did floyd fans care about drug testing, until he started complaining about it

[RL_GMA]

If it was turned around I would be all over Floyd just the same ,,, Its only a PEDS test the asking is nothing the refusing is everything especially when you consider the way this was asked of Pac , it was in the very first draft negotiation given to them , not thrown a week before the fight outside of negotiation like Bhop .

I don't think it really makes a difference because in the end you're going to vouch for whom you're biased towards, whether it's Mayweather, Pacquiao, Cotto, Klitschkos, etc. Both sides make cases why their guy is in the right no matter how ridiculous both sides can sound. Does Pacquiao not accepting test make him look su****ious? Yea of course, but there comes a point where you distinguish yourself from being a fan of a particular fighter and looking at things objectively. Is it possible that Pacquiao simply said "**** you, I don't gotta do ****" on some ego ****? Of course, just as simple as Floyd saying "Nobody tells me when to fight, I fight when I'm ready". But it would be wrong to look at that statement from Floyd as him being "scared" right? It works both ways, but when people are biased fans it becomes a task to look at things objectively when inevitably you're going to discredit anything to paint (in this case Pacquiao) in a better light.

[Larry the boss]

i just dont get how people can be against better testing....

[Barry Halls]

Most Floyd fans didn't care just like most Pac fans would have called any fighter that refused to take blood tests a cheater.

It's called being biased.

[Reloaded]

All fighters are tested through the state commissions as far as formalities are concerned. Doing Olympic Style Testing isn't necessarily a formality considering 1 fighter alone in Boxing is paying to use the program. If the entire sport followed the exact same procedure as a priority of the commissions, then that's a different story.

Thing is I know how easy a piss test is beat in boxing , its the least secure form of drug testing in the world of professional sport thats why the others do OST and more and more high profile sporting groups are heading towards implementing it in their sports , the day will come when this is the rules in boxing , every major rule starts with the first step , the first idea , the first notion , formality means in the taking , 1000s take this form of testing and then run world records the next day , Mannys excuses made me feel he is hiding something .

For me it was not a big thing to ask considering what is the prize and what is at stake in terms of legacy gained of the winner and lost by the loser , then add the safety issues surrounding boxing and even a cave man could see the importance of using the best drug cheat testing that is available .

I find it strange that you want to abide only by commission rules for drug testing but you turn a blind eye when Manny breaks commission rules to suit himself in his matches , this is why I find no creditability in Pac fans they want it all Mannys way or not at all in everything .

[AllEyesOpen]

I think most true boxing fans want to see a boxing match without having to wonder things like was it a fair fight or was somebody on something, even more so in a sport where an unfair advantage could mean life or death.

The situation was that, as fans we really couldn't do ****, it took one of the biggest names in boxing taking a stand to turn this into a major issue and all he gets is **** for it.

Honestly, wether you'd like to believe Mayweather is trying to clean up the sport or just ducking Pacquiao, what May is doing is a step in the right direction for boxing, regardless of what you feel his true motives are.

[D4thincarnation]

Most people didn't care, over 3 years ago I wrote an article on another forum about drugs in boxing, it got about 3 replies.

Many boxers have failed doping tests, but how often are their name mention and this mark on their record is not that big of disgrace as it would be in other sports.


There are some commission that do no tests at all, but people don't make a big deal about them.

[P4P_No1]

Did anybody care about it before Floyd brought it up? Simple really ain't it.

[Larry the boss]

funny how manny fans were all for it when roach said they'd take any test anytime..they said it was good for boxing..then when manny said no..they said **** ost's

[-Kev-]

Did Pacquiao fans cared about catchweights until he started complaining about it?

[tomhawq]

nahh. hundreds of fights are happening all over the place and they could care less about drug testing. *****s are laser focused on the pacman.

just shows how special mr pacquiao is.

so when they say manny is just this overrated one dimensional boxer who fought nothing but bums it means the exact opposite.