For Pacquiao It's Not The Drug Test, It's Relinquishing Control

Obviously. Who didn't already know this. It's all posturing. They each think they are bigger than the other. Pacquiao doesn't want to heed to Floyd's demands cause he doesn't think he's in a position to have to. And I understand that. BUT he picked the wrong fight. If this was about money or ring size, glove size, venue, any of that I would agree with Pacquiao. But he's playing Floyd's game here, he picked the wrong battle. Being so staunch against additional testing makes nobody but him look bad. For how retarded Floyd can be, this is one of his shining moments as far as cleverness is concerned.

good read For Pacquiao It's Not The Drug Test, It's Relinquishing Control By Frank Lotierzo The on and off again “super fight” between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. has turned the boxing world and community upside down more so than it even was just a month ago. It's no secret to anyone who has observed Mayweather and his minions that they've purposely created a controversy to hold up the fight in which there is not a shred of evidence that one exist. One last time, there's not a morsel of evidence that Pacquiao has ever taken PED's/HGH. On top of that there's no such drug or supplement that can give a fighter more than he has physically; and if you think differently you haven't been around that many ranked or upper-tier professional boxers/fighters. Isn't it something how David Diaz, Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton and Miguel Cotto had no qualm about fighting Pacquiao and then created a false smoke screen regarding steroid usage after losing to him in somewhat convincing fashion? For those who forget, both Shane Mosley and Fernando Vargas tinkered with some sort of supplements at a particular point in their careers. And it just so happens during that precise period they both suffered defeats. In fact it can be said during the period they were believed to taking different banned substances they never looked worse suffering their most conclusive defeats of their careers. Pacquiao's body or actions haven't shown anything that would suggest he's juicing or beating the system in any way shape or form. He just happens to be a physical phenom like former five-division and all-time great Thomas Hearns. Hearns, like Pacquiao, was a string bean when he turned pro but put on muscle and retained his hand speed and power as he moved up in weight. The ruse Mayweather is attempting to pull over on the boxing community is all about power and control. It boils down to nothing more than Mayweather, who is the lesser draw at the gate than Pacquiao; trying to dictate the terms to the fighter who has more leverage and needs him less to make a ton of money. Mayweather thinks if he makes enough accusations that Pacquiao is using PED's/HGH that people will begin to think it's true. And sadly some of those who show blind loyalty to Mayweather and act as if it's his birth right to go down as one of the greats - give him cover. Today the Mayweather faction tries to paint anyone who doesn't worship at the throne of Mayweather as being a hater. That's great and if they think that they can dismiss the bull-crap that Mayweather is doing by simply painting those who know the game of boxing and stating the truth, great. They'll get no where and will continue to fight and make excuses for a fighter who has cried, begged and pleaded for homage more than any supposed great fighter during the modern era of professional boxing. The bottom line is Manny Pacquiao isn't concerned about passing a drug test regardless of whether it's done by the Nevada State Athletic Commission or the Olympic committee. It's the idea that who is Floyd Mayweather to dictate the terms and conditions of it above and beyond any other championship fight in history? Why should Pacquiao let the fighter who needs the fight more for his career in an historical sense call the shots? He shouldn't. Pacquiao knows he can submit to any style drug test without worrying about passing it, but why should he? Simply because Floyd Mayweather Jr. insist on it? Pacquiao has smartly refused to give in and let Mayweather dictate the terms and circumstances surrounding the bout when he has more leverage of the two fighters. Hopefully, Arum or Pacquiao will soon announce that they're going in a different direction since the Mayweather faction isn't serious about making the fight. And that they'll try and make a fight with the Mosley-Berto winner. If Mosley does beat Berto, every boxing observer alive knows he and Pacquiao would be a better and more exciting fight than Pacquiao-Mayweather. Not to mention it would be conducted between two great fighters who are truly interested in finding out who the better fighter is more than just playing the system and fans. I've been saying that it was all about control from the beginning. I don't think dude takes anything, he has been rather dominant his entire career and has TOO MUCH PRIDE to give up his big baller standing to Floyd by taking tests dictated by Floyd himself. They are the tests that Floyd wants Manny to take not the commission, that is the point.

i would do it for 25$ million dollars.. id even do it for 10,000$ dollars... you are not pacquiao idiot.. me too can do it.. and anyone will do it too. pac made his name a gold earner coz of his God given abilities in the field of professional boxing. he can earn more than money may can do today. accept the facts pacquiao is the face of boxing.

