By Steve Kim (On Twitter)
Bob Arum confirmed to Maxboxing.com around 9 p.m. that the proposed bout between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather is off. All the veteran promoter could really say is,"Floyd backed out of the fight."
This fight was to have taken place on March 13th in Las Vegas.
One source says that while Pacquiao’s team was willing to have blood drawn up until 24 days before the fight( like he did prior to his fight with Ricky Hatton), Mayweather wanted testing to take place all the way till the fight.
Its real simple. Pac agreed to the extra testing within reason. He also agreed to the compromised deal put forth by the mediator. Mayweather refused. There's no reason for Floyd to change the protocol for this fight but at least Manny was willing to compromise.
I'm done appreciating Floyd Mayweather. I'll never buy a PPV of his again. Unless its the Manny fight.
Floyd is a . Testing after the fight should be sufficient.
Mayweather being the he is supposed to be. no surprises here
No . Dude will give blood (not piss) in the locker room immediately after the fight. That is more than enough.
Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s avoid these welterweights at all costs list:
[x] Shane Mosley
[x] Antonio Margarito
[x] Andre Berto
[x] Paul Williams - thank goodness he's gained weight
[x] Miguel Cotto
[x] Joshua Clottey
[x] Manny Pacquiao - [x] start steroid scandal
To do list:
[ ] Call Matthew Hatton
[ ] Ask Juan Manuel Marquez if he wants a rematch
[ ] Retire undefeated
24 days before and immediately after the fight is more than enough to meet the demands. PBF just ed out of another fight.
Exactly. LIke I stated earlier, Manny has agreed to compromise to everything that was set before him. Mayweather knows that if he were to go up against a fighter like Manny his 0 would be gone.
Everybody loses in this deal (especially boxing fans), and I blame Gayweather. The word was he was a chicken pussy who would rather stay undefeated than fight anybody who could beat him, and this confirms it. Larry Merchant was right.
"Again, from things that he's said in the past, to him, losing is worse than death because he's wrapped his iden y up so much in the idea of not losing the fight. He's used that to try to deflect all of the criticism that has come his way from the boxing world and in the boxing media that he has avoided all of the real top welterweights to fight smaller guys. Being undefeated is so important to him, that maybe there's a part of this that expresses or reflects his concern."
http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=24463
I was on Floyd side but not anymore. If he didn't want the fight, it makes no sense why he even entered negotiations to begin with. The deal was set and then all this. Just annoying and in stupid..
LOL @ people taking Bob Arum's word..LOL @ people blaming Money, what a surprise..
Hopefully Pacquio's HGH use is revealed at some point..
PBF wants nothing to do with Manny but can you blame him? Pac would have run through Floyd
Mayweather is undefeated. He has nothing to fear from Pacquaio.
Manny does roids and doesn't want to be caught. An innocent man has nothing to fear, so he should just agree to whatever terms the other camp wants.
Mayweather being undeafted is the exact reason he wants no part of Manny he knows its a huge risk
Mayweather is a pussy.
Irate Mayweather blaming Pacquiao
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/box...ory?id=4806180
"A day after their fight was declared dead, Floyd Mayweather Jr. said Thursday night that he still wants to fight Manny Pacquiao.
Their tentative March 13 megafight -- which many believe will be the most lucrative fight in boxing history if it happens -- was called off Wednesday night by Top Rank's Bob Arum, Pacquiao's promoter, after mediation failed to resolve their issues over drug testing protocol.
Arum blamed Mayweather for the fight falling apart, but Mayweather came out swinging on Thursday.
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In my opinion it is Manny Pacquiao and his team who are denying the people a chance to see the biggest fight ever. I know the people will see through their smoke screens and lies. I am ready to fight and sign the contract. Manny needs to stop making his excuses, step up and fight.
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-- Floyd Mayweather
"Throughout this whole process I have remained patient but at this point I am thoroughly disgusted that Pacquiao and his representatives are trying to blame me for the fight not happening when clearly the blame is on them," Mayweather said in a statement.
"First and foremost, not only do I want to fight Manny Pacquiao, I want to whip his punk ass."
The final issue in the negotiation was drug testing.
They agreed to unlimited random urine testing, but Mayweather also insisted on random blood testing, even though the Nevada State Athletic Commission, which would oversee the bout at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, requires only urine testing.
Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 KOs) didn't want blood testing but later relented and agreed to three blood tests: one during the week of the kickoff news conference, which would have taken place next week, one random test to be conducted no later than 30 days before the fight and a final test in his dressing room after the fight. Mayweather (40-0, 25 KOs) would be subject to the same testing procedures.
When they could not come to an agreement, Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions, which represents Mayweather, turned to a mediator, retired judge Daniel Weinstein, who had successfully mediated a series of disputes between Top Rank and Golden Boy in 2007.
But after nine hours in mediation on Tuesday in Santa Monica, Calif., and further attempts to come to a resolution on Wednesday failed, the fight was pronounced dead by the Pacquiao camp.
The mediation was largely about coming up with a suitable time frame in which to cut off the testing before the fight. Pacquiao moved off his hard-line stance of no testing inside 30 days from the fight by agreeing to 24 days during mediation.
"We agreed to move the drug testing to 24 days under the supervision of the Nevada commission and Mayweather still wouldn't budge," Michael Koncz, Pacquiao's adviser, told ESPN.com from the Philippines on Wednesday night after the fight was declared dead.
The Pacquiao camp blamed Mayweather for his unwillingness to move off his desire for random testing until the fight.
Mayweather disputed that on Thursday.
"Before the mediation, my team proposed a 14-day, no blood testing window leading up to the fight. But it was rejected," Mayweather said. "I am still proposing the 14-day window but he is still unwilling to agree to it, even though this is obviously a fair compromise on my part as I wanted the testing to be up until the fight and he wanted a 30 day cutoff. The truth is he just doesn't want to take the tests.
"In my opinion it is Manny Pacquiao and his team who are denying the people a chance to see the biggest fight ever. I know the people will see through their smoke screens and lies. I am ready to fight and sign the contract. Manny needs to stop making his excuses, step up and fight."
The drug testing became a major issue when Floyd Mayweather Sr., the father of the fighter, made several public remarks accusing Pacquiao of using performance-enhancing drugs without a shred of proof. Mayweather Jr. later made similar remarks about him using PEDs, even though Pacquiao denies it and has never failed a drug test.
The accusations led Pacquiao to file a defamation lawsuit last week in Nevada U.S. District Court against Mayweather Jr., Mayweather Sr., Roger Mayweather, Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy officials Richard Schaefer and Oscar De La Hoya.
If the welterweight le bout is to be saved, and go forward on March 13, the camps likely have until Friday or Saturday to work things out and kick off the promotion as planned early next week in New York."
Maybe there is still hope..
PBF sure knows how to talk. But i would love to see Manny shut him up i hope this happens
Seems like there is 2 days to get this fixed and still fight on March 13
Holy Cow!....Manny is going to fight Joshua Clottey on March 13. Thats high risk, low rewards...but i guess its better than picking some lightweight.
i doubt anything is signed yet, they still have 2 days left to get this deal done..
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I had huge respect for Manny.
Now in my eyes, he is hiding something.
He needs to step up and take all the necessary test for a huge mega-fight like this.
EXTRA precautions are neccesary for a fight that will go down in history.
I would hate to watch this fight, somebody whip the other guys ass, and ended up using roids.
it has to be legit and fair as possible and I do not blame Mayweather one bit.
He is not a pussy, He will fight....Just Manny is indeed hiding something.
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