Roach says that Pacquiao won’t fight Mayweather if Floyd insists on blood testing

By Esteban Garduno: The sometimes combative trainer Freddie Roach says in an interview at Thesweetscience.com that his fighter, World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao won’t be fighting undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. if he insists on blood testing for a future fight against the Filipino star. Roach says in an interview with David Avila “If Floyd [Mayweather] tries to push that blood test again, I can tell you now that we’re not going to fight. Who does he [Mayweather] think he is? He’s not the Nevada Athletic Commission. He’s not going to dictate to us what to do.” Well, there it is. Roach basically saying there won’t be a fight if Mayweather asks for random blood testing without the Commission mandating it.

Although Roach hardly speaks for Pacquiao given that he’s just the trainer and not the mouthpiece for Manny, it’s an ominous sign that Roach is sounding feisty and drawing a line in the sand before Mayweather and Pacquiao even begin negotiations. The blood testing was part of the contract between Pacquiao and Mayweather, just as the $10 million dollar penalty for being overweight.

That was something that came from Pacquiao’s management’s side and wasn’t decided upon by the Nevada Athletic Commission. If Roach is going to throw the question about whether there will be blood testing into the hands of the Commission, instead of seeing this as something that should be negotiated between the two sides, then there really can’t be a fight between Pacquiao and Mayweather. It takes two sides to negotiate and you can’t have one side coming up with things like $10 million dollar fines for being overweight, which Mayweather agreed on, but then retreating and leaving it up to the Commission when it comes to Mayweather’s request for random blood testing. That’s a cop out.

I don’t think Mayweather is trying to “dictate” to Pacquiao just because he wants to the blood testing. I mean you could look at this in reverse and make the same statement about Pacquiao’s team wanting a $10 million fine for coming in overweight. It’s part of the contract negotiations.

If Roach and his team think that Mayweather is trying to impose on them for asking for this one thing, then they need to forget about the Mayweather fight completely and continue to focus on fighting opponents like Joshua Clottey, Ricky Hatton, and Miguel Cotto. Those guys won’t likely ask for blood testing, but then again, none of them will bring in the money that a bout against Mayweather will.

If Pacquiao and Roach want the big money, then blood testing is what Pacquiao will have to agree on to get a fight against Mayweather. If their cool with the $10 million dollar fine, then they should be just as cool with blood testing. This can’t be a one-way street when you’re dealing with a star as big as Mayweather. He’s not scrub that will accept anything thrown his way in the contract negotiations.


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98 Responses to “Roach says that Pacquiao won’t fight Mayweather if Floyd insists on blood testing”

  • P4P says:

    Bobby all of that might be true but what does that have to do with roach admitting to giving one of his boxers steroids , and that boxer being caught

  • Bobby Bagoong says:

    To Haku,

    LOL. That is so stupid. Then by your analogy, Floyd Jr can be one of the biggest drug dealer in sports afterall HIS FLOYD SR was sent to prison for drug trafficking. And it is well known in the boxing circle, snaggle tooth Uncle Roger has a crack addiction and probably meth also since from the looks of it his teeth are rotting, look at it when he smiles. One of the characteristic of a meth user is rotten teeth. If anyone is into drug or running a possible criminal empire is Floyd’s family.

  • P4P says:

    It seems like after haku313 post all Pac fans are silent

  • haku313 says:

    TO ALL YOU PACQUIAO FANS WHO THINK HE AND FREDDIE ARE INCAPABLE OF USING STEROIDS

    Trainer Freddie Roach said, “The Ruiz fight, James was coming off an injury and we didn’t have enough time for it to completely heal. He wasn’t at one-hundred percent. The steroids didn’t seem to affect him at all, we didn’t even know it was still in his system for that fight. James was just himself in the Ruiz fight. His boxing ability won him the fight.

    NOW, WHAT MAKES YOU THINK HE’S NOT DOING THE SAME THING WITH PAC….LMAO

  • Bobby Bagoong says:

    To Jaysmooth,

    Wow talk about misinformation. Where in the hell did you get that information that Marquez got the bigger purse than Floyd? You need to brush up on your info, but I will correct. Floyd was guaranteed $10 million for the fight and JMM was guaranteed $2 million. Because of the penalty occured by Floyd for not meeting the agreed catchweight by 2 lbs, he was penalized $600,000 and given to JMM. You can do the math…at least I hope you can. So get your facts straight because you end up sounding stupid like floyd.

  • haku313 says:

    MR FLINT,

    YOU SEEM TO HAVE SOME KNOWLEDGE OF THE BOXING WORLD. BUT I HAVE TO DISAGREE ABOUT COTTO’S FOOTWORK. HE ONLY LOOKED GOOD AGAINST MOSLEY BECAUSE MOSLEY DOES NOT HAVE GOOD FOOTWORK HIMSELF. HE HAS VERY GOOD HAND SPEED BUT NOT SO GOOD FOOTWORK.

  • haku313 says:

    MR FLINT,

  • JesusJones says:

    MAYWEATHER CAMP HUMOR.

    Cut-Paste

    Floyd Jr fans in a huddle around Roger and Floyd Sr. waiting for them to open their mouths. Waiting for the prophets to spew the words of boxing knowledge.

    Mayweather’s trying to convince the most intelligent of all boxing fans. Laying the foundation and the smoking gun that will convince the masses.

    Floyd Sr. goes first:

    “You know that they make the best PED’s in the Philippines”.

    Floyd Jr Fans:

    OMG!
    REALLY?
    I KNEW IT!
    I’ve always had my suspicions.
    That’s where everyone’s been getting it.
    Those no good 3rd world cheats!
    You shouldn’t fight that dirty guy.
    Yeah I’m with you Floyd.
    I had a hunch but I couldn’t get my finger on it.
    It is what it is man.

    Roger Mayweather:

    He’s been taking that special ‘A-Side Meth’

    Floyd Jr. Fans:

    A HA!!!!
    That’s what I’m talkin bout.
    I knew it was the A-Side Meth.
    Yeah, I heard about that stuff.
    Philippines is the number one maker of A-Side Meth.

