Pacquiao already had his chance to fight Mayweather

By Boxing News - 12/16/2010 - Comments

Image: Pacquiao already had his chance to fight MayweatherBy Marquise Bullock: There’s been fingers pointed everywhere about the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight not happening. But where did this drama really all start? It started with the success of a 5 ft 6 phenomenon named Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao. Key word, success. And that success had a certain family…respectfully suspicious.

The Mayweathers. The Mayweathers been used to Floyd Jr.’s success for so long it’s like, why risk it or ruin it now…to someone that they feel is on an uneven playing field than everyone else. “Pretty Boy” Floyd believes, and in his case knows he can beat Manny. But feels he rather play it safe than sorry.

For fight fans that don’t know, during the first negotiations Pacquiao respectively picked out the gloves, ring size, come out last (important to some fighters), and for $10 mil for every pound Mayweather came in over weight. “Pretty Boy” Floyd basically asked for O.S.D.T (Olympic Style Drug Testing), but Pacquiao refused. Floyd wanted a 14 days before the fight cut off date, but “Pacman” wanted the testing 24 days before the fight cut off date. Now Floyd wants the test all the up to the fight, and Pacquiao wants the test 7 days before the fight. Egos, and divas come to mind when you hear things like this go on in boxing. Tyson had Holyfield take a PEDs test the day before the fight and still got beat up.

But some boxing fans are confused. When they think O.S.D.T they think every day testing. And that’s just not the case. The Doctors that come to draw the blood could come 10 days if they wanted, 7 days if they wanted, they could even just come once if they wanted. The fact that it’s random make you skeptical to use any illegal substance. Just thought I clear that up. But usually and most likely they’ll [the doctors] would come like three days tops. And maybe surprise you with a fourth day.



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