Manny, Mayweather, Malignaggi and New Years Eve: Parallels revealed

Image: Manny, Mayweather, Malignaggi and New Years Eve: Parallels revealedBy Jordan Stoddart: Belly full of Turkey and beer? Check. Weird sense of impending doom and financial ruin inbound? Check. Realisation that Christmas is an unbelievable moment when utilised for its fundamental reasons, but ultimately has been exaggerated, distorted and moved so far away from what it stands for, that it is about as moralistic and soul cleansing as it is refunding that present you received yesterday which is going straight back to which ever store is stupid enough to refund it?

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Please, Bob Arum, shut off your phone and vacation

Image: Please, Bob Arum, shut off your phone and vacationby Jason Alcairo: Now that the Floyd Mayweather Jr. camp has relented on blood testing procedures being handled by the USADA, one more and hopefully the final hurdle has been cleared for the fight to be finalized. You would think. Bob Arum, head of Top Rank, is seemingly starting to backtrack a bit on the stipulations the Pacquiao camp has been seeking. I can not stress this enough. I repeat. I CAN NOT stress this enough.

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Mayweather versus Pacquiao: The Ball is now in Manny’s Court – Breaking News

Image: Mayweather versus Pacquiao: The Ball is now in Manny’s Court - Breaking NewsBy Giancarlo Malinconico: According to ESPN’s Dan Rafael, Richard Schaefer, who is representing Floyd Mayweather in negotiations, has stated that the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) conducted testing of both fighters is not a necessary condition any longer.Testing conducted by an independent agency would be sufficient. Perhaps members of Golden Boy Promotions and the Mayweather camp (whom I have heard are big fans of Boxing News 24.com) have smartened up and read my latest article, Mayweather versus Pacquiao: If the fight does not Happen, Floyd will have Blood on his Hand.

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Should Mayweather back down on the blood tests so that the fight with Pacquiao can be made?

Image: Should Mayweather back down on the blood tests so that the fight with Pacquiao can be made?By Chris Williams: Recently, WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao put out a press release announcing that he plans on suing Floyd Mayweather Jr. , Floyd Sr. and Golden Boy Promotions for accusations pertaining to Manny using performance enhancing drugs. Before that announcement, the Mayweather’s had been trying without success to get Pacquao to take a random Olympic style drug test, which Pacquiao wanted no part of. The fight between Mayweather and Pacquiao has dissolved because of this one issue. However, if the Mayweather’s back off for their request for Pacquiao to take the blood tests, will Pacquiao forget about his lawsuit and then take the fight?

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Mayweather and Pacquiao should move on

Image: Mayweather and Pacquiao should move onBy Trevor Cromwell: The biggest disappointment in the sport of boxing going into 2010 is that we most likely will not see the fight of the century, Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao. Reasons steaming behind the canceled fight are due to Pacquiao’s reluctance to take Olympic-style random blood tests. Leaving many fans, spectators, and even other boxing legends weighing in on what the real reasons behind the cancellation are. Some say Pacquiao is a cheat who won’t take the test because it will furthermore prove he hasn’t been fighting fair.

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Would Mayweather have beaten Pacquiao?

Image: Would Mayweather have beaten Pacquiao?By Dave Lahr: Since the potential mega fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao appears all but finished, boxing fans are left to wonder what might have happened had the stars of the sport fought on March 13th. We’ll probably never know at this point. However, it seems likely that Pacquiao would have had huge problems with the size, reach and boxing ability of Mayweather.

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Mayweather versus Pacquiao: If the Fight does not Happen, Floyd will have Blood on His Hands

Image: Mayweather versus Pacquiao: If the Fight does not Happen, Floyd will have Blood on His HandsBy Giancarlo Malinconico: Floyd Mayweather Jr. initially wanted a 60-40 purse split against Manny Pacquiao. But eventually Mayweather realized his unreasonable demand would be looked upon as an excuse to avoid fighting the Pac man. Next, Mayweather wanted the fight at 154 pounds with 10-ounce gloves, granting him an obvious weight advantage against the smaller Pacquiao.

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Pacquiao sues Mayweather: It looks as if the fight will never happen now

By Eric Thomas: Last night it was learned that World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao plans on suing Floyd Mayweather Jr., Floyd Sr. and Golden Boy Promotions for false accusations related to Pacquiao using performance enhancing drugs. Regardless of whether the suit is eventually thrown out or not or ends up sticking, this may be the final nail in the coffin for the proposed mega fight. It’s hard to imagine that the Mayweather and Pacquiao fight will take place now with a lawsuit weighing them down. If Pacquiao is dead certain on suing the Mayweathers, it’s highly unlikely the bout will be repairable.

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Bradley willing to fight Pacquiao or Mayweather

Image: Bradley willing to fight Pacquiao or MayweatherBy Chris Williams: With the bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao not doing well because of Pacquiao’s reluctance to take random Olympic style drug tests, unbeaten World Boxing Organization light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (25-0, 11 KO’s) is willing to step in and take on either Mayweather or Pacquiao, according to Fight News. Bradley, a total professional, is even willing to move up to welterweight to make a fight with those two. By choosing Bradley as an alternative, Pacquiao and Mayweather can’t go wrong. Bradley is considered to be the best fighter in the light welterweight division by many boxing experts.

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Of Superstition & Old Wives’ Tales: Pacquiao vs. Mayweather

Image: Of Superstition & Old Wives’ Tales: Pacquiao vs. MayweatherBy Steve Lewis: We have seen and heard about it many times already on the internet, the television, and even on the radio: the biggest fight of the decade could go down the tubes over drug testing procedures!

Rather than rehash what many others have already said, allow me to touch up on the mindset of superstitious people (and believe me, there are plenty of them in professional sports), and the impact of breaking superstition.

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