Bob Arum Tells Floyd Mayweather, Schaefer: "Go To Hell!"

[Johnny Truelove]

Groups were in mediation for 9 hours

After nine hours in mediation on Tuesday, the camps of Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. did not reach a resolution in their effort to overcome their differences in finalizing a super fight between the top two pound-for-pound fighters in the world.

If a deal is reached, the welterweight title bout is supposed to take place March 13 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Top Rank's Bob Arum and Todd duBoef, along with their legal team, Golden Boy's Richard Schaefer, Oscar De La Hoya, their legal team, and Mayweather manager Al Haymon spent the day with mediator Daniel Weinstein at offices in Santa Monica, Calif., hoping to pave the way for potentially the richest fight in boxing history.

On Monday, Arum said the fighters were supposed to have been available by telephone.

After beginning the process at 9:30 a.m. PT and leaving at approximately 6:30 p.m. PT, no deal had been reached.

"Mediation is still ongoing," one of Top Rank's lawyers told ESPN Deportes' Jaime Mota.

Weinstein has placed a gag order on all parties.

It is unclear if the talks will resume on Wednesday.

When reached on his cell phone, Arum said he had no comment because of the mediator's gag order. DuBoef said the same thing in an e-mail to ESPN.com. Schaefer did not respond to a message.

Weinstein, a retired federal judge, knows the parties well. He mediated a June 2007 settlement when Top Rank and Golden Boy were embroiled in a series of lawsuits, including a brutal battle over ownership of the promotional rights to Pacquiao, who had signed contracts with both companies before eventually pledging his loyalty to Top Rank.

Under that agreement, the various lawsuits were dropped and Top Rank retained Pacquiao's promotional rights, with Golden Boy receiving a percentage of Top Rank's profits from his bouts.

The agreement worked well for the past two years as the companies co-promoted several major bouts, including Pacquiao-Ricky Hatton, Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez II, Pacquiao-Marco Antonio Barrera II, Bernard Hopkins-Kelly Pavlik and Miguel Cotto-Shane Mosley.

But the bad blood boiled again during the final stages of negotiations for Pacquiao-Mayweather.

They had agreed to everything in the deal except for the method of drug testing for the boxers.

Although the Nevada State Athletic Commission, which would oversee the bout, requires only urine testing, Mayweather has insisted on random blood testing. Both sides have already agreed to unlimited random urine testing.

Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 KOs), who didn't want any blood testing, agreed to take three blood tests: one during the week of the kickoff news conference, which would take place next week if they can make a deal, one random test to be conducted no later than 30 days before the fight and a final test in his dressing room after the fight. Mayweather (40-0, 25 KOs) would be subject to the same testing procedures.

Besides Weinstein trying to mediate a resolution to the drug testing issue, there is also the matter of the defamation lawsuit Pacquiao filed last week in Nevada U.S. District Court against Mayweather Jr., Schaefer, De La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather Sr., Roger Mayweather and Mayweather Promotions.

Pacquiao alleges that they made false and defamatory statements and sullied his reputation by accusing him of taking performance-enhancing drugs. Pacquiao denies he has ever used PEDs and has never failed a drug test.

At issue is also Golden Boy's continued involvement in Pacquaio's contract. With Golden Boy representing Mayweather and allegedly accusing Pacquiao of using performance enhancing drugs, Arum believes it has diminished Pacquiao and that Golden Boy should no longer be entitled to share in the money his bouts generate, especially when it also is making money off Mayweather.

If the mediation fails, Arum has repeatedly said he will match Pacquiao with junior middleweight titlist Yuri Foreman, whom he also promotes, on March 20 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas so Pacquiao could attempt to win a title in a record-extending eighth weight division.

Mayweather could still fight on March 13 at the MGM Grand and potentially face former junior welterweight titlist Paulie Malignaggi.

Dan Rafael covers boxing for ESPN.com.

FUCK!!

 

[2-0-Sixx]

I think there will be an announcement by tomorrow or Friday.

