By Giancarlo Malinconico: Leonard Ellerbe has stated that Floyd “Money” Mayweather does not use Xylocaine, a drug that works to numb pain. So what? Freddie Roach and others have stated that Manny Pacquiao does not take Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDs). Moreover, Pacquiao has never tested positive for PEDs. But Floyd is insisting that Manny be randomly blood tested up until the day of the fight.
Mayweather has not explained why he has not had hand problems in years. And why he will not fight outside of Nevada. Ironically, the United States Anti Doping Agency does not prohibit the usage of Xylocaine. Mayweather used to wear Winning brand boxing gloves, gloves that offer the most protection to a fighter’s hand while diminishing punching power. In 2001, Floyd took a knee because he injured his hands against Carlos Hernandez.
Pacquiao should demand that Mayweather be randomly tested for Xylocaine the same period that Mayweather wants Pacquiao to be tested for PEDs. It is very interesting that a fighter who used to wear Winning gloves, and had a history of hand problems, has not had one ever since he has had a Vegas-only fighting policy. Xylocaine is banned in over 40 states in the U.S. Freddie Roach and Bob Arum must demand that if a fight is to occur between Pacquiao and Floyd that they ignore the Nevada Athletic Commission and make sure that Xylocaine is not allowed to be utilized by either fighter; therefore, the sport of boxing can be cleaned up.
The bottom line is that if the fight happens (I say a 50/50 money split and up to 14-day before fight night random blood testing), Floyd will be knocked out by Pacquiao if he fights toe-to-toe like he did against Shane Mosley. And if he tries to resort to backpeddling, he will lose in even worse fashion than he did against Jose Luis Castillo in their first encounter. Because Floyd has denied using Xylocaine, he should have no problem writing in the contract that its usage be banned in a contest with Pacquiao.
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