By Chris Williams: Recently, WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao put out a press release announcing that he plans on suing Floyd Mayweather Jr. , Floyd Sr. and Golden Boy Promotions for accusations pertaining to Manny using performance enhancing drugs. Before that announcement, the Mayweather’s had been trying without success to get Pacquao to take a random Olympic style drug test, which Pacquiao wanted no part of. The fight between Mayweather and Pacquiao has dissolved because of this one issue. However, if the Mayweather’s back off for their request for Pacquiao to take the blood tests, will Pacquiao forget about his lawsuit and then take the fight?
It shouldn’t be a big deal. Floyd Mayweather needs to see the big picture and forget about trying to get Pacquiao to take tests that he doesn’t want to so that the fight can move forward. The can still be made, but it probably won’t happen as long as Floyd wants Pacquiao to take the Olympic style blood test. Clearly, Pacquiao is uncomfortable with taking the tests, so come up with an alternative. There’s too much money on the line for this fight to be halted because one of the parties is being stubborn about it.
Pacquiao’s team has mentioned Paulie Malignaggi as a replacement for Mayweather for the March 13th fight. It’s hard to see that as a serious alternative to Mayweather, and it makes me think they’re just stringing this along until Mayweather finally drops his request for the Olympic style drug test. I doubt Pacquiao will change his mind about wanting to be testing by the drug testing agency, so Mayweather will have to be the one that takes the first step in backing down to get the fight made.
However, if Mayweather gives in about the blood tests, Pacquiao will also have to probably back down with his threat to sue the Mayweathers. I don’t know how a fight can go forward with the Mayweather’s being sued. That would create a lot of hostility and I can’t see the fight happening under those circumstances.
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