Comments Thread For: Pacquiao Waiting For Mayweather's Answer To Challenge

[Fetta]

Thanks bud for pointing it out that Manny was ready to do FULL urine test from DAY 1 and extra blood testing too. They just had a 10 day difference on cut-off dates yet those Floyd fans make it sound like that was not the case .....

but then Floyd knew that Manny would give in so he kept on putting the new roadblocks as I mentioned ....... thanks for the help

Wow! That is all i can say.

[littlemac]

But Manny has zero leverage at this point. He is a rapidly fading star who has no right to dictate anything to Floyd. Also, Manny saying something along the lines of, "I'll donate my purse to charity if you fight me Floyd" would be even more effective at putting Floyd on the spot.

Exactly!!!

[Flash13]

Maybe you didn't read the quotes from the article! Manny didn't want RANDOM blood testing! He kept asking for cut-off dates! Floyd wanted fully RANDOM testing!Arum did NOT want the fight before Floyd went to jail because of six-month old CUTS??? Floyd is NOT the roadblock, it's MANNY and ARUM!

What's wrong with a 10-14 day cut off seriously? They test them right after the fight. You can't become clean from steroids in 10-14 days so why does it matter? Some floyidiots once told me manny would "sweat" it out...

[DeadLikeMe]

Zero leverage? Don't think so. He is still a big star and he is not dictating anything, he is asking.

This may be true against anyone not named Floyd Mayweather. He has shown to have lesser drawing power than Floyd and also has recently been KTFO, with his only win since being a UD over a career lightweight who had lost his last fight. Manny is at the lowest point of his career in 10 years, he has nothing on Floyd presently.

[Flash13]

you keep saying the same thing over and over again, but you leave out one key point. Where exactly do you think the $40 million guarantee would come from? T-shirt sales? lol

It wasn't a 40m gaurentee it was a 40m ceiling gtfoh.

[littlemac]

No, it is not a stronger stance because it is not considered a charity event if Floyd is pulling multi-millions. If that happened, Floyds reputation would take a huge hit. That's assuming this all goes anywhere.

You mean Floyd's reputation as being a humanitarian

[Bronx2245]

Check out how Manny and Arum's position on blood testing 'evolved."

Dan Rafael of ESPN, "24/7 Drug Testing for Pacquiao-Rios" November 20, 2013

Now, for the first time, Pacquiao is not just saying he would agree to be randomly tested, he is being tested as he and Brandon Rios prepare for their 12-round welterweight showdown on Saturday night at the CotaiArena at the Venetian Macao in Macau, China. Pacquiao and Rios are undergoing random testing by the Las Vegas-based Voluntary Anti-Doping Association, an organization that has been widely used for major fights in the United States.

The fighters have been enrolled in the program since the late summer, when the fight was made, and can be tested 24/7, blood or urine.

During the initial Mayweather talks, Pacquiao claimed to be fearful of needles and said that was one of the reasons he didn't want to give blood. That is no longer an issue. Pacquiao has been tested at least three times, twice during his training camp in the Philippines, and once since arriving in China.

On Tuesday, Pacquiao's wakeup call came from VADA testers. According to Pacquiao spokesman Fred Sternburg, the PacMan "happily gave them a deposit at 7:30 a.m., after two bottles of water, then proceeded on his morning run."

Pacquiao's take on the testing protocol is a lot different than it was in 2009.



I'm just sayin'

[bodyshots]

Can you imagine how careful a rebuttal Leonard Ellerbe is concocting at the moment? Regardless of the side you choose to be on in this argument. Floyd has been put on "the spot" whether you like it or not. And it doesn't really look like there is any way out of this unless he's already signed to fight someone and it's pending announcement. So seeing The Money Team weasel their way out of this one will be one for the ages. Floyd will either feel as if he's truly being checked by Manny and will step up and maybe even annihilate him - or Floyd can have his version of Frank Underwood politicize the **** out of this thing and divert the attention away from Floyd looking like a vertical slit.

[littlemac]

Wow! That is all i can say.

Dude is hopeless

[richardt]

This may be true against anyone not named Floyd Mayweather. He has shown to have lesser drawing power than Floyd and also has recently been KTFO, with his only win since being a UD over a career lightweight who had lost his last fight. Manny is at the lowest point of his career in 10 years, he has nothing on Floyd presently.

He doesn't need to have anything on Floyd. That is why he is asking, not dictating. Lets see what Floyd says since his ego will not allow him to remain quiet. There is not a single fighter on the planet that fans have demanded Floyd to fight over Pac.