But was the company really an issue? Manny Pacquiao's team also said they were willing to use USADA as late as 2013 for the Rios fight. Here's proof of that:
So this seems a bit like an excuse. They apparently didn't have any problem with USADA.
Sure, he can counter what Mayweather wanted, but he already did. Mayweather wanted testing up to the fight and Pac wanted 30 days. Mayweather gave into 14 days and he wanted 24, which you've already agreed was ridiculous. I think we can agree, like Roach, that the first negotiation seemed to be Manny's team's fault.
I agree that having all PPV sales is bogus. But at what point was this made? This wasn't from the first negotiation. The first negotiation was 50/50 split. I'm not even aware of the other negotiations because I don't believe there were any. There was the 2nd negotiation which Arum all but admit was bogus because he never talked to anyone from Floyd's team. Then there was a reported phone call from Mayweather to Pac, and I thought that's when the no PPV thing came up, which again I think was a shlt offer. For me there was only 1 negotiation, when they had the contract for 50/50 and Pac skated out.
Lol. Dude. You just said he ducked Cotto and Margs. Now you're changing it to he ducked De La Hoya whom he already beat. If I'm not mistaken, the rematch was supposed to be at 147...? He agreed to all of Hoya's demands for the first bout. Second bout would have been easier I think. He would have been given at least some more pull in setting it up because he won the first bout. That fight wasn't a split decision (in actuality, I mean). There was no reason to duck Hoya, but hey, only he knows for sure why it didn't happen I guess. I think he just was over boxing at the time and didn't want to fight. He was saying he was wanting to retire even before that. It's like Ward. These dudes get burned out and need a break. But again, only he knows for sure. I don't think most people rail on him for not fighting Hoya a second time.
According to Lem Satterfield of the Ring, Pacquiao wants random drug testing for his upcoming bout against Brandon Rios—the same random testing he refused when faced with a fight against Mayweather. He quotes Pacquiao’s advisor, Michael Koncz, as saying:
"The fact is that Manny has requested random drug testing for this fight. We still haven't decided which entity we'll use. It's going to be either USADA or [VADA.] It will be one of the two. We still haven't decided. We're still discussing it, but the bottom line is that there will be mandatory drug testing."
"The fact is that Manny has requested random drug testing for this fight. We still haven't decided which entity we'll use. It's going to be either USADA or [VADA.] It will be one of the two. We still haven't decided. We're still discussing it, but the bottom line is that there will be mandatory drug testing."
Sure, he can counter what Mayweather wanted, but he already did. Mayweather wanted testing up to the fight and Pac wanted 30 days. Mayweather gave into 14 days and he wanted 24, which you've already agreed was ridiculous. I think we can agree, like Roach, that the first negotiation seemed to be Manny's team's fault.
I agree that having all PPV sales is bogus. But at what point was this made? This wasn't from the first negotiation. The first negotiation was 50/50 split. I'm not even aware of the other negotiations because I don't believe there were any. There was the 2nd negotiation which Arum all but admit was bogus because he never talked to anyone from Floyd's team. Then there was a reported phone call from Mayweather to Pac, and I thought that's when the no PPV thing came up, which again I think was a shlt offer. For me there was only 1 negotiation, when they had the contract for 50/50 and Pac skated out.
Lol. Dude. You just said he ducked Cotto and Margs. Now you're changing it to he ducked De La Hoya whom he already beat. If I'm not mistaken, the rematch was supposed to be at 147...? He agreed to all of Hoya's demands for the first bout. Second bout would have been easier I think. He would have been given at least some more pull in setting it up because he won the first bout. That fight wasn't a split decision (in actuality, I mean). There was no reason to duck Hoya, but hey, only he knows for sure why it didn't happen I guess. I think he just was over boxing at the time and didn't want to fight. He was saying he was wanting to retire even before that. It's like Ward. These dudes get burned out and need a break. But again, only he knows for sure. I don't think most people rail on him for not fighting Hoya a second time.

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