On a side note I cannot think of a worse fight to watch than Mayweather vs Paulie Malignaggi. How fucking boring would that be??? Two guys circling each other not throwing punches for 12 rounds.

 

[Johnny Truelove]

I think there will be an announcement by tomorrow or Friday.

On a side note I cannot think of a worse fight to watch than Mayweather vs Paulie Malignaggi. How fucking boring would that be??? Two guys circling each other not throwing punches for 12 rounds.

exactly the shit would put me to sleep. two guys running from each others punches there would be no knockdowns 12 rounds of extremely boring boxing.

 

[heyzel]

PACQUIAO-MAYWEATHER: MEDIATION PROVIDES NO CHANGE

By G. Leon

Although Manny Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum was in good spirits when Boxingtalk.com contacted him several times throughout the course of the day, nearly nine hours of attempted mediation have yet to produce anything. Arum informed Boxingtalk.com that a "gag order" has been implemented by Daniel "The Mediator" Weinstein. Discussions will continue tomorrow, but the fight is no closer to being made as this goes to print than it was at this time yesterday.

 

[heyzel]

Open letter to Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Dear Floyd,

Compliments of the new season Floyd and I hope you will enjoy your birthday next month, a week after I celebrate mine. We are preparing for soccer World Cup in my country at the moment. The objective of my letter is to remind you that you have set yourself a goal of emanating the likes of Ray Robinson right there in the very upper echelon of this game.

This serves as a reminder that although you are an all-time great, there is still some business to taken care of to meet those prior lofty promises and expectations. Secondly, I would like to touch on your activities that normally do not appear in the media.

Floyd, if anyone can close the show best, it is you. Time is running out even for the best conditioned athlete like you to cement your status and achieve or at least come very close to your prior boasts. If you do not do it, you will always feel the need to chase or prove something. When you are alone, you will always have that lingering feeling that you left something incomplete. You do not need to do it for the world, for the press or for your family; you need to do it for yourself. When you achieve it, you will be able to pat yourself on the shoulder and feel truly self-actualized. No amount of money in the whole world wide can buy that feeling.

I remember watching you destroy Arturo Gatti in such a manner that I have not seen before and have not seen since. After the fight, you cried and punched through the ceiling with your fists. That fight was more than a fight to you; it was your arrival into the bigger picture, your crowning moment against an establishment, your reward for prior hard work. It was your life and you pulled that ceiling down. It is time to stop trying pulling that ceiling Floyd because you have already done that.

You have built your professional image along certain lines for branding purposes and you have achieved a lot from business point of view. Floyd, you featured in the biggest pay-per- view fight in history and your comeback fight still is on top 5 of the richest PPV fights outside heavyweight division. Some blamed you when you left Bob Arum some years ago due to “slave wages” and look where you are from boxing business point of view. Excellent job indeed, you are not Money for nothing.

But certain things can be done up to certain point. Enjoy the fruits of your labor and close the show. There is no need for extended bravado and posturing anymore, no need to pull that ceiling because you already took it down, no need to prove that you are a man because you are. Do what will stand the test of time and be meaningful when the lights go off and you are all by yourself. Time is running out and even the best of the best cannot duck father time. You promised us that boxing won’t retire you and we look upon you to walk the talk in a near future. Also, it will not hurt you to start opening up a little and let the world peek at the real Floyd Mayweather. It will be good for business after boxing.

In my opinion, you have 18 months to 2 years to engage in 2 or 3 career-defining fights before going to that area that will not be within your control. We have enough fighters past and present who stay way too long to fill truck-loads. Even the greatest of the greatest fell into the trap. This is another area you can show leadership Floyd. If anyone can do it, it is you. It will be a pity to see you at 40 still plying the trade for one reason or the other.

In closing, I want to appreciate all your humanitarian activities that you do not boast of, all the people that you help without asking anything in return and for being such a dedicated sportsman. Now it is time to do something for Floyd Mayweather Jr. Close your career with a bang. You deserve it.

It is a pity that I heard you are not into alcohol; otherwise I would ship the best South African wine for your birthday on 24th February.

