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Arum: “If Mayweather wants to fight Manny, it will have to be under the rules of the commission”
Published on: 24th January, 2010
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Manny Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum doesn’t sound like he’s ready to give in any about the random blood tests for a future fight between his fighter World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. In an article at the Manila Bulletin, Arum, 79, said this: “If Mayweather wants to fight Manny [Pacquiao], it will have to be under the rules of the commission that governs the fight. You cannot have fighters in this sport imposing regulatory restrictions on other fighters because they damn well please.”
This doesn’t sound like a positive sign for a future fight between Pacquiao and Mayweather. If Arum is going to leave it to the commission, which doesn’t have any rules about fighters having to take random blood tests before a boxing match, then it looks like Arum is leaning towards there not being blood testing for a future fight between Mayweather and Pacquiao.
The Nevada Athletic Commission only requests that urine best tested for the presence of illegal performance enhancing drugs, not blood. Leaving it to the commission to decide about the testing methods for the fight is kind of a cop out if you ask me. Instead of saying, ‘Our fighter doesn’t want to take the blood tests.’ Arum, in this case, is putting the ball in the hands of the commission that oversees the fight.
Obviously, since there are no rules about this, it’s unlikely that the commission is going to ask for blood to be tested. The thing of it is this is something that Mayweather was asking for, just as Pacquiao’s team asked for the $10 million per pound penalty in case Mayweather comes in over weight for the fight.
It’s something that would be worked out with both fighters and not something that was written into the rules by the commission. If Arum and Pacquiao want to leave this to the commission, it seems to me that the chance of their being random blood tests for a Mayweather-Pacquiao fight is fairly remote at best. You might as well say ‘I don’t want to fight Mayweather,’ because I can’t see a fight with him moving forward if they take that stance and leave it to the commission to decision.
Of course, the commission will say they only check for urine and not blood, so Pacquiao and Arum will get their way. But really, they won’t get their way because it means a fight won’t take place unless Mayweather gives in and decides not to have random blood testing take place for the fight. That’s possible, but I wouldn’t bet on it.
Arum continues “That is chaotic,” speaking about the random blood tests. “Nobody in their right mind should allow that to happen, whether it’s Mayweather or God knows who else.” I see things different from Arum. The blood testing is just one of the things that Mayweather wants just like any other thing. Picking out the location of the fight, the glove size, and the penalty for coming over weight are all things that are open to negotiation.
I don’t see that Mayweather is asking for all that much to make this fight happen. But if Pacquiao and Arum don’t want to have the blood tests take place, then there is no fight. It’s as easy as that. If they absolutely don’t want to bend on this issue like they were willing to do previously, then as I said recently, there’s really no point in continuing to mention fighting Mayweather in the future because it probably won’t be happening unless random blood testing is part of making the fight.
By: Dave Lahr
Source: boxingnews24.com
HERE WE GO AGAIN A LOOSER WRITER.. DAVE LAHR MAN GET A LIFE.. AND DAVE LAHR IS NOT YOUR TRUE NAME.. YOUR GAYWEATHER.. WHEN GAYWEATHER LOOSES TO MOSLEY.. PAC WILL FIGHT MOSELEY AND GAYWEATHER WILL BECOME A CHEAP BOXER.. SO THERE WILL BE NO BIG MONEY IN FIGHTING A LOOSER GAYWEATHER. SO PAC AND MOSLEY WILL BE THE MEGAFIGHT. AND GAYWEATHER WILL JUST FIGHT CHEAP BOXER. COZ HE AINT GOING TO HAVE A MEGA FIGHT..
What bob arum pointing is that let the comission imposed their rules..If the comission required both fighters to undergo random blood testing then be it, as long as it is the comission and not the mayweather’s camp demanding it…
all i can say is that Mayweather is just succeeding corrupting everyone’s mind…all people that believe in his baseless fuking loud mouth are all stupid…he deserve in the court….let the justice speak..
Pacquiao is using illegal drugs, why else would he avoid drug tests. Simple logic.
