Comments Thread For: Pacquiao: NSAC Must Punish Mayweather For IV Use!

[{Pito}]

You're an emotional ******* and you've been clutching at straws since May 3 you absolute ****ing donut.

Get over it. 48-0 ***git!

Grasping at straws*

[FloydvsPac]

Financial gain was part of the reason Pacquiao sued Mayweather. If Mayweather didn't have heavy finances, Team Pacquiao wouldn't have filed a lawsuit. What is the point of suing someone who has little to no funds? Just a waste of money. If Floyd wins the lawsuit, will Hauser be able to pay his very expensive attorney bills? Hell no! The award will be LOW. It's part of the reason why many freelance writers are reckless. They have little to nothing to lose financially.

SB Nation... its parent company has some money. But it's not really worth it. Again, litigation is expensive and time consuming. Team Pacquaio didn't score a settlement until 3 years or so after the fact. Think about all the money both sides were spending on attorney fees. And at the end of the day, what did it do? Did it clear the allegations against Pacquiao? No. In fact, a few people from the Mayweather camp, like Mayweather Sr. and Roger, still have said after the settlement they feel Pacquiao was on PEDs!

With Mayweather vs. Berto, you have to understand that MANY people had no idea he had a fight coming up. Bar owners that had no idea, may now consider purchasing the PPV event. And that's just the beginning.

You're spinning your wheels. Floyd & USADA only gain from taking legal action (even if it gets thrown out) because they will gain publicity for their cause and some of the viewing public will side with them. Not suing because of "attorney fees" is a poor excuse. It's as if you are implying that Floyd and USADA are too noble to sue the "little man". If Hauser and SB Nation are 100% wrong and committing libel, they're supposed to fight.

The only group that is benefiting from this Floyd controversy are the journalists and sports media outlets covering Mayweather-Berto. They now have real questions to ask Floyd. As far as more people buying the PPV, Floyd would've gotten more buys if he got arrested for domestic violence again. A PED controversy isn't a selling point, not even with already cynical consumers.

[Robbie Barrett]

You're spinning your wheels. Floyd & USADA only gain from taking legal action (even if it gets thrown out) because they will gain publicity for their cause and some of the viewing public will side with them. Not suing because of "attorney fees" is a poor excuse. It's as if you are implying that Floyd and USADA are too noble to sue the "little man". If Hauser and SB Nation are 100% wrong and committing libel, they're supposed to fight.

The only group that is benefiting from this Floyd controversy are the journalists and sports media outlets covering Mayweather-Berto. They now have real questions to ask Floyd. As far as more people buying the PPV, Floyd would've gotten more buys if he got arrested for domestic violence again. A PED controversy isn't a selling point, not even with already cynical consumers.

If there's a case wouldn't Arum and Pacquiao be suing?

[HarvardBlue]

I believe most professional athletes take some enhancements to perform at such a higher level than the rest of and that includes Mayweather, Pacquiao, and most boxers. However, to say this is the smoking gun to prove Mayweather was on PEDs is ridiculous. It's su****ious but all it shows is the flaws is in the testing system. I understand that people that hate Mayweather will eat this up, however when their guy was the one being accused they didn't even believe their was a need for testing.

[FloydvsPac]

If there's a case wouldn't Arum and Pacquiao be suing?

Did you read the article? Because of the contract, they can't sue and Floyd put the retroactive TUE into the contract. To be fair, both fighters were given it, if either tested positive or broke a rule. And when the Floyd IV thing happened back in May, Pac & Arum couldn't even talk publicly about it because of the confidentiality clause.

The most troubling thing is the retroactive TUE. No athlete that is genuinely clean should ever demand that. Floyd demanded it, not Pacquiao. Manny has publicly said even before the fight was announced that Floyd was dictating terms like this.

[Robbie Barrett]

Did you read the article? Because of the contract, they can't sue and Floyd put the retroactive TUE into the contract. To be fair, both fighters were given it, if either tested positive or broke a rule. And when the Floyd IV thing happened back in May, Pac & Arum couldn't even talk publicly about it because of the confidentiality clause.

The most troubling thing is the retroactive TUE. No athlete that is genuinely clean should ever demand that. Floyd demanded it, not Pacquiao. Manny has publicly said even before the fight was announced that Floyd was dictating terms like this.

If Mayweather broke NSAC rules like people are claiming they'd still have a case. Of course if Mayweather has done nothing illegal they won't.

Retroactive TUE is in the WADA rules.

[h2k]

Tbe! Tbe!......

[HeroBando]

From the link you posted:

http://www.usada.org/is-it-prohibited-or-dangerous-for-athletes-using-iv-infusions-for-re-hydration-and-recovery/

IV infusions and/or injections of more than 50mL per 6-hour period are prohibited at all times, both in- and out-of-competition unless the athlete has applied for and been granted a The****utic Use Exemption (TUE) under the applicable anti-doping rules.

So he got a retroactive TUE (after USADA approved the IV) because of time constraints. One more time, TUE policy:

http://www.usada.org/substances/tue/policy/

An application for a TUE will only be considered for retroactive approval where:

a. Emergency treatment or treatment of an acute medical condition was necessary; or

b. Due to other exceptional circumstances, there was insufficient time or opportunity for the Athlete to submit, or for the TUEC to consider, an application for the TUE prior to Sample collection; or

c. It is agreed, by WADA and by the Anti-Doping Organization to whom the application for a retroactive TUE is or would be made, that fairness requires the grant of a retroactive TUE.

Still nothing to talk about, as Mayweather's situation clearly falls under B. At this point you're grasping at straws. I'm kinda over this lol

It requires prior approval for IV rehydration, they fcuking bolded for you dude. And they give you a long explanation why, cause this is used to cheat drug tests, and there's safer, more effective treatments for the stated condition.

Dude its obvious to everyone what's going on, no obfuscation will remove the stigma of being a PED cheat. He's already been convicted in the court of public opinion

[pasawayako]

Floyd career is fu.ck now. ahahahaha

[krazyn8tive]

If Mayweather broke NSAC rules like people are claiming they'd still have a case. Of course if Mayweather has done nothing illegal they won't.

Retroactive TUE is in the WADA rules.

You're citing wada rules now? I recall I was making the case about wada rules yesterday and you were saying they didn't matter and Floyd was operating under nsac. Your flip flopping is getting a little bit ridiculous.