Comments Thread For: Mayweather-Pacquiao: Roach Has a Drug Testing Solution

[JSS]

So since youre a fan of boxing, you would want both fighters to enter the ring clean, am I right? And the only way to insure that is by random testing right?

Floyd has never tested positive for anything, so why should he take a test? Neither has Manny test positive for anything, so why should he take a test? Funny how Jr. never asked his opponents to take a test till after Sr. accused Manny of being on steroids...Funny.

[Bhopreign]

Floyd has never tested positive for anything, so why should he take a test? Neither has Manny test positive for anything, so why should he take a test? Funny how Jr. never asked his opponents to take a test till after Sr. accused Manny of being on steroids...Funny.

Are you naive to think this has been just talked about. Like anything else, we are the last ones to get in on it, you better bet other fighters, boxing people, etc. have wondered about it. Fact is, it should be a small thing and standard for any athlete to have random testing, baseball finally got around to it, hopefully boxing will to. I find it more sad, but not exactly surprised, that a fan of a fighter would sit closed-eyed and overlook such a thing. I remember Marg's fans overlooking his cheating, so this is no surprise.

[fabie]

Floyd has never tested positive for anything, so why should he take a test? Neither has Manny test positive for anything, so why should he take a test? Funny how Jr. never asked his opponents to take a test till after Sr. accused Manny of being on steroids...Funny.

Thank you. Now the issue is about the drug test and not about the fight anymore. He has successfully (Mayweather) deflected the issue instead of manning it up towards the fight.

Both sides are clean as far as I am concerned....just hoping that both sides to agree now.

[Boxing Scene]

Don't know but its fucking hilarious!!

I agree the dude's a tool anyway who cares.

[V.WEBB]

What the ****? Nice try Freddie, but no cant do. Be a man and accept the full tests and dont start nitpicking ****, like the 2 pounds on Cotto.


Im a Pacquiao fan and a Floyd hater, but if Pac doesnt accept the tests he a ****ing *****!

I hate to see that he got banned ...

[jltsmae]

Since this has never been done for a Pac fight, it doesnt PROVE anything, as it doesnt prove anything for any fighter, other than the precedence Floyd and Shane are setting for this fight, both fighters should be applauded and not looked down upon.

so if pac will test negative with the supposed to be floyd fight, does it erase your su****ion of Pac's roiding with his previous fights? or Pac is still a roider especially if he will lost to floyd because he has not roided with the supposed to be floyds fight? can you forsee the scenario if Pac will lost to Floyd with the USADA test?

[Bhopreign]

That's one way....but not the only way. To say that both fighters needed to be "clean" can be very subjective as well. You can very well say that Mayweather's motive towards money CAN be unclean too if you want to argue that.

And if we are to argue on that, it isn't based on speculation but from his own mouth.

Pacquiao's drugging is largely speculative fueled by jealousy. It is largely unfounded. Did Pacquiao demand an IRS and Accountant to verify Mayweather's income and all? NO.

That is personal.

Pacquiao AND Mayweather passed with flying colors acording to NSAC when it comes to coming in "clean" and there are no RED FLAGS up until the Mayweather camp harped about it due to their insecurities about Pacquiao as if anyone non-American cannot accomplish what Pacquiao have already done so.

Then Mayweather is bringing up the nationality card and drumming up his American support. This is laughable.

He is obviously insecure and jealous about Pacquiao's greatness and ascendancy towards being considered one of the best and while being named the FIGHTER OF THE DECADE.

But as a fan of his skills (notice I said skills), I would love for him to prove that against Pacquiao.

But again, both sides need to step up on the plate and at least Roach is saying something on what is "doable" and that is progress.

You contradicted yourself, first you say you want fighters to enter the ring clean then turn around and basically said random testing shouldnt be done, well thats the only way we will ever know if they are clean or not. Its easy to see youre a Pac fan alot more than you are a Floyd fan, thats fine, but you said you werent bias, sure seems that way.

[switchsouthpaw]

Since this has never been done for a Pac fight, it doesnt PROVE anything, as it doesnt prove anything for any fighter, other than the precedence Floyd and Shane are setting for this fight, both fighters should be applauded and not looked down upon.

Lol he must really have you convinced that he is doing this for the integrity of the sport, he's doing it because he thinks the public will get behind it and ultimately demand that Pac does the same, like most things Floyd is doing this for his own amusement. I guarantee you, in fact I'd bet the house that the public at large could care less.

[fabie]

Are you naive to think this has been just talked about. Like anything else, we are the last ones to get in on it, you better bet other fighters, boxing people, etc. have wondered about it. Fact is, it should be a small thing and standard for any athlete to have random testing, baseball finally got around to it, hopefully boxing will to. I find it more sad, but not exactly surprised, that a fan of a fighter would sit closed-eyed and overlook such a thing. I remember Marg's fans overlooking his cheating, so this is no surprise.

I agree with blood testing but coming from Floyd, not so.

The timing is the issue here....why now? Sure you can argue he wants to clean up boxing, if that is so then why does he continue to bring down the sports' integrity by shunning the championships and de-value-ing it by saying that it is all about the money?

See the double standards?

If anything, he is ruining the sport of boxing into a mere betting sport and not the fight anymore....it is about the money. But even then, if it is about the money, then fight!

Pacquiao is getting his money too...so all I want is for both sides to come to the table and just shut up. I am in favor of a governing body just like NSAC (or NFL, MLB, NBA...etc) having the agency to govern all over the sport.

Mayweather and Pacquiao can do it...it's still not too late.

[Allucard]

***yawn*** No cutoff dates, Roach. Either accept it or don't. Go with the original USADA's testing schedule.

They think they are better than Shane? **** them. Cutoff dates = you are hiding something and need time to drain it out of the system.