By Radio Rahim
The controversy continues regarding Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s use of an IV in the aftermath of his weighin for the May 2nd mega-fight with Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
After the weighin, Mayweather, used an IV to inject himself with vitamins and minerals. The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), who had an official present when Mayweather took the IV, says the boxer did nothing wrong. There are several issues being debated between veteran writer Thomas Hauser and USADA officials, on whether Mayweather and USADA acted within the boundaries of the WADA and/or Nevada State rules.
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has sided with Mayweather and USADA, by officially stating that Mayweather did nothing wrong and acted within the rules.
Pacquiao's promoter, Bob Arum of Top Rank, is not interested in pursuing some form of punishment for Mayweather or attempting to change the official result of the fight to a no-contest. Nor is he interested in getting involved in what is becoming a fiery war of words between USADA and Hauser.
Arum simply wants to move on from May 2nd and look to the future.
"I don't think we're in grade school where reprimands mean anything. The fight happened, the result was in, and anything that goes on now is meaningless," Arum told BoxingScene.com.
As far as Mayweather possibly coming back in 2016, and facing Pacquiao in a rematch, Arum says the only person who holds that answer is Mayweather himself. Mayweather announced his retirement last Saturday after beating Andre Berto over twelve rounds.
"People ask me 'do you think he's going to come back?' And I said 'he probably doesn't know.' If you asked him, and put him under a lie detector test, he couldn't give you an answer on whether he stays retired or comes back," Arum said.