Pacquiao is using illegal drugs. Why else would he avoid drug tests. Simple logic.
wait and see mayweather craving for pacquiao with less testing demands to eventually none of it.
that’s after he drops mosley first, the more dangerous but less lucrative fight.
THIS WRITER CANT STILL PUT IT INSIDE HIS THICK HEAD. THE ONLY THING THAT IS HOLDING THE FIGHT IS MAYWEATHER’S HEART, DO NOT GO ELSEWHERE. THIS ARTICLE IS JUST A WASTE OF TIME. AS SOON AS MAYWEATHER GATHER ENOUGH COURAGE MAYBE JUST MAYBE THE FIGHT WILL PUSH THRU. YOU ARE JUST COVERING UP THE REAL REASON FOR THE FOLD-UP OF THE FIGHT.
It’s not a copout to let the Commission do it’s job. The copout is for Mayweather to try and usurp it. Instead of admitting he’s trying to duck Pacquiao like he did to other fighters, Mayweather is trying to distract fans by asking for tests above and beyond what is required by the Commission. Pacquiao has never tested for anything illegal nor was he ever linked to any dirty doctors or labs. Mayweather on the other hand came in over the weight in his most recent fight so the $10M penalty is justifiable.
fuck gayweather he is fucking scared shit i wouldnt let any fucking pussy cunt demand me wit blood random blood test if i wanted to fight him shit he is a fucking pussy bitch i dont even know why he is in boxing ,fuck his punkass he is just too fucking scared
David Lahr should have avoided journalism so that his pea-brain wouldnt be too exposed to everyone to laugh at and make jokes of. David Lahr, get this coz I won’t repeat this. Floyd has his right to demand beyond what is normal if he so pleases. Equally, Pacman has the same right to demand what is beyond normal. These demands beyond what is normal has reasons and storied behind them. Pacman’s reason demanding 10M per excess pound is reasonable coz everyone knows Floyd is a cheat going in during weigh-ins as Floyd did against Marquez… and the extra fine of 10M goes to both fighters not just Floyd. Floyd on the other hand has no concrete and solid basis for his reasons to demand blood testing other than being scared to get inside the ring against Pacman without any assurance that Pacman ain’t superman.. reason of Floyd is clear – FEAR!!! Floyd’s demand is equally rightful to be turned down by Pacman. If that demand is getting in the way of a big fight, why doesn’t Floyd drop his demand? It is well beyond what is normal anyway. Why can’t Floyd be just like any other man, any other boxers who goes by the Athletic Boxing COmmissions handling the safety of any prize fighting. Why? Well, the answer is clearer than sunlight Mr. David Lahr!! Floyd is scared shit of Pacman. All Mayweathers and Floyd fans are scared shit of Floyd fighting Pacman just like you are now!!! You know why all you are scared?? Coz you all know FLoyd’s gonna get the worst whoopin in his career if he fights Pacman!! That’s why!!! Quit sucking Floyd’d dick Mr. David Lahr and man-up!!!
I don’t blame anyone for what they are doing. I am a pacman fan but I can understand why he wants things his way, he is so used to having it like that.
It’s nice that manny isn’t dealing with it. Mayweather isn’t going to fight mosley; it looks like he wants the pacman fight but he can’t seem to get it cause it’s not on his terms.
I really hope they can get together with the commision and work something out.
What I dont understand with Mayweather is Pacquiao is willing to get blood drawn immediately after the fight. IF Pacquiao wins and he is found to have been using drugs, that victory and all other victories before will be hollow and Pacquiao wont be able to face his country men. It will reveal what Mayweather wants to know but just after the fight. Its not true that Pacquiao does not want to be tested.
100% MANNY DID NOT USED ANY DRUGS TO HIS FIGHT…FUCK U OPTIMUS..YOU WANNA BEAT OPTIMUS MANNY WILL DESTROY FLOYD SAME LIKE RICKY HATTON..HEHEHE