Floyd Mayweather Is Afraid of Manny Pacquiao
The coward’s way out.
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Floyd Mayweather is a coward. It has become obvious in recent weeks that he has absolutely no interest in fighting Pacpuiao; apparently the realization that his undefeated record, and as such a large segment of his mystique and legacy would bear a stain of he fights has finally occurred to him. And it’s sad. Mayweather has been a great champion; brash and cocky, but never afraid to back it up.
Mayweather could have happily rode off into the sunset after his victory over Juan Manuel Márquez. It was dominant, and would have been a fitting end to a glorious end to a magnificent career. Instead, weather blinded by arrogance or dollar signs, he allowed a fight to be booked that he knew he couldn’t win.
The cracks in the arrogant facade began to show when Mayweather’s father, former contender Floyd Sr., arbitrarily accused Pacquiao of using steroids. It was a baseless accusation; there has never been any indication or reason to suspect Manny Pacquiao of such. It was simply an obvious step one of a panicked plan to get Mayweather out of the fight.
Nearly every detail is in place for the super fight, other that one infinitesimal bit; Manny Pacquiao won’t submit to a blood test in the last 48 hours before the fight. He has stated, on record, that he is willing to take one before, or immediately after the fight. His reasoning is simple; he doesn’t like needles, and feels that having blood drawn that short of a time before a fight would be detrimental. As trite as that may sound, anyone familiar with the sport of boxing knows that a fighter’s training regimen is everything (Just ask Mike Tyson after the Buster fight), and something like this could very well derail his preparations.
Being tested immediately after the fight is a more than amicable solution, but Floyd, Jr. is having none of it.
“I understand Pacquiao not liking having his blood taken, because frankly I don’t know anyone who really does,” Mayweather said in his statement. “But in a fight of this magnitude, I think it is our responsibility to subject ourselves to sportsmanship at the highest level. I have already agreed to the testing and it is a shame that he is not willing to do the same.
“It leaves me with great doubt as to the level of fairness I would be facing in the ring that night. I hope that this is either some miscommunication or that Manny will change his mind and step up and allow these tests, which were good enough for all these other great athletes, to be performed by USADA.”
It is an absolute tragedy that such a great champion will leave his sport as a coward. There was a time when Champions had class… they went out in a blaze of glory, or walked away when they knew they could no longer do so. There will be no dignity in Floyd Mayweather’s exit. Even if he and Manny Pacquiao never lace up the gloves, Manny will have put that smear on Mayweather’s legacy. He will have sent him off with his tail tucked between his legs. Sounds better than a knockout in my book.
We can only hope Mayweather goes out the right way, even if it means a 1 instead of a 0. This is where history will judge: Was Floyd Mayweather just a Great Fighter…. or a great champ?
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Thanks for this wonderful article. Considering the great syndicates operating behind WBA, a needle puncture is worth an alibi to intoxicate Manny before a fight. Mayweather is true to his family name, he has the lifespan of a Mayfly on the ring. Literally in the Philippines, Pacquiao means “have it all”. Coincidence?
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A very fitting article.
Bob Arum should shop for another opponent pacman.
I agree………..cancel fight and find another opponents……Too much B/S if you deal with Mayweathers……..I hope Pacman stand firm. Who care what GBP and Mayweather thinks anyway!!!!!!!! People do not realize but Pacman will be making a-lot of money in Poltics (it’s bad for the people of the PI but it’s true). So, it’s not about the money at this point, it’s more like pride now!!!!!!!!
Completely off base. Another Floyd hater. Somehow Pacquiao mysteriously gets better in his 30’s way better and now he won’t take drug tests, yet it’s somehow Mayweather’s fault that Pacquiao is CLEARLY being shady on the issue.
BIASED ARTICLE…..EVERY PERSON THAT SAID ITS A GREAT ARTICLE IS A PAC FAN AND MAYWEATHER HATER!!!
YOU CALL FLOYDS REQUEST “BS” BUT WHAT WOULD YOU LABEL MANNY’S REQUEST FOR FLOYD TO BE PENALTIED 10 MILLION FOR EVERY FRACTION OF A POUND OVER 147????
