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Floyd requested OST when Pac was 8-5 fave
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"...Floyd states that Manny had not called him out yet and all Pacquiao has to do is to “step up to the plate” if he wants to fight. At 3:34 of the video, Mayweather said that “Manny Pacquiao weighed 106 when he was 16, just like Floyd Mayweather weighed, 106 when he was 16 years old.
What happened? A couple of days later, the Mayweather camp was singing a different tune. Would Mayweather have asked for Olympic Style Drug Testing (OSDT) if he was the 8 to 5 odds favorite? He never was such a huge underdog before, and he never asked to the OSDT.
On November 16, two days after Manny Pacquiao put on a very impressive 12th round stoppage of Miguel Cotto, Dan Rafael of ESPN reported that Station Casinos had Pacquiao as the 8 to 5 favorite over Mayweather if they fought (source: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/box...ory?id=4660556).
On November 18th, two days after Pacquiao was labeled as an 8 to 5 favorite, the Floyd Mayweather camp started to back pedal.
The following is an excerpt from Chris Mannix’s article that was posted on November 18 and released on SI on November 23 of 2009 issue.
“The showdown, should it happen, could come as soon as early May. But Mayweather has long been criticized for avoiding the most challenging opponents..."
Read more here: http://www.nowboxing.com/2011/06/man...ther-jr/18832/
"...Floyd states that Manny had not called him out yet and all Pacquiao has to do is to “step up to the plate” if he wants to fight. At 3:34 of the video, Mayweather said that “Manny Pacquiao weighed 106 when he was 16, just like Floyd Mayweather weighed, 106 when he was 16 years old.
What happened? A couple of days later, the Mayweather camp was singing a different tune. Would Mayweather have asked for Olympic Style Drug Testing (OSDT) if he was the 8 to 5 odds favorite? He never was such a huge underdog before, and he never asked to the OSDT.
On November 16, two days after Manny Pacquiao put on a very impressive 12th round stoppage of Miguel Cotto, Dan Rafael of ESPN reported that Station Casinos had Pacquiao as the 8 to 5 favorite over Mayweather if they fought (source: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/box...ory?id=4660556).
On November 18th, two days after Pacquiao was labeled as an 8 to 5 favorite, the Floyd Mayweather camp started to back pedal.
The following is an excerpt from Chris Mannix’s article that was posted on November 18 and released on SI on November 23 of 2009 issue.
“The showdown, should it happen, could come as soon as early May. But Mayweather has long been criticized for avoiding the most challenging opponents..."
Read more here: http://www.nowboxing.com/2011/06/man...ther-jr/18832/
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