Random thoughts on the Mayweather-Pacquiao megafight

By Boxing News - 01/02/2010 - Comments

Image: Random thoughts on the Mayweather-Pacquiao megafightBy David Anderson: I was into blood testing for Manny Pacquiao until I’ve read previous article in the same website entitled Pacquiao-Mayweather, the saga continues. I asked myself the same questions so many times that in the end, I started to doubt the credibility and the need the other camp is demanding right now. While blood testing for drugs might be a step forward in boxing, but you may wonder is it necessary?

Is doing the blood test will do good for boxing in the long run? For both questions, I think the answer is no. While blood testing as I said might be a step forward, no evidences has been laid that it is the superior test for drug testing, that it is more efficient and more banned substances could be detected through blood testing. Considering this fact, such blood testing will do more harm than good to boxing, as it will now question the credibility of NSAC, as more and more boxers/fight may ask blood test without the really need for it.

You may also wonder about the procedures, why only 48hrs before the event the athlete would participate in? I think there is no difference if they are to extend in 72 or even 96 hours to detect PED onto a suspected user. Much more 2hours after the start of the fight, I think there is NO NO NO significant difference. Traces of PED won’t be excreted for 2hours. In addition, If I’m with Golden Boy Promotions/ Floyd Mayweather Jr. camp, I would not suggest an agency that I have a link with, as the validity of the result may be question after the test, so I would go for another agency that no one in both camp is affiliated with.

Mayweather always claimed that he is the greatest, that the man who can beat him is still not born yet, but suddenly why so much a concern about their megafight with Pacquiao from their camp. But I don’t see their swag now, or maybe they really don’t have that swagger. “The greatest” can only be applied to those not afraid to take risks and still win the contest despite a lot of disadvantages. I can’t see that with Mayweather, why do you think he retired even when Mosley, Paul Williams and Miguel Cotto is out there in the same division to challenge him? And why not a comeback fight with them?

Instead they fight Marquez at higher catch weight, at weight Marquez is not good at and yet, Mayweather weigh-in with an excess of 2lbs. How many times did he fought a future Hall of Famer in his career? Is fighting this 40 would really cement his legacy? Those 40 are all good but only very few are Hall of Famers. If Mayweather-Pacquiao would not push through, why would Mayweather go with Matthew Hatton, instead of going with Williams or Cotto who is now no fight in line. There are so many options with PBF but why don’t make or answer the call?

As for any boxing fans, especially those who hate Pacquiao and pro-Mayweather, why not answer the questions posted from the article I mentioned earlier and be the judge yourself, coz I cant see any hater from that article who is willing to give his answer. So for my wish this 2010, a Pacquiao-Mayweather mega-fight and lets get this on, to settle whose the greatest.



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