Mayweather: ?My new terms [for blood testing] are all the way up to the fight? for Pa

[yhors2005]

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Mayweather: ?My new terms [for blood testing] are all the way up to the fight? for Pacquiao bout


May 21st, 2010
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.”


I’m proud of Mayweather for taking that stance. Pacquiao had his chance at getting a 2 week window without drug testing during the last negations but he blew it by insisting on wanting the blood testing to stop 24 days before the fight. Mayweather was willing to have the testing stop at 14 days. Instead, Pacquiao chose to fight Joshua Clottey in Texas and only ended up with 700,000 pay per view buys for that fight. Mayweather moved on for a mega fight with Shane Mosley and brought in twice Pacquiao’s PPV numbers with 1.4 million PPV buys.
In an article at Philstar.com, Pacquiao’s adviser, Michael Koncz, had this to say about the drug testing: “We’ve already agreed to all the terms, from the venue to the purse and to other concessions like Manny Pacquiao climbing the ring first, when Mayweather started making demands for random blood testing.” The problem with that is that was the old negations before Mayweather’s fight with Mosley and before he brought in the great PPV numbers for that fight. Mayweather looked sensational in beating Mosley, a fighter who is considered the number #3 welterweight in the world by many boxing fans. Mayweather beat Mosley with ease.

Pacquiao recently gave in on the blood testing, in part, by agreeing to take the tests up until 14 days before the fight. I respect Pacquiao for doing that. It’s not easy to swallow your pride and give in on things. Unfortunately, Pacquiao waited too long to agree to that number because Mayweather looked magnificent in beating Mosley and many people now are considering Mayweather as the number #1 fighter in boxing. If Pacquiao wants the fight, he’s going to have to give into what Mayweather is asking for. That’s the just the way it is. Mayweather showed his greatness in the Mosley fight and now the whole world is at his feet. Naturally, he would then change his requests for the random blood testing. I don’t blame him one bit and I have a massive amount of respect for the man now more than ever.

Pacquiao needs to make a decision. Does he want to face his fear of having blood taken from him close to the fight in order to enhance his legacy or does he want to move on and end his boxing career against one of Arum’s Top Rank fighters like Antonio Margarito, Yuri Foreman or Miguel Cotto. If he can’t the blood tests the way Mayweather wants him to, then Pacquiao might as well have Arum sign him up for a fight against Margarito or one of the other Top Rank fighters.

[yhors2005]

Unsa inyo ika sulti ani?

[hitch22]

Call Mayweather's bluff! Pacquiao's clean anyway, and having blood drawn at 147 lbs is different from losing the same amount at 129 lbs. He will not feel weak. He should go for it and knock Mayweather out. I'm sure Floyd's making terms that he thinks Pacquiao will refuse. He will be shocked if Pacquiao agrees to it.

[keyran]

whatever....just seems to expect fight for the decade.hahahaha

[pollybusngiw]

nah...another excuse from the Gayweather...


Source:TeamPilipinas.info: Floyd wants testing up to the fight

Floyd wants testing up to the fight
5/22/2010 | Boxing, Pacquiao vs. Mayweather | 7 comments »

source: Abac Cordero | philstar.com

Manny Pacquiao’s willingness to undergo blood tests 14 days before the fight is no assurance that his megabuck showdown with Floyd Mayweather Jr. is going to happen in November.

The fight between the two pound-for-pound champions was supposed to take place last March, but disagreements on the random blood testing came up, and they ended up facing separate foes.

Mayweather demanded random blood testing Olympic style, and that means drawing blood from both fighters in the months, weeks, days or hours before the fight, during the day or in the middle of the night.

Pacquiao agreed to have it done 24 days before the fight, but Mayweather insisted on 14. The other day, however, the Filipino superstar agreed to do it 14 days or even closer, but not on the day of the fight itself.

Pacquiao bending backwards just to make the fight happen was welcomed as a sign that the fight, which could earn the fighters around $40 million each, would take place on Nov. 13 either in Las Vegas or Texas.

But an article came out of The Examiner yesterday reminding everyone that Mayweather, the flamboyant, undefeated American, wants the blood tests done as he had always wanted, on the days closer to the fight.

“I gave him (Pacquiao) a chance, up to 14 days out. But my new terms are all the way up to the fight. They can come get us whenever, all the way up to the fight, random drug test. That’s what it is,” Mayweather was quoted as saying.

Now, unless Mayweather changes his mind, the fight is not likely to happen because Pacquiao said a couple of days ago that he’s willing to undergo blood tests as long as they’re not done so close to the fight.

“Huwag lang sa day ng fight (Never on the day of the fight),” Pacquiao said.

The entire Pacquiao camp, from promoter Bob Arum, trainer Freddie Roach, adviser Mike Koncz to the boxer himself, believes that Mayweather’s demand for random blood tests is his only way out of the fight.

“We’ve already agreed to all the terms, from the venue to the purse and to other concessions like Manny Pacquiao climbing the ring first, when Mayweather started making demands for random blood testing,” said Koncz.

Ronnie Nathanielsz of Inside Sports| reported yesterday that when Mayweather fought Shane Mosley last May 1, the last ounce of blood (testing) from both fighters were drawn 18 and 19 days before the fight.

“Arum noted, ‘by saying 14 days were required by USADA, if this fight doesn’t happen clearly there is only one person to blame and that’s Mayweather. These are all excuses made by him to avoid fighting Pacquiao,’” Nathanielsz wrote.

Arum said a week ago he’d try his best to “make the fight happen” and that sooner or later he would try to sit down with the Mayweather people. However, he said negotiations would be done away from the prying media.

Koncz said Mayweather knew that Pacquiao wouldn’t allow blood to be drawn from him days before the fight that’s why the fighter from Michigan asked for it.

And now that Pacquiao has agreed on the 14-day cutoff, the article comes out reminding everyone that Mayweather wants the tests done “all the way up to the fight,” even on the eve of the fight or the day of the fight itself.

“I’m afraid that once all these blood testing issue is settled, Mayweather will come up with another excuse. Maybe he’d start asking for a bigger share of the purse, which of course, again, Manny Pacquiao will not agree on,” said Koncz.

[menderouv]

nya blood testing pd during fight mao pd siguro gusto ni gayweather

[mr.sniper]

ana jud nang mga talawan..og suklan maghimo na sag laing rason para di lang kaaway..just like binata nga fights gud...mangitag palusot..wahihihi

[doydi]

ok naman si pacman aning blood testing2x basta kana lang daw gamay ra nga dugo kuha-on... ang ila nalang gihuwat negotiation unsaon pag tunga sa ilang purse...

[yhors2005]

nya kun mosugot c pacquiao na till the day of fight ang blood testing. mo demand nasad ni c mayweither na right hand ra pwede gamiton ni pacquiao

murag dili nlang ko mag expect ani.. kapoy na kaayo

[yans311]

kapoya jud aning KFC. maypa retire nalang cya balik. naglawgaw lang ni cya sa boxing. likay2x napud.
hahay..