Regards

Klaas Mabetlela

 

[heyzel]

Floyd gets the blame for Mayweather-Pacquiao stalemate in LA Times Poll

By Eric Thomas: In a poll at the Los Angeles Times, Floyd Mayweather Jr. takes a huge amount of the blame for negotiations stalemate with Manny Pacquiao with the boxing fans that have taken part in the poll.

Of the 12, 819 votes that have been submitted in the poll, 9,615, roughly 75% of the voters, think that Mayweather is to blame for the impasse. Whereas with Pacquiao, only 794 (6%) of the voters think he’s the reason for the negotiation troubles.

What’s unknown is where the voters come from. It could be that a link to the article was posted on a popular boxing site frequented by fans of one of the fighters, and this could be a factor for why the results seem so lopsided.

Two fighters are their management teams are currently trying to work out a solution to the stalemate involving random blood testing with mediator Daniel Weintein. Yesterday, they met with Weinstein for nine hours, but there was no word as to whether there was any progress or not in the negotiations.

Pacquiao is open to limited blood testing on three separate occasions, two of which would occur leading up to the fight. However, Mayweather wants the blood testing to be random and continuous all the way up to the March 13th bout.

Both fighters will look to take alternative bouts if the mediator fails to come up with a solution to their problems. Pacquiao may be fighting World Boxing Association light middleweight champion Yuri Foreman, while Mayweather could be fighting Matthew Hatton or some other still to be determined opponent.

 

[heyzel]

Matthew Hatton vs. Floyd Mayweather: How much of a mismatch is this?

By Sean McDaniel: Welterweight Matthew Hatton (37-4-2, 14 KO’s) has had his name mentioned as a potential opponent for Floyd Mayweather Jr. if his negotiations with Manny Pacquiao pan out for their March 13th bout in Las Vegas, Nevada. Many boxing fans are alarmed at Hatton, 28, being considered by Mayweather for a bout, as they see Hatton as totally unqualified for a fight with someone as talented as Mayweather. But who knows? Maybe Hatton could show some things an open some eyes by fighting over his head.

Some people just need a chance to prove themselves, and they’re capable of accomplishing a great deal if given the chance. Maybe Hatton is that kind of fighter. He certainly comes from a good fighting family. His brother is Ricky Hatton, a two division world champion, who has beaten talented fighters like Kostya Tszyu, Luis Collazo, Ben Tackie, and Paulie Malignaggi.

The younger Matthew Hatton could have some of the talent that his older brother has, and just needs an opponent like Mayweather to bring it out of him. Matthew Hatton has been fighting incredibly well as of late, winning four out of his last five fights. I think an argument can be made that Hatton won his last bout, a 12 round draw with IBO welterweight champion Lovemore N’dou. Hatton looked great in that fight, showing superb skills and giving N’dou a boxing lesson through most of the fight.

I think people are being unfair about Matthew. The man is quite talented, and will do a lot better against Mayweather than many people think. I can see Hatton doing a better job than his brother Ricky or Juan Manuel Marquez, who was recently shut out by Mayweather in a one-sided fight in September.

 

[heyzel]

Mayweather-Pacquiao: No Deal Reached, Fight Likely Off!

By Ronnie Nathanielsz

The super fight between boxing hero and pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao and the former No.1 Floyd Mayweather Jr is off.

After two days of mediation in California, BoxingScene.com was advised that retired federal judge Daniel Weinstein wasn’t able to convince the camp of Floyd Mayweather Jr to accept an offer by Manny Pacquiao to reduce his willingness to take blood tests from 30-days to 24-days before the fight and as a result the fight is off.

 

[heyzel]

Mayweather-Matthew an Embarrassment, Says Graham

By Terence Dooley

Billy Graham caught up with BoxingScene.com to give his take on the rumoured fight between Floyd Mayweather and Matthew Hatton, a bout that could take place if the Pacquiao soap opera ends badly and Floyd decides to take his skills on the road as part of a ‘world tour of boxing’.

Graham has been up close and personal with both boxers; he trained Matthew and took Ricky Hatton into a showdown with Floyd. However, the trainer believes that this particular Hatton-Mayweather tussle is not a good advertisement for the sport of boxing.