    Floyd Sr:

    I would advice my son not to Fight Manny Pacquiao

    Roger Mayweather:

    We should take on the challenge but we’ll have our conditions to let them know we are serious about this fight.

    ( Scuffle in the back ground ) Roger Screaming: B!*&h! What the F%*@ do you mean you don’t have my money? ( Hear a girl screaming in the back ground ) i told you I’d F%*@ you up if you don’t have my money.

    Floyd Sr:

    Yeah, we’ll ask for some serious blood test to let them know that they can’t gt away with that ‘A-Side Meth’

    Floyd Sr. screams: Don’t be such a hog Roger. Give me some of that b!*&h.

    Floyd Jr Fans talking amongst themselves.

    Floyd Jr is the best man, he said so himself.
    Yeah man, he cares about us.
    He specially loves you, yeah you with the pink shirt.
    Manny is dirty if he refuses to take the test.
    We know he’s dirty. Roger and Floyd Sr. said so.
    Yeah and other fighters too.

    Okay! Where can I get me some of that A-SIDE METH?

  • gill says:

    I like the fact that people can post there comments and have healthy debates. People get a little heated when they are having debates which is understandable. But the thing that I don’t get is when these people start insulting everybody because they feel safe behind their computer. Everyone has their own opinion and can express them without insulting everybody, but i’m going to defend myself. KEN you’re an internet gangster. You feel like King Kong in front of that screen. But i’m going to let you have your little slick talk because you remind me of a woman that talks a whole lot trash to her man because she knows he’s not going to do anything to her because she’s a female. If you’re bored then go to a site that doesn’t bore you. HAVE A GOOD DAY YOUNG LADY.

  • jaysmooth says:

    lol..u Pacman fans are really funny. You dont use the true facts about anything and you dont think with logic. What is the weight limit for a Welterweight? let me tell you, its 141-147. Ok, do you understand that. Now, what weight division did Floyd-Marquez fight in. Let me tell you that to because most of you probably didn’t know this. Yes, it was welterweight. Do you know who got the biggest purse? No, it wasn’t Mayweather, it was Marquez. That was apart of the aggrement. Yes, Floyd came in 2 lbs over. PEOPLE, they were asking this man to drop 20+ lbs in 2 months. I don’t know who could drop 20+ lbs in 2 months and be affective. But he compensated Marquez for it by first off agreeing to give him the larger share and he paid him what 400 thousand dollars for the two lbs he came over weight. Was Marquez complaining, No. Do you see him in the media now talking about it no. Do you see him sawing he would ask Manny to do a blood test if they fought again, Yes. People miss weight in boxing all the time, as long as that person isn’t abrusing that by coming in 10 lbs over, its normal. So, enough of the Mayweather cheated Marquez Crap. Mayweathter agreed to the things that Marquez asked and he paid him for coming in overweight.

  • jaysmooth says:

    @Bill Brad

    Thats the way blood testing work. You have them take the test before they fight so you can catch them cheating before they fight. Don’t look at this like baseball or football where you have a season to catch someone. You test them randomly.

    @frank:

    lol..he is a weight cheater huh.. ok you retire from a sport for almost 2 years. Then you decide to come back and fight a guy who is probably 20lbs lighter then what you are while you are retired.. I dont care what type of exercises you are doing while you are retired. Its going to be hard to drop 20lbs in 3 months regardless.

  • jaysmooth says:

    @roy

    LOL.. u want someone to go to PAC-Land.com. I am pretty sure you will get the really store there huh.. Come on guy.. that page is bias and you know it. they are not going to make him look bad.. You are insane.

  • MrFlint says:

    @Ken and Haku313
    Can you 2 behave-so immature.Neither of you seem to know much,however Cotto’s footwork was pretty impressive in the Mosley fight allowing him to apply the jab effectively and Leonard was not robbed!Ken you need to listen more instead of insulting people.

  • Ken D says:

    Haku313,Caps lock is on again,see you still got your knickers down-pull them up cause i’m done fu&@ing with you.you can go fu&@ yourself.Go watch Cotto mosley again then watch Duran Leonard1 followed by Duran Estaban de jesus then Duran Bizzarro then finally log off,stamp your feet cause your mother’s calling you and you’re boring me now!

  • Joker says:

    NO MORE MAYWEATHER VS PACQUIAO BECAUSE MOSLEY WILL WIN ON MAY 1ST. PACQUIAO VS MOSLEY WILL GENERATE MILLIONS OF PPV, IT IS MORE EXCITING FIGHT TO WATCH COZ NO RUNNING AROUND THE RING.

  • haku313 says:

    KEN-

    COTTO!? LOL…. IF THATS ALL YOU GOT YOU NEED TO GET THE HELL OFF THE COMPUTER. YOURE A CLOWN!!!!! COTTO DOES NOT HAVE GOOD FOOTWORK STUPID! AND MOSLEY HAD PROBLEMS WITH COTTO BECAUSE OF HIS JAB NOT HIS FOOTWORK!!!! MAN JUST SHUT THE HELL UP! SAYING COTTO HAS GOOD FOOTWORK IS LIKE SAYING KELLY PAVLIK HAS GOOD FOOTWORK…. HAHAHAHAAHAHAAAAA YOURE A CLOWN KEN

  • gard says:

    Mayweather would never fight Pacquiao when the later is well trained without the disruption of the weakening blood test If ever they are going to meet in the ring Floyd will weight over the limit or Manny weak/not properly trained due to blood test.
    As always Floyd being Floyd.Win at all cost,even if it will cost
    somebody to tarnish a good reputation,like Manny.

  • Ken D says:

    Haku313,COTTO, you fool.His footwork is the main reason Mosley had trouble with him,as Mosley does with most mobile fighters.Glad to see you found the caps lock key,now pull your knickers up cause todays lesson is over.

  • haku313 says:

    KEN-

    That was actually with the whole caps lock thing. Youre a funny guy. Look Duran was a good fighter, not a great fighter. The comparison is the to the ability they have compared to the other fighters of there era. Duran racked up 70+ wins against the same types of fighters. Slow, straight forward fighters with bad footwork. Now, if cant speak facts just shut the hell up! And you still didnt answer my question. Who has Pacquaio faced with good footwork?! STUPID!!!!!!!!

