Pacquiao, whether it's physical or mental, really gets affected by...

Pacquiao, whether it's physical or mental, really gets affected by blood drawing February 23, 2:34 AM Filipino Sports Examiner Dennis "dSource" Guillermo Any person who has ever had a significant amount of blood taken from him knows that blood drawing definitely weakens a person. I actually used it as an escape route during my ROTC days in college in the Philippines until I found out that a bottle of Emperador or Johnny Walker was actually a better option. Mind you this, I got a B- for showing up almost every week and doing all the rifle drills and marches under the scorching Manila heat aboout 5 hours every Sunday for my first semester while donating blood on some weeks. But on my second sem, I got an A for showing up only once and giving each of my commandants a bottle of scotch. Sad but true. Not really all that proud of it but I guess that's just how backwards it is back home in the PI and until REAL CHANGE happens, POLITICKING, RED TAPE, CORRUPTION and similar negative stuff will continue to go on. Pardon me if I got sidetracked there for a bit, but my point is, based on personal experience, every time I had blood drawn, I felt weak and light headed. Things I definitely would not want to feel before I go into a fight. GMA TV Philippines broadcaster Chino Trinidad who is closely covering Manny Pacquiao's camp in Los Angeles reported that Pacquiao recently complained about an aching foot injury after he went through his required physical for his fight against Clottey and also had two tubes of blood drawn from him. Whether the timing is coincidental or the relationship between the events and Pacquiao's current physical state is mental or truly physical is something we can't really know for sure but the fact that blood drawing near a fight has hampered Pacquiao's performance in the past is something we can't sweep under the rug. Trinidad reported that Pacquiao was uneasy and did not want to look at the needle when he was getting his blood drawn. Pacquiao also said in an interview after his physicals that it's really hard for athletes like him to give out blood but also emphasized that he is not totally opposed to the blood testing, as long as it isn't done near fight night. Of course Mayweather fans want Pacquiao to take the tests, but do real fans truly want to see a compromised Pacquiao take on the biggest challenge of his career? Because truth be told Pacquiao has no history of doping and the WADA style testing is an anytime, whenever, wherever type of deal. And just like the African runners in the Beijing Olympics complained about being weakened by the tests, it's harder to actually have to throw punches and be hit while being weak compared to just running. Not to be a total basher of the concept of these drug tests, I feel that 21 days before the actual fight is a fair enough period of time for the tests to occur. That way, the fighters still have 3 weeks of uninterrupted training without having to worry about any intrusive tests. Also, Pacquiao agreed to take the test immediately after the fight anyway. For more than 50 million dollars, I think that is a fair compromise. It is just me or is there not much info out there regarding Mayweather's demand on drug testing against Mosley? Are they doing it all the way 'til fight night? Anything less than the demands he had for Pacquiao means only one thing if you ask me. I'll give you 3 letters to serve as a hint: K F C. http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-10947-Filipino-Sports-Examiner~y2010m2d23-Pacquiao-whether-its-physical-or-mental-really-gets-affected-by-blood-drawing