Comments Thread For: Pacquiao: Mayweather Has No Reason Not To Fight Me

[Bong Bong]

Floyd apparently taking out the 14-day cut-off wasnt done on the "official" mediation process. If theyre really taking it out, they should conduct another official negotiation and coursed it through that. Otherwise, you cant just based it on an interview or apparently a press statement. Perhaps they could also give a good reason why theyre taking it out now. Just dont give a reason that Gorilla Dog was just pissed for the unsuccessful 1st official mediation process. If he really wants to clean out the sport, he should stop acting like a diva.

[Vito Corleone]

Why do people keep saying Mayweather said 14 days the first time around? The Mayweather and Pacquaio camps went to mediation, and both agreed to the mediator's recommened 14 day compromise. Everyone agreed, accept Pacqauio himself. 14 days was suggested in mediation, Mayweather complied, but when Pac didn't agree it was off the table as this article clearly states. I can't understand why people keep trying to imply that Mayweather is ALL OF A SUDDEN changing the bar when he took the 14 days off the table months ago, as this article clearly states.

That isn't exactly right. Mayweather offered - and Pacquiao rejected - the 14 day cutoff before the mediation session.

[Vito Corleone]

any closer than 14 days is unsafe for either fighter, that is why shane and floyd

were not tested more than 18 days

No, sir. It's not.

That is just the way the random testing worked out. See my signature.

[hitking]

It's not totally about the Floyd-Shane USADA random testing. it's about the cut-off date that Floyd was insisting on the first negotiation. People are trying to turn back the table to where agreeable to Floyd and which Pac has already did. They're just wanna give compromise to both parties.

Can't you see Pac already gave up to Floyd's demand, so why do we have to move the goal post?

Mayweather's original demand was for the full USADA testing for his fight with Pac. In mediation, he and the Pacquaio camp agreed to the suggested 14 days. Pac said no. Mayweather took that off the table months ago. So how exactly is he moving the goal post when he said no cutoff would be accepted in future negotiations. When he said it, Pac was stuck on 24 days. If Pac had agreed when the 14 days was on the table, and Mayweather declined, yeah, he moved the bar. But now, Pac is basically "agreeing" to something that Mayweather has already said he wouldn't, which is pointless.

[hitking]

That isn't exactly right. Mayweather offered - and Pacquiao rejected - the 14 day cutoff before the mediation session.

I've always een under the impression that the 14 days was a compromise suggested by the mediator. There was a gag order on the mediation proceedings, so it was more of a guess on my part. Mayweatehr was calling for testing up to the fight, Pac wanted 24 days. So 14 days seems like something a mediator would suggest in order to come to an agreement. Either way, it doesn't matter. Pac didn't accept it, and its been off the table for months.

[Singleton]

Mayweather's original demand was for the full USADA testing for his fight with Pac. In mediation, he and the Pacquaio camp agreed to the suggested 14 days. Pac said no. Mayweather took that off the table months ago. So how exactly is he moving the goal post when he said no cutoff would be accepted in future negotiations. When he said it, Pac was stuck on 24 days. If Pac had agreed when the 14 days was on the table, and Mayweather declined, yeah, he moved the bar. But now, Pac is basically "agreeing" to something that Mayweather has already said he wouldn't, which is pointless.

All am I saying is that it has been agreeable to Floyd for the first time so why not again? Making to much of excuses are sickening for all. Floyd acting like a *****, Pac to look like being dictated and fans not seeing the fight they wanted to see.

[maguirre]

I've always een under the impression that the 14 days was a compromise suggested by the mediator. There was a gag order on the mediation proceedings, so it was more of a guess on my part. Mayweatehr was calling for testing up to the fight, Pac wanted 24 days. So 14 days seems like something a mediator would suggest in order to come to an agreement. Either way, it doesn't matter. Pac didn't accept it, and its been off the table for months.

So what you're saying is you're in favor of hindering this fight with these OSDT nonsense?

[hitking]

All am I saying is that it has been agreeable to Floyd for the first time so why not again? Making to much of excuses are sickening for all. Floyd acting like a *****, Pac to look like being dictated and fans not seeing the fight they want to see.

Singleton, what you're failing to realize is that what you're agruing is a double-edged sword. Just like you say, 14 days was agreeable the first time, why not now. Someone on the other side of the debate can say, if 14 days is good now, why wasn't good enough the first. The problem is, both of those arguements are valid.

IMO, this is being turned into a *****s vs *******s (I find both groupes annoying BTW) issue, and it really shouldn't be. This is a right and wrong issue. And in this situation, Pac is wrong. I come to my opinion based on one thing. If Pacquaio was employed by any company in America, he'd be terminated for the stance he's taking on random drug testing. No matter what Mayweather's motives are, drug testing is a black and white issue, and Pac is wanting a grey area. And for that, he's wrong in particular situation.

[Singleton]

What killed the fight in the first negotiation is that both parties are so egomaniac. They shouldn't bring it if they do meet again on the table.

Let's get this fight on! No more bitchy moves.

[hitking]

So what you're saying is you're in favor of hindering this fight with these OSDT nonsense?

The USADA testing is no different from any other special, non-commission required comtract stipulation. Pac has benefitted from many of those in the past. What's wrong with complying with this one now?

BTW, the fight is being hindered with Pac's not wanting to comply with random testing for illegal drugs. Whether you feel its nonsense or not, that's why the fight isn't happening.