  • armthelandless says:

    i have a good feeling that when its all said and done Manny Pacquiao will man up and agree to enough testing to satisfy Mayweahter and, more importantly, us fans. i know Pacquiao fans and people are avidly convincing themselves that Pacquiao don’t need fight Mayweather, but we all know that’s baloney. they need each other like Leonard needed Hearns. They would be fighting for history.

  • Ken D says:

    Haku313,Benetez result is my mistake but everything else i stand by.Don’t be so idiotic to refer to Duran as “nothing more than” cause you simply show your ignorance.Now put your knickers back on,take the caps lock off then fu@+ off!

  • Ken D says:

    Gill,Man Utd beat Madrid easily then in the return got beaten easily-they must be on drugs.See what i’m saying?Now log-off and go talk crap elsewhere until they get bored with you.

  • haku313 says:

    KEN-

    DURAN IS THE SAME GUY WHO DESTROYED SLOW FIGHTERS WITH BAD FOOTWORK JUST LIKE PACQUIAO. BUT, GOT BLASTED BY BENITEZ. FACED AN OLD HAGLER AND STILL LOST. GOT BLASTED BY LEORNARD TWICE(TKO AND KO), AND GOT BLASTED HEARNS! SO LIKE I SAID PACQUAIO IS NOTHING MORE THAN A MODERN DAY ROBERTO DURAN. CLOWN!!!!!!!!! NOW SHUT THE HELL UP STUPID….

  • Ken D says:

    Gill,How much time did you waste writing that load of crap!? What on earth are you droning on about-just shut it because no-one is interested,you TIT!

  • preston says:

    to ALL of the people that continually say that because mayweather came into ONE fight weighing two lbs overweight and he has a HISTORY of comming into fights overweight because of that…..can you PLEASE be consistent with that position and let us know that since Manny Pacquiao has been KO’ed TWICE in his career that he has a HISTORY of getting KTFO??????

  • haku313 says:

    KEN-

    C’MON DUDE LEORNARD WAS ROBBED IN THAT FIGHT AND WERE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME DURAN THAT WOULDNT COME OUT THE CORNER! BUT YOU DIDNT ANSWER MY QUESTION….NAME A FIGHTER THAT PACQUAIO HAS FACED WITH GOOD FOOTWORK. CLOWN!!!!!!

  • haku313 says:

    Now on the Blood testing issue. First, Manny claims to be afraid of needles. Then, he said he’ll take the random blood test as long as USADA doesnt perform the test. Mayweather agrees to let use another agency, then Pacquaio says blood tests make him weak and he doesnt want blood drawn close to the fight. So Mayweather say fine and proposes a 14 day cut off. Pacquaio then says he’ll only take the test if the Nevada Commission says he has to. I mean C’mon people! Defending pacquiao at this point is like defending President Bush and the whole weapons of mass destrustion issue. Some of you need to Wake up! PACQUAIO IS NOTHING BUT BOXINGS VERSION OF MCGWIRE OR BONDS! AND BY THE NEITHER OF THEM EVER TESTED POSITIVE EITHER…..

  • Ken D says:

    haku313,”nothing more than a modern day Duran”,Are you totally stupid-don’t answer that we already know.Are we talking about the same fighter that beat a prime Leonard,Benetez ran Hagler close at m’weight.you’ve proved yourself to be the days moron now do one you TIT!

  • Dork Jake says:

    Jake defend your argument without your racist vile.

  • haku313 says:

    Here we go again. C’mon people are you seriously discrediting the body of work Floyd has put in? Corrales, Gatti, Judah, Castillo twice, undefeated Hatton, Baldomir, Oscar, Marquez…c’mon! Manny Pacquiao is nothing more than a modern day Roberto Duran. He has never faced a fighter with good footwork or movement. Arum only puts him in the ring with Slow, straight ahead fighters. He has never and never will face a slick fighter such as Mayweather, Mosley, Judah, Bradley jr, Berto, etc… Also, Pacmans trainer (freddie Roach) is the same guy that brought James toney up four divisions and won the Heavyweight Title. Toney was busted for steroids and Roach admitted to knowing Toney was Juicing. Which is why Pacquaio made so many excuses to not take the drug test because hes juicing too. But back to the original topic, if anyone disagrees with my opinion on Pacquaios opponents; I challenge you to name ONE fighter Pacmans faced with good footwork……

  • gill says:

    Pacman may be the man now but before the first Morales fight he would not have even been thought of. i watched that fight with Morales and Pacman didn’t look drained at all. He just didn’t have the power to knock him out. Pacman hit him with some good shots too. Then he comes back and beats the hell out of Morales in the 2nd and 3rd fight and didn’t stop winning after that. Now on the outside looking in, how does a fighter do that? Like Mayweather said you don’t start off as a good fighter and then turn into an unstoppable force. Manny makes me raise an eyebrow. Manny lost the 1st fight with Morales and it wasn’t even close. If Manny looked fatigued or weak then i would say that the blood test did affect him but his movements were the same, his punching style was the same and he didn’t seem tired because he was conditioned. After that fight he walked through punches and hit harder than he ever did. That’s suspicious! I feel Manny was determined not to lose again and i don’t care how much training he did it would have no way in hell made him comeback in there and make Morales look like a guy that just walked in the gym for the 1st time after he just whooped his ass in the 1st fight.From then on Manny has been dominating. True fighters want you to know he’s the best because he’s gifted not because he’s taking some substance. Manny knew he couldn’t beat Morales so what ever he did worked and he didn’t fight Morales or any other fighter any different than he fought Morales in the first fight. So why did it work after that and knocked him out on top of that. When Lennox Lewis and Hasim Rahman had there 1st fight, Lewis was winning but Rahman caught him with one lucky shot and knocked him out. When they fought the 2nd time, the fight was the same as the 1st fight but Rahman didn’t get in a lucky shot so Rahman got his ass whooped. Without the lucky shot in the 1st fight he would have lost that fight because Lewis was always better than him. That didn’t happen with Pacman and Morales. Morales was better than Pacman so how did Pacman beat a fighter with the exact same style which he got his ass beat when he used it in the 1st fight. For Roach to say the fight isn’t going to take place if Mayweather insist on having a random drug test is suspicious also. You can say it’s pride if you want but Roach see’s how Manny’s followers like that excuse and it sounds good so that’s what he’s going with. What Mayweather needs to do is put in his contract something that has nothing to do with taking a blood test and something that’s not in the Nevada commission rules and I bet they’ll agree to it because it doesn’t jeopardize Manny getting caught even though it’s not in the rules. Manny doesn’t care that Mayweather is trying to dictate drug testing. What he cares about is the request itself no matter who’s asking for it. If the Nevada Commission puts the blood test in the rules then there definitely won’t be a fight because he knows he’s going to lose without help. Bottomline is if Manny takes the test then there’s a fight if not then there isn’t. Manny doesn’t care about you followers of his because if he did he would take the test so that you can see your Champ fight one of the best fighters in the world.

