By Miguel Rivera
According to WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez, his side will not request any additional tests on Manny Pacquiao for their 144-pound catch-weight bout on November 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Marquez is not listening to some of the comments that are being made by Floyd Mayweather Jr., who refuses to face Pacquiao without the involvement of Olympic style random drug testing.
Mayweather and some of his family members have made comments regarding Pacquiao possibly using performance enhancing drugs. Pacquiao filed a defamation suit in Las Vegas against Floyd, Floyd Mayweather Sr. and Roger Mayweather. Marquez said his only concern is to prepare for the fight, get his mind ready, and win the trilogy.
"What I'm going to do is prepare in the same manner as we've always done. I'll be doing things with my doctor to ensure that I won't slow down in the fight. I'm going to get myself in excellent condition, both physically and mentally, and we are not going to ask for additional tests," Marquez said.