Pac is nobody bitch....But he is a cow.....Arum's cash cow.

Guess I better up this. Stupidity overwhelms this forum because of them hardcore floyd fans Off topic: I can't stop laughing at your signature.. "Duck a sick." http://i39.tinypic.com/2rfcy9x.gif

no random tests. not going to believe your word. clear as that. do you know how many athletes had a straight public image before being exposed. a few too many. he goes to church, he's believes in god, he would NEVER cheat. thats what i hear. test results prove beyond any doubt. but whatever dont take the tests. try and convince everyone paying attention that it's not importnat. see how that works out. catholic priests believe in god too..........

This is the truth right here.. It was never about blood.. it was about giving Floyd control.. I said this many times.. Pac is nobody bitch.... really.....then why not just say so.... cause i swear it could have beeen any number of these reasons: - afraid of needles - superstitiuous - Floyd is bigger than me so giving blood is disadvantaageous to the smaller man. Load of shite.

This is the truth right here.. It was never about blood.. it was about giving Floyd control.. I said this many times.. Pac is nobody bitch.... Bob Arum disagrees.

This is the truth right here.. It was never about blood.. it was about giving Floyd control.. I said this many times.. Pac is nobody bitch....

Guess I better up this. Stupidity overwhelms this forum because of them hardcore floyd fans

only way Floyd can do is convince the nevada state commission to enforce it... which is highly unlikely

lol yeah manny pacquiao's just going to come out of nowhere saying "I CAN ONLY TAKE THIS FIGHT IF I DON'T GET BLOOD TESTED FOR STEROIDS" You misunderstood. I'm saying, why didn't he say from the beginning that he wasn't going to let anyone call the shots? There's to many of you guys putting words into Manny's mouth around here.

He already gave up control of his career to Arum because Arum decides who he's going to fight and takes his 25% from Manny's payday. lol dont forget floyd was also under arum for quite some time.

Manny will be weakened because it is a FACT that he believed that losing blood can weaken him mentally. That in itself is an advantage to Floyd, AND PACQUIAO DOES NOT WANT THAT TO HAPPEN. Remember Sugar Ray Leonard once said that "boxing is 90% mental and 10% physical." That's precisely why Team Pacquiao negotiated the 24-day limit which Floyd automatically rejected. But there are many video's out there with Manny saying he would not take the blood test the day of the fight and that it takes 3 to 4 days to recover, yet he turned down two weeks to recover. If you can't see how that doesn't sound right, I don't know what to tell you. Either you get it or you don't. I'm amazed that you said Floyd isn't worried of losing! IF FLOYD WASN'T WORRIED OF LOSING, THEN WHY DID HE DEMAND TO HAVE A DRUG TEST THAT HAS NEVER BEEN USED IN THE HISTORY OF BOXING??? To clean boxing of drug cheats? Come on, Man! Yeah maybe he is to a certain degree. We are all human and we all have some doubts no matter what kind of front we put up. But Floyd is not worried to the degree that he refuses to fight because his opponent got a mental edge over him. Its called being a professional and going on with the show. The whole argument that Floyd shouldn't have asked for drug testing is nothing more than just whining about the whole thing. There were other fighters with the same suspicions about Manny. If you are going to put your life or health on the line, shouldn't you be able to be sure you are not being cheated? This is serious stuff most boxing fans don't understand about the sport. Forget the statistics, any man can die in there. As Holmes was saying in one interview "They're trying to bring up stuff that is taking away from the fight with drug tests and accusations. When you get into personal insults like that, it puts a damper on the fight.....If I'm making $25 million and he's taking dog food to make him stronger, so what? " Holmes is and always has been an idiot. Seriously.