  • Bob says:

    Mayweather rules I think it’s time for your mom to wake you up and go to school.

  • Bill Brad says:

    Your defending floyd becuase he agreed to the 10 mil fine and Manny would not agree to the drug test but here is the difference. If Floyld makes weight which he should have no problem doing he would never have to pay the fine it wouldn’t matter if he had to pay a 100 mil. But Manny would have to take the blood tests before the fight. See the difference?

  • Duc1098 says:

    Floyd keeps contradicting himself, “Manny is one dimensional fighter, easy to beat” then he went on saying “Manny is extra-ordinary”. Why can’t these Floydnuthuggers get it? Money is scared end of story!

    “Interview with Jamie Foxx

    Floyd Jr as quoted about Pacquiao “you cant be ordinary and then become extraordinary”. His reasoning to why he thinks Manny is on roids. The crazy part about his statement, lets just assume that Manny is not on anything. That statement alone tell you that Floyd Jr is scared $hitless.”

  • JesusJones says:

    His whole Mayweather family is shielding Floyd Jr’s. legacy from someone who has a legitimate shot at ending everything that defines Floyd Mayweather Jr.

    Just imagine the name Floyd Jr. is in the Webster Dictionary at the moment. The definition is exactly what it is.

    Now Manny Pacquiao rewrites the meaning. What will define Floyd Jr. then?

    The loss has greater consequence than just being a number one on his record.

  • JesusJones says:

    Cut-Paste

    The make an argument regarding the P4P crown. Manny Pacquiao does not care what that label is. He won’t even admit to it. Sure his handlers and promoters will milk it till it’s blood red. That’s just part of the marketing and taking advantage of the branding.

    Now as far as Mayweather who likes to boast about being P4P, he will argue with you till your head hurts so much that the interviewer just gives him the “okay Floyd, good luck to you” closing speech. LOL!

    To Manny the labeling does not mean anything. He is letting the critics do the work. For Floyd, it defines him. It’s the only reason he’s making a big dtink about it. The critics feels otherwise. And like Floyd Jr said in an interview, “Critics don’t pay the bills, don’t care what people thinks. Floyd Jr. fights for Floyd Jr only”

    Interview with Jamie Foxx

    Floyd Jr as quoted about Pacquiao “you cant be ordinary and then become extraordinary”. His reasoning to why he thinks Manny is on roids. The crazy part about his statement, lets just assume that Manny is not on anything. That statement alone tell you that Floyd Jr is scared $hitless.

    Floyd Jr is not only worried about his big “0″. He is also worried about the fashion he might loose it. He cares about his “0″ loses. He cares about being the only boxer who comes out without any scratches. He cares about looking good when fighting…. The scary thing about Pacquiao is exactly why Floyd Jr is calling him “Dirty”. All of those things that he cares about will be on the line all in one night.

    The worst thing that can happen in Floyd Jr scenario is that it goes all the way to the 12 and the score cards. The possibility of being destroyed in front of millions and possibly looking like Manny’s latest victim is greater in his mind than his owns fans. Well, at least Daddy Sr. think so.

    So in the end. “He must be on drugs”

    How many times have you heard that in your everyday life?

  • Justakethetest says:

    ONLY CHEATERS DONT WANT FULLY RANDOM TESTING

  • boria says:

    True boxing fans knew Floyd Jr. was not gonna fight Pacquiao. He used the random blood testing as his way out of the fight. Even Floyd Sr. said that he will not let his son fight Pacquiao like a good father should to protect his son because as a trainer he knows his son has no chance of beating Pacquiao roids or no roids.I think this fight is not gonna happen because if Floyd wins against Mosley hes going to price himself out saying he is the draw and of course Pacquiao will not agree to it.

  • Dey C says:

    The Bottom-line regarding the $10ml penalty clause demand is based on the FACT Mayweather has already violated a contracted weight agreement.

    Where’s the FACT Pac is/was on PED’s?

    Seriously… Where are the FACTUAL evidence that Pac is on PED’s?

  • canuck says:

    to floyd dependers – you are all out of out of your mind. your reasonings are all but one direction – no sense.

  • frank says:

    You need to observe the reasoning behind the clauses in the contract before trying to make it look like a fair deal, Manny’s clause protects him from fighting a known weight cheat when facing a smaller man,Mayweather’s clause is a disgraceful attempt to weaken Manny psychologically knowing that giving blood affects his performance. Mayweather believed he would get away with it and Manny would sign knowing how much money is involved,but unfortunately for Mayweather Manny doesn’t need the money ether, it seems from Mayweather’s recent rant he refuses to fight Manny unless he gets his advantage. Manny did the right thing walking, there’s no proof that Manny isn’t clean, the only dark shadows have been cast by the Mayweathers this type of behavior stinks of fear to me.

  • Gary says:

    you say:
    “If Roach and his team think that Mayweather is trying to impose on them for asking for this one thing, then they need to forget about the Mayweather fight completely and continue to focus on fighting opponents like Joshua Clottey…”

    I think that’s exactly what they are doing, it’s people like you who keep on asking about floyd while they are trying to focus on the next fight .. just my 2 cents

  • ElCondor says:

    Yes, yes, I know Da PacMan is “on” something: it’s what gives him superhuman strength and power. What PacMan does is gobble up a can of spinach just like Popeye, and…my, oh my -the stuff packs his fists with the power of a pile driver. No wonder Chicken Floyd’s scared of him!

