Floyd Mayweather Sr: "My son will never fight Manny Pacquiao"

Floyd Mayweather Sr has never been short of a word and his latest accusation is just ridicules. Mayweather Sr told CBS Radio during a recent interview he feels Manny Pacquiao has had sufficient time to clean his body of performance enhancing drugs.

"Why the sudden change of mind?" asked Mayweather Sr. "Pacquiao walked away from the opportunity to face my son in March, so why has he had a sudden change of mind and is now agreeing to all forms of testing."

“Why do you think that is?

You tell me why?”

Mayweather asked the interviewer, when no response was forthcoming Mayweather Sr went on to say “Six months have passed, sufficient time to clear your body of any illegal substance, that’s why.

The claim is Ironic, Mayweather Sr was asked, If Pacquiao was using (which I doubt) one thing is for sure if he’s agreeing to Floyd request for Olympic style testing surly this will leave no questions and both camps will know for sure neither man is on any performance enhancing drugs.

One writer from the examiner.com may have hit the nail on the head. Roger Allen suggested Manny Pacquiao might have been looking ahead to the Philippines elections, and a defeat against Mayweather could have severely affected his voting numbers, this might answer the question with regards to the sudden change of mind.

Listen, Said Mayweather Sr, “let me educate you on something, if your body has been receiving substances to improve your athletic ability over a long period of time then you stop, your body may be clean but you have taken your body to a place it otherwise would not have been, Just because you have stopped taking, does not mean your body is no longer benefiting from the years of use”.

Now I’m no nutritionist or conditioning coach, but Daddy Mayweather’s comments did make sense to the uneducated among us, it does seem a realistic possibility that an individual can still harvest the benefits from years of use, even when stopped. But again I must stress this assumption is all based on whether Manny Pacquiao is or has ever used any kind of performance enhancers, which I doubt.

Floyd Mayweather Jr himself stated “I gave Pacquiao a chance, up to 14 days from the fight. 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.

Mayweather Jr has made clear that the United States Anti Doping Agency (USADA) will decide when the testing is carried out. All testing should be random up to the day of the fight, “I fail to realise the problem as both of us will be subject to these rules”.
Mayweather Sr, was asked about his recent statement of having reservations regarding his son fighting a southpaw. “It does not matter what stance Pacquiao fights, my son will never fight him”. (Ronald C Charles/theboxinghistorian.com)

Pacquiao Won't Entertain Anymore Demands From Mayweather

MANILA, Philippines - Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao said Saturday that the super fight between him and Floyd Mayweather Jr. now depends on the American boxer after he has agreed to undergo a blood test 14 days before their faceoff.

"Talagang hindi siya lalaban kung mangatwiran ulit siya," Pacquiao told radio dzMM when asked what he would do if Mayweather comes up with a new demand.

He said that if ever the superfight fails to push through, he may still fight another boxer or just retire and focus on his newfound career in politics.

Pacquiao has been proclaimed as winner in Sarangani Province's congressional race. He toppled a member of a powerful political clan in the province.

The Filipino boxer said he will take a 1-week crash course on public administration and governance at the University of the Philippines.

He said he is also determined to finish his business management course at the Notre Dame University in 2 years and then take up law.

Pacquiao clarified Friday that the blood that would extracted from him should only be minimal for the drug test.

“Pumayag naman ako pero hindi yung talagang maraming dugo na kukunin. Kung anong dugo ang kelangan sa drug test, ganoon lang karami. Fourteen days [before the fight],” Pacquiao told ABS-CBN News' Dyan Castillejo.

Pacquiao said during the radio interview that he has yet to receive a feedback from the camp of Mayweather.

The reigning World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion said he softened his stand after listening to boxing fans’ clamor for a mega fight between him and Mayweather.

“Everywhere I go… gusto talaga nila ng Mayweather fight. [They ask me] over and over,” said Pacquiao.

Pacquiao made the decision to fight the former pound-for-pound king weeks after he received permission from his mother, Dionisia Pacquiao, for one last bout.

The blood test controversy was the reason the negotiations between the Pacquiao and Mayweather camps collapsed early this year.

The two would have fought last March 13, but Mayweather ended up fighting Shane Mosley and Pacquiao battling Ghana's Joshua Clottey.

Pacquiao’s camp earlier agreed to undergo tests 24 days before the fight, but Mayweather’s group insisted that blood should be taken 14 days prior to the fight.

Blood test as the drug protocol is the personal requirement for Mayweather. Athletic commissions require urine tests on boxers as the form of drug testing, and Pacquiao has never had a problem.

Top Rank promoter Bob Arum said he learned the last day for blood testing used by Mayweather and "Sugar" Shane Mosley in their recent fight was 18 days prior to the fight.

"The USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency) stopped the blood test... they took 5 or 6 tests but the last one was 18 days for Mosley and 19 days for Mayweather," he told ABS-CBN News' Dyan Castillejo in a phone interview. (abs-cbn news.com)

Bob Arum Also Discussing Pacquiao vs Marquez III

May 21st, 2010 | by Gary Reynolds

In a recent interview, world-class trainer/manager Nacho Beristain revealed that representatives of Top Rank Promotions contacted him to discuss the possibility of a third bout between his fighters, lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez, and WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao. “Well, they’ve already offered the fight,” he stated as he discussed the future plans of Marquez, who’s already scheduled to face Juan Diaz this summer. “Nothing official, but we did get an offer from the people at Top Rank Promotions, however, it was a miserable deal,” Beristain continued. “I won’t accept that type of offer under any circumstances.”

