Comments Thread For: Mayweather Under Hot Fire Over USADA/IV Scandal

[PACnPBFsuck]

Just throwing this out as I don't see its been mentioned but anybody remember FRoid turning down a 5 million dollar penalty for failing a drug test that Manny and his team wanted placing in the contract?

Are you serious?

[HanzGruber]

Floyd got caught....Get over it!!!!!

Even you know that pretty funny. Spoon using a fake pic as his proof, Thomas hauser jr

[BrometheusBob.]

According to the commission, it's illegal the week of the fight.

Right I believe that, which is why they were asking for permission to use it. My point was that it's not on the WADA prohibited list nor on NSAC's own prohibited list. The NSAC lists it as a drug that is not prohibited but whose "use is discouraged by the commission", along with other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (such as Advil), and Aspirin.

EDIT: On the other hand, IV saline is straight up banned and a TUE is always necessary to use it. Mayweather used it the day before the fight and the commission had no problem waiting 19 days for a request to be exempted for it whereas Pacquiao had zero days to explain why he was requesting a drug that would normally be in a class of 'discouraged' drugs which includes OTC pain killers that are not a big deal.

EDIT: Whoops, made an error in that edit. It was USADA that gave Mayweather 19 days. The commission was not aware that Mayweather had used IV saline until after the TUE was approved by USADA. So the commission was probably being consistent. And after USADA advised Pacquiao's team that the drug was not prohibited, maybe they were under the impression it was going to be fine until they realized that NSAC would not be cool with that. If that's true, and it seems believable to me now, then Koncz and crew screwed up by not knowing about the NSAC's expectations with regards to Toradol earlier.

[IR0NFIST]

The protocol is you can only inject under 50 ml every 6 hours or for an emergency. Floyd injected 250 ml and 500 ml so 750 ml at once before the fight compared to 50 ml every 6 hours....

Those amounts are indicative of a PED masking agent. Apparently, Floyd doesn't cut much weight but needs 2 IV's to rehydrate, which (according to the article) makes up around 16% of your blood volume. When Fighthype questioned Floyd about the IV drip he claimed that the drug testing was taking its toll on his body and causing his urine to come out black, yet Pacquiao who was subjected to the same testing didn't seem to be experiencing any of those negative side effects.

The "IV Gate" scandal is definitely raising some eyebrows. When shady details such as this are beginning to surface, it tends to cause a snowball effect among fans. The sad part is, Floyd hasn't even retired yet and he's already being thrown under the bus.

[BrometheusBob.]

http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id...pacquaio-fight

this is way Mayweather rejected 5million for failed drug test

No, he probably rejected it because if Pacquiao were to have failed a test they would have canceled the fight and would have sued Pacquiao for much more than $5 million.

[HanzGruber]

Are you serious?

Yea because if either failed a test the other would get more like 50 mil LOL only a sucker (PAC and koncz) would want that deal. Arum even agreed with floyd

[Spoon23]

http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id...pacquaio-fight

this is why Mayweather rejected 5million for failed drug test

Yup that's why he didnt agree with this proposal. 5 million can buy him at least 10 bugatti Veyrons. He doesnt want to lose that..

But what he forgot. Like lance Armstrong, Lance was strip off of pride and dignity. And he wasnt even receiving as much money as Floyd ever did.

This only shows this is the biggest sports heist in the history of sports not just boxing. Floyd if he has any conscience left should return boxing fans money. He didnt deserve it and neither was the belt.

Time to take the highroad fraudster.

[Spoon23]

Even you know that pretty funny. Spoon using a fake pic as his proof, Thomas hauser jr

I think one picture will suffice

hydrated Floyd who looked like Mama Bear giving a pep talk to baby bear. arms alone shows the guy is huge lol

[PACnPBFsuck]

Right I believe that, which is why they were asking for permission to use it. My point was is that it's not on the WADA prohibited list nor on NSAC's own prohibited list. The NSAC lists it as a drug that is not prohibited but whose "use is discouraged by the commission", along with other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (such as Advil), and Aspirin.

But USADA and NSAC don't work hand in hand, which is why Pac's camp was confused.

[PAC-BOY]