  • Reason says:

    I guess you’ve all completely ruled out Joshua Clottey!? A Pity! Well..? Gooooo JOSHUA!! His victory will be in making Manny look ordinary. He has a knack for that! After this fight, they will not utter ‘Mayweather’ again… Tough boxer vs BIG head without a jab!? Can’t wait… (“,)

  • caveman says:

    Hey Mr. writer, you need to leave this issue alone! You need to write something different, for this issue is all about propaganda. This is old stuff!

  • Alex says:

    This might be what Roach says now but its not what he feels. Let me remind everyone that he was more than willing to have Manny submit to any drug test within a week of the fight when they were negotiating the first time. That was before Manny came out about the phobia. Roach really has no leg to stand on considering fighters he trained in the past were caught for taking steroids. Anyone remember Holyfield.

  • roy says:

    Visit Pacland and read what Scoop Malinowski of Boxing insider wrote about Floyd talking his way over to Manny Pacquiao,an associate of Harmon the adviser of Floyd revealed to Malinowski way back in December that they dont want Pacquiao to knock out Floyd coz there is no way Floyd could win the fight and the name of the guy is George Peterson this is a shocking revealation if there is no rebuttal of this those who believe Floyd excuses are out of reality.

  • leftie says:

    Manny ~ I’m not against blood testing, just not the day of the fight.

    Roach ~ If Floyd tries to push that blood test again, I can tell you now that we’re not going to fight.

    So, not against yet somehow against.

    THIS LOT CAN’T EVEN GET THEIR STORIES STRAIGHT.

  • z says:

    Thanks for the breaking news roach thats the same thing your camp has said since the fight fell apart. Every day both camps say the same things its getting horribly redundant. Your not gonna figth each other we get it.

  • NEL says:

    RYAN, before i answer your question about floyd reason for the blood test i just need to let you know that i am not a floyd fan. floyds reason for asking for the test is the same reason he retire for 2 yrs. the competition got tough and he finds a way to use his great defense outside the ring.my opinion on floyd asking for the test is that he is trying to ruin mannys reputation and the most important reason of all is that he is scared.now i left the caplock of so you can have another laugh.but i still believe that a fighter and his opponent have the right to ask for anything they want for the fight,not the commission,trainer,promoter because their not the ones going in the ring.manny should just take the test, and knock 2 birds with one straight left hand.

  • JAYSMOOTH says:

    @bogsy:

    Share what you just said with some of your other Mayweather haters.. Bc u just said alot. Thats what Floyd has been saying all along. Floyd has the US backing him for the most part and all he wants to fight is people with atleast the same number as follower as him.. Its about the money.. So, that the answer to why he didn’t want to fight many american fighters. He has america already. Besides he sells tickets bc people want to see him loose. Manny(philipines) vs cotto (PR)= 1.25 million ppv. Floyd(USA) vs Marquez (Mexico)= 1 million. My point is you don’t have the entire USA backing Floyd and he and Marquez sold 1 million. PacMan and Cotto has their entire country backing them and they only sold 1.25million. Don’t forget Floyd had just came back from retirement. His last two fights were a combined 3.4 million ppv. Mannys last 2 fights just over 2 million. Mannys last three fights close to 3 million. So, you tell me who is a better attraction. Don’t forget Floyd and Marquez also fought on the same night as UFC 103 and they out sold them.

  • RayTheA says:

    @Boxing Maniac.

    Thanks for the unexpected response. Yes Boxing Maniac… this is obviously a boxing website and everything I wrote is related to boxing. If it was not, the moderators would not post it.

    The moderators of this site make the rules… you don’t.
    I wrote “Can’t help but admire Floyd for being savvy & a good boxer; however I don’t want him to be a role model for my children.”

    Sorry for the misunderstanding. My fault, sometimes I forget that some people cannot grasp “figures of speech”. I forget that some people need statements to be literal to get through. My mistake… sorry about that.

    Let me paraphrase it for you. “I like Floyd as a marketing man & I love the way he fights, he is so composed and calculating. But I dislike him because of his arrogance & disrespect for others..”. (I used the role model analogy to drive a point).
    I hope that is easier for you to understand now.

    By the way, I noticed that you like to make assumptions. Manny Pacquiao gambles and I don’t want any of my children to become gamblers. In retrospect nobody is perfect. Do I want to be the 100% role model of my children? Of course not, like anyone I have my weak spots too.

    I’d rather pick and choose specific characteristics of a person by which I and my kids can emulate. Example: the work ethic and humility of Manny Pacquiao is a big “YES”.

    If he is proven to have been on PEDs then that is a different story. But for now I WILL NOT judge him based on a “what if he is on PEDS” statement because it is simply not fair.

    Lastly, you are in no position to give me advice. You don’t know me & I don’t you.

  • Jamnor says:

    Of course he won’t.

  • ADE says:

    Before I make an attempt to argue points and refute with intelligence, allow me to get this dumb comment off my mind.
    Is it just me, or since the first Marquez fight, Pac’s head has gotten larger, and his face is different.

  • Boxing Maniac says:

    RayTheA says:

    Can’t help but admire Floyd for being savvy & a good boxer; however I don’t want him to be a role model for my children.

    This is a boxing website and not a parenting site. You must be a role model to your children and not delegate parenting to boxers you don’t know. I assume Pacman is your role model that you want your kids to look up to. What if he is really juicing. You are not in control of that. Be a man and achieve things that will make your kids to look up to you and not strange boxers from I don’t know where.

  • Eddie says:

    Lets give less attention to Floyd.

    Many other good matches could be made for Manny.

  • Seul says:

    “If their cool with the $10 million dollar fine, then they should be just as cool with blood testing.”

    2 things:

    1) Mayweather HAS a track record of coming into fights overweight against smaller guys i.e. Marquez.

    2) Pacquiao does NOT have any track record of steroid use.