It’s unclear as to how “miserable” the offer really was, but it’s obvious that promoter Bob Arum is already exploring backup plans if a fight with Mayweather should fall through the cracks again. Arum has also hinted that former welterweight champion Antonio Margarito is also in the running, but he has yet to be licensed in the United States, despite having a successful return to the ring earlier this month in Mexico after his lengthy suspension. No matter who he faces next, however, Pacquiao is expected to return to the ring this November.

Interestingly enough, despite the fact that Marquez has repeatedly sought after a third bout after losing the rematch, Beristain seems to think that it’s Pacquiao who’s doing the chasing. “It’s Pacquiao that has the thorn in his side and the rock in his shoe,” he would tell Boxinqtalk’s Michael Gonzalez.. “He will leave boxing knowing that the people who follow boxing, who are experts in boxing, know he was never able to defeat Juan Manuel Marquez.” I don’t know about all of that, but I do know that if it’s not going to be Mayweather standing in the ring with Pacquiao, personally, I’d prefer it to be Marquez, especially if I’m going to have to pay $49.95 to watch it.

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Pacquiao Willing To Take Random Drug Test For Nov. 13 Fight Against Mayweather

By NICK GIONGCO
May 20, 2010, 4:44pm

Here’s a piece of good news to Floyd Mayweather Jr.

As part of efforts to agree on a November 13 fight, Manny Pacquiao said he is amenable to undergo random drug and urine testing 14 days before the fight.

“As long as they’re not getting a large amount of blood, I am willing to give out blood as close to two weeks before the fight,” Pacquiao told the Bulletin late Wednesday night during a lull in shooting a Ginebra commercial in Makati.

Pacquiao said he will not hesitate to be tested provided that the amount to be taken would be minimal, noted the 31-year-old fighter, gesturing with his pointer and index fingers a measurement equivalent to a short syringe.

Pacquiao and Mayweather had agreed in principle to face off but a last-minute demand by Mayweather for Olympic-style testing did not augur well with Pacquiao’s handlers, saying they would not be bullied into accepting his seemingly-outlandish terms.

Pacquiao narrated the incident during the first fight with Erik Morales in March 2005 when a large amount was taken from him on the eve of the fight that he eventually lost by unanimous decision.

“I felt very weak after they got the blood,” said Pacquiao, motioning with his fingers once again the size of the syringe that was used in extracting blood from his arm.

Meanwhile, Pacquiao, has his schedule all figured out: Congress in the daytime and gym in the afternoon.

Pacquiao said he can handle the role of being fighter and lawmaker and that “time management” is the key to getting things done.

“I will attend sessions in the morning until afternoon then I go to the gym around 4 or 5 p.m.,” said Pacquiao, who will take his oath as congressman of Sarangani on June 30.

“I will stay in the country during training camp then with two weeks before the fight, I will fly to the US,” said Pacquiao, stressing that during his absence, his staff will assume his countless responsibilities.

As in previous training camps, there would still be the usual early-morning roadwork then gym work in the afternoon, according to the reigning World Boxing Organization welterweight king.

“Nothing’s going to change as far as my training is concerned even though I am now a congressman because I will carefully map out my schedule. I will still wake up early becauseI have to run in the morning.”

The past few days, Pacquiao has been busy consulting with his political advisers so he can easily adjust to his new role by July.

Next month, Pacquiao will leave for New York to personally receive the Fighter of the Year award – his third – that will be given out by the Boxing Writers Association of America.

“I am truly honored by this award that I am about to receive,” said Pacquiao, whose trophy chest also includes numerous plaques and trophies given by the Philippine Sportswriters Association, the oldest media organization in the country that carefully tracked the boxer’s rise to fame and fortune.

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Bob Arum: Manny Pacquiao's Next Fight Nov. 13, Hopefully Against Mayweather

By Josh Slagter | The Grand Rapids Press
May 11, 2010, 9:00PM

With a Congressional win under Manny Pacquiao's belt in the Philippines, Top Rank CEO Bob Arum already has Pacquiao's next move planned: a Nov. 13 fight in either Dallas or Las Vegas.

Arum told BoxingScene.com's Ronnie Nathanielsz that he's already reserved Cowboys Stadium and MGM Grand and doesn't think Pacquiao's newly elected position will adversely affect his fighting career.

"The cable systems and the satellite providers have put the date (Nov. 13) aside for us, so the table is set," Arum said. Manny can get sworn in at the end of June, then attend the sessions of congress in July and -- as long as he keeps in shape -- then he has plenty of time to train for the fight.

"I always knew he was going to fight and I'm off back to the States and I'm going to be working very, very hard to make the (Floyd) Mayweather Jr. fight because that's the fight everybody wants to see."

Mayweather is coming off a 12-round decision victory over Shane Mosley on May 1, a bout that attracted 1.4 million pay-per-view buys.

Negotiations between Pacquiao and Mayweather previously failed because of the Grand Rapids native's insistence on random urine and blood testing and the Filipino star's refusal to adhere to such demands.

If Mayweather-Pacquiao can't be made again -- and there's no early indication either side will be willing to budge -- Arum said he has other options.

"If we can't make that, then there are other fights, like (Antonio) Margarito and the winner of Miguel Cotto-Yuri Foreman, but absolutely everybody wants to see the Mayweather fight, the congressman wants the Mayweather fight and we are going to get it for him."

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