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.
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Arum has set aside November 6th and 13th for Mayweather-Pacquiao clash
By Dave Lahr: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has set aside November 6th and November 13th for a mega fight between WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. for a fight that will be held in either Las Vegas or at the Cowboy Stadium, in Texas.
Arum is hoping to be able to put together the mega fight in the next few months, if possible. However, he might be jumping way ahead of himself in setting dates without Mayweather’s involvement. Pacquiao recently agreed to allow for blood tests to be taken from him until 14 days before a fight against Mayweather.
Arum thinks it will be Mayweather’s fault if the Pacquiao doesn’t get made
By Jason Kim: In the latest boxing news, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum recently said that it would be Floyd Mayweather’s fault if the mega fight between Floyd and Manny Pacquiao doesn’t get made, because Pacquiao recently agreed to the Olympic style blood tests up until 14 days before a potential fight with Mayweather. This is in effect is what Mayweather wanted previously in order for him to fight Pacquiao.
Beristain talks Pacquiao, Khan, Katsidis, Vazquez-Marquez
By Eric Thomas: In an article at Boxingtalk.com, trainer Nacho Beristain says that his fighter Juan Manuel Marquez received an offer from Manny Pacquiao’s promotional team Top Rank, but says it was a “miserable deal,” one that he didn’t want to take. He pointed out that it wasn’t an official offer, but he wasn’t willing to accept it for a third fight between Pacquiao and Marquez. The two fighters have fought twice with the first fight ending in a 12 round draw and the second resulting in a narrow 12 round split decision win for Pacquiao in 2008.
Arum thinks 14 days of no blood testing is reasonable for Mayweather-Pacquiao bout
By Dave Lahr: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum thinks that 14 days of no random blood testing is reasonable, according to Yahoo Sports. Arum says “Fourteen days should give them [the United States Anti-Doping Agency] plenty of time to do what they need to do, especially in light of what they did with Mayweather and Mosley.” I don’t agree with Arum. I think the blood testing should go all the way up until the day of the fight in the textbook version of random blood testing. How can you have a 14 day window of no drug testing? What is that?
Mayweather: “My new terms [for blood testing] are all the way up to the fight” for Pacquiao bout
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By Dave Lahr: If WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KO’s) wants a fight with unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. (41-0, 25 KO’s), then he better be prepared to undergo Olympic style blood testing all the way up until the fight, and not just until 14 days before the fight. In an article by Michael Marley at Examiner.com Mayweather says “I have him [Pacquiao] a chance, up to 14 days out [during their last failed negotiations in February]. But my new terms are all the way up to the fight. They can come get use whenever, all the way up to the fight, random drug test. That’s what it is.”
Pacquiao’s former trainer thinks Manny should take the blood tests
By Jim Dower: Justin Fortune, a former trainer for Manny Pacquiao, thinks Manny should go ahead and take the Olympic style random blood tests that Floyd Mayweather Jr. wants. In an interview by Ellie Seckbach of Boxing.fanhouse.com, Fortune says “I have no problems with Mayweather asking for drug tests for any fight. Every other sport gets proper testing, except boxing. A piss test? Are you kidding me? They are easy to get around. When there is so much money at stake in this game, do a proper test. I have no problem with random tests. If you’re clean, you’re clean. “ Fortune comes from Australia and fought at heavyweight, taking on fighters like Lennox Lewis, Andrew Maynard and Kali Meehan during his career. He now has his own gym called the “Fortune gym” in Los Angeles.
Pacquiao willing to take blood test 14 days before fight with Mayweather – News
By Chris Williams: World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KO’s) is reportedly willing to take the Olympic style random blood tests that Floyd Mayweather Jr. wants before he’ll fight Pacquiao, according to the Manila Bulletin. This is a major breakthrough in helping to put together a fight between Pacquiao and Mayweather, as the two fighters were unable to put together a fight in the past because the negotiations stalled when Pacquiao stood firm at wanting the blood tests to stop at 24 days before the fight while Mayweather wanted them to go at least until 14 days.
Arum says Pacquiao wants Mayweather fight – but doesn’t speak about blood testing
By Jason Kim: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says that his fighter Manny Pacquiao wants to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. However, Arum isn’t speaking about the sticking point that destroyed negotiations for their failed fight in March, namely the Olympic style blood testing. In an article at Boxing Talk, Arum says “I talked to Manny and that’s the fight he wants to happen above all others.” But when asked about the whether Pacquiao has changed his mind about the blood testing for performance enhancing drugs, Arum said “I’m not going to discuss anything regarding anything to the negotiations.”
Arum wants to match Pacquiao against Mayweather on November 6th or the 13th in either Las Vegas or Texas
By Dan Ambrose: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum would like nothing better than to match his fighter World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. on November 13th in either Las Vegas, Nevada or Texas. Arum has reportedly reserved the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas. Mayweather wants no part of fighting at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, which is why Arum has opted to reserve the MGM.