  • jerry says:

    hey writter! whos the bigger star anyway??? good job bobby bagoong..=)

  • abdul abubakar says:

    Come on Teban,pick on Margarito,Julio Cesar Chavez Jr and even pretty boy Oscar who were all caught using banned substance (pain reliever).You et al want the Pac loose because of your racist tendencies.You just can’t accept an Asian on the center stage of professional boxing.Bet me your boy FMJ will be knock out by Mosley and will see if his mouth is still fast as his hands as you believed.

  • Bobby Bagoong says:

    To Tobol,

    How accurate and can you validate that statement of the associate of Al Hayman. It would be a major black eye in the whole blood testing thing and a huge expose’. Can you please find a way to validate your statement.

  • Bobby Bagoong says:

    I started to laugh when the writer said at the last sentence “This can’t be a one-way street when you’re dealing with a STAR as big as Mayweather.” As I can recall the bigger star is the one who was named the best P4P fighter in the world..which is clearly Manny Pacquiao. Manny, the man who was named Man of the Year by Time Magazine, and also made the cover. Won boxer of the year 3 times in a row. Won the best Knock out of the year…ask Ricky Hatton. And just names fighter of the decade by the Boxing Writers Of America Association, the same people who vote for the boxing Hall Of Fame. Just reading that statement, the writer is clearly a Floyd mole. Trying to inject Floyd propaganda.

    The $10 million per pound over is very justified considering Floyd’s unsportsmanship for coming in over the agreed catchweight with JMM who was clearly overmatched and undersized compared to Floyd. Floyd who refused to accept Mosely’s call out but accepted lightweight fighter JMM call out which Floyd shouldn’t have taken because he has no business fighting a guy who is 3 weight divsion smaller than him. Instead of accepting the fight with Mosley who is in his weight division, Floyd took the smaller fighter. This is the same Floyd who said that he went up in weight to fight the best fighters because he already cleaned out the super featherweight division, lightweight division, light welterweight division, and even welterweight division. Floyd’s last fight before JMM was at light middleweight. Why in the hell would Floyd take a fight from a fighter who is not even directly below the last fight division he fought and a fighter who clearly was at his best at lightweight. IMO, Golden Boy who represents JMM, told JMM to call out Floyd for his comeback fight and Floyd would accept it. It was a set up from the start. While Manny, the opponents he fought, he came in either lighter than the agreed catchweight and practically every fighter he fought were either the same size or bigger. He didn’t take any fighters who were smaller than him. You can’t say that about Floyd Jr.

  • noyz says:

    FMJ has a history of coming into a fight overweight, so a demand for a hefty fine for being overweight is not out of place. MP DOES NOT have a history of PED use, so a demand for drug test over and above that mandated by the regulating agency (in this case, the Nevada State Athletic Commission) is uncalled for.

  • floydee says:

    mannys camp only ask floyd 10million $ penalty when floyd camps ask for bloodtest,he say 24days and right after the fight then floyd demanded for 14 days ,bloodtesting should be done and ruled by the NASC and not by any boxers,mannys blood taken on morales fight was a surprise a not expected bec he already submit his blood but the outcome of the test lost thats he undergo a bloodtest again and not ready so if his taking any enhancement drug he should be positive,floyd camps know that manny become affected by withdrawing of blood close to the fight thats why they ask for it.they knew that the fight will never materialized that way they keep on pushing that test.thev truth is never want to fight manny bec that will be the end of his carrer not only that no one will ever recognize him as an atg.

  • kray says:

    @xylocainefloyd–All that explains is that Floyd, as well as many other boxers, who have hand problems, are using a LEGAL anesthetic. Stop peddling this nonsense. PEDs help you to perform better that your natural abilities will allow. An ANESTHETIC relives abnormal pain, so that you can perform at your normal level. It does not help to increase muscle mass, or provide you with increased stamina. It does not boost your abilities at all. Using Xylocaine, will not make you a power puncher, whether you punch more fearlessly or not. I’m sure boxers have migraines too. So, is taking a tylenol, before a bout, to relieve a migraine, supposed to be give you an unfair advantage? Of course not! GTFOH…

  • Pic says:

    Mr. Garduno, you are missing the point when you equate penalty for overweight with the method of drug testing. The first one is not within the jurisdiction of the boxing commission (and therefore should be agreed upon by both parties) while drug testing is within the jurisdiction of the commission. What really peeves the Pacquiao camp is Mayweather’s demand for blood testing which is outside of the requirement of the NSAC. Mayweather should present his case to the NSAC and if the commission finds his recommendation for random blood testing as valid and good for boxing then I don’t see any reason why they won’t adopt it. For as long as Mayweather acts as though he is over and above the boxing commission, I think that a fight with Pacquiao will not materialize. And now Mayweather is set to demand a bigger share of the prize money se this further puts another obstacle to a Mayweather-Pacquiao fight.

  • tobol says:

    this is the bomb people! this explains it all! PBF watched the erik morales post fight interview, demanded the blood test and knew that pacquiao feels weaken mentally by blood test too close to fight night, from boxing insider website!:

    Mayweather advisor Al Haymon’s associate George Peterson told me the decision to cancel the Pacquiao-Floyd was made as far back as early December – obviously, because Team Mayweather concluded a boxing match against Manny Pacquiao was a “no win situation.” Yes, a severely brutal knockout loss at the fists of a smiling Asian man is a no-win situation indeed for an arrogant pretender like Mayweather.

  • jean says:

    @the author about the 10mil overweight contract.
    has mayweather ever been into a fight over its limit on weigh in, let alone the fight night?
    has there been proof that pacquiao was on roids, not just racist remarks about a struggling country?

  • dave in sc says:

    Why did Manny take a blood test, then lose to Morralles? Then in the rematch not take a test, and dominate Morralles like he was a bumb? And, why has Mannys head seemingly gotten larger in the past couple of years? Hgh, is why! it promotes bone growth, strength, speed, and stamina. Freddie Roach is trying to conceal this. Bravo to Floyd, for pressing for a test. Hgh only shows up in blood tests, not urine tests! He is a dirty fighter people. If not, why not take the damn test, and get it over with for all that money, and recognition, if he can beat Floyd?

