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May 4, 2015:
To make matters worse, Pacquiao and his promoter, Top Rank, released a statement Monday that said his advisers notified the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency — which oversaw drug testing for the fight — of Pacquiao's right shoulder injury well before the May 2 bout "during training." The statement also said USADA "confirmed in writing that the proposed treatments, if used, were completely allowed."
Sources told The News, however, that Pacquiao's camp never informed USADA of the boxer's shoulder injury, and that the two calls his camp made to USADA prior to the fight were inquiries into whether certain substances Pacquiao was considering using were prohibited or not...
Koncz added that it was “our understanding that I thought USADA was in constant contact with the commission about all this and the contract we signed with USADA was given to the commission and they were privy to all the test results. This whole incident has been blown out of proportion and the only ones who suffer were Manny and the fans.”
..Pacquiao believes he was sabotaged by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. He believes word leaked to Floyd Mayweather's camp about his right shoulder injury. He believes that the NSAC deliberately refused to allow him a numbing injection prior to the fight. He believes his team gave the commission proper advance notice.
The commission disagrees. Chairman Francisco Aguilar says that while Pacquiao did get approval from USADA, who administered random blood and urine testing leading up to the fight, to take the lidocaine ****tail to deal with a shoulder injury in camp, Top Rank and Pacquiao's team did not give the commission notice of the injury before the fight.
Aguilar said that Pacquiao's camp noted the possible need for the lidocaine ****tail on a medical form filled out at Friday's weigh-in, but a check mark in the "no" box was placed next to the question of whether the fighter had a shoulder injury.
"If the injury was disclosed at the weigh-in, we could've had a conversation and handled it differently," Aguilar said. "When you come at 6:30 with the fight at 8, that's a different conversation."
Stop saying he notified the NSAC! They inquired about meds to USADA, and they thought USADA notified NSAC. Team Pacquiao has no excuse. Arum and Roach have been fighting in Vegas for too long, not to know better!
To make matters worse, Pacquiao and his promoter, Top Rank, released a statement Monday that said his advisers notified the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency — which oversaw drug testing for the fight — of Pacquiao's right shoulder injury well before the May 2 bout "during training." The statement also said USADA "confirmed in writing that the proposed treatments, if used, were completely allowed."
Sources told The News, however, that Pacquiao's camp never informed USADA of the boxer's shoulder injury, and that the two calls his camp made to USADA prior to the fight were inquiries into whether certain substances Pacquiao was considering using were prohibited or not...
Koncz added that it was “our understanding that I thought USADA was in constant contact with the commission about all this and the contract we signed with USADA was given to the commission and they were privy to all the test results. This whole incident has been blown out of proportion and the only ones who suffer were Manny and the fans.”
..Pacquiao believes he was sabotaged by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. He believes word leaked to Floyd Mayweather's camp about his right shoulder injury. He believes that the NSAC deliberately refused to allow him a numbing injection prior to the fight. He believes his team gave the commission proper advance notice.
The commission disagrees. Chairman Francisco Aguilar says that while Pacquiao did get approval from USADA, who administered random blood and urine testing leading up to the fight, to take the lidocaine ****tail to deal with a shoulder injury in camp, Top Rank and Pacquiao's team did not give the commission notice of the injury before the fight.
Aguilar said that Pacquiao's camp noted the possible need for the lidocaine ****tail on a medical form filled out at Friday's weigh-in, but a check mark in the "no" box was placed next to the question of whether the fighter had a shoulder injury.
"If the injury was disclosed at the weigh-in, we could've had a conversation and handled it differently," Aguilar said. "When you come at 6:30 with the fight at 8, that's a different conversation."
Stop saying he notified the NSAC! They inquired about meds to USADA, and they thought USADA notified NSAC. Team Pacquiao has no excuse. Arum and Roach have been fighting in Vegas for too long, not to know better!
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