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Originally posted by -Kev- View PostFloyd Jr says if Pacquiao takes the random tests, they'll have a fight. Floyd Sr. says if Pacquiao takes the random tests, they'll have a fight.
Roger says Floyd needs a couple of tune ups before fighting Pacquiao.
Two against one, Pac fans still will believe Roger because it's more convenient.
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Originally posted by BoxingFollower View PostLol, like I say the other 40 probably wouldn't have turned down testing, but heres a list of people who did...
List of boxers that said they would take OST
1. Amir Khan - Pacmans best friend
2. Sergio Martinez
3. Victor Ortiz (NOW ACCEPTED)
4. Tim Bradley
5. Andre Berto
6. Shane Mosley (ALREADY TOOK IT)
7. Floyd Mayweather (taking the test)
8. Jean Pascal
9. Benard Hopkins (only when it's in the contract)
List of fighters that said they would NOT take OST
1. Manny Pacquiao
Tell me who the dirty one is?????
"I am in complete awe with Manny's reaction to this matter," Cotto said in an interview with Primera Hora's Carlos Gonzalez. "He has always been a great athlete and gentleman. Why in the world would he require restrictions or conditions for the tests? It is a golden opportunity for him to (dispel) all world-wide rumors surrounding his figure and use of enhancement drugs. His refusal to commit to the tests without conditions raises questions."
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there were too many excuses coming from Team Pac at that time that i could no longer defend their position on testing. scared of needles? superstitious? feeling weakend after giving blood? he gave blood before the Morales fight, that's why he lost? so on, so on and so on. the same scapegoat they acussed Floyd for not taking the fight, they use themselves. the test. Floyd doesnt want to fight us because he needs a test, that means he's scared. good, take the test and whoop his ass then. nope. WTF????
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Originally posted by GRUSTLER View PostAdd Cotto to the above list.....
Only Manny Pacquiao die hard fans think it is cool for him to turn down better testing in a sport filled with cheaters. They just don't want to see Pac get beat.
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Originally posted by kidrak View Post*****s ignoring and making excuses on pac vid agreeing the test!!!LOLOLOL
Travis Tygart on Ortiz-Mayweather and More on Boxing
Mon 13-Jun-2011 15:49
By Matthew Paras
United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) Chief Executive Travis Tygart is not new to the sport of boxing. When Floyd Mayweather brought Tygart’s agency on board to provide a stronger drug testing method for his fight against Shane Mosley, Tygart was in the spotlight to explain to boxing fans, and even commissions, why the USADA’s methods were the most effective. Now when Mayweather returns to the ring against WBC welterweight titlist Victor Ortiz in September, Tygart and USADA will be there again to test both fighters.
“I think that it shows that the fighters want the gold standard program in place to do everything possible to ensure that it’s a drug-free sport,” said Tygart. “Clean athletes want to be subject to the best program and we hear that all the time.”
The protocol for both fighters will be the same. Each fighter will be subject to either urine or blood testing leading up to the fight with no cutoff date. Even Floyd Mayweather, who has taken the tests before, can expect different testing days than before.
“If the athletes subject to the testing know [of a pattern], they could potentially change their behavior,” he said. “The uncertainty is what really allows a program like ours to be most effective.”
With one of the sport’s biggest stars taking part in Olympic Style Testing (OST), other fighters such as Andre Ward, Jean Pascal, and Alexander Povetkin have publicly announced for their desire for better methods of testing. However, for a change to really happen, commissions would need to set up a protocol similar to USADA’s to be effective. Since Mayweather-Mosley, Ortiz-Mayweather is the only fight in the United States to feature OST. It’s unknown if and when a change will come but the process of undergoing a change is just starting.
With much publicity behind and influencing its genesis, Mayweather-Mosley was the first fight in the United States to get the ball rolling on whether boxing needs better drug testing. Unlike baseball or cycling, boxing hasn’t really been hit with a big cycle that would force the commissions to educate themselves on the issues, according to Tygart. While there are cries from the boxers to change their methods, commissions have yet to change and the reason for that could be externally based.
“I think there are a lot of political pressures on the commissions, unfortunately. It’s not easy because you have big promoters threatening to take their fights elsewhere if they put in the type of testing that would detect cheating,” Tygart explained. “The promoters don’t want the event cancelled at the last minute due to some fighter using these dangerous drugs.”
If commissions fail to adapt better ways, it will be up to the fighters, individually, to use the USADA as a contract stipulation. While the sport waits for change from its powers that be, Tygart and the USADA will be happy to be there to help provide it.
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Floyd's interview which proves he has always been avoiding Pacman:
I dare Floyd fans to watch it in full.
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