Promoter Arum wants an agreement from Schaefer by Monday or else Malignaggi will be next for Pacquiao – News
December 27th, 2009
By Jim Dower: In an article from the Los Angeles Times today, they’re reporting Bob Arum, the promoter of World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao, has given a counteroffer to Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer, saying that Arum wants an agreement by this Monday from Floyd Mayweather Jr. to have unlimited random urine tests, and the let the Nevada Athletic Commission decide on whether any extra blood tests are needed beyond the two blood tests that Pacquiao has already agreed upon.
Arum wants the Nevada Athletic Commission to decision on the matter of whether the additional blood tests are needed during their next meeting on January 19th.
Arum says “Nevada [referring to the Nevada Athletic Commission] is the one who should have the say, not the fighters.
Normally, only urine is tested before fights. However, the Mayweather camp wanted extra testing for the March 13th fight, and recommended that the U.S Anti Doping Agency be used to test both fighter’s blood at random times leading up to the fight. Arum and the Pacquiao team don’t want Mayweather and his management team to dictate what kind of tests should be done before the fight, especially when it’s not unusually done for fights in Nevada.
Arum seems agreeable to doing whatever the Nevada Athletic Commission says, commenting “If the commission says both fighters have to give blood as they’re walking into the ring, we’ll do it. But I want the commission saying it, not some outside group with an agenda.”
As of now, Arum is prepared to finish negotiations with former International Boxing Federation light welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi for a fight against Pacquiao on March 13th, if Mayweather’s team doesn’t agree to the counteroffer that Arum has left for them. Malignaggi wouldn’t be nearly as popular as Mayweather, but he’ll make it interesting for as long as it lasts. Malignaggi doesn’t care about whether Pacquiao takes blood tests are not, as he’s just happy to get the fight with him because of the huge payday he’ll receive by fighting Pacquiao.
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Funny thing is no one is saying manny can beat floyd all of pac man supporters are telling PAC to move on lol they scared for their fighter and they should be Floyd haters been on YouTube watching his fights hahaha they say stuff like Floyd got IRS problems he might not because lack of money got one of the biggest houses in all of vagas facts r facts 40 and 0 speaks for it’s self they say he ducks everyone the good thing about all of this is he will be around for many years to come USA USA USA shot out to PAC man very good fighter maybe even great but the sport is called boxing floyd is the best
Leogolas – send the $50.00 Paypal only please!
The criticisms about Pacquiao’s fear of needles and how it might affect him are also ignorant. Did they mention that Pacquiao felt weakened when blood was drawn before the first Morales fight? Who is to say that it won’t affect him? I know someone that feels dizzy for a week when he takes a blood test. It might be all psychological but it affects your performance nonetheless. Each person’s body is different; some people can go to work with a hangover and some can’t.
I wonder what the reaction would have been if Michael Jordan was required by the opposing team to take a unnecessary blood test before Game 7 of an NBA championship?
Others have also criticized Pacquiao for using superstition as an excuse for refusing to take a blood test. Is this coming from real sports fans and analysts? If it is, they should know that superstitions have been part of sports since day one and many athletes follow certain rituals very seriously before or while playing their respective sports. Michael Jordan always wore his blue Carolina shorts before each game for good luck. Baseball pitcher Turk Wendell brushed his teeth and chewed licorice between innings
Arum might want floyd to feel that he’s only as cheap as malignaggi.
mitch ..you are one of the few making any sense !!i can see people hating floyd or wanting him to get beat …he talks for himself ..he talks tough and backs it up …f.m. agreed to all the demands of bob arum why cant man-roid agree to this ONE DEMAND …hmmm…makes you wonder what they are hiding ..if i was floyd i would stick to my guns also …we as fans deserve the highest quality testing and 100 percent random !! we are the ones paying those peoples outrageos salarys [purses] or whatever ..oh and floyd will school man-roid just like he did marquez…
The lawsuit is more interesting. This will shut the Mayweathers once and for all.
calitopeo says: “the pacman is a dopper. why he refusing if is not taking anything.” Hey Calitopeo, not only that you don’t know how to express yourself properly, grammatically speaking, but you also don’t know how to read. The article already mentioned that “Pacquiao is already agreed to having a blood test 30 days before the fight, and immediately after.” That doesn’t sound like refusing to me.
Milkdud says, “What’s up with that Bob Arum? Malignaggi vs Pacquiao?? Stop fooling around … I’m not paying to see that!” Hey Milkdud, nobody is forcing you to pay and watch the fight. Stop your whining. You know what, do not watch the fight and I’ll give you $50 for doing so. Does that make you feel better now? I hope it does.