“Matthew fighting Floyd is something that I don’t think will happen – it would be an embarrassment for Floyd to have that fight,” declared Graham. “It is a wonderful opportunity for Matthew and he can say he’s been in with the best but it wouldn’t be good for boxing, the fans, or Floyd Mayweather as it is a complete mismatch. Matthew would get a big payday and something to look back on but every time he threw a punch he’d be punished for it as he’s not in the same league as Floyd.”

The grizzled former trainer is a fan of Floyd; he believes that Mayweather can turn fights against the likes of Juan Manuel Marquez into public spars and that this does not bode well for Matthew.

“I would be quite disappointed in Floyd (if he took this fight), I really would”, he continued, “but everyone is entitled to an easy payday. Then again, and let’s face it, Floyd can go out and have an easy payday against someone like Marquez, that is how good he is, so why have this one? Matthew wouldn’t be able to land a punch and boxing would be embarrassed, but good luck to him.”

Speaking of Marquez, rumours persist that Juan could be in the frame for Ricky Hatton, who looks certain to make a return to the sport during 2010. Graham believes that the Marquez contest is a winnable fight for Ricky yet he also stated that this is not reason enough for Ricky to embark on a comeback.

“I don’t think there really is an ideal fight for Ricky to comeback for,” he declared. “I don’t know what Ricky has got left but Marquez is probably the safest big name out there for him because he’s relatively small. Ricky is a lot bigger than Marquez. I’m a big fan of Marquez, a fantastic fighter, but he’s a safe-ish fight for Ricky.

“I don’t think Ricky has got any trainers around him anymore, either, as the last ones he had were detrimental to him. I’ve taken enough flak and won’t go down the route of talking about Floyd Mayweather or Lee Beard but the fact is that they took away from Ricky Hatton, they made him more upright and tried to get him throwing shots that did not suit him, that is my opinion as an expert on Ricky Hatton.”

Speculation is already raging as to who will guide Ricky should he return to the ring. Graham, known for his extravagant taste in headwear, revealed that he would not throw his hat into the ring even if he were still actively training fighters.

“I wouldn’t take Ricky into any fight now. I wouldn’t even consider it as he’s done now,” he stated. “Look, all fighters who go on end up badly, look at what’s happened to Roy Jones, untouchable in his prime, a fantastic defensive fighter and he’s just been bombed out again. Ricky is in your face, he’s all action, he comes in and entertains the fans by doing what he does best, fighting up-close and to a pace. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think Ricky is in any immediate danger, or has suffered any lasting damage through boxing, but he is best left alone.”

 

[heyzel]

Mayweather vs Pacquiao: The thrill is almost gone...

By Elisa Harrison




Assuming that Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao decide to meet up on an even playing field this coming March, I would like to take it a step further and share with you my thoughts and concerns on what I believe will happen should the fight take place at all.

It's been an uphill battle so far, and the media has covered all the reasons why Camp Mayweather has requested a change in the type of testing given prior to a championship fight. Quite frankly, it is my humble opinion that promoter Bob Arum and his public relations machine have not helped their man one iota. There have been a string of excuses and obvious lies which have only helped alienate the fans and have given many food for thought. A great number of aficionados who couldn't wait to see this bout are now openly expressing disgust and indifference at the thought of the fight taking place at all.

There are world wide financial problems that have trickled down from the highest paid executives to the average Joe, so, it is very hard for most of us to understand how principled Manny Pacquiao can be to walk away from a guaranteed $25 million dollars purse just because he won't agree to a more sophisticated -but not necessarily unknown in the sports world- type of testing.

Arum contributed to the confusion when he stated that Manny was afraid of needles, yet and still, Pacquiao is heavily tattooed. Pacquiao hasn't helped the cause either by dictating when he is willing to be tested, something unheard of in any other sport, or even in the business world, in every day life. Picture a job applicant who must submit to blood and urine tests before being considered for a position. Imagine that person being told an appointment has been set for him to be tested as part of the pre-employment protocol. Joe Blow tells the potential employer on what days he would be willing to take the tests. Chances are Mr. Blow will remain unemployed a bit longer. The whole point of testing should be that it is done unannounced, otherwise, why bother?