He already gave up control of his career to Arum because Arum decides who he's going to fight and takes his 25% from Manny's payday.

lol yeah manny pacquiao's just going to come out of nowhere saying "I CAN ONLY TAKE THIS FIGHT IF I DON'T GET BLOOD TESTED FOR STEROIDS" I think the point RossCA was trying to make, if it was such a big deal and he felt like he was relinquishing control, why didn't Pacquiao say no to the blood test from the beginning of negotiations.

That's the biggest bunch of crap I've ever heard. Only a Pactard would agree with that. Why then did Pac come up with the excuses that he was afraid of needles and that it would make him weak for the fight? If he wasn't going to let any one call the shots, why didn't he just say so from the beginning? Because thats not the case at all. And the comment how Mayweather needs Manny in a historical sense is a useless argument. It might be true but it doesn't mean Floyd can't have his own stipulations as well. When it comes down to it both fighters needed each other to make as much money as they were going to get or else they wouldn't have agreed to a 50/50 split. Get your heads out of your asses guys. lol yeah manny pacquiao's just going to come out of nowhere saying "I CAN ONLY TAKE THIS FIGHT IF I DON'T GET BLOOD TESTED FOR STEROIDS"

What for? He didn't try to negotiate the ten million dollar penalty for every pound over, right? Pac should have just agreed to Mayweathers clause like he agreed to Pac's. That would be the fair thing to do. Man, Team Pacquiao demanded $10M for every pound in excess because they have already an evidence that Floyd had cheated himself out against Marquez in their agreed weight of 144lbs. Remember Floyd came at 146lbs, 2lbs over the agreed weigt limit. He simply cheated Marquez and paid him less than a million dollars because he can pay that kind of amount anytime. Now that's a very valid reason, and there is evidence to back it up. Steroids/HGH/PEDs taken by Pacquiao are all coming from mere insinuations, accusations with no valid reason and evidence to back it up. IF FLOYD WON'T CHEAT AGAIN, THEN he won't have any problems paying for that $10M! very simple man! On the other hand, Team Mayweather were asking Pacquiao to make a test when there was no iota of evidence that Pacquiao has been taking PEDs, unlike that cheating Floyd made against Marquez? I now ask, is it fair to demand for a drug test, which has never been used in the history of boxing, when there were no evidence in the past that the one accused was taking it?? Tell me, is it fair? Yes to a certain degree, but in this case it could be called stubbornness more than anything else. Pac and his people use the excuse of why should they agree to something thats not ordered by the commission. The ten million dollar clause was not ordered by the commission either but Floyd had no problem agreeing to it. And how do you get a mental edge over someone like Manny with something like this. Is he that weak mentally? Would he lose or not perform to his best ability because he had to give in and agree to Mayweathers terms? Floyd agreed to his and isn't worried of losing because of it. No matter what argument you guys put up, its easily picked apart because Manny was just plain wrong for pulling out the way he did. Manny will be weakened because it is a FACT that he believed that losing blood can weaken him mentally. That in itself is an advantage to Floyd, AND PACQUIAO DOES NOT WANT THAT TO HAPPEN. Remember Sugar Ray Leonard once said that "boxing is 90% mental and 10% physical." That's precisely why Team Pacquiao negotiated the 24-day limit which Floyd automatically rejected. I'm amazed that you said Floyd isn't worried of losing! IF FLOYD WASN'T WORRIED OF LOSING, THEN WHY DID HE DEMAND TO HAVE A DRUG TEST THAT HAS NEVER BEEN USED IN THE HISTORY OF BOXING??? To clean boxing of drug cheats? Come on, Man! As Holmes was saying in one interview "They're trying to bring up stuff that is taking away from the fight with drug tests and accusations. When you get into personal insults like that, it puts a damper on the fight.....If I'm making $25 million and he's taking dog food to make him stronger, so what? "

still think he should have taken the tests to prove floyd wrong...not that i think hes on steroids..but to you know silence the critics..

Negro please! That's a lame ass excuse! The drug testing stipulation was the only one Pretty Boy put on the contract. All the other shit came from the Pacquiao camp and Floyd was more than happy to abide. Pac knows he would get whooped without that A-side Meth. floyd knows he would get a whoop-in-the-as$ when he comes in contact with anting-anting... he'll realize pacquiao eats balut for snack