The Post Fight Interview Killed It For Pacquiao

[smifnwessun]

FLoyd is simply asking manny to do what he is willing to do the excuses are getting lame and ridiculous.

[tibbar]

pacquiao doesnt need to take the test. the may-shane fight doesnt change anything at all only for the *****s. you all should say that the Nevada Commission should require the fighters to subject themselves to OST unless that happens floyd should just man up and fight pacquiao under the commissions regulations. end of the thread.

[rskumm21]

the testing is pretty intense, before i was saying every fighter should go through it and i was on mayweathers side but having 10 tests and tests 24 hours before a fight is a little to much i reckon

More intense than going into a boxing ring day in and day out to spar, training for three hours in the gym daily, run several miles a day, then fight against elite competition... I think not. If a guy can do the above, I'm pretty sure a few blood tests won't hurt.

[gongin]

People dont realize was they talkin about how good floyd mayweather.BUt they cannot admit that pac is better than him.MAybe some folks askin if mayweather really that good.Why does he need the OST if he has those confident to beat pacquiao?

[TheKza]

Mayweather is right. Pacman has to take the tests, otherwise there will be doubts about how legitimate he is.

[minasyan]

More intense than going into a boxing ring day in and day out to spar, training for three hours in the gym daily, run several miles a day, then fight against elite competition... I think not. If a guy can do the above, I'm pretty sure a few blood tests won't hurt.

sparring is not something that ruins someones routine

all i'm saying is that do they really need that many tests? i don't think they do

[T.Horton]

ost should not be part of the equation...how is Pacquiaos rep tarnished? he's still fighting and winning and he still won't give in to Floyds demands. All that definitively tells me is that Floyd can beat Shane Mosley.

[And Still]

I don't think a lot of casual boxing fans knew the whole story about the blood testing thing and were assuming Floyd just didn't want to fight Pacquiao. After watching the fight last night and seeing that Floyd is not afraid to go toe to toe, and hearing the post fight comments about the testing, I think it's going to get a lot of casual fans scratching their heads and demanding that Pac takes the test, or nothing less. A bunch of my friends who are casual fans kind of knew about the testing situation, but were still siding with Manny, but as soon as the broadcast was over they were all like "Wooah, Wait a minute, this doesn't make sense" and all of a sudden had a way different opinion on Manny Pacquiao. I think a lot of casuals are going to be thinking the same way after hearing it talked about from the HBO crew. I think in some way it almost legitimizes the issue now for casual fans.

You are very astute. I have already had that exact convo with THREE people. They ask why Manny won't take the test.

Peep this:

[And Still]

ost should not be part of the equation...how is Pacquiaos rep tarnished? he's still fighting and winning and he still won't give in to Floyds demands. All that definitively tells me is that Floyd can beat Shane Mosley.

Anytime an athlete refuses a drug test, it tarnishes his rep. Period.

Welcome to life.

[And Still]

sparring is not something that ruins someones routine

all i'm saying is that do they really need that many tests? i don't think they do

What are your credentials on this topic that you know better than the Olympic testers?