All those situations set aside, let's go further and explore what may be even more of a problem than getting past the testing debacle. So, in an ideal world, the two men have agreed to all the demands and rules and regulations, and now our very special time machine takes us to fight night, whenever and wherever that may be...

Here are the possible scenarios and what each one may bring:

1. Floyd Mayweather wins by decision. - Pacquiao fans and bigwigs will blame the judges for not having scored the fight correctly and will rant and rave that Floyd received a belated Christmas gift. No peace in the valley here....

2. Manny Pacquiao wins by decision - Mayweather fans will definitely raise holy heck, not to mention his camp and his corner. Fingers will be pointed at the officials and there will be no peace in the valley here either.

3. Floyd Mayweather wins by TKO or KO - Hmmm... well, there will be those who will accuse Mayweather of taking PED's himself, or they will say the referee's count was too fast, or the blow was illegal somehow, and you can bet your bottom dollar there would be a controversial ending to this fairy tale turned nightmare.

4. Manny Pacquiao wins by TKO or KO - Oh boy! What now? If the fight went on without Pacquiao having agreed to the Olympic style drug testing, there will be no doubt in the minds of most fans that the Pacman is juicing, while Manny's people will gloat and boast about the power their man possesses. Peace in the valley? Hardly....

5. Manny Pacquiao wins by TKO or KO after having taken the Olympic style testing - This would be the closest we would come to having a peaceful ending to this novela, although there will be those who will say that the pre-fight hoopla took a toll on Floyd Jr.

My point is that a line has been crossed and there is no coming back from it. All the haggling prior to the fight has taken a toll on the fans' minds, and judging by the pulse on many forums and emails sent to us by boxing fans, people are losing interest in this match. They have real life issues that they must deal with on a daily basis, and it's hard for them/us to understand why a man would rather pass on $25 million dollars rather than agree to take a more astringent -but nevertheless valid and used in many other sports- type of test. It makes me think of what TV judge Judy always says, and I paraphrase, "if it doesn't make sense, it simply isn't true."

I strongly suggest that they triple up security should this fight take place at all, whenever and wherever. The aura is dark, the possibilities as detailed above point to a no win situation no matter what the outcome of the bout might be. The back and forth, the stubbornness, the lies and the posturing have taken away the real excitement from what could have been the mother of all fights, and that, dear readers, is not good for the sport of boxing

 

[heyzel]

The Nevada State Athletic Commission is asking the wrong questions, their focus is mi

By Dr. Margaret Goodman




While boxing fans wait to see if the Manny Pacquiao - Floyd Mayweather fight will take place March 13th, tongues continue to wag regarding the possible use of performance enhancing drugs, (hereby known as PEDs) and the issue of drug testing in boxing. To help "start the ball rolling," a quoted remark attributed to Nevada State Athletic Commission's Executive Director Keith Kizer, Commission Chairman, Pat Lundvall asked both fighters to undergo the commission's typical battery of drug testing that includes over 125 substances. It is their hope this will prove both competitors are "clean."

While the NSAC's involvement at this time can be beneficial, I believe their focus is misdirected. Not only are they asking the wrong questions, there is little hope in obtaining the right answers.

When Nevada instituted anabolic steroid testing in 2002 at the behest of then commissioner Dr. Flip Homansky, it was rarely done. As a result, fighters were infrequently caught. Testing was later expanded to include more athletes (besides those involved in championship bouts); the number of those cheating rose slightly.

Understanding that performance enhancing drugs use is as rampant in boxing as it is in other sports, following his departure from the NSAC Dr. Homansky and I had a lengthy discussion with a commissioner regarding what would help the situation. We recommended two things: between-competition random testing and expansion of the drug profile to include that used by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

Regulations were changed, but not enough.

