Originally posted by dibzvincent143
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But, he and Arum did reveal exactly how full of shyt they were about actually making the fight with random testing. Reading what they said back then is hilarious now. But, apparently it was enough for Pac fans to swallow and believe to this very day.
Here's what they agreed to (bolded mine for emphasis):
The much-anticipated super-fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jnr has taken a significant step closer after Pacquiao's promoter, Bob Arum, said his charge is willing to agree to random drug testing - but not by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA).
Negotiations have previously collapsed over the timing of sampling, with Pacquiao refusing to accept Mayweather's demands of Olympic-style probes right up until fight night.
But while Arum's revelation does fuel hopes of a bout materialising, the situation is clouded by Pacquiao's decision to file a defamation lawsuit against Mayweather, which has done nothing to quell the animosity between the camps.
"We have agreed in the Pacquiao camp to unlimited random testing done by a responsible Olympic Organization, neutral organization," Arum told Yahoo. "We don't believe USADA is a neutral organization.
"I don't think anybody's test is as vigorous as the test administered by the. And we can arrange for the Olympic Organization to handle the test under the supervision of the Athletic commission respective of the state where the fight is going to be held.
"We're not going to make this into a cowboy situation. We have an organization that has no authority [USADA] and even does it [blood testing] without reporting to an organization that is responsible for the conduct of the fight.
"We are focusing on Pacquiao v Marquez fight [on November 12]. And if Pacquiao beats Marquez again and then if Mayweather says he's agreeable to us, then we can have the Mayweather vs Pacquiao fight next year."
http://en.espn.co.uk/boxing/sport/story/100115.html
Now, I really should have to explain how full of shyt this answer is, do I? They say they don't want USADA to do the testing but instead want it done by an "Olympic Organization". Reasonable, right? Except the "Olympic Organization" would almost certainly be USADA. So, either Arum is stupid and clueless about the nuts and bolts of random blood testing in the US, or he does know and is being purposely obtuse.
Either way, this is not agreeing to testing. This is seeming to agree while not changing one's position at all.
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