  • DPS3Putt says:

    Floyd agreed to a fight at pre-determined weight when he fought Marquez. He had no intention of making the weight that he agreed to fight at in order to give himself even more of an advantage. This action warranted the request by Manny for a $10 million fine for ever pound over because if he was to pull that same sh*t again, he should have to pay for it. $100,000 per lb wouldn’t do it, he gave up a few hundred thousand with JMM without blinking an eye. There was a legit reason for Manny requesting it. On the other hand. Manny has never tested positive PED’s….ever. Nobody has come forth to testify that he sold, witnessed, or helped inject Manny with steroids. The fact that a former (not sure about the former part) drug addict, convicted felon, and high school drop out (Floyd Sr.) said it, doesn’t make it so! So insisting on testing beyond what is required by all boxers by the commission is B.S. In short…PBF had a history of going over weight for the advantage, Pacquiao has no history of using PED’s. PBF doesn’t deserve to fight Pacquiao, but he does deserve the ass whoopin’. Regardless of what PBF thinks Pac doesn’t need him…he needs Pac.

  • Boston Red Head says:

    All it would take would be for him to provide 1 tablespoon of blood! Come on killer…1 tablespoon, that’s all!

    Everyone would lke to see positive proof. Pinoys expect all Americans to say… “We believe you Manny”….

    Your heads are deep in the sand!

  • bonito says:

    Was Freddie Roach coaching or training James Toney when TONEY got caught using steriod . if that is true would Freddie Roach do the same to Pacquiao ??

  • reader says:

    When did Manny said that he only fights for the money and get paid like a h?

  • gill says:

    if Manny is such a stand up guy then he should prove to his fans and the world that he earned all of his wins with hard work and dedication. You know the bad thing about this whole thing is that Manny is just saying trust me! You can agree with him just because you love him if you want to but you should be saying Manny take the test so that you can go in there and whoop Mayweather. But ya’ll love Manny so much that you don’t even want to know or care if he’s clean or not. There’s gotta be some reason that Mayweather wants to take blood up to 14 days before the fight and it’s a reason why Manny won’t do it. That comment about Manny is freaked out by needles is crazy. Why would Manny still be thinking about a damn needle 2 weeks ago. MAN PLEASE! Both of those camps must know that more can be detected with blood than urine and they both must know the time frame in which you can get it out of your system or Mayweather wouldn’t have asked and Manny wouldn’t have declined. He’ll take it 24 days before the fight but not 14. C’mon man that’s strange has hell. And remember that Floyd has to take the test also. Why is Floyd and Mosely willing to take the tests but not Pacquio. I feel like Manny is disappointing everyone. He’s humble, he’s nice and he’s a good guy but he won’t take a blood test 14 days before the fight for his fans to see him fight Floyd Mayweather. That’s odd as hell. That sounds like something that the bad guy would do because the bad guy is always being a dirty fighter. People act like they sits in Pacquo’s living room and they hang out with him like he’s your friend. You don’t know this guy and if he’s not willing to prove it to the people that support him then he’s not People’s Champ, he’s the champ for Pacquio. IT’S A BLOOD TEST PACQUIO NOT SURGERY. What it boils down to is Mayweather, Mosely and i’m pretty sure that there are other great fighters out there willing to prove to there fans that they are clean but the nice guy that everybody loves, Pacquio won’t. I don’t know if he’s on any drugs or not but he’s not going to prove it. That’s crazy!

  • Simon says:

    @Boston Red Head

    You say things like you have a brain damaged or simply you’re a bonehead.

  • Too_Many_Idiots says:

    Ryan Dunn, the truth.

  • Hank says:

    To the racist Boston Red Head, I guess you can’t help but spew your hatred. It’s not all about money bonehead, there is such thing as dignity and pride. Manny is the champ, floyd is a mere challenger, why should he dictate the rules. He thinks he’s depriving Manny of a big payday, he’s got to be kidding. Manny is every boxer in the WW division’s dream for a big pay check.

  • capo says:

    no kidding he came in over weight. it doesnt change the fact its a clause they wanted, just like mayweather has his clause that nevada doesnt require. whats the difference??

  • lex_fugitive says:

    Ryan;
    Well, Keith Kizer the head of the Nevada commission disagrees with you. But hey, we get it. Mosley and Mayweather are “too good” for Manny, its ok buddy. I’m hearing after Camacho, Manny is trying to lure Julio Ceasar Chavez back too. You can’t say it would be a surprise given Manny’s history of opponents!Interesting side note, Manny has came in overweight more than Floyd has.

  • capo says:

    @ jordanww. please do yourself a favor and dont comment on this article. “the doctor might be fake”? wth. do you think there running a mickey mouse show with the testing? seriously might be the dumbest it i ever heard.

  • lex_fugitive says:

    Isn’t this the same Freddie Roach who offered a compromise of 3 random blood tests with a cut-off day of 5 or 7 days before the fight? And Mayweather agreed the next day? And Manny said no, because of a new superstition he developed over the previous 9 months? Manny will always have an excuse not to fight the best.

  • mayweather rules says:

    1. pacquiao ko clottey
    2. mayweather split decision vs mosley
    3. cotto beats foreman for the middle weight belt
    4. pacquiao vs mayweather didnt work out
    5. margarito comes back
    6. margarito defeats cotto for the belt
    7. pacquiao and valero creates fireworks but pacquiao comes out with ko
    8. mayweather defeats paul williams with split decision
    9.pacquiao mayweather finally happens.each gets 60 million purse.
    10. pacquiao looses from mayweather
    11. pacquiao is about to retire
    12. pacquiao battles margarito and wins the belt
    13. pacquiao creates history
    14.den manuel perez, liam santiago, dave lahr, and more looses there job because pacquiao retires

  • gard says:

    If blood drawing really bothers a fighter, then it is a disadvantage.So why don’t they just do the hair follicle sample.
    Considering the timetable of cleaning up illegal substance from
    the body differs, you can not flush out whats in your hair…
    OPPS… Somebody shave his hair,armpit and all….WHY?

