How the media handled Bonds PED issue..

[brettWall]

Normally, when an athlete is suspected of using PED's he's usually given a grace period by the media and public. When months pass and not a thing comes out it will be completely forgotten and be treated as a false signal.

[straightleft]

Well...if you look at these PED thread starters are no other but the *****s. No matter how many threads you make everyday, it won't elevate Floyd status as coward unless he starts to fight now those fighters he ducked before and Pac.

[ADP02]

With Bonds, many many people were saying, this guy must be on PEDs. He really went from being a good hitter with average amount of homers to being a top home run hitter to breaking season records. While he had talent, his physique really changed. Also his talent in the early days was not about hitting home runs.

With Manny it was only Floyd's team that accused Manny. Once Floyd accused Manny, only then did Floyd's fans accuse Manny of PEDs.

With Floyd taking a long vacation and Manny stating that he brought it down to 7 days cut-off and reports of him even going down to zero, ONLY some of Floyd fans are still at it. That statement that Manny made coupled with Floyd's vacation pretty much convinced the rest of world that Manny would fight with or without testing. These Floyd fans are deaf and just can't seem to comprehend those statements.

Those particular remaining Floyd fans are a lost cause. They even make contradictory statements that Manny is just beating bums, is one dimensional and cherry picking BUT then they say he must be on PEDs.

[Luilun]

Hey dummy Manny has passed every test while Bonds was a client of Balco king Victor Conte who know works with Andre Ward

[Needles]

Probably because the consequence of exposing manny now would yield far worse outcome to everyone around him and to those who benefits off his accomplishments.

Do you honestly think the philippine media would be un-biased on this issue? they kiss his ass in there constantly 24/7

Do you honestly think those filipinos would want it to come out? those people have nothing to do besides oggle and follow manny's footsteps online and IRL

Do you honestly think big sponsor companies would want manny to get exposed as a dirty cheat? think about potential lost revenues if they reveal manny. It wouldnt be wise since he is now on a winning streak and has a plate full of washed up fighters to pick from. They have to ride it out, milk him dry before they expose him.

Do you honestly think those boxing businessmen want a huge embarassment of this great magnitude? with UFC ever increasing, now isnt really the time to turn people off boxing. would you be surprised if texas had really "clean" results for pacquiao? think about that

[Alibata]

With Bonds, many many people were saying, this guy must be on PEDs. He really went from being a good hitter with average amount of homers to being a top home run hitter to breaking season records. While he had talent, his physique really changed. Also his talent in the early days was not about hitting home runs.

With Manny it was only Floyd's team that accused Manny. Once Floyd accused Manny, only then did Floyd's fans accuse Manny of PEDs.

With Floyd taking a long vacation and Manny stating that he brought it down to 7 days cut-off and reports of him even going down to zero, ONLY some of Floyd fans are still at it. That statement that Manny made coupled with Floyd's vacation pretty much convinced the rest of world that Manny would fight with or without testing. These Floyd fans are deaf and just can't seem to comprehend those statements.

Those particular remaining Floyd fans are a lost cause. They even make contradictory statements that Manny is just beating bums, is one dimensional and cherry picking BUT then they say he must be on PEDs.

BINGO!!!!!! ding ding ding ding ding!!!!

[Needles]

With Bonds, many many people were saying, this guy must be on PEDs. He really went from being a good hitter with average amount of homers to being a top home run hitter to breaking season records. While he had talent, his physique really changed. Also his talent in the early days was not about hitting home runs.

With Manny it was only Floyd's team that accused Manny. Once Floyd accused Manny, only then did Floyd's fans accuse Manny of PEDs.

With Floyd taking a long vacation and Manny stating that he brought it down to 7 days cut-off and reports of him even going down to zero, ONLY some of Floyd fans are still at it. That statement that Manny made coupled with Floyd's vacation pretty much convinced the rest of world that Manny would fight with or without testing. These Floyd fans are deaf and just can't seem to comprehend those statements.

Those particular remaining Floyd fans are a lost cause. They even make contradictory statements that Manny is just beating bums, is one dimensional and cherry picking BUT then they say he must be on PEDs.

no, he's beating bums while on PED which makes it sad really. can't move up weight legitimately? use PEDS and fight bums and demand catchweights to achieve boxing supremacy. i havent even added the gift belts (LOL against margarito?) lol

too bad the cheat won't fight fighters who arent fading or at least have decent skills cuz he knows hes the same fighter waiting to get exposed again

[burlyman]

Is it just me or, Is this how all PED issues should be looked at... Why did they come down on Barry, but not Manny?
Kinda strange.. Both accused of cheating, but one is drug thru the mud, the other rides off on the Good Ship EPO...

The media in general has an obligation to report the truth. It tends to get into trouble when it fabricates stories, so as a whole, it is handling the Pacquiao-PEDs non issue appropriately by not reporting on it.

Bonds was caught not because of su****ion of PEDs use, he was caught when it became clear he had a link to a PEDs source, BALCO. In Pacquiao's case, not only is there zero evidence of PEDs use, there is zero evidence of the source of those imaginary PEDs. The only evidence that Pacquiao is on PEDs seems to exist in the minds of the Mayweather camp. In the year since this story broke, not one shred of real evidence has appeared that Pacquiao has used PEDs. Naturally, the media has moved on from this nontroversy.

[ADP02]

With Bonds, many many people were saying, this guy must be on PEDs. He really went from being a good hitter with average amount of homers to being a top home run hitter to breaking season records. While he had talent, his physique really changed. Also his talent in the early days was not about hitting home runs.

With Manny it was only Floyd's team that accused Manny. Once Floyd accused Manny, only then did Floyd's fans accuse Manny of PEDs.

With Floyd taking a long vacation and Manny stating that he brought it down to 7 days cut-off and reports of him even going down to zero, ONLY some of Floyd fans are still at it. That statement that Manny made coupled with Floyd's vacation pretty much convinced the rest of world that Manny would fight with or without testing. These Floyd fans are deaf and just can't seem to comprehend those statements.

Those particular remaining Floyd fans are a lost cause. They even make contradictory statements that Manny is just beating bums, is one dimensional and cherry picking BUT then they say he must be on PEDs.

no, he's beating bums while on PED which makes it sad really. can't move up weight legitimately? use PEDS and fight bums and demand catchweights to achieve boxing supremacy. i havent even added the gift belts (LOL against margarito?) lol

too bad the cheat won't fight fighters who arent fading or at least have decent skills cuz he knows hes the same fighter waiting to get exposed again

I found one of those Floyd fans that I stated above .... lol!

[Khalid X]

Because Bonds was a douche bag and the media jumped at the first opportunity it got to slam him.

Barry deserved every bit of it and the fact that he was tied to Balco pretty much done him in.

Not only that but guys like Aaron and Ruth were such legendary figures in baseball and seeing how the sport is America's past time.....people were pretty pissed at him cheating those legends out of their legacy.