When random testing is now conducted of Nevada licensees, such as in the case of Pacquiao and Mayweather, athletes are given 48 hours to show up for their drug profile (in contrast to WADA protocols of unannounced testing). Unannounced testing was adopted by WADA as many drugs will stay in someone's system for a short period of time. Giving the athlete a "heads-up" unfortunately taints the process. Furthermore, the Nevada profile remains void of an evaluation of growth hormone and blood doping -including the substance erythropoietin (EPO).

So, when accusations are flying as to whether or not the boxers are using PED's, the pending Nevada results will tell us something, but not enough. Furthermore, it would be highly unlikely for these boxers to test positive for any PED substance more than three months out from a scheduled bout. I guess it will serve as a baseline if the fight is made, but with an exclusion of growth hormone, EPO and blood counts -the very substances at the heart of the controversy.

Boxing regulation has so many problems; drug testing is just at the end of a long list. Perhaps it is simpler to throw up our hands. Others may argue there are so many designer drugs out there, as demonstrated by BALCO, that doing the basics is better than nothing?

Thorough Olympic-style drug testing in boxing must start now. I say this not because there are countless cheats out there who are creating an uneven playing field, but because these drugs are dangerous to the opponents and to those who indiscriminately take them.

So, instead of Nevada trying to argue that their drug-testing requirements are sufficient, when it is obvious they are not, they should enlist the help of WADA and their own Medical Advisory Board to expand their protocols and include blood testing when needed. This is not an admission that things were conducted poorly before, but a demonstration that the commission recognizes that what might have worked ten years ago, doesn't hold true any longer.

Urine testing is great for drugs of abuse, like narcotics and stimulants, but athletes have gone way beyond these types of substances that are better detected in the blood. There is also more credibility and finality to blood testing. Blood can also be stored for years and later tested. And, we have unfortunately seen instances where fighters have falsified urine test results. And in a state where gambling is its major industry, such testing will enhance public confidence that fights are fair, and that kind of good PR for boxing has no price.


**Dr. Margaret Goodman is the former Nevada State Athletic Commission Medical Advisory Board Chairman and Chief Ringside Physician. Her medical specialty is in the field of Neurology and she has a private practice in Las Vegas, Nevada. During her tenure as ringside physician she worked over 400 fights.
Dr. Goodman is recognized by her love and dedication to the sport of boxing, her calm but firm demeanor and her impeccable work ethics, which more than qualify her as an expert on the subject of performance enhancing drugs (PED's).

 

[heyzel]

Pacquiao - Mayweather: Enough is enough!

By Kenny Perrault




he past week has seen the boxing world taken over by Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather. However, it wasn't to officially announce their supposed March 13th bout, but to make news due to allegations, accusations and anything else you can possibly imagine.



It all started when the Mayweather camp asked that Olympic style drug testing be used before and after the fight. When Pacquiao refused to the testing all hell broke loose. The fighters have had words for each other but it's the fans who have had the most to say.



Finger pointing and derogatory terms have been flung around with malicious intensions on both sides. It's come to the point where if you say Pacquiao should take the test you are accused of being racist against the Filipino people which is taking it way too far. Not everyone is a Pacquiao fan and not everyone sees the same greatness in him that his fans do, and that's just part of boxing, part of life. If someone doesn't like Manny or accuses him of using performance enhancing drugs resorting to name calling or claiming they are racists is not going to change their minds. Ditto to the Mayweather fans.

It has become so ugly on both sides that I have started to lose interest in the fight. I just want to see the two best fighters in the world get in the ring and settle who really is the king of boxing. I do get the feeling that after the fight the ugliest trash talking will begin with the losing side. It's a fight that is supposed to settle many questions, but no matter what, people on both sides will still make allegations, and the way I look at it the damage has already been done.

Thus, unless some big breaking news occurs in the near future this will be the last time I write on the subject as it has been beaten to death already. I do hope the fight happens, not just for boxing, but more importantly for the true boxing fans. Until then I'll only be reporting on fights that are signed to actually take place.

 

[MOREBASS]

What a black eye for the sport this is.