  • boxingfan#1 says:

    Man you Mayweather robots are going to look stupid after May 1st.Win or lose,Mosely’s gonna show you guys exactly how floyd stacks up against fighters like Cotto,Margarito and Clotty.He’s going to look completly ordinary.Eventually boxing does not lie. And remember the guy he’s fighting is 38 YEARS OLD. Yeah let’s see how he looks after May 1st. Keep talkin. It won’t be long.

  • Mytur bin Esdurrty says:

    Mayweather has come in overweight before on weigh in, so there is history there.

    Pacquiao has never tested positive for anything, it is an accusation based on jealousy.

  • NEL says:

    FREDDY IS A HIPOCRIT A FIGHTER HAS MORE RIGHT THAN THE COMMISSION TO ASK FOR THE TEST HE’S THE ONE GOING IN THE RING.I FIGURE FREDDY FOR THE TIPE OF TRAINER THAT WOULD RESPECT A FIGHERS CHOICE.IT GOES LIKE THIS PROTECT YOUR SELF AT ALL TIMES AT ALL TIMES IN THE RING AND EXPECIALLY OUT,THE CARNIL RULE…..THE COMMISSION NOW THAS REAL FUNNY!!!

  • JoeTheBoxer says:

    Floyd will continue to lie and put the blame on Pacquiao. Then the most ignorant will soon believe the lies of Floyd as truth.

    Floyd is scared of Pacquiao that’s what most educated and informed people see it. The polls say it as well.

  • capo says:

    @ tobol. it was a clause pacman wanted regardless if its a penalty or not. Nevada commission doesnt penalize fighters 10 million for coming over weight. Give me a break this guy didnt want the testing to go to 14 days prior to the fight, as if the couple of tablespoons will really hurt the guy what a joke. Just like manny wants to make sure mayweather doesnt come in over weight, floyd wants to make sure he’s fighting a clean dude. whats the big deal?

  • Ron says:

    This random blood testing thing was brought up at the end. If this something Floyd wanted then he should’ve brought this up from the door.

  • Andrew says:

    This is a great article. I don’t think the Pacquiao/Mayweather fight will ever happen. People can say whatever they want about the situation… but it will always be Manny who wouldn’t take a simple blood test for a fight. It will be him that looks like he is dodging…. and hiding something. In the future I sure hope that testing is mandatory by the athletic commissions and I believe it will be. Shame on Manny.

  • Ryan Dunn says:

    @lex

    You still trying to push your Camacho joke? Wasn’t funny four posts ago, still not funny. I have news for you, if Manny was caught using PED’s, say, when he fought Morales, and cleaned up his act after that, do you think he would be reluctant to agree to Mayweather’s terms? No, he wouldn’t, just like Mosley isn’t.

    But there’s no evidence to support Floyd nor his father’s random accusations. The only ones singing about steroids are Floyd Mayweather supporters.

    Regarding the weight penalty, there IS evidence to support Floyd coming in heavy versus a naturally smaller opponent, so the penalty is warranted. By the way, negotiating gloves, ring, date, venue and WEIGHT are all normal parts of the negotiation. Dictating medical procedures is NOT a natural part of fight negotiations. Sorry to break it to you.

    …ryan

  • wowzabean says:

    Well Freddie Roach is just acting hard because Mayweather started pushing buttons. Mayweather is now saying blood test up to the day of the fight, and a 65/35 split in his favor, or no fight. So Roach is pretty much saying f*ck you. What do you expect him to say?

    As far as Manny needs to fight Floyd to get his biggest payday, uh, Floyd needs to fight Manny to get his biggest payday too, that comment doesn’t make sense.

    BTW, lex get off Floyd’s nuts.

  • jca says:

    Floyd has the history of defying contractual obligation in particular his weight. So the demand for a 10 million per lb over is with merit. Manny has not been caught, guilty or any elligal substance abuse (Peds or Steriods). So these are mere allegations. There is a whole lot of difference between the two. Your argument is flawed!

  • wanted says:

    ay tobol

    u can say the way pacmans camp has acted n all the excuses is a good reason to think hes roidin up.

    u know alot of athletes adamently denied using ped’s. mark mcguire, barry bonds, a-rod, marion jones, montgomery. and then at the end it turns out they did.

    u know manny wants to go threw the same tests that sugar shane mosely passed everytime he tok when he was roidin up.

  • wanted says:

    of course they wont take blood testing. any steroid user wouldnt. its like this if manny stops the roids then hes gon come in the ring to fight floyd lookn like marquez. blown up

  • truthxposer says:

    TAKE THE DRUG TEST MANNY. STEROIDS FREAK!! LEX UR 100% RIGHT PAC IS SCARED OF SHANE TO FIGHT HIM AT CATCH WEIGHT 140 65-35 SPLIT, ROACH TURN DOWN MOSLEY TWICE. AS FAR SHANE AND FLOYD, THEY ARE BOTH GREAT FIGHTERS, ITS GONA BE A GREAT ONE. HOPE FLOYD PULLS IT OFF.

  • KentuckyFloydChicken says:

    I wouldn’t worry about anything till after both fighters are done with their matches. Floyd needs to overcome Mosley and Pacquiao needs a spectacular win over Clottey…Until then, its all BS for negotiations. One more thing. Pacquiao doesn’t need money, get that straight! Team Pacquiao isn’t going to be bullied. As of right now he is in the commanding position to make demands. Fighter of the decade dictates how the fight will happen. Its the champion not the challenger that makes demands! END OF STORY!!!

  • tobol says:

    are you an idiot??the $10mil dollar clause is a penalty, it is an additional clause on top of the weight agreement, a penalty is a fine for not adhering to an agreement, the blood testing is an agreement, they can put a penalty aside from the agreement, floyd is known to break agreements as with marquez, he purposely went overweight, its but natural to put a penalty to someone who deliberately breaks it, what about pac? is there a history of him failing a drug test?bobo!!

  • lex_fugitive says:

    Manny is scared to fight Mosley, let alone Mayweather. Manny will retire after defeating the great Hector Camacho Sr. later this year, as long as the 47 year old doesn’t look too good in his bout in Denmark.

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