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SUNDAY LAST DAY TO SAVE PACQUIAO-MAYWEATHER?
By Scott Shaffer
Although promoter Bob Arum has declared the proposed superfight between Manny Pacquaio and Floyd Mayweather dead, there are still three more days for both sides to put aside their seemingly surmountable differences and still make the fight happen on March 13th. If published statements are to be believed, the boxers are prepared to walk away from a legacy-defining fight and guaranteed eight-figure paydays because they can't agree on whether Manny Pacquiao will have a blood test done 14 or 24 days before the fight. To sum up the dispute in the most neutral terms possible, Pacquiao has already agreed to take all tests required by the state of Nevada plus extra blood tests above and beyond the legal requirements, including in the dressing room immediately after the fight. A su****ious Mayweather wants truly random blood testing and can't understand why Pacquiao would refuse unless he has something to hide. But as long as the parties can come to an agreement by this Sunday, there would be one week for a quick press tour and eight weeks for training camps, just enough time to pull off a fight of this magnitude. Boxing fans still have a few more days to hope, and the prediction here is that the posturing will end soon and the fight will be formally announced at a Tuesday press conference at which time Pacquiao gives a blood sample in front of television cameras.
By Scott Shaffer
Although promoter Bob Arum has declared the proposed superfight between Manny Pacquaio and Floyd Mayweather dead, there are still three more days for both sides to put aside their seemingly surmountable differences and still make the fight happen on March 13th. If published statements are to be believed, the boxers are prepared to walk away from a legacy-defining fight and guaranteed eight-figure paydays because they can't agree on whether Manny Pacquiao will have a blood test done 14 or 24 days before the fight. To sum up the dispute in the most neutral terms possible, Pacquiao has already agreed to take all tests required by the state of Nevada plus extra blood tests above and beyond the legal requirements, including in the dressing room immediately after the fight. A su****ious Mayweather wants truly random blood testing and can't understand why Pacquiao would refuse unless he has something to hide. But as long as the parties can come to an agreement by this Sunday, there would be one week for a quick press tour and eight weeks for training camps, just enough time to pull off a fight of this magnitude. Boxing fans still have a few more days to hope, and the prediction here is that the posturing will end soon and the fight will be formally announced at a Tuesday press conference at which time Pacquiao gives a blood sample in front of television cameras.
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