I'd like to see Pacquiao fight the winner of Berto-Mosley and unify 147. Floyd can continue cementing his legacy as a faggot by fighting the Matthew Hatton's and Henry Brussels of the world.

 

[Johnny Truelove]

what a shame manny looks like hes going to move up again and break even more records while mayweather will take another easy ass fight that he can cruise and bore us with again... fuckin' pussy.

 

[MOREBASS]

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...-detected-hgh-in-an-athlete-usada-backs-urine

Olympic Tests Have Never Detected HGH in an Athlete: USADA Backs Urine
by Kevin Riley Contributor

The biggest fight in the history of boxing is in danger of not happening because Floyd Mayweather Jr. wants his opponent Manny Pacquiao to agree to random Olympic-style blood tests.

The only problem is that these random blood tests have never—yes that's right—never found Human Growth Hormone in any Olympic athlete that has ever been tested.

Interesting, huh?

Mayweather somehow believes that if his opponent Pacquiao who has never failed a drug test, refuses to take a test that has never caught anyone, then this fight can't happen.

How does this make sense? It doesn't. No wait, maybe Mayweather knows something the rest of us don't...no wait, maybe Mayweather is just trying to avoid the best fighter he has ever met.

But hold on, it gets even better.

Mayweather's camp has somehow wrangled the alliance of Travis Tygart, CEO of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, to try and spin this whole charade of events in their favor.

Tygart has told Yahoo Sports! that Pacquiao's resistance to submit to the blood tests "would provide a huge loophole for a cheater to step through and get away with cheating.”

Please explain yourself Mr. Tygart, how can a test that's never caught anybody possibly provide a "loophole" for a cheater to step through?

It seems like the test itself is a loophole.

And if you don't think this sequence of events can get even more interesting, it can.

Listen to this.

USADA announced last year that they were funding a company that has developed a test to detect HGH in urine. And Pacquiao, as everyone knows, has agreed to submit to as many random urine tests as the Mayweather camp would like.

Tygart even told USA Today last year that the developers, Ceres Nanosciences, "have developed an outstanding technology. And we're looking forward to helping them develop it further so it can have a practical use in anti-doping efforts."

Yesterday, Ceres Nanosciences launched the first release of that new technology, NanotrapTM ESP Particles.

These particles are designed to improve complex biofluid sample processing allowing for the detection of low-abundance proteins that would not otherwise be detected and also uses existing medical equipment.

What this means, simply, is that HGH use is now detectable through testing of urine samples and the breakthrough technology is officially ready to "Rock-and-Roll."

Now we'll find out if Mayweather is ready to do the same.

Pacquiao certainly is.*

 

[0594_1Q]

what a big fucking let down for real. mayweather is such a bitch

 

[BayCal]

LOL at malignaggi goin' on mayweather's side, and pulling the "this is all because of pacquiao not takin a simple test" card. He also said that if Pacquiao woops foreman, then we should all question.

I bet they'll give PACMAN a blood test right after the foreman fight, and when he comes out clean, what's everyone gonna say?????

 

[SC_408]

wow........this is hella bad for boxing SMH

 

[2-0-Sixx]

Al Haymon, Golden Boy and Richard Schaefer all TOLD MAYWEATHER to accept the terms of the 24 day random blood tests for Pacquiao and Floyd turned it down.

Bottom line is floyd is a bitch, he's scared of pacquiao's power. How else can you turn down $40+ million when all of your guys are advising you to take the deal?!?

fuck floyd. I'll never be a fan of his again.

He comes back after a 2 year retirement to fight a fucking lightweight and a junior welterweight?? disgraceful.

 

[heyzel]

Arum: "Mayweather is Scared To Death of Pacquiao"

By Ronnie Nathanielsz

The planned March 13 super fight between boxing hero and pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao and former No.1 Floyd Mayweather Jr is off after Mayweather chickened out despite Pacquiao accepting a compromise proposal to bring the blood test closer to the fight date from his original 30 day cutoff period to 24.

