by USAD because it comes only ionce in 4 years.If they think Kobe Bryant or Lebron James took the test on blood when they played in the olympics because they play basketball.If your you playing professional boxing it’s different because blood is spilled every now and then and taking blood before the weigh-in and blood before the fight may weaken you.Because different person reacts differently when they have blood drawn from him.Mayweather may have no problems but Manny may react differently.Bone strcuture DNA of americans differs from Bone and DNA structure of Asian so it’s better to test it 30 days before the fight and after the fight and have a penalty of 10-20million dollars is someone has discovered using it.it really that simple.If Shane Mosley and Golden Boy did not agree with Zab Judah request of Olympic style testing last 2008 because they want of Nevada Commission will do the testing because it is has the capabilities to do it.Even Shane Mosley wants discover using Steroids which he admitted and Mayweather accusing Mosley is stilll using stroids why now Golden boy is doing differently.It really bullying Manny and they realy never wants to fight.If Manny will face Shane Mosly ths March.Manny will not ask for Olympic style of Testing let the Commision decide and do the test because they are the body who checks the professional boxer if he is postive or negative for the substance.Manny really is a fighter and never ducs who does the promoter watns him to fight.I hope this press release and and tv shows that Mayweather guys is doing will not backfire with them.He just want to get out of the fight.He told that he is not afraid with Manny and Manny will just need to step on the plate if wants to fight.I think they are not ready yet.Mayweather Sr.has already public told after the Cotto fight that even if Manny uses steroids he can not win of his son.So if he really want to fight “Lets Get it on”then later prove if Manny is using steroids.Mayweather is just all talk but no substance Arum is right Mayweather is really afraid in lossing his ZERO loss so maybe fighting thaa Hatton’s will be good.Fighters dont afraid to loose.ALi,Fraiser,Hagler.Tyson has also lost fight but they keep on coming and been the greatest of all time.Sugar Ray Robinson fought 120 plus times and losses also many times but still the greateness is the same.Even thought Mayweather thinks Pacquiao will not agree on March 13 because to close for the congress election.Now Manny called the fight because if he doesnt called the fight Mayweather will have another excuse because Manny doesnt want to fight him.So excuses and lying and engineering for a win and wayout was Mayweather specialty.The court will decide will be the final verdict if Manny uses steroids and at least Mayweathers maybe charge will all the damges they have done.and not Mayweather camp who told make-up stories who really doesnt even know personally and live with Manny and not been through his life in earning his name.No one has the right to say false accusation without evidence.15 years of fighting tested negative.Mayweather told in the past in Skyposrts interview that when he was 16 he also weight 106 same as Manny but he is into Amateur that’s why he did not play professional that time but now Mayweather is fighting professional from 130 to 156 so if Manny told some false accusation just to damage Mayweather carees this is also possible.But Manny believes in God and not a trash talker he is a role model so why bother.It can be use for Pre fight -hype but nothing personal but time and time again they are saying to much just to tarnish everything for one man who can beat him.Don’t ever under estimate the hearth of a champion!Manny must fight other fighters because Mayweather needs him rather that he needs Mayweather.I hope study the facts and think before just saying to public and change to be a good guy and make the other now the bad guy.The only answer Manny needs is there will be a fight on March 13? ” Yes or No”
In the end folks. This is unprecedented what Mayweather is doing. This will kill boxing becuase what other fighters will be doing if there was a mandatory title fight and a Champion just does not want to fight the Challenger, then they can negotiate them out of it. So you may get this Champion who may well be a champion for a long time without fighting the best fighters.
Negotiations is about how much money they get, what venue, date, what color they are going to where, who is going to come out first. But this whole fiasco is just ridiculous. I really hope Manny does not fight PBF becuase PBF needs the money and he’ll have to fight that’s going to generate him 90 percent less than if he fought manny.
I don’t know what Kellerman is thinking siding with Floyd. Manny is being asked to do something outside of the rules and Manny is willing to compromise and be rejected. For him to say there’s something suspicious. That only means Kellerman already made up his mind that Manny is on steroids. Is Kellerman one of Floyd’s boys in fraud?
Just to let you know, HGH can leave your system within 2-4 days. Coincidence? I don’t know. But Team Pacquiao accepted the Olympic style drug testing when it was first announced three weeks ago and now that they know it’s comprised of RANDOM blood testing, they back out….? Only leaves questions.
I don’t understand why people think golden boy/Oscar does not want to make this fight. They make zero dollars without this fight happening. They are just listening to thier clients demands which truely are not that outrageous. This fight will be made. If Floyd didn’t want to fight manny he simply would have been stubborn and requested a 60 65 percent cut instead of 50 50. He also would have made an issue about the 10 million for every pound over. This fight will be signed sealed and delivered on Monday. The whole drug testing thing is an issue but it also creates hype around the fight
mayweather is cleary chickening out of the fight he cannot take manys ability in the ring. It will affect him in the ring he wants to weaken him him thats just stupid. And if the fight goes ahead i hope pacquiao wins thanks.
two of the most overhyped fighters of this or any other generation in boxing….they have never defended their titles in succesions like how larry holmes,mike tyson, alexis arguello,jc chavez,micheal spinks,mm hagler and many more champs from the 80′s and 90′s used to…both fighters like to handpick their opponents as well instead of fighting the best contenders out there from top …too many bandwagon suckas out there who don’t know anything about the sport of boxing who can’t wait to see this super hype fight…
I still think it is foolish for Pac to agree to random testing. PBF’s people want to screw with Pac’s head, and Pac’s camp should not give in. While Pac has a number of potential opponents who would bring in big box office PBF’s doesn’t since he refuses to fight a top welterweight.
i think pacquiao should move on and hang floyds legacy dry!
mayweather got nothing to offer in the plate anyway and has nothing to lose.
pac on the other hand has his welterweight belt, and the pound for pound title to offer…
eff floyd, let him fight bums!
Listen people, this fight was meant not to be made. If it walks like a duck, talks like a duck it surely is a duck. If you cant destroy him in the ring destroy him in the public opinion.
this fight won’t happen even if PDF/GDB finally gave in to compromise. I’m sure they have a few more things under their sleeve to derail and even dodge this fight eventually. Then he’ll bully in to low class fighters and still declare himself the best..go floyd!