By Dave Lahr: According to news from Philboxing.com, the random blood tests used by the U.S Anti Doping Agency for the May 1st Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Shane Mosley bout were last done 18 to 19 days before their fight. Frankly, I don’t believe that at all. Until I hear from another source, I’m going to remain skeptical about that report. Even if this is true, what difference does it make? Mayweather still wants the random blood testing to take place for any fight with Pacquiao and this report won’t make the tests magically go away.
It’s not an excuse to not have any tests at all. Mayweather clearly wants strict blood tests for a fight with Pacquiao and whether he and Mosley were last tested 18 to 19 days before their fight matters little for a fight with Pacquiao. Mayweather wants him tested before he’ll fight him, and I have a feeling Mayweather won’t go along with the 14 day cutoff for the blood testing. He might want a lot more this time, maybe all the way to the day before the fight. I think it’s a good thing and I’m counting on him standing on his hind legs and speaking up about this. I hope the Nevada, New York and Texas Athletic Commissions make the random blood testing mandatory up for all fighters. I want the blood testing to be done all the way up until the fights, so that the sport can be clean. If other sports are going along with this testing, why not boxing?
I don’t care if Mayweather-Mosley last had their blood checked 60 days before their fight. That has nothing to do with a bout between Mayweather and Pacquiao. If Floyd wants the random blood tests to go all the way to the end of the fight, that’s the way things are going to be if Pacquiao wants to fight him. This is Mayweather’s baby. He’s the one asking for it and it will be up to Arum and Pacquiao to decide whether they want to take the random blood tests are not. It shouldn’t be that big of a deal. The fight is going to make millions and have fans excited about it. Blood tests are just a price to pay for an exciting fight. I imagine Pacquiao’s team will use the $10 million weight penalty again during negotiations for this fight.That’s something that effects Mayweather, the bigger fighter, more than Pacquiao. It’s not something that is overseen by the Commission. It’s up to both fighters, just like the random blood tests. If Pacquiao wants to fight Mayweather, then he’ll have to decide whether he is okay with having his blood tested. If not, then he can go his way and Mayweather can go the other.
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