The Mayweather camp had demanded that Pacquiao undergo random blood tests to be conducted by the US Anti Doping Agency following unsubstantiated allegations that he was on performance enhancing drugs. The Pacquiao camp originally indicated it was ready to submit to blood tests one day before the kickoff press conference, 30 days before the fight and immediately after the fight in his dressing room stating that if Pacquiao was on any illegal substance it would surely show up in the post-fight test.

After the Mayweather handlers claimed Pacquiao had blood extracted from him 14 days before the Ricky Hatton fight in May 2009 as shown on the HBO 24/7 pre-fight series to put holes in his position of a 30-day deadline, Rick Reeno of BoxingScene.com produced documents to show the blood test shown on HBO was actually done 24 days before the fight which Pacquiao agreed to as a compromise to help get the fight done.

Despite the mediation efforts of retired federal judge Daniel Weinstein who spent nine hours with both parties on Tuesday, nothing was apparently achieved except that both sides were placed under a gag order which prevented them from talking.

Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has steadfastly refused to divulge details of what transpired behind the closed doors of Judge Weinstein’s Santa Monica office except to confirm on Thursday (Manila Time) that the fight was off even as he blamed Mayweather for the collapse of a fight which millions of boxing fans around the world wanted.

Arum maintained that Mayweather’s refusal “established what I have always believed and that is that Mayweather never wanted to fight Manny because he was scared to death” which is what trainer Freddie Roach and conditioning expert Alex Ariza had said from the very beginning when they claimed Pacquiao would give Mayweather “a bad beating.”

Arum revealed that Pacquiao is likely to fight for his eighth world title in an eighth weight division against 154 pound champion Yuri Foreman . The renowned promoter who handles Foreman said “ Yuri is ready and I’ll check to get confirmation with Manny,” indicating that should it push through the fight would be held on March 13 or 20 also in Las Vegas.

Pacquiao adviser Michael Koncz said that the immensely popular Filipino southpaw who has won every conceivable award in boxing and was recently featured on the cover of Time Magazine with a five-page spread said he was “disappointed at not being able to give the fans what they wanted and claimed Mayweather used this (blood testing) as an excuse to get out of the fight and we’ll just have to move on.”

Koncz himself posed the question “how does Mayweather go around claiming he is the best pound-for-pound fighter and the best fighter if he is not willing to engage the people’s choice as the best fighter?” noting that Pacquiaohas also been endorsed by Ring Magazine and numerous other boxing publications and internet sites as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world today.. Koncz added “this is all a sham.”

Pacquiao’s concern over blood being extracted too close to the fight stems from his experience before the first fight with Erik “El Terrible” Morales in March 19, 2005 when he was forced to have a blood test a couple of days before the fight after his medical records were allegedly lost in transmission.

However, a video tape from our personal archives of a heated discussion on the issue showed that the Executive Director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission at that time, Marc Ratner, pointed out that the blood test submitted had been taken in January which was too long before the fight and the NSAC commission set a cut-off of 30 days and emphasized that if Pacquiao refused to take the blood test the fight would have to be called off. Pacquiao reluctantly took the test and later said he had a headache and felt dizzy and attributed that to the extraction of blood too close to the fight which he lost on points.

It appears that Pacquiao’s original 30-day cut-off jibed with the requirements of the NSAC which has jurisdiction over the fights in Las Vegas and whose authority Pacquiao and his handlers want respected, which Mayweather, by demanding that the USADA undertake the tests refuses to do. Koncz pointed out that even when the chairman of the NSAC asked Pacquiao to take a urine test in the Philippines over which the Commission has no jurisdiction he took the test which was done by a doctor of the Philippine Olympic Committee, accredited by the World Anti Doping Agency and the International Olympic Committee.

Insidesports.ph, Standard Today, Viva Sports and BoxingScene.com understand that the Mayweather handlers led by Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer and Mayweather’s top adviser Al Hayman had tried to convince the fighter to agree to the 24-day blood test proposal which Pacquiao had agreed to and which medical experts had said was more than sufficient to detect any traces of performance enhancing drugs, but they were turned down by Mayweather resulting in the fight being called off.