DONT EVEN BRING THAT JMM JUNK TO THE TABLE. HIS NATURAL FIGHTING WEIGHT IS 147, TRUST ME, HE WOULNT GO OVER THAT
THIS FALLS SOLELY ON MANNY BECAUSE HE DEEP DOWN KNOWS HE WONT WALK THROUGH FLOYD LIKE HE DID AGAISNT ALL OTHER FLAT-FOOTED FIGHTERS.
as a true mayweather fan i am ashamed of all the drama behind this fight…it is now obvious that floyd is running scared…i believe floyd can beat Pacman, its a shame we will never know
mayweather is not afraid of fanny flapiao
I am Indonesian, and my english is poor, but I can get the point from this sentences.
“But in a fight of this magnitude, I think it is our responsibility to subject ourselves to sportsmanship at the highest level. I have already agreed to the testing and it is a shame that he is not willing to do the same.
If Pacquiao refused to do the same in the fair manner therefore what can we say? To all mayweather hater, you all need to be ashamed !
Grant aka dumb ass. Floyd mayweather has moved up in weight classes and has became a better fighter just like Pacquiao.
I liked both fighters, didnt really care who won, just wanted to see a great fight, but now i want Pacquiao to work Mayweather because Mayweather is CLEARLY scared of Pacquiao? Pacquiao has said he will take a blood test a month before and immediately after the fight. Come on now, obviously your a Pacquiao hater.
Ya he should just take the test anyway, but the same can be said that Mayweather should agree to Pacquiao taking the test after the fight.
People who Obviously dont know anything about boxing shouldnt leave comments
\”Pacman my idol\” forget mayweather he is nothing, talking too much. Talking too much is the sign of cowardnes and that is Mayweather. Mayweather is not a true boxer. If he is a fighter he should meet pacman in the ring and prove that he is the best not as if he is a baby always crying..wwwaaaaaaah. fuck off you idiot stupid shit !!!!! go and cry to your father sr…you baby shiiiitttttt…
All the tatoos Manny has and all of a sudden he has a “thing” with needles. Take the tests, test clean, kick his butt in the ring and then sue him afterward. You would think that’s what a fighter would do.
Suing him now, taking a fight with a lesser opponent in the interim (that also accused you of cheating) looks suspect. It makes it look like you’re taking on a non puncher while you get of the juice. With all the scandals and cheating in professional sports, what a great opportunity for two guys to step up and put it out there that this is clean and on the level from the jump. Frankly, I think the Olympic style tests should be mandatory.
Shane Mosley pretty much showed the current tests are a joke, and Arum already had at least one dirty fighter in his circle. What did Arum have the nerve to say after Margarito got suspended? That the commission was hating on Margarito because he was Mexican. Truth is, Margarito should be in jail for what he did to Cotto and I believe he had that same assault planned for Mayweather. That’s probably why Arum wanted the Mayweather – Margarito fight so bad.
Anyway.
It’s just like Malignaggi said…
The smart people in the industry know what’s screwed up, but they’re too busy trying to use it to their advantage and make money.
if pacman is so great just take the damn test and get into the ring and prove mayweather wrong. if manny backs out then he looks like he is on the juice. dont taint boxing like baseball they both should be subject to the same test, besides no one would like to see another top flank rip off set up fight to make manny look unbeatable mallinogi is an easy way to back out of dealing with a 100% accurate blood test for any extra boost to win in the ring. sorry to all the phineas out there but yall need to make manny “man-up” and stop arum mess up your judgement. He already kept manny against his own will under top rank when manny was trying to go to golden boy!!!!!
This whole thing with Pacman and Mayweather is baloney with the steroid and blood testing thing,” Bradley said. “The fans want to see this fight. Everyone wants to see the fight. I want to see it. This is the fight that should be made. But this testing stuff is crazy.
“I’m not worried about Manny Pacquiao. He’s not on steroids. Just because he’s destroying guys, you want to say he’s on steroids? Come on. He’s just that good. He’s been tested how many times and he’s never tested positive. Neither has Mayweather.”
Bradley said he would fight either man if he were given an offer and said he wouldn’t demand tests, as Shaw said he would.
He said he has confidence in commissions like the Nevada Athletic Commission and the California State Athletic Commission to properly administer testing.
“These are big-time commissions and they have a track record of doing the right thing and protecting fighters,” he said. “They clearly take their jobs seriously. You have to do a lot to satisfy their requirements. I don’t get why anyone would be asking for these blood tests above and beyond what Nevada or California might do.
“Neither guy has a history and I think history shows you that the boxers who have tried steroids find it doesn’t work. Look at (Fernando) Vargas. When he fought Oscar (De La Hoya), it turns out he was on steroids and he got tired. Look what happened to him. He got knocked out.”