Mitch says: “PACMAN AND HIS ENTIRE CAMP IS AFRAID OF MAYWEATHER. Proof is in the pudding!” Hey Mitch, first, where is the pudding? How can you say that proof is in the pudding when the pudding itself is nowhere to be found. Second, evidently you’re convinced that
“PACMAN AND HIS ENTIRE CAMP IS AFRAID OF MAYWEATHER” because as you’ve said you have proof. Where is your proof Mitch? WHERE? In the court of Law, yours is just a mere hearsay. You can’t even validate your claim with solid facts. I rest my case. Case dismiss.
@calitopeo, it’s not about the test. it’s about not being bullied. you heard from arum already.
if top rank allows blood test, next demand of floyd will be $perm test. floyd is scared. if i were bob arum, i would demand a balls test on both fighter. those with no balls ain’t deserving of an $80 million fight.
the pacman is a dopper. why he refusing if is not taking anything.
Pacquiao has already agreed to having a blood test 30 days before the fight, and immediately after. Mayweather and Golden Boy Promotions would like additional blood tests within the 30 day window. Pacquiao says no to the extra tests, says it will weaken him to have blood taken from his body so close to the fight…BS! Mayweather will have to have the same test at the same time. I think Boxing SHOULD move towards Olympic style testing especially for the BIG FIGHTS. Mayweather/Golden-Boy may have started something here! Paulie and everyone else should ask for random blood testing within the 30 days prior to a fight and again immediately after, especially when there is millions to be made/lost. Think about it.
for the fight to happen this is PAQ demands
1. it should be 95-5 split. PAQ 95
2. use 15oz glove. (so it can last upto maybe 2 rounds)
3. PAQ will tie his left hand to prevent murder and a 1st round knock out
4. Bloodtest after the gloves are on or 10mins before the fight to weaken me (again to prevent murder)
5. PPV share should also be 95-5.
6. What the hell was BOB thinking matching this guy
to mitch.
so you want paquiao team to fight mayweather at 154? pls tell me on what ground? do they have a belt on that division? hell no!!! and to think that 154 is not even their natural weight at present makes the suggestion ridiculous!!! if maywhether wants to fight at 154, then he must look for the top dogs in that division, or if you wont agree, may i suggest that the fight be at 220 lbs limit?
These two camps are supposed to be professionals but they aren’t negotiating like pros! Manny offering to take the test 30 days prior and then after the fight…I used to drug test people and BELIEVE me you CAN beat the test on Manny’s terms! There’s no way anyone can say that Mayweather is running scared when he agreed to ALL of Pacman’s request. He even amended his own request of the testing procedures to try to make this fight happen! What’s up with that Bob Arum? Malignaggi vs Pacquiao?? Stop fooling around … I’m not paying to see that! Bring on Timothy Bradley, that’s a fight!
If the golden boy promotion and mayweather camp back-off on specific date of pacman camp, pacman will continue to rise more coz he never had a record of failing a medical test . whoever his oppnent will be okey as long as he winning.
I think golden boy promotion has to decide on the specific date because there is a very very little time left. if mayweather back -off ,pacman is going to be winning more on popularity worldwide . mayweather camp and golden boy promotion thinks that they are no.1 , they are dealing with the no.1 in the world they shoudnt dictate much coz it will go down to them.
Arum, don’t do this fight with malignaggi. This is like Mayweather choosing a light fighter just to show the world that you are the champ.
This is a crock and I cant believe so many people are so blind. PBF wanted blood test with olympic style everyone said it was craqzy, even me-I dont think the should involve them-other pro sports should be in charge, Abum and Pac-man said it wasnt right, he was afraid of needles, afarid of it weaken him, PBF change and said they would come of olympic drug testingand now they want to put it in the hands of Nevada commission which dont do blood testing, Floyd looks like he is making an effort and Pac wants to come up with different set of rules after his demands were meet. If they dont come to an agreement boxing will die. NOBODY wants to see pac fight the big mouth and this will be the kiss of death of boxing and mma will completely take over. Boxing is on a role and if this doesnt get made I will turn my back on this sport, and so will many fans.