Case closed Pacquiao Haters
Mayweather is Scared, he wanted to find a way out of the fight and he did.
Well presented Sports Casting. Points of interest are well highlighted within your words.
Wow!!!! I cant believe the nerve of some people on here saying floyd is scared to fight pacman . I gurantee he is not running in any way shape or form he simply doesnt want to fight someone juiced up like drago off of rocky.How is it that its hard for people to believe that the people inside of boxing dont know what theyre talking about whenever someone is accused of ped’s or steroids like theyre professional opinion isnt relavent they know more than the general public about their profession so how come you cant believe its possible for someone to take steroids.Its ashame that people in boxing hate floyd so much that they completely sweep under the rug the fact that the people who they want him to fight are potentially juicing big time if manny doesnt have anything to hide then take the test and stop saying this is floyds way out of the fight i dont know about anyone else on here but i’ll take all the blood tests in the world to make possible 20-30 million off this fight so manny either needs to go ahead and man up and do the testing or man up and tell the world he’s probably on peds im sorry
As said before, yes i agree Pacquiao should agree to the test, but the same can be said about Mayweather agreeing to Pacquiao taking the test a week before the fight and immediatly after, it will still show if he is juicing.
i dont know about anyone else on here but i would agree to allow Pacquiao to take the blood tests the way he wants since it would still show if he juicing and i could make 20-30 million off the fight so Mayweather should just man up and fight the greatest fighter of the decade or just tell the world that he is scared.
By the way Pacquiao has been acused of juicing many times and has never tested positive. Mayweather has been accused of ducking fights before, no test to take to prove he has or hasnt, since thier is no test to prove this i think i will take the word of all the boxers and sports anouncers who have also said he ducks fighters.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2009/12/manny-pacquiao-floyd-mayweather-boxing-1.html
So no one was accusing Pacquiao of using steroids until Floyd Mayweather decided to slader his name, people who fought Mayweather could have said the same about him, but obviously they have a little more class.
Think about this Pacquiao 5 foot 7 started and 106 pounds and moved up to 147
Mayweather 5 foot 7.5 started at 106 pounds and moved all the way up to 154.
Kinda stupid to accuse somebody of takin steroids when you put on a extra 7 pounds more the him.
Once again if you know nothing about boxing stop commenting.
Ploy Gayweather is really afraid tp fight pacquiao
Father and son gayweather big mouth acts as faggot
all of a sudden Mayweather, Jr. is the sensible, altruistic one?
So now that this trick of trying to expose Manny Pacquiao in an impropriety over a silly blood test has backfired, all of Team Mayweather has egg on its face and should be ashamed of themselves.
Team Mayweather and Golden Boy Promotions should be reprimanded for insulting the integrity of the Nevada State Athletic Commission that it couldn’t handle a simple blood test on the very day it asks the state to host the fight.
http://www.examiner.com/x-11372-Dallas-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m12d23-Blood-test-a-gimmick-that-backfired-on-Floyd-Mayweather-Jr
LOL! Manny agrees to do an immediate test after the fight. Isnt that enough for Gayweather? As if traces of steroids would be gone after the match. What a lame excuse by Gayweather.
COMMENTS????? well IM very sure that mayweather has 100% coward skill…..
FROM promoter to boxing fighter nothings left its so a shame you guys…….WHOS next??????? long live manny pacquiao!!!!!
This is disgusting ! What is pac gonna sweat the riods and HGH right out his body in the night of the fight ?
If he is accepting a blood test the night of the fight , then it sounds legit to me wtf could he really be hiding. I totally agree with the psycological affect the blood withdrawel may have on his game , all sports including boxing is a large part mental.
Not to mention i can understand him not wanting mayweather to get his way , the whole proceeding has been asinine to say the least.
first it was the weight , then the who’s name will headline first which pac gave to gayweather when pac is the champion!
now its this BS , sorry but i think mayweather wants no part of pac , now after the backlash this will have on his career from media i think he will act like he did alot to make the fight happen and actually want it now , i think he did nothing but try to keep this fight as far from him as he could.
I think mayweather has a real chance to beat pacquiao but he is afraid to get his record blemished. It is quite shameful considering he is one of the best fighters around.. he’s still my favorite though.
It is obvious that Mayweather is making up excuses to not proceed with the fight. I can’t blame him though because I wouldn’t want to fight Pac Man either. ha ha ha ha
fuckk floyd,he gay shite man,making rules ,he has no ryt to make em,