PACMAN AND HIS ENTIRE CAMP IS AFRAID OF MAYWEATHER. Proof is in the pudding! Everyone says that Mayweather is being too difficult and looking for excuses. Hmmm. Mayweather wanted the fight at 154lb but since Pacman wanted 147, he agreed. Mayweather wanted 10oz gloves but since Pacman wanted 8oz, he agreed. Mayweather also agreed to the $10 million overweight penalty. That’s 3 of Pacman demands that he has agreed on. Shouldn’t Pacman agree to this 1. That’s why they call it NEGOTIATING. Mayweather’s camp is trying harder to make this fight than the Pacman camp. I understand sticking by your fighter but when you give a bias opinion, it’s garbage and no one listens. Also, testing after the fight is good but NOT GOOD ENOUGH. Lets say they fight and Pacman wins but tests positive AFTER THE FIGHT. The damage is already done and Mayweather may not ever be the same fighter again. Ask Miguel Cotto if finding out after the fight is enough. Cotto was an excellent fighter, was cheated by Margarito and now, sad to say, he has never been the same! Plan and simple Mayweather has agreed to 3 on Pacman’s demands. I’m looking for a fair Pacman fan to agree that he should give in on this 1 demand. Also, rather than agreeing to this 1 demand and fighting, he’d rather go to court. HMMM! You Pacman fans are going to tell me that this doesn’t seem suspicious? He’s either juicing up, scared as hell or both PERIOD. Just because you put God’s name in something, doesn’t mean your telling the truth!
Why is Arum even considering to negotiate a fight with Malignaggi? This is an insult to Pacquiao and his fans. Malignaggi is one of the loud mouths who accused Pacquiao of doping. In effect, Arum is: (1) treating Malignaggi, a powder puff puncher, as a legitimate elite fighter, which he is not; (2) glorifying Malignaggi’s accusations; and (3) rewarding Malignaggi with a big payday despite his false accusations.
Delicadeza (sense of propriety) dictates that Malignaggi should not be given the honor of going on the same ring with Pacquiao.
Ive got news for you. Manny has won already !
Floyd maywheather ask for tougher testing for a fight that might jus be the biggest n boxing history.even though he is taking the same test on the same days it’s not about Floyd being scared the hate for this man is crazy everyone needs to take a step back and think about wut is going on now PAC wants to fight not the number# 1 140 pounder but paulie who beat an overrated Juan Dias how was knocked out by paulie and the guy maywheather just beat on Marquez I really don’t understand at this point Floyd should jus forget about that let the commision do it’s job and he take care of business as usual in the ring because he will punish the PAC still arum is calling out paulie PAC ain’t fought a black man wit some talent ever lol look it up the on he did fight over 10 years ago was a bum u ain’t heard for the roach man he watching them Floyd tapes like st f this forget maywheater , Bradley , Alexander, or any one. That really poses a threat
I can to see manny lose so it can shut all you d!ck riders up !!!
In 1975 Ali wanted TO FIGHT George Foreman and Joe Fraser on the same bill over 10 rounds each.
At least get foreman or bradley i mean this clown paulie will get massacre in the ring with pacman and besides he doesn’t deserved to be in the ring with him manny is a top a-class fighter the best of the best with all his accomplishment and paulie is just the little whore of boxing who gets k in the s all the time this is the ULTIMATE MISMATCH OF THE DECADE and paulie get ready for the most brutal spankin of your life from manny and BOB
ARUM shame on you
Will be a demolition on Paulie so its a bad fight for Pacman in proving anything Boxing wise. But Pacman probably wants to beat him up for saying hes a Steriod taking cheat.
Heard on the grape vine that Junior wants Manny to agree to fight Paulie and Junior on the same night.
Come on floyd just agree manny will muder paulie and nobody wants to see that fight.
wht n earth is the point in pac fighting paulie he cant punch through a wet paper bag, if they fight hopefuly pac ends his crappy career once and for all he already got trashed by 2 fighters who pac beat with ease so wht is the point, bradley or kahn would put a better fight
Mayweather is scared STIFF, its that simple. I understand Manny is willing to fight him one handed until the 7th round!!!!!!
Fight ain’t gonna happen. Ducker floyd running out of excuses.
I understand that Mayweather and his team are requesting Manny gives a urine test between rounds 1 and 2, a blood test between rounds 3 and 4 and hair samples between rounds 5 and 6. Who’s the joke in all this mess…….
Good gosh man! Why Malignaggi?!?! I just don’t understand this on Arum/Pacquiao’s part. Why not Bradley at least? We saw what Hatton did to Paulie so what the hell is Pac gonna do to him?
If Pac wants an easy fight then at least fight Foreman for an 8th title.
I don’t get this. Floyd mayweather sr already claimed it’s not possible for a smaller guy to beat a bigger guy unless he’s on performance enhancement drug. So what gives? Why even bother setting this fight up or any fighter to move up in scales if the smaller guy has to cheat to meet up the bigger guy? Whoa I got dupe in thinking hard work will pay off.
manny you should sue them…..
this is a double whammy to them….
For you and me, the fight may be back on…but what of Lazarus…I mean what of the lawsuit (forgive my trekkie moment)…
For these two, paulie and floyd, it’s about the money, for manny it’s a